Paper Doilies Garland: Gingham and Burlap Christmas

I love gingham.

This year in my dining room I decided to embrace my love of gingham for our Christmas decorations.

Simple.
A little country.
A little rustic.

I am more than a little in love.

I had the wreath, gingham fabric, and the burlap banner just hanging around.

The red snowflakes were from an after Christmas sale. I had originally bought them to use them on my tree, but then they told me they would rather be a lovely little garland. So I listened. I am nice like that.

The last garland is made from paper doilies. Seriously, it is the easiest, cheapest, and loveliest garland ever.

I simply bought a package of 4" paper doilies.

I laid them all out. Separating them from one another is the hardest part. They rather like to cling to each other. 

Then I just fed them through my sewing machine one right after another.

So easy. It take minutes. Minutes I tell you. Then it is all ready to hang up with the other Christmas lovelies.

I am pretty much in love with it all.

I love that when I walk in my house, this is one of the first Christmas scenes I see. A little country Christmas. Kind of my favorite.

I have one more project for this room and I can't wait to show it to you.

Merry Christmas! Happy decorating!

Pine Cone Wreath with Gold Sash

First off, happy Fall. This is by far, BY FAR my very favorite season. Not much makes me happier than a crispness in the air, the changing of leave, the comeback of soup, boots, layers, pumpkins and gourds, and fall holidays (i.e. Halloween and Thanksgiving).

My Pine Cone Wreath is a perfect little Fall accent to my front door.

This is not a new to me wreath. I made this Pine Cone Wreath years ago. I made it simply by spray painting a cheap straw wreath with brown/bronze color. Then I glued on all my gathered pine cones onto the straw wreath with a glue gun.

I loved it then and I have loved it every Fall since.

When I make or find something I really love, I tend not to change it just for changing it sake. I really love timeless pieces that I can use over and over again.

I did make one minor change to my wreath this year.

GOLD. Gold is kind of a big deal this year.

So when I passed by this gold polka dot burlap at JoAnn's, first I kind of freaked out, and then I decided I just had to buy some to make a new sash for my Pine Cone Wreath. I also grabbed some fabulous gold trim on a whim. Trim on a whim...hahaha that is kind of funny...

I cut 2 strips in the width and the length that I wanted. I sewed the strips together with a zig zag stitch, wrong sides facing. Then I pinned and sewed the gold trim to the outside edges.

I looped it around the wreath and then stitched it together at the top. I added an additional ribbon band on the back in order to have a loop to hang on the hook.

Now it hangs gloriously on my door. I love the gold. I love that I could keep my favorite Fall wreath and just refresh it a little.

Happy Fall!

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