Nothing is easier than attaching a bow to something! I scored this awesome (large and heavy) monkey fist knot door stopper in a local store recently. Look around your home. Maybe you have something that would dress up nicely with a bow!
Chances are you have a garland too. So I added bows to My Shell Garland -instant festivity! Glittered pipe cleaners were all I had. I might buy some ribbon and change them out. But to me, putting together a few easy homemade Christmas decorations also means, using what I already have and not worry about it. It might not be perfect, but perfect enough.
Got a few driftwood sticks? You can make them part of your Christmas decorations by wrapping them with yarn that matches your Holiday color scheme. Seen on Poppy Talk.
I love the idea of grouping Christmas balls together. If you have Wire Baskets, even better. And blue always reminds me of the sea.
Then, add jewelry pieces to a vase that's filled with shells! This easy festive idea comes from Rita of Beach House Living. Even though she created this Glamorous Beach Vase in the summer, I think anything sparkly and shiny works for the Holiday season...
... which brings me to the next easy homemade Christmas decorations, painting shells silver or gold. And the more the merrier. You can spray paint all those not so perfect shells that you brought home from the beach and fill up a jar with them. This jar adds festivity to a bathroom. Check out these Silver Painted Shells too!
More sparkle. A simple beachy candle jar gets a Christmas Holiday makeover with a cobweb of wire and beads. I saw this on Country Living where you find a short tutorial.
And of course, add lights! Don't throw you Pretty Wine Bottles away. Caron of Caron's Beach House added a string of lights and a collection of sea glass to her bottle. You can check it out here. Glass vases and jars are perfect for this too.
In the mood for more lovely Christmas lights?
Go to Coastal Christmas Decor -Are your Lights on?
And another easy homemade idea from Beach House Living. Add Christmas with paint, in the traditional Christmas colors red and green. Rita scored this buoy at the flea market and turned it into an Outside Holiday Decoration.
Happy Christmas decorating!
8 comments:
I never would have thought of adding costume jewelry pieces to ornaments. Brilliant.
The wire basket with balls is beautiful! I sure wish I had a wire basket!
I love the addition of those sparkly vintage brooches and those gorgeous silver painted shells in a jar! ~Lili
The wire basket filled with ornaments is my fave - would even look pretty with shells & ornaments!
Wow, these are all great ideas that are easy to implement. I love the idea of simple additions to what you already have. I'm already brainstorming about painting some of my shells like the ones you showed to add to my table centerpiece. Thanks!
I guess I have some links to follow! I see so many things I love! I love the Christmas balls in the wire basket. I put them in bowls in every room! I need to put a starfish on top though! ♥
The first picture...where did you get that bow?? I have been looking everywhere for something like that!!
LilyN, I bought bow at the local Christmas Store. It was red and I spray painted it gold. Thanks for stopping by!!
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