Christmas time is here!

Wow, I just love my home when it's decorated for Christmas! One of the reasons I LOVE Christmas so much is because it makes my home so warm & cozy, sparkling with lights & scented with all those lovely holiday scents... it's magical! As a "sorta" newlywed, I had to decide a few years ago what I wanted my Christmas decor theme to be, so I could purchase accordingly. As there is sooo many themes, colors, styles out there I decided to go the classy/timeless/classic approach & do reds & golds. I love the richness it brings & I can still add all those collector ornaments to my tree and it doesn't get tacky!

This year I added a few new additions to my holiday decorating scheme & I wanted to share my ideas on how thrifty it can be! Christmas decor doesn't have to be super pricey to look nice and if you're anything like me, I tend to want to change things up/re-decorate/etc. often, so thrifty shopping is a must! (too often says my loving husband)!

New Project: Decorating the chandelier over our kitchen table:

What I used:

*Strand of garland 9ft. - (Michaels - $2.39), I wrapped this around the chandelier twice to make it thicker/fuller

*I used 5 floral stems (pine cone, gold leaves & red mini apple) - (Michaels - .39 cents/each).  

*Wrapped garland with gold ribbon (Michaels - $2.39/roll)

*5 stars hung from each light at different lengths (Pier 1 - $1/per star)

*Stars hung by gold ribbon (Michaels - .79 cents/roll)

Total project cost: 13.00!! Bargain deal and it looks beautiful

Have to give props to HGTV which is where I got this idea from.  Was watching a show called "30 Holiday Decorating Hits & Misses"

Another new Christmas addition:

Super easy and just adds a lot to my room! I got the hurricane at Kohls...it's actually a candle holder, but I think it could be used for so many things! After Christmas it could hold fake or real fruit as a beautiful kitchen piece.  I just love it. The ornaments came from Target (LOVE Target!)

Here are more Christmas decor pictures, enjoy!

Scented Pine cones, a must :)

Spruced up my kitchen table with holiday place settings.  i found the round/red plate chargers at Kohls for 2.99 each! The gold napkins ($1.99/2-pack) & red napkin rings ($7.99/set of 4) came from Target.