With just a few items that you probably already have around your home, you can create instant holiday centerpieces that are festive and guest worthy. Grab a Bowl Dust off a pretty bowl to create a nice centerpiece for your table. You can fill one with colorful ornaments that create an instant holiday mood. Be sure to vary the sizes of ornaments for interest but keep to the same color scheme for continuity. Another way to create an instant centerpiece out of a bowl is to fill it with pine cones. If you live nears woods or a park like … Continue reading →

I enjoy decorating with pinecones because they are a natural material, easily found, cheap to buy and very homey. They are also somewhat flexible and will adapt to different styles of decorating, from county to town. But if you are bored with the standard look of pinecones, you can alter them to create many new looks. Here are some standard and not so standard ideas for changing your pinecones to reflect your style. Lighten Up If you want something a bit more modern and less dark, you can lighten your pincones by bleaching them! This creates some nice color ranges, … Continue reading →

Choosing Christmas lights used to be pretty simple. You simply went to the hardware store and purchased the number of strands that you needed to cover your tree, not exceeding the limit of how many could be plugged into one outlet. Today, things are a little more complicated. Hopefully these tips will help you choose the right lights for your holiday decorating. Let us start with incandescent versus LED lights, since you can usually choose among either of these options for most of your lighting needs (although some types of lights do tend to be one or the other). There … Continue reading →