Decorating with milk glass

I love the white, pure and clean look of milk glass. It is very inexpensive and you can find a variety at garage sales, thrift stores, Etsy and vintage antique shops.

The white bowl is not milk glass, but blends well with the other pieces.

Just add a bit of nature (and if you are lucky to have freshly picked lemons this time of the year,...what a nice treat and very juicy for making lemonade later)!

Happy New Year!

It is amazing what you can do with silk flowers....these look real and no need to water!

My friend came to me with her flower pot and one word, "HELP"!
With a little magic, now a happy friend and a "Happy New Year"!

I just white washed the clay pot using craft paint. Took a trip to the craft store and snipped and stuffed flowers into floral foam and added spanish moss. Easy to do!

 

A quick easy Candle Wreath!

 

 

Simply get a Dollar Tree small green styrofoam wreath and take the pointed end of each leaf and start poking them into the wreath at an angle. This is a quick way and is not permanent because when the leaves start to dry out, they become loose. Just keep in place until after the holidays and it will be just fine. If you want a more permanent wreath, you need to use wire pics and attach to each leaf and then insert into the wreath as explained on my post, Magnolia wreath in the Spring & Summer too! Fresh greenery added to your holiday decor gives a fresh and elegant look!

A Vase makeover!

A simple and quick way to change a vase from a color you don't like.

I really don't like the mauve look anymore but love the shape of my vase and would like to paint it one day. I decided to just cover it up for now so I took an old dress I made and wrapped it around the vase (any old piece of material will work just as well.) An instant transformation without getting your paints out!

Decorating your mantel

Prop up a mirror, add whatever you like. Greenery and twigs always give it a special touch. Just have fun adding pieces you have available around your house.

Christmas Decorating

 Use tulle to tie a pretty simple bow to your chairs!

 

A fresh wreath with deco mesh trim!

 

 Drinks for Santa!

 

Just a simple display with my silver pine cones!

A Christmas Wreath makeover!

Before

It was time to give this wreath new life!

After

While I was at Loew's purchasing some poinsettias, I noticed a basket of Christmas tree trimmings off to the side and kindly asked if I could have them. I got them for FREE since they were going to throw them away! I just added the fresh branches to my artificial wreath. It was very easy to put together since the artificial wreath branches are wires too so then you can be able to twist and turn them to put your fresh branches in place. A fast and easy fresh wreath and it smells nice too!