Deck The Halls!

Note: I actually changed things up a tad bit since I made this post, but my camera is acting weird, go figure. I will definitely have to have that fixed before the big day :-) 2 more days!!!

Christmastime is super exciting when you have a kid in the house, it becomes magical again. Because of that, we could hardly wait to get our Christmas décor up, let's take a look!

I picked up this garland from JoAnn Fabric's on Black Friday...aren't the little birdies darling?

 

Here's the right side of mantel

 

And the left...I'm aware that it looks like a lot is going on here, however, in person it doesn't come off that way :)

 

$2 garland! $1 for the greenery & $1 for the bows. The hubby actually helped me put all the little bows in their places...how sweet!

The tree

 

This year I decided to change out my ornaments. Previously, I coordinated my tree with the colors in my furniture, now I wanted something more traditional. I went for a muted old fashioned tree with ornaments reminiscent of yesteryear. I kept my magnolia clips as a nod to my family's hometown, Minden, LA.



 

Now on to the tablescape!

 

I've found that I really enjoy decorating my table. I wish that money were no object, I could come up with some pretty cool designs then. Originally, I wanted a 'White Christmas' theme, but that fell through pretty quickly. In the end I decided to decorate with things I already had (with the exception of my DYI trees). So what was the theme? 'Christmas in the Woods' (I just make this stuff up :-P). While I opted for more traditional colors in the living room area I knew that I wanted something earthy to give my table a natural feel. The color scheme ended up being gold, brown, and green.

 

For some reason even though I had abandoned my White Christmas idea I still wanted to incorporate my snow blanket--horrible, horrible idea. It ended up getting stuck to my garland, tearing apart, and causing me to waste precious time picking white fluff from my greenery--not the way I wanted to spend my time. Once that little mishap was behind me things went pretty smoothly, here's the final results:

 

I began by laying the garland in sort of a zig-zag. I then placed everything else around it.

I didn't want anything to be symmetrical, so each mate is placed a bit off from the other. See the trees from last week? I told you they worked well ;-)

If you follow my blog you've seen this lantern more than just once. My mom really made my day with this gift. It is the focal point for my Christmas table this year. 

What are the woods without a little wildlife? I love the deer figurines that I see around lately, but they are a little too pricy for my budget. The solution? Dollar store ornaments, 2 for a $1. I then popped a few bulbs in my candle holder to match the plates and chargers and I was done.





I love my tablescape and I think it will look even better all lit up on Christmas evening. Until then I will enjoy it as is.

So that's that. My Christmas décor for 2015. The outside of our house is lit nightly in a Star Shower (the easy laser lights that are popping up all around town), but like I said, my camera is tripping :( If you have pictures of your festive décor I would love to see it. Until the next time guys. XO & have a happy and blessed holiday!!!