I loved the lacey balls hanging from the branch above this bed. Can you say cheap and easy Christmas tree decorations. What a fun project for the kids too. Not like there are any instructions or anything but I was thinking you could achieve the same effect by getting old doilies or lace fabric, wetting it with liquid starch or even glue. Then covering an inflated balloon with it and letting it dry. Pop the balloon once dry and secure it together at the top with a ribbon to hang from. Voile! Instant tree decor.
The wooden ball on the ledge above this bed caught my eye. It seems like these would be easy enough if you had access to the right tools and would make the perfect table centerpiece accessory. The only difficult part would be sawing different wooden sticks into "disks" which you could then glue to one of those Styrofoam floral design balls (which you may or may not want to paint brown beforehand to avoid tacky white spots peaking through between disks). Add some bright cranberries to the table and you've got an elegant, natural centerpiece.
This is actually for sale at West Elm (as opposed to the above featured projects) but I thought it would be a fun project to try to recreate it. I love the look and at first I thought it would be super easy just to find fabric or a pillow case with some sort of design I like and then cut it up as necessary and rig it up into those needlepoint rings. But almost as easily you could stencil a design on fabric for a more personalized look. Maybe I'll practice with the chandelier stencil I made (I'll post pictures of that once I finally get around to downloading those stills of my camera).
I love love love stockings and last year I had it in my head that I wanted to sew my own stocking but I never got around to it. Of course. But This pattern seems really easy so I'll have to make my attempt this year for sure.
This is what actually caught my eye and brought my attention to all the Amy Butler holiday projects. I love throw pillows with texture so when I saw she had an easy to follow pattern available FOR FREE I couldn't resist sharing the news. Since Robyn has that ADORABLE fabric boutique by her house I thought she might appreciate some inspiration forced down her throat. How awesome would this mum flower look in one of those cute fabrics backed with a plain colored fabric over the pillow?! Or better yet give it a quilted look by using some of those adorable scraps lying around your house for a vintage chic look. Hmm, I'm jealous.Get all the holiday projects (cute napkin rings or tree skirts) from Amy Butler here:
http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/me_patterns.php
