This wreath stays up on my door with some switcheroos throughout the year. I never attach any thing permanently, picks are just stuck through the grapevine for quick changes.
For past Christmasses, I’ve put ornaments in the little nest. Or vintage birds. But I kind of like the glittered eggs that were in there for Easter, so left them.
I also left one of the velvet pumpkins from fall decorating, and most of the pastel, autumn blooms. Some glittery poinsettias and frosted greenery were tucked in around them and I was done.
Lazy and easy, but I’m happy with it.
The rest of the entry way was quick too. Of course a sweet, little Dorothy straight from the groomers adds a pop of prettiness!
All I did was pull up the dead flowers and stick mini trees into the pots. Very lazy. But better than dead flowers, right?
I can be very lazy when I know I am roofing up something just for show, not to sell or to keep for reuse. Like this teensy, flocked tree from Walmart in the flimsy, plastic pot.
For a fast makeover so that it would look nice in my guest bathroom, I covered the pot in sheet music topped with some wrapping paper and added a ribbon and buckle to the rim. Quick, easy, not a lot of thought went into it, but it brightened the pot up.
I’ll probably pop the rhinestone buckle off for future use when the rest get thrown away after the tree is done. I don’t know about you, but I have never been able to keep these things alive to plant outside for spring.
My philosophy is that a small, creative touch improves most things. But doesn’t have to be a big, overwhelming project. Especially at the holidays when we are stressed.
Do what you can and enjoy what you do.
Everything looks great, Karla. But, I'm with you, I can never keep the live trees alive to plant outside. My mother could, though. Growing up, we had several evergreen trees that had started out as Christmas trees.
Posted by: Ellen D. Bailey | December 19, 2021 at 01:37 AM