home decorating ideas for christmas 2014
one of my all-time favorite things todecorate for the christmas holidays are my outdoor planters. filled with wintergreens and accents, they really do add sophisticatedelegance to your exterior which is a great way to impress yourguests or potential buyers as they approach ourhome. choose which planter you would like todecorate. so the one i'm using here is one of a set of two that i have on either side of my garage door. now i'mcheating a little bit with it artificial
pine tree that i use year-round as the top pointin my planter. but you can use tree branches, bamboosticks, lanterns or any tall item of your choice. i'll start with fresh sprigs of pine andcedar that i picked up at my local hardware store. evenly add the longer cedar branches along the outside edges of the planter.next, do the same with the pine branches adding a layer closer to the center,alternating between the cedar branches.
now it'll look funny and uneven at thispoint, but trust me it'll all come together. take a any smaller branches and fill in any empty areas. now it's time to add our decorative touches i'm using rusty bells, artificial red and white berries, different size pine cone andchristmas balls adding your taller items toward thecenter, work your way to the outer edge just play around and rearrange until you'rehappy with how it looks if you find a stakes are too long,
just break them off so that the height worksbetter for you arrangement the very last thing i do is fill in any empty spots again with leftoversprigs of the greenery. lastly, i'll add a bow to theplanter by wrapping the wire from the bow around one of the branches on the outer edge. a gorgeously decorated festive planter that definitely makes a statement i love projects like this where you don'tneed a lot of experience or a lot a tool to get the look: i thinkyou'll be amazed at how simple
it really is. so get creative and have funwith it. happy decorating! them
