Christmas PINspiration

I'm pretty sure Christmas is the most inspiring holiday. From decorations inside your house to outside, mantles, trees, ornaments, to all kinds of delicious foods and table settings Christmas is very inspiring! I've been loving all the neat things coming across my Pinterest feed this week. In fact, they've been so inspiring I thought I'd share some of them with you!

 

Is this the cutest Christmas chalkboard idea you've ever seen? I love the unique look of this with the classic plaid bow and holly, not to mention that glittery reindeer! How cute!! Thanks, Kim @ Today's Creative Blog for this adorable idea! Check out her blog post to see how to make your own!

I love black and white stripes so this wrapping paper caught my eye immediately! And I love the green ribbon accent. My wrapping paper this year will include black and white chevron paper and another coordinating paper, as well. Black and white is always in style. I bought my chevron wrapping paper here.

 

Using free printables in my decorations is an easy and cheap way to add some holiday cheer and keeps the reminder of what Christmas is all about a daily part of our Christmas season. Check out Stephanie's (from Recipes from Stephanie) collection of free printables for this season!

 

These fresh garland wreaths are classy! And easy! Go check out how my sister from Less-Than-Perfect-Life of Bliss made these. It's an easy to follow tutorial and you'll have your wreaths hung in no time!

 

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And how about these place cards? I love the simplicity. Sprig of rosemary is the star of the show along with a simple handwritten font on cardstock. Stunning.

These are just a few of my favorite pins for this Christmas! Do you have a Christmas Pinterest board? Leave a link to it in the comments section below and I'll come follow you.

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Happy decorating!

How to Hang a Wreath Almost Anywhere

I really like the look of wreaths big and small, especially at Christmastime. I have a few that I hang on our front windows for Christmas and some to hang inside in different places. A few weeks ago, I found some cute fake greenery wreaths at Hobby Lobby in all sizes. The smaller ones caught my eye so I decided to buy a few. I think the 8" wreaths were $1.50 each. How can you pass that up?? So, I got home and quickly decided to use two of them on my glass cabinet doors on our butler's pantry. That little nook needed some Christmas added to it. Here's how I did it without ruining our doors or cabinetry:

Then, for the third wreath, I decided to hang it above my chalkboard in a bare space. I'm so glad I did. I love it!

Last year, I hung a medium sized wreath over my mantle on my horizontally hung shutters by stapling ribbon to the back of the top shutter. Fresh wreath with glittery monogram hung in middle.

Here are some other cute ideas for wreaths I found on Pinterest.

I'm linking up with some of these parties!
Happy Decorating!

~ Amy