Christmas Card 2010

Cornflower Blue Snowflake Christmas

Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

View the entire collection of cards.

A Girl Needs Her Coffee

I have been seeing these coffee filter wreaths all over Blogland lately.  Some white, some brown, but all awesome.  I had a pack of coffee filters lying around that someone gave us with a wedding gift.  I picked up the floral wreath and white ribbon for $1 each at Dollar Tree.  I got out my trusty glue gun and started by gluing the end of the ribbon down, then wrapping it around the wreath form. 

 It just so happened to work out that when I got to the end I had just enough to make a loop for hanging.  I didn't want a large loop because I like the "floating" on the wall look.  

After wrapping the form with ribbon, I started folding some coffee filters.  Quite by accident I grabbed 2 at a time my first couple of times.  Then I realized that I could pull the layers apart for a fuller, not-so-perfect look.  I just kept filling in with 2-3 filters folded at a time until I had the fullness I wanted.  

Here it is floating hanging on the wall.  Not bad for a 30 minute project.

Trim the Tree

I have been slowly getting our tree up and ready the last couple of days.  We bought a new, larger tree this year, and in the spirit of our "Style Overhaul" our Christmas decor is getting a makeover as well.  Tomorrow I am getting the final ornaments and finishing touches.  I have some tres thrifty ornaments in mind for the tree.  I will hopefully have some pictures of the tree tomorrow.  Until then, here are some pictures to show what I have in mind.







Oh, so excited to finally get the house FINISHED for the holiday.  I feel like I'm behind the game already.  Having Thanksgiving at our house didn't help matters.