A Winter Wonderland

This Christmas I wanted my home to reflect Winter. I really tried to create a Winter Wonderland. I didn't count on it being so hard to photograph lol.

 The cream and silver Christmas pillow was bought at Target last year and I just wrapped a burlap bow around my everyday pillow and added a brooch that looks like a snowflake to the center.

 My tree is dressed in white cream and silver to reflect snow and ice. My Christmas house has a snowy roof.

  I wove cream and natural burlap ribbon though the tree and sat it in a wine crate filled with snow that I painted and distressed. My paper mache reindeer was painted a few years ago, he's carrying acorns and greenery. I made snowballs using Styrofoam balls and fake snow sprinkled with Epsom salts. I put the snowflakes in a ceramic bucket that I got a few years ago. It was once filled with bath products.

All of the ornaments are ones  I already owned. I spent about 15.00 dollars this year to make the Christmas house and to buy greenery and a few odds and ends.

I bought two greenery bouquets from the produce store and made these arrangements in my fake ironstone pitchers lol. I also sprinkled a little snow on my very tarnished silver tray and added a few of my homemade snowballs.

I used some of the same greenery bouquets for my buffet/mantle display, I used fake garland as a base and poked in a few sprigs of the real stuff.

I used pickle jars, Ball jars, and holy candles mixed in with the greenery. I filled the jars with fake snow and Epsom Salts.

 I used my feather wreaths from last year. This year I added a burlap bow and ice skates that I made using a pattern designed by Joyce Miller. I cant draw but I can sew, so I have to rely on people like  Joyce to help me out. If you're interested in buying her patterns go here. She has a great versatile selection.

 I think these skates are so adorable and very easy to make. Starting to run out of light here lol

 I kept the dining room table simple since we eat here everyday. I just used a wallpaper runner, filled a tureen with pine cones, bells, ornaments and snow flakes, added snowflakes to the tops of the candle sticks and put tea lights on top of them

  I wrapped garland around the chandelier and hung snowflakes from it.

I used my other feather wreath to make a snowy base for the tureen.

Well that's it for my Christmas decor. Next time I'll show you how I'm setting the table for Christmas. Thanks for stopping by.  I'll be linking up with these fun parties this week.

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