Old Fashion Christmas

I've been rattlin' my brain trying to get some Christmas decorating ideas for our Christmas Party this year! As I've posted before, my color scheme is golds and burgundies! I want this party to be very fun and inviting! I really want to keep the decorating this year, simple! (Christmas is my time! I love it! SO I usually go crazy with decorations! My house is usually covered!) Yes, that's right, I said simple! Lol I kept going back to the image of Little House on the Prairie Christmas! The full Greenery, the naturally beautiful decorations, that's what I'm going for this year.

I am very excited for our tree this year! Sticking with the Old Fashion Christmas theme, I am getting my son, Tristan, involved. Together, we will be making Cinnamon Dough Christmas Ornaments . These are VERY easy, and loads of fun to do with kids! I might even go get some metallic gold paint and have Tristan help me paint them! I think the best part of Christmas is family time! This is a great way to spend quality time together and get decorating accomplished! Once the Ornaments have baked, cooled and painted, we will string pretty ribbon through the hole so we can hang them on our tree! These ornaments smell SO good! It really adds to the Christmas atmosphere! Now, my mom is a huge antique lover! And for years she has collected old cookie cutters made out of copper and steel! They are really special! I thought it would be great to string these up as well and hang them on our tree! They would look something like this.. Cookie Cutter Ornaments  I was really worried that our tree wouldn't have enough sparkle, but with these metal additions to the tree, I think it will be perfect! To add to the homey feel of out tree, this year we will be making Cranberry Garland . This is an awesome addition to any tree! And what I love about it is that its yet another project to do with your family! Whats another fun addition to any Christmas?? Pine cones!  I'm going to be doing a lot with pine cones this year! Pine Cone Crafts We are going to paint and glitter some pine cones and hang those on our tree as well! Also, on this site there are tons of different ways to use pine cones...one of them has you place twigs, cranberries and pine cones around picture frames and mirrors. This inspired me! I thought why not take that same concept and make a Christmas Chandelier! Above my dinning room table is an ugly, old ceiling fan! I hate it! It definitely doesn't make for a great atmosphere! But I thought that I could totally take this twig concept and almost "hide" my ugly Chandelier and make it a fun Christmas element all at the same time!

I hope you can take these wonderful ideas a dress up your home for the holidays!