Using Gift Wrap & Ribbons As A Christmas Decoration

   

When it comes to ribbons, and gift wrap I am like a kid in a candy store. 

Each year I add to my black and white  awning striped signature gift wrap.

I use this as a base and also throughout the entire year for all my gift wrapping.

I like to coordinate my wrappings just like I would for fabric in a room.

If you have to constantly take out your gift wrap to use it, why not use it as part of your Christmas décor?

Let me show you what I mean…….

I put all of mine together in a French market basket and keep it on display. 

It is always at my finger tips, but looks decorative until I need it again.

A few gifts wrapped and waiting for their ribbons and bows!

Guess what I do with all of my ribbons?

By placing them in a basket I have everything ready to go.

I have another small basket that I keep the scissors, tape and wire. I use it as my little tool basket.

Everything remains neat and tidy as well as decorative.

Last years paper had lots of red since I did a red and white Christmas color scheme.

Let me show you how I coordinated the papers and ribbons for 2012……

Notice the same black and white striped paper is being used!

Sitting in the same French Market basket next to the tree.

Do you coordinate your wrapping papers and ribbons for the Holidays?

 

 

If You Came To My Front Door

   

If you were to come to my front door today, you would see black and white with a touch of green.

You also might hear some silver jingle bells. Yesterday was the day I started my Christmas decorating.

For some reason I always start with my porch. I think it is important to have a Merry Christmas Greeting for my guest.

Last year I was inspired by an image I saw on Dear Lillie’s website………..

I fell in love with this little drummer boy for three reasons….

♥♥♥ Black and white

♥♥♥ Silhouettes

♥♥♥ His little profile, which just happens to look so much like my middle son’s profile when he was a little boy.

A touch of black and white will always be in my Christmas decorations so silhouettes go perfectly in my home.

Throughout the years we have taken our boys to Disneyland several times. There was a master silhouette artist there that did all of my boys silhouettes over the years.

I would have them place their silhouettes on the white side of the cardstock because I had plans for their silhouettes.

They hung in our guest bath against black and white ticking striped wallpaper for years.

The first time we had them done the boys were ages 6-4 and almost 2 years old.

In the following years we had their silhouettes done with all three of the boys together.

When I saw Dear Lillie’s silhouette hanging on her armoire I thought to myself, “I am going to do this next year with my boys silhouettes on my front door instead of a wreath.”

So that is just what I did yesterday…….

My boys are ages, 9-7-5 in this picture.

Boys are 12-10 and 8 years old.

Boys are 14-12 and 10. I love how you can see the changes in their jaw lines.

These are copies of the originals. I used wire to hang them, and then I  covered the wire with ribbon front and back.

Since Jingle bells are being used in my home this year, I used 3 bells in the center of the bow, one for each son.

I like loose simple bows so I chose to make a double looped bow out of double faced satin ribbon. I might add just a touch of  fresh greenery with the bells later.

Black and white with just a touch of green is perfect for my entry hall.

So if you were to come to my front door today you would see…..

MY THREE SONS!

Next on the decorating agenda is to put up the tree  and put the twinkly white lights on the tree!!

♪♫♪ FA-LALALALA-LALA-LA-LA ♪♫

 

 

White And Gold Thanksgiving Table

   

 Simple, Understated Elegance was the theme for this years Thanksgiving table.

Gold dipped vases hold all white flowers.

Sitting on top of mirrors measuring 6 ft. long.

Wishing YOU and  YOURS 

A Blessed Thanksgiving Day