I’ve had most of the house decorated since the day after Thanksgiving.  I’m practically itching to get my tree up as soon as dinner is over with.  I like getting to rediscover the decorations I got on sale after Christmas the year before.  Sort of like a pre-Christmas present 🙂

 

But, today was the day I finally decided to get my rear in gear and decorate our dining room. 

I’m pretty much in love with the wreaths on the back of the head chairs. 

I froze my rear off cutting down branches from my backyard evergreens to make them, but I think it was worth it since it was free!  Free, free, oh I do love free!!!  I tied some bunches together with floral wire, stuck some little silver do-dads in (I’m sure there’s a better name for them), and wrapped them around the chair backs with the upholstery seat webbing stuff (again, I have no idea what these things are really called).  Silver do-dads were $1 on sale at Michaels and the webbing was $.99/yd at Hobby Lobby.  Holla! 

I used more of the evergreen clippings on top of the china cabinet and mixed in some plastic ornaments I got from Lowes (forever ago) that I’ve never used.  The letters for the NOEL were either $1 or $2 a piece from Hobby Lobby and got a coat of glue and glitter.  Ubber cheap!

Anywho, there it is.  Christmas decor on the cheap!

Well lovely.  I totally forgot to take pictures of the stairway.  Oh well, I’m pooped.

Now that I’m pooped I think I’ll head out to the garage to finish Izzy’s play kitchen.  Great idea huh?  Which has turned out to be a MUCH bigger project than I thought I was going to be.  But then again, isn’t everything?!  Hopefully all goes well and it will be done tonight.  Fingers crossed!

Merry Christmas!