How to Use Your Holiday Greenery for All Seasons

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Today I’m sharing tips about how to use your holiday greenery for all the seasons.

You don’t have to put your greenery away all year – you can easily use it in your Spring, Summer and Fall decor too!

This post is sponsored by Tree Classics, but the content and opinions expressed are my own.

 

I am delighted to be joining a group of bloggers in partnership with Tree Classics, our sponsor who provided us with a wreath, garland and two storage bags so that we could share ideas on how to use your holiday greenery outside of the holidays.

Using a Holiday Wreath on Your Front Porch for All Seasons!

Don’t be afraid to pull out your evergreen wreath and use it as a base for year-round decorating!

I tucked faux-seasonal branches into this Alaskan Spruce Wreath, which can be used indoors or in covered outdoor areas.

 

Since it is the middle of Summer, I used faux flowers and branches in the pink tones. (Yes, I am a lover of all things pink!)

 

I was pleasantly surprised by how great this faux-evergreen wreath looks in real life.

It has three different types of faux branches which add to the realism.

Also, the lights are LED and battery operated on a timer which I love!

It is so hard to find wreaths with a timer for battery operated LED lights!

 

I did not have to secure the extra branches – I just snuggled them right into the evergreen branches.  The pink colors work for the Spring and Summer.

 

For the early Fall, I would change the branches to a yellow flower and tuck in some sunflowers!

Oh, speaking of sunflowers, my vintage French shopping basket is full of them!

Now, let’s head inside…

Using Your Holiday Garland Year Round

Your garland can come out of the closet too for other seasons!

This is a beautiful Alaskan Spruce garland that I tucked in faux flowers and faux berries.

This garland has LED lights running on battery and a 6 hour timer too… so it is flexible for any space!

 I added these cute slim candles… I was going to light them, but then became afraid my photo shoot would take too long and I’d burn the house down!

 

Your garland does not have to be placed on the fireplace this time of year.
I don’t know about you, but I am not running my fireplace in the Summer!
This 9′ garland was the perfect length for my long farmhouse table.

 

So, why did the evergreen get stuck for holiday decor only in the first place?

They are all called ever-greens, so let’s use them year round!

For this table setting, I used antique plates with new scalloped edge plates, vintage goblets, and burlap placemats.  I love mixing the old and new.

I used wine corks for name card holders – a task that was not so easy to do as we had to hand cut them!

This table could also translate to a Victorian rose Christmas table with some adjustments – great for those of you who decorate in that style.

Hopefully you were inspired by my ideas to use your holiday decor year round.

These year round ideas are so easy – just add other faux seasonal branches and flowers and… voilà!

 

Ideas for Using Holiday Decor Year Round - sponsored from Tree Classics

I was also sent two 36″ storage bags… a nice padded bag to store your garland and wreaths!

You could store both the wreath and garland or multiple wreaths in one bag as it is so nice and big.

It has a hook at the top so you could hang it up in the closet (you can see the hook at the bottom of the picture).

This is seriously one awesome storage bag!

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Check out Tree Classic’s Wreaths and Garlands.  They also have fabulous trees – here is the Tree Classics tree I decorated last year.

Check Out The Other Blogger’s Posts!

Laura at Pet Scribbles shared two fabulous ways to decorate your wreaths!

 

Susie at the Chelsea Project shared a farmhouse inspired garland idea and three ideas for displaying your wreaths.

 

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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house 

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; 

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, 

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; 

source- Monika Hibbs

The children were nestled all snug in their beds; 

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; 

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, 

Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, 

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, 

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. 

Away to the window I flew like a flash, 

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. 

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, 

Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, 

When what to my wondering eyes did appear, 

But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer, 

With a little old driver so lively and quick, 

I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick. 

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, 

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: 

“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! 

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!” 

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, 

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; 

So up to the housetop the coursers they flew 

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too— 

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof 

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. 

As I drew in my head, and was turning around, 

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. 

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, 

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; 

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, 

And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack. 

His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! 

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! 

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, 

And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; 

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, 

And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; 

He had a broad face and a little round belly 

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. 

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, 

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; 

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head 

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; 

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, 

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, 


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And laying his finger aside of his nose, 

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; 

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, 

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. 

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— 

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

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Favorite Vintage Style Ornaments

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Do you have a favorite ornament? I do! I have several, but I am sharing my most favorite two ornaments.

The first one is this Steiff mohair kitten in a mitten! Isn’t she cute!  I have never seen an ornament like it before and as you all know I love cats!

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My other favorite ornament is this one below – it contains my wedding cake topper!

What I noticed about both of these ornaments is that they are both vintage-themed.
Finding old vintage ornaments can be tough sometimes… they are often broken, faded, or missing parts.
What I liked about the kitten in the mitten is that it has the vintage look, but it is new.
The wedding ornament, however, actually has the vintage figurines inside.
I’m sharing a few cute vintage style ornaments I found on the net.

I love this vintage brass ornament.

I love these vintage style ornaments in red and green.

I love this vintage bottle brush wreath ornament.

I love the pastels of this vintage style set.

Love these vintage metallic ornaments!

This vintage drop ornament is perfect for all decorating styles!

Isn’t this vintage Santa cute?

Love this ornament with its tinsel and pastel blue! (this one is similar but slightly different)

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Chef Tree for the Kitchen

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This year I have updated my Chef Tree!! We added some candy canes and little sprigs of silver faux glitter branches. I like the texture it adds!

Now, this tree currently is sitting in the kitchen, but I had it on this table before I moved it!

I like all my little chef ornaments!

Aren’t they cute?

Not all of the ornaments on the tree are chefs… some sweets snuck there way in there!

Hmm… maybe next year I will add some more sweets and baking items to this tree…

The tree is surrounded by chef nutcrackers! They also help hide the ugly base!

I hope you enjoyed my little chef tree!!!  I know I have a lot of trees, but what can I say, I love Christmas!

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Winter Woodland Tree

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I love this Winter Woodland tree that we put up every year.  It sits in the front window so you can see it when you come up the driveway!

The cardinal used to sit on my “regular” tree, but I put it on the woodland tree this year and I really like the red against the white!

I got this little snow goose ornament this year. I think he is cute.

The woodland tree is filled full of many pinecone owls… maybe I should have called it the owl tree! There are pine cones, acorns, faux pomegranates, and various birds and animals in this tree!

Several little snow globe ornaments fill the tree too!

We put the little deer below the tree which adds to the Woodland theme.

To have them fit under the tree, I put the tree on a box (it is full of books to support the tree!) and cover it with a tree skirt.  The deer were purchased over the years at various stores.

 I love this tree.  You know, I have people ask me “why do you have so many trees?”  The answer: because I like them, that’s why!

 

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Let’s have a look at the main Christmas tree!  This year it is an 8′ Noble Fir and it is the crown jewel of my Christmas decor!

I don’t have a specific theme for this tree as I do with the others.  They are just some of my favorite ornaments that I have collected through the years.

A Santa with his reindeer garland dances through the tree…

It is filled with handmade ornaments from Germany as well as vintage style ornaments.  There are also ornaments collected from our various travels.  An ornament is a great little trinket to remind yourself of trips that you took!

I also put some other strands of lights into the tree, below you can see a strand of ornaments filled with string lights…

There tree sits next to Ms. Mora and makes the clock look quite pretty at night! 

A closer look at both…

My favorite ornament is the one below… it was our wedding topper that my Mom put inside of an ornament!  A clever idea and one you could do too if your topper is small enough! 

The tree is so pretty, especially at night time.  

Every year the main tree looks a bit different. This year I did not put icicle ornaments on as I do with previous years, as I was afraid of how my cat would react to the tree.

So far she is most interested in pulling the ribbons and trying to open the presents.

Oh, and drinking tree water.

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Simple Last Minute Christmas Arrangements for the House

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Do you feel like your Christmas decor needs a little extra “oomph” before the relatives show up before the holidays?

I have a few simple ideas which involve either real or faux greenery/florals. They don’t take that long to make and it really adds a nice touch to your decor.

Here I have a French bucket filled with faux greenery.  It consists of frosted white berries, magnolias, sprigs of faux evergreen, red berries, and sparkled silver sprigs.

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Here I just tucked a few faux poinsettias and pinecones in the swan vase. Last year I put real poinsettias in the swan. Then I didn’t water them and they died, so this year went with faux ones!

Do you have a larger sized clock?  Just tuck a few pieces of faux greenery on top!

You could hang some wreaths in front of mirrors or other pictures.  I love these boxwood wreaths! They are so versatile. Here are some places to purchase them: here, little square ones here, a larger one here, and here. I love using these through the Winter and Spring as well!

Below is French wine bucket filled with greenery.

Or, you could always just pull a vase out of the closet and tuck some Christmas colored flowers.  Here I used red roses, white carnations, and sprigs from our redwood trees outside.

 I hope you found these last minute ideas useful!

simple last minute christmas arrangements for the house

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Handmade Christmas Spice Topiaries

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I was shopping in one of my favorite stores, Napa Valley Vintage Home, when I spotted these cool handmade Christmas spice topiaries! Aren’t they pretty?

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These decorations are all handmade but what’s unique about it is that they are made without the use of glue or styrofoam! They are made by an Austrian lady named Ida.

They are adorned with cloves, cinnamon, star anise, pine cones, nuts, and gold and silver filigree!

This mixture creates a very nice aroma!

They are in the old style of the Austrian Biedermeir period which is probably why I liked them!

I am always searching for unique things that one cannot find in a big box store and these “fit the bill” exactly.   They are made by Salzburg Creations.

Also, I was not paid to write about these or about my favorite store. I just like them and thought I would spread the word.

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Last week we looked at some Farmhouse Christmas ideas… this week it is French Christmas decor ideas!  

Maison de Cinq shares this lovely Maison style Christmas home tour in golds, whites, creams and greens.

Okay, so this is Scadinavian, or as some will call it French Nordic, but it is super cute! Tried and True blog shares this super easy tutorial on making this cute stocking!

Garden Matter shared these dried citrus ornaments.

Belle Bleu Interiors shared her French Country Christmas Home tour in blues, reds, golds and silver.


Reinvented Collection, one of our co-hostesses shares her French Country Christmas home tour in rose quartz and serenity blue with golds and greens.



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Christmas Present Wrapping Ideas

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As I know we have all been busy shopping, the next step is to wrap your presents!

Usually I just pick whatever paper I find in the store, but for several years now I have been wanting to wrap my presents up in a theme.

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This year’s theme is “brown paper packages tied up with strings.” Which, of course, is from the song “My Favorite Things” in The Sound of Music.

I used various ribbons for the packages.  Some are also adorned with ornaments, bells, and candy.

I love the idea of attaching greenery to the presents, but I wrap mine in advance the greenery would long be dead before they would be given away!

Here are some great ideas to attach to the ribbons on your packages:

bells

candy canes

greenery

cinnamon sticks

chocolate

gift tag

ornaments

gingerbread

bows

Let’s look at some inspiration for wrapping paper themes…

Beautiful pink and gold…

Jennelise Rose

Gingerbread tags adorn brown paper packages…

Decorators Notebook

For a more modern look, black and white paper with green ribbons!

House & Home

 Tartan or plaid gift wrap… here is red and gold and another pretty tartan paper.

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White paper with colorful ribbons

Good housekeeping

Neutral colors…

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Blue and silver

C.Roehm


 Purple and gold theme…

Music sheets or antique texts as paper…

Dear Lillie

Not all packages are for adults! How about these little snowmen for the kids, idea from Owe craft.

Or, if you are into printed paper, this is a pretty fun print!

If you want more prints, you could just choose printed paper and stick to a color theme.

Or you could stick to a theme, like all snowmen printed paper for instance.

I wrapped the presents for the kids in an Elf on the Shelf wrapping paper this year… thought they might find the brown “boring”!


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Rustic Glam Christmas Table

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I love setting the table and I look forward to setting my Christmas table every year.  I try not to do the same thing but I love my Christmas punch bowl so much that it will probably be the centerpiece for many years!

This year I was going for a rustic glam look – not so fussy but not so rustic that you will get tetanus!  The natural wood table and fresh noble fir clippings make it rustic.  The crystal goblets add a touch of glam! 

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Rustic Glam Christmas Table

I loved my table from last year, but after the kitty cat broke my tulipiere playing with a tablecloth, I have shied away from using my Christmas tablecloth this year!

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

The Christmas china is by Juliska – “Winter Frolic”.

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

The tartan chargers I got at Williams Sonoma on a wild goose chase last year trying to track down 12 of them! 

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

My new little handmade spice topiaries… I think I’ll do a separate post on them later! 

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

A birds eye view…

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

I love shooting Christmas trees at night.  I actually love this one in the dining room because the dining room is usually so dark. 

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

A little birdie is tucked into the greenery. 

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

A look from afar… I lit the candles! 

Rustic Glam Christmas Table

Do you ever dine by candle light?  I suggest trying it if you don’t… it takes an ordinary meal into an extraordinary one! 

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Steiff Animal Tree

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My favorite tree this year is the Steiff animal tree.  Isn’t it cute?

My Mother and I both collect these little Steiff ornaments.  We combine our collections together to make this tree – bad part is, we no longer can remember which ornament belongs to whom! 

For those who don’t know about Steiff, it is the German stuffed animal company who created the first Teddy Bear.  The mohair stuffed animals to this day are all hand made (I even visited the factory in Germany!)

Not *all* of these are ornaments – some of them are miniature stuffed animals but we just set them in the tree. 

I always have a hard time choosing my favorite ornament on this tree.

I think it is the kitten in the mitten below, but really, they are all adorable. 

This year the Steiff tree itself was changed- it used to be on a small green tree but we got this new flocked tree. I love the animals on the flocked tree better.  This flocked tree was unique because it had the small string lights but then also larger bulbs.  It helps light up the tree!



I hope you enjoyed my favorite tree as much as I do.


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Christmas at Roger’s Gardens 2016

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Here is a look at my favorite store in the USA to buy Christmas decorations… Roger’s Gardens!! Have you ever been?? It is located in Newport Beach, CA. 

Visiting there is such a dream during Christmas time!

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They have SO many different trees decorated in different styles that you are sure to see something you like! 

I won’t do much talking and let the pictures talk instead. But I did love this tinsel tree below:

And I love these little handmade trees – but they are $750!

This room was SUPER COOL – they had icicles dripping from the ceiling…

I wanted this kitty ornament but it was out of my ornament price range.

I love these little snowmen…

Aren’t all of these santas cute too?

I thought this under-the-sea tree was super inventive!

Perfect for a kitchen tree… maybe my chef tree needs some more food ornaments?

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Christmas House Tour 2016 Part 2

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Welcome to PART 2 of my Christmas Home tour! If you missed Part 1, you can start here.
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A French country Christmas

Today we start off our tour at the fireplace.  Quimper stockings line the fireplace… and a stocking for our Chloé cat! 

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

Instead of greenery on the mantel, this year the fireplace is lined with my Steiff snowman collection!  The one on the far right is new this year -stuffed him in my suitcase and hauled it back from Germany! 

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

The bedroom is more French country… I love decorating with tartan and tartan bedding is my favorite!  The wool blanket is from Pendleton.

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

A pretty floral arrangement in Christmas colors brighten up the room!

Christmas floral arrangement

The armoire is decked out with garland.

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

The romantic cottage French tree brightens the bedroom at night.

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

A little Frenchy vignette with dried pink roses and mercury glass Christmas trees.

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

I love this woodland deer! 

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

A few little Christmas villages are sprinkled here and there…

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

My favorite pyramid is so much fun at night!

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

The chef tree is back this year! 

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

Ms. Mora has some colorful branches on top of her face.

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

One last look…

Christmas house tour with French and German decorating

I hope you all enjoyed my Christmas house tour!

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Christmas House Tour 2016 Part 1

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Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!  Welcome to this year’s Christmas house tour!!

My Christmas decorating is mainly a mixture of German Christmas decorations with French Country Farmhouse Style!

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 German Christmas decorations with French Country Farmhouse Style!

 

First, let’s take a look at my Santa nutcrackers and smokers.  These are all made in Germany.

Santa Nutcracker Display

My favorite nutcracker remains my first nutcracker which is the one with the deer on the left.

Santa Nutcracker Display

Although these are all pretty cute too!!

Santa Nutcracker Display

The sleigh is full of greenery and my vintage style snowman ornament.

Farmhouse Christmas decorating inspiration

Oh, what’s that? My *favorite* Christmas tree… the Steiff animal tree!  New this year is the flocked tree… I love the way the animals look on the flocked tree!

Flocked animal tree

In the same room is the woodland style tree.  I love how we decorated it this year.  I moved the cardinal for the tree topper on this tree and love him here!

Woodland Christmas Tree

Next to the woodland tree is the woodland Santa.  He is sitting on antique French table with some French mirrors.  I huge the boxwood wreath on the mirror and like it there this year.

French Christmas Decorating Ideas

Mr. Swan is always decked out for the holidays… this time with Christmas poinsettias and greenery.  I made christmas acorns, you can find my DIY instructions here.

French Christmas Decorating Ideas

Some hallway decor… love my JOY banner from MK… got it on clearance sale! Woot!

Farmhouse Christmas decorating ideas

Last year this garland was on the fireplace mantel… this year I moved it to the hallway so you see it when you enter the front door. I like it here!

magnolia garland decorating ideas

I love this new tree from Classic Trees. It goes from colored to white lights.  Read about the tree and how I decorated it in my full post here.

Colorful Christmas tree

Here is a sneak peek at my Christmas table this year, coming to you in a future post…

Green and red Christmas Table

A look at my vaisselier which I have decorated with pinecones, dried seeded eucalyptus and German glitter houses.

French Christmas decor

A Look at it at night!  I love these little starry LED lights, don’t you? I use them everywhere during the Winter.

French Christmas decor with putz glitter houses

One last look at the tree in the dining room…

Traditional classic vintage tree

…the tour continues here, visit part two!  I have too many pictures for one post!

 

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