Info About Christmas Light Ohio

Welcome to my blog. Hope you all are enjoying a lovely weekend. Wasn't that dust storm amazing on Wednesday to travel across the country like that and now heading to New Zealand. Thats a lot of kilometres to travel. I am wishing now that I had taken a photo, I know what a waste - but sometimes my brain doesn't think fast enough, usually after the event - especially for a scrapbooker (how embarrassing).I have been inspired by all the lovely bloggers out there that I decided that it is high time that I join you all. I look forward to receiving feedback. I enjoy all things photographic (although I am only an amateur and use a point and shoot camera) and craft, and intend to share some of this with you . I am married (celebrating 19 years in Nov) and have 2 teenagers, I work full time and have just finished studying, so life can get hectic at times.I have been doing craft what seems for ever. Learning to crochet as a kid, then moving on to cottage crafts - you know tissue boxes and photo frames, then card making - I love Penny Black stamps, then making doll clothes when the kids were small and making their clothes, then onto patchwork and quilting and finally scrapbooking. My favourite colour is Pink and collect all things pink especially pink tupperware and I am also an avid collector of the ever so cute Skansen Beanie Kids - I have several hundred - not sure of an actual amount.While I make scrapbook pages for myself, I also enjoy making pages for others and sell regularly under cassandra2491 on ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/ and have now set up shop cassandra2491 Cranberry Lane on http://www.etsy.com/ please stop by and have a look. Some of you may be familiar with my work.Until next time, happy scrappin. Decorating your home for the holidays does not need be stressful or expensive. Being one of the most popular times of the year to decorate, get your family involved and have fun making your home beautiful for the holiday season.

Here are 15 Christmas decorating ideas:

1. Display your favorite Christmas collections. If you don't have a collection, now is a great time to start! My son and I collect nutcrackers and every year we have a wonderful time selecting just the right one. With a permanent marker, I write the year on the bottom of the nutcracker. Not only do we enjoy looking at the nutcrackers during the holidays, we also enjoying the fond memories of selecting them.

2. Make simple bows out of Christmas ribbons and attach them to your curtains with pins. This is a very charming look.

3. Decorate your house plants by hanging small Christmas ornaments on them.

4. Place a collection of Christmas books on your coffee table.

5. Fill a glass bowl with pine cones and Christmas balls and place on a shelf or table.

6. Wrap your staircase banister with indoor Christmas lights, garland, and bows.

7. To add scent throughout your home, tie 5 or 6 cinnamon sticks together in a bundle using Christmas ribbon. Make as many bundles as you wish and place around your home in baskets or bowls.

8. To decorate your table, tie Christmas ribbon to the stems of glasses and/or handles of cutlery

9. To dress up your chairs, tie Christmas bows around the chair so that the bow is on the back of the chair.

10. Using a small brush or q-tip, paint the edges of pine cones with glittery gold craft paint. After the pine cones dry, place them in a decorative basket.

11. Add Christmas garland to door frames, window frames and mirrors. You can use tape to secure the garland to the surfaces.

12. Tie bows around door knobs using festive and colorful Christmas ribbon.

13. Attach garland and Christmas bows to your chandelier. You can also weave strings of red beads in the garland that will dangle down from your chandelier and reflect the light, which will add sparkle.

14. If you live in a milder climate, consider decorating with Amaryllis plants. These beautiful plants come in red and white, grow tall, and provide a very elegant look.

15. Don't forget to decorate your fireplace mantel and hang your Christmas stockings. A few fireplace mantel decorating ideas are adding garland, different styles and sizes of Santas, teddy bears, and candles. You can also display your favorite nativity scene if you have a large enough mantel.

Be creative with your fireplace mantel because most mantels are the focal point during the holiday season. Another decorating idea for your mantel is to purchase a bunch of miniature rosemary trees shaped like Christmas trees, add mini ornaments to them and line them up across your mantel. These miniature rosemary trees are readily available during the holidays and come in festive containers.

Christmas decorating is a great time to create traditions and spend quality time with your family. Get out some snacks and drinks and create a little 'decorating party' that you're family will love and look forward to year after year.