Decorate for the Holidays

Decorate for the Holidays -article by Cyd Klein sew-help-me.com
When decorating your home for the holidays, determine the theme
and ambience you want to create for visitors to your home. Pull
out all the seasonal decorations you already own. Is there a
common color or theme that stands out? Is so, go with that color
to build your theme. Some color combinations that go well
together are:
Silver and any color Sage green and cranberry Gold and any color
White on White White, blue, and silver Burgundy and gold
If you have a favorite color, consider going monochromatic by
decorating with that color in varying shades and tones. An
example would be pale blue to navy.
Are you a collector? Look for ways to pull your favorite items
into your decorating theme. If you collect pottery or glassware,
explore using various floral arrangements that incorporate
poinsettias and decorative holly.
If you collect Santa’s, Snowman, or Snow Villages your well on
your way to a holiday theme already. Rather than lump them
altogether for a large impressive display, consider placing them
throughout your home in groups of threes. Three always seems to
give a small grouping that ‘completed’ look
If you are not a collector, all is not lost. You can create the
ambience you are looking for by purchasing lots of inexpensive
candles and following the rule of three, distribute them through
out your home.
Here's an idea; Wrap small boxes of different sizes in festive
paper and stack up around the house in unexpected spots. But
first, go to a craft store and buy a bag of inexpensive ‘jingle
bells’. Before wrapping the boxes, place 1-2 jingles bells in
each box. Just listening to the little ones ‘secretly’ shaking
the boxes around the house brings its own special holiday music
to my ears.
A bowl filled with tree ornaments has be done, but nothing
brings the flavor of the holidays long ago as does a large glass
bowl of bright red apples and tangy smelling oranges. Or how
about a metal pail filled with mixed nuts in the shell next to
the fireplace. Throw in a couple of nutcrackers and the kids
will be at them all the time instead of the candy.
Speaking of candy, that holiday favorite candy canes are for
more that eating or hanging on your tree. Think of using them in
floral arrangements, or tie together using a packing string to
make a garland. Tie a string of candy canes around big fat
candle (make sure no paper is near the wick). Of course you can
always attach a candy cane to package bows and invitations too.
Don’t forget our little furry friends during the holiday season.
http://www.sew-help-me.com/free-pattern-christmas-
ornament-fidos-sock.html has a Free sewing pattern for Fido’s
very own Goodie Sock for the fireplace.
There are endless ways to make your home festive for the
holidays. The key word is it is YOUR home. Decorate for you.
Seasonal decorating can be a way to help you and your family get
into the holiday spirit. When there is joy in the home, all
visitors to that home experience and take a little of that joy
with them when they leave.