Today Craig had a snow day. Well...his bus was cancelled but I think school was still on. The schools that feed the highschool are in hither and yon, and when there are snow squalls there is easily one or two bunches that can't make it to school! This was very difficult for Craig to accept.....NOT! But more difficult for Joe who DID have school. So we hung out together. It was such a fun day. I finished the laundry, and we brought the Christmas things out of hiding. Craig put the tree up all by himself....we added the lights and the garland and will put the ornaments on together later.
I also decorated the living room area, tops of the kastjes. I don't usually do that but felt moved to do that this season. It is fun to have something new to look at. I am recharging batteries as we speak so there might be some pictures forth coming. I found the cutest funky wacky little Christmas tree last year.
I have been totally uninspired in the card department but feel the creative juices stirring in the decorating department. So instead of cardmaking tips I shall have a couple of decorating tips. I know it's not what you wanted but it's what I wanted. ...tough bananas. Tip #1 was posted in the comments of Amanda's blog. For persons unable, or unwilling to have a Christmas tree.....simple search out or purchase some seasonal foliage and place it in an appropriate vessel (urn, sap bucket, or other tall container ...10gallon pail wrapped in burlap....) and voila...Christmas in a pot.
Tip #2- decorating over a window or patio door. Detach curtain. Throw in laundry. Take an artificial pine garland and wrap it around the curtain rod, or simple fasten in the middle and the corners so it can drape gracefully....or lay upon the shelf over the door. Take various kinds of branches(dogwood, pine, cedar.....) , nature thingies(teasels, rosehips, stalks from grasses...) and insert at random. Garland will keep the various inserts in place....you can also use artificial berries on picks from Dollarama or last years Christmas center piece. I have also used the berries from my firebush. Go crazy... usually very therapeutic.
Must go now and deliver spouse to meeting, then attend parent teacher interviews. TTFN....
4 comments:
What a fun snow day for you and craig. Good mother son bonding time huh? I cant wait to see all your pictures of your canoe and your beautifully decorated house. I am not sure if I will decorate for Christmas. I am going home in three weeks and I am excited to be surounded by Mom's decorations and then I am hoping she needs me to take some off her hands. hehe. Thanks for the tips though. I might actually follow through. It would be a good saturday activity. Where would I be able to cheaply get some burlap? have a really great day! Love Amanda
Dad may have some cheap burlap on the farm. He might even give you some. (My tip #1) hehe
Your house must look just lovely by now. With all those ideas you have, you are soo creative.
We are supposed to get some more snow overnight. Nothing cancelled as of yet. But we will see in the morning what goes on. It is going to be close to zero, so we could get either rain or snow! That could be a nice mess tomorrow.
TTYL, love, Randall
That's for the tip - know I just need to convince Isaac that it will be worth it to spend a few dollars on such things even though we won't be here for christmas. Maybe as the day draws nearer, he'll want the apartment to look more gezellig and christmasy. It helps to have the Micaels discount in this case :)
*that's = thanks :)
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