Christmas Decorations in Gray, White & Red – Christmas Home Tour – Living Room.
So thank you!
Thank you for supporting me … and encouraging me … to do my own thing!
And thank you for being here when I finally realized my path is a pretty darn good one! 🙂
And it only took me seven years! Sigh.
And I’ll end with the holiday dog picture.
Yes, yes, I realize all the cool girls have a well-behaved holiday dog picture on their holiday home tour posts. But here’s the catch: Ernie hates the camera. He runs from it with his head hung low and tail tucked between his legs. But for once Ernie didn’t run away when I pointed the camera in his direction. Perhaps he was really tired. Or perhaps he was really enjoying the Christmas tree.
Or perhaps he really wanted to give me a popular girl blog moment! Ha! 🙂
And for many years thereafter, my collection grew. I would pick a few new Santas each year. And family and friends would gift me with Ye Olde Santas to add to my collection. 
I found this twig and jute tree at Target and scooped it up right away. I had no idea where it would go. I had no idea how large it actually was (I didn’t unfurl the full tree in the store). I just know I needed this twig and jute tree in my holiday home. 
Tape alternating strips of red and white Duck Tape to the 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. I eyeballed the spacing … but turns my eyeballs eyeballed 1/4″ stripes. 
Thread baker’s twine through embroidery needle and thread together triangles (I added a white jingle bell after every two triangles). I did tie a knot for the jingle bells to stay in place, but no need to do that for each triangle. You can just move them around where you want them and they’ll stay in place. 
One tree done, ten more to go. 😉 
