Using real branches/greenery for Christmas decor???
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Comments (5)I used fresh garland and a wreath outdoors for a few years. It started to dry within a couple weeks ... not bad, but no denying it was no longer fresh. Now I put fresh magnolia leaves in my artificial garland and even they start to curl within a couple weeks....See MoreChristmas tree decor for christmas / fall/ spring etc
Comments (1)Sharon, GW has a wonderful Christmas and Holiday forum. The people there are full of great ideas. Come on over and play! Here's the link. Here is a link that might be useful: Christmas and Holiday Forum...See MoreMantel/Christmas greenery question...
Comments (6)I might put command hooks flat on the top of the mantel, then a piece of wire or fishing line type stuff around the garland where you want it to swag and hook it that way. It seems you might defy a bit of gravity that way, but I'm no scientist! Just thinking that the hooks could be fastened on the flat surface more easily and also easy to hide when they aren't on the front. And you could probably use beefier hooks that way, too, that hold more weight....See MoreEarly Christmas parties and Christmas decorating
Comments (28)We often do outside early i.e. before Thanksgiving, mostly to beat the weather. I have hosted many a Thanksgiving where outside was Christmas and inside was full on fall/Thanksgiving. For a reason like a party I would not hesitate to begin early. I am a ASAP after Thanksgiving, Christmas is donned person! It's worth a month of prepping and celebrating!! "Jesus is the Reason for the Season", after all. It used to take me a full 15 hour day to get things all set and mostly cleaned up. When I had little ones underfoot I didn't want the mess or certain things left where they could be broken etc. Now I will take the weekend or longer. Back in the day, my time at my home was sooo short as I would return from my parents after Thanksgiving and it was only a few weeks until Christmas break from school. I wanted my tree up NOW --and I guess it stuck. LOL I did STOP dead in my tracks Monday when I was in a big box store and thought I saw real poinsettia's--turns out they were mums wrapped up.......See Moreemagineer
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