Glimpses of Christmas at Our House

I finally managed to add some Christmas to our house. . . 

Since our mantle is pretty shallow, which makes it hard to decorate, I kept things simple.  I started with some pre-lit garland and added some clippings from a holly bush and an evergreen tree.  

For height, I added some moss balls on top of some silver candlesticks. 

(As you can see, the stockings don't come out until Christmas Eve. Too many little hands pulling them down. . . )

Other small holiday touches. . . .

I used more of the word ornaments (that I blogged about here) on our dining table, and big plastic snowflakes that I found at the dollar store.

I gave my kids free reign over the tree decorating.   When I didn't get all of the ornaments out as soon as they wanted them, they got construction paper and scissors and made their own.  I kind of love it.

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Want more Christmas decorating ideas?  Check out my latest post on the Wow! Goodwill blog to see how you can use flannel shirts to make ornaments, garland, and more. . . .