Easy Snowflake Ideas

Previously posted at Design Dazzle.

Happy Holidays Everyone!  I’m Dru and I blog with my three daughters over at Polka Dot Poplars.  I’m thrilled to be a part of Design Dazzle’s Christmas Wonderful.  I’m beyond impressed by all the ideas shared so far and know I will be using quite of few of them.

I love creating and painting on wood.  One fun thing I like doing is seeing what kinds of things I can make from wood turnings found at your local craft stores like tongue depressor sticks, stars, dowels, etc.  Have you ever put a bunch of popsicle sticks in front of a group of kids?  Their imagination just takes off.

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Christmas Picture Collage

Christmas Countdown Day 10….

Ha! I love looking at our old photos we have used in our annual Christmas letter. Where does the time go? I thought it would be fun to frame them and hang them up for Christmas. I want to bring good memories in our home especially around Christmas. 

I grabbed some frames at the thrift store in the sizes I needed.

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I took the glass out and painted them red. After cleaning the glass I framed all my photos and put them on the wall in a collage. I love it. I could stand and look at them for hours. They take me back in time to so many good memories.

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Christmas Countdown 2014 Giveaway

Our blog has been so fun for us.  We love sharing our ideas with you.  As a thank you to all of our wonderful blog friends.

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Outside Christmas Decor

Do you decorate your door or front porch for the holidays?  It’s been a while since I did anything more than hang a wreath.  The last few years have been a hard one since losing my son and I haven’t had the motivation.  This year I thought I would go all out because it certainly helps my Christmas spirit, but also it was Jeremy’s favorite holiday.  He would have the lights on the house in October.  He was an outdoor lighting technician and was always so proud of the Christmas lights he would hang on huge, beautiful homes.  I remember the times he would drive us around to see them.  So many good memories!

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