These homemade flower ornaments are the perfect DIY decoration for an elegant, colorfully natural Christmas tree!

These easy to make Christmas Ornaments will brighten up your Christmas tree and home! It's simple to make your own Christmas decorations with the right instructions.

I can’t believe it but Christmas is just around the corner and in this post I am sharing the Top 10 Best Old World Christmas Trees. What exactly would make a Christmas tree have an old world vibe? Some elements to add to your tree that can create an old world feel are Paper ornaments, […]

For our first Christmas in the country we’ve decided to trade the tabletop trees of years past for a towering conifer freshly cut from a local grower. This grower doesn’t shape his trees, as most do today, making for a naturally shaped tree with more space between the boughs like those seen in old movies from the 40’s and 50’s. This gave us the idea to go for a full out vintage theme complete with loads of blown glass ornaments, icicle tinsel, and even a charming snow village spread out beneath. To really get the look of a true retro Christmas tree we made sure to have the big old-fashioned multicolored lights that cast such a wonderfully warm glow, and of course yards of traditional popcorn and cranberry garlands to lend that final homey touch. Nearby an elaborate Italian nativity finished with moss, straw, and greens is displayed below a three-tier wooden German Christmas pyramid surrounded by a squat pair of nutcrackers and a cheerful collection of Santa figures. A bowl of clove-studded oranges is a simple and inexpensive project that not only makes an elegant display but also has a wonderful aroma that adds much to the holiday ambiance. Outside greeting guests an old cast iron grotesque mask is transformed into the Ghost of Christmas Past with a sumptuous halo of holly and pine. The old carriage house door gets into the spirit with a simple country display of a weathered copper barn star generously decked out with pine and holly. Decor and photos by KS&D.

Are you looking for inspiration to try new Christmas decor? Here are 20 unique 2023 Christmas Decor trends and ideas you need to see!

With Christmas just around the corner, I prepared for you this amazing easy to follow Origami Christmas Tree

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right . . . —the Beatles WINTER SOLSTICE this year will be marked by a number of simultaneous celestial events. There will be a lot to see in the sky on December 20-21, which will be replete with a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, and the Ursid meteor shower. So it's definitely a time to wish upon a star—I'll start with the brightest and best—the unblinking sun at the center of our solar system. NOT SINCE 1638 (372 years ago) have Winter Solstice and a lunar eclipse coincided. The Solstice lunar eclipse will be visible starting in the early-morning hours of December 21st here in the Eastern United States (actually visible late tonight for the Western United States). So, you'll have to be a night owl or an early bird to view it. Visible from four continents, the best views are from North and Central America. It also may be seen in totality from northern and western Europe, some of northeast Asia, Hawaii, and New Zealand. FROM BEGINNING to end, the eclipse will last about three-and-a-half hours. The sight can be spectacular, because refraction of the sun's light by the Earth's atmosphere will color the moon's surface unpredictably (depending on how much dust or the number of clouds in the sky). During past eclipses (see the video of a 2008 eclipse below) the moon has appeared a deep bronze, blood red or even a dark yellow. WHAT DO THESE celestial events mean in conjunction with Solstice? According to my astrologer friend Cathy Burroughs, this year's Solstice lunar eclipse has the capacity to be "profoundly transformative." She recommends a reading to help guide you during this time of astrological upheaval and new direction. It certainly can't be a bad idea to get in touch with effects of the more cosmic aspects of the universe by which we are all connected to nature—even if only to view things more philosophically. ACCORDING TO information Cathy sent me, the Solstice lunar eclipse this year occurs at 29°21' degrees of Gemini with the Sun in Sagittarius, just five degrees from the Galactic Center which speaks of the global impact of its astrological significance on all of us. It is also interesting that aside from being the shortest day and longest night of the year, the sun's daily maximum daily position in the sky is the lowest. And as the days start lengthening and the nights get shorter, interpretation varies from culture to culture, but most hold a recognition of rebirth. CELEBRATING such a special Winter Solstice called for decorating my tree with sun ornaments I've collected over the years. Most of these are from the late-eighties and early nineties when all things celestial were all-the-rage in the market. Just as I dug through my past to collect all of these ornaments together again, I'm thinking from what I read and hear that a lot of old stuff will be dredged up by such a strong set of celestial events. After all, the tradition of the decorated tree began in the Old World as a pagan ritual to conjure up the return of the spring sun when the cold and seemingly lifeless winter months began each year. The warmth of spring always followed though, thanks to the sun. IT CAN'T hurt to pay attention to our more humanistic connections with the cosmos and the natural world. The Earth, Moon and Sun influence everything from the birth of babies (more are born during the full moon), to when we plant and nurture our crops, aside from how long our days are throughout the seasons. The transformation marked by this year's coinciding cosmic events signify all that the holiday season is about. From the birth of Jesus as "the reason for the season," for a large part of the world's population, to simply believing in the the promise of the returning light of the sun. We're all connected to nature and the cosmos in the most profound way. LET THE SUNSHINE IN | (Top) In the cold and sometimes dreary winter months, it certainly helps to think of the sun's warming rays and significance in our Earthly lives, as I have done with this collection of sunny ornaments. I wired fresh balsam fir evergreen branches to conceal a heavy wire tree form and shaped this custom tree that will hold a good number of heavier decorations. FACING THE SUN | (Above) My widely-varied collection of sun ornaments were the inspiration for this golden tree full of sunny faces. ALL AGLOW | (Above) A symbolic harbinger of spring is represented by this clip-on bird with a long feather tail. It perches on a branch among a varied collection of ornaments that are direct or indirect reminders of the warmth of the sun. RAY OF LIGHT | This glittery ornament serves as a spectacular tree topper and evokes the brightest star in our sky—the sun. It could also represent the night star that led the wisemen to Bethlehem. DOE, A DEER | Alert at the base of the tree among the presents, are two deer purchased this season from Nandina Home & Design in Atlanta. Ornaments included from my collection shown in this photo range from hand made (like one of my favorites—the sculpted sun face surrounded by four metal rays) to a hand blown glass finial and traditional stamped metal, wood and mercury glass ornaments. TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | (Added December 21, below) A brilliant time lapse of the December 21, 2010 total lunar eclipse illustrates its dramatic presence. I saw it progress until the clouds covered it just before the total eclipse (only a sliver of the moon was lit), so I didn't see the red/orange moon, but there were pinkish clouds in the sky from the refracted light of the sun. This morning's eclipse was brilliantly photographed by William Castleman in Gainesville, Florida. [©2010 by William L. Castleman, 1:10 AM EST (6:10 GMT) to 5:03 AM EST (10:03 GMT). Music is Claude Debussy Noctures: Sirènes]. Double-click on the image below to view widescreen or full screen on the Youtube website. ©2010 DARRYL MOLAND | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Photography, collecting and styling by Darryl Moland

There are plenty of things that you add to a home to make it more festive for the holidays. Wreaths and the right decor can really help in bringing the

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The Rockefeller Center tree was gorgeous back in 1971.

A step-by-step tutorial to photograph Christmas tree lights and candlelight at night to capture your home and decor in the holidays.

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I love using Old Book pages for DIY projects, & today's leaf craft project combines them with Dollar Tree Woodcrafts. Budget Fall Decor Idea.

There are a ton of tiny parts to our Christmas Village and my kids insist on setting it up each year. It's a Christmas tradition that we have grown to treasure!

Himmeli are traditionally made of straw, but our Cinnamon Stick Himmeli uses 12 pieces of one of my favorite holiday spices: cinnamon!

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Hello! I hope you enjoyed the links and inspiration for Day One of the Christmas Countdown. Looking back to last year and the Planet Penny Advent Calendar I found the little yarn balls which I mad…

For some beautiful Christmas Tree inspirations, stop by and see My Favorite Christmas Trees of 2019 for so many great ideas!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! And Black Friday. And Cyber Monday. And Almost December... I hope everyone is having a truly blessed and wonderful Holiday weekend. We enjoy spending this week every year in the mountains with another sweet couple and their three girls. It's our fifth annual with them here in the North Georgia mountains and we

You read that right. Faux-laroid as in fake Polaroid. We decided to carry over our photo love from the THANKS collage onto our tree this year. Since we changed our Christmas colors up completely from the previous years, we needed … Continue reading →

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And this year, Christmas is ringing with all sorts of Charm and Plaid Tidings. I have loved decking the halls in this sweet, charming colonial of ours, and being close to family and living among the mountains has added extra holiday cheer. Seeing deer on a regular...Read the Post

Happy Thanksgiving!!! And Black Friday. And Cyber Monday. And Almost December... I hope everyone is having a truly blessed and wonderful Holiday weekend. We enjoy spending this week every year in the mountains with another sweet couple and their three girls. It's our fifth annual with them here in the North Georgia mountains and we

We found the most beautiful flower and pampas grass Christmas tree ideas! Our latest boho holiday decor obsession, right this way.