I have envy. Seriously. I try not to compare myself to others and let the green monster
overtake me, but...I see all of the beautifully decorated Christmas pictures on Pinterest and all over the web and I am
green with envy. I want pretty wreaths and
garlands all over my house.
Sparkly baubles adorning every surface. A mantle perfectly arranged with Christmas bling and
cheer. And everything color
coordinated and
perfectly matched to my decor (and I use that term lightly in my case). Yet, I have no
mantle AND I have a budget of zero, zilch, zip, nada,
diddly, insignificant, fly-speck,
squat and that is
okay. There are so many more important things than filling my home with new and
shiny Christmas decorations. Like, say,
feeding my bottomless-pit family. :) And, for some reason, they just keep coming back for
more. When will it be enough? Are they ever satisfied??? Little chuckle here. Seriously! They don't seem bothered by the lack of a beautifully
decorated mantle. But they do seem to notice when dinner is not ready and waiting at exactly the
moment their hunger strikes! Reminds me of the laundry...oh don't ask me why.
I love the laundry! I will never get enough of freeing our
garments from the soils and toils of
life. It reminds me that we are trully
living. OK, I'm fibbing. I soooo cannot find any part of laundry that I like. But it has it's
perks...like
fresh smelling clothing! Oh, and that nice feeling of pulling
radiantly warm clothes out of the dryer on a cold day. That's kinda nice too. And that sense of
accomplishment I get when I
multi-task and fold everything while watching my
favorite tv show. I'm
gifted that way! Maybe I don't hate laundry as much as I
thought.
But I digress. All that envy is not good for me. So, last
night as I laid in bed..then on the couch..then in bed again, wishing I hadn't had that triple-shot
mocha in the afternoon, I had an
idea! Yes, a lightbulb moment!!! So today, as the children were
coloring and
napping and playing legos, I got out my glue gun and a bunch of un-bleached
coffee filters from the kitchen cabinet. I grabbed a couple of fun
edging scissors and went to
town folding and cutting and glueing and this is what I came up with. Not very
sparkly, or fancy, or intricate but still...they are color
coordinated! I have
created a tiny little corner of
Christmas in my home with the
simple supplies I had hanging around. I
hope you like them!!!
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| Just some coffee filters! Some folding, cutting and hot glueing and they become mini wreaths! |
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| I added some buttons and a little hanging ribbon and called it good. :) SIMPLE. |
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| I pulled the red ribbons out of those ceramic ornaments and added some twine. I just can't do the red everywhere. Sorry Santa...I kinda like green... |
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| This "HAPPY" print was found on Pinterest...I'll look it up and add a link if it's there. I just love it. I'm sure that's what happens all the time...that or people wonder if I'm a little...you know...(go ahead and inject here cuz I'm not saying it!). |
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I suppose I could really go for it and add a bunch more of the coffee filters for fullness.
Nah, I'm happy with these just the way they are. |
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| The big white buttons kinda remind me of sea shells. Buttons are cool. |
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| I pulled this green fabric out of a box of remnants my mom had in her closet ~ thanks for sharing mom!!! |
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Sherry
