Here's a little card I photographed and designed a little bit ago. In an odd way, it kind of makes me excited for 2013. :)
Sending lots of warm wishes out to all of you!
Christina :)
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
12.30.2012
holiday glow
I just wanted to take a minute to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! The season is finally winding down here and we feel so lucky to have so many great friends and family surrounding us. We've enjoyed our first Christmas in our new home immensely. If our house wasn't "warmed" at our housewarming party, it is now :)
Here's a little card I photographed and designed a little bit ago. In an odd way, it kind of makes me excited for 2013. :)
Sending lots of warm wishes out to all of you!
Christina :)
Here's a little card I photographed and designed a little bit ago. In an odd way, it kind of makes me excited for 2013. :)
Sending lots of warm wishes out to all of you!
Christina :)
12.02.2012
easy berry branches
This is our first holiday season in our new home so I've been having a creative blast figuring out how to decorate and make the house festive. :) So many ideas!!! One of my first decor projects is adding a little something to the large vase/terrarium I have in our living room. I started off with a mini mood board.
Simply add the sticks to your vase, break and arrange to your liking. Then break apart the berry clusters (you will probably need a small wire-cutter). Bend the berries around the upper parts of the branches and throughout. These Target berries worked great because I was able to use the corkscrew part when wrapping them around to the branches. Super easy!
I was actually thinking it might need a little bit more. Possibly some greenery or lighted branches like these. I decided to experiment a little in photoshop and this is how it could POSSIBLY look:
Lots of options! What I love the most is that I can easily switch out the berries or other greenery to match the seasons or my moods. I like to change things up throughout the year and it's nice to do it on the cheap. My total cost thus far (not counting terrarium/vase I owned before) was only $15. Not too bad.
Luckily I already had picked up a great vase a couple months ago. I found a terrarium at Antiques Americana, a local antique shop, for only $40. Which was a great deal compared to what I've seen out there for even half the size. I had a really hard time finding branches long enough that weren't crazy pricey for each branch. So instead, I bought small faux berries for $3.00/ea bundle at the always awesome, Target. All that was left was collecting a few branches from our woods. :) Tip: grab clean, dry branches that are plenty long. You can always snap them shorter as you design your arrangement.
Simply add the sticks to your vase, break and arrange to your liking. Then break apart the berry clusters (you will probably need a small wire-cutter). Bend the berries around the upper parts of the branches and throughout. These Target berries worked great because I was able to use the corkscrew part when wrapping them around to the branches. Super easy!
I was actually thinking it might need a little bit more. Possibly some greenery or lighted branches like these. I decided to experiment a little in photoshop and this is how it could POSSIBLY look:
Lots of options! What I love the most is that I can easily switch out the berries or other greenery to match the seasons or my moods. I like to change things up throughout the year and it's nice to do it on the cheap. My total cost thus far (not counting terrarium/vase I owned before) was only $15. Not too bad.
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