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Casa Quickie: Repurpose Your Holiday Cards
Now that Dec. 25 has come and gone, we've probably all have handfuls of "Seasons Greetings" lined up on our mantels or pinned to our refrigerators. Instead of stashing those cards in a drawer with last year's, you might as well put them to good use.
How Long Do You Leave Your Christmas Decorations Up?
For those of you who begin decking the halls right after Thanksgiving, or sooner, by the time the New Year comes around, you may be ready to box up your ornaments and other festive knickknacks right away. Others may let the Santa hats and the angel statuettes linger a bit longer. How about you?
Open House: What Home Décor Gifts Did You Give and Receive This Holiday Season?
Now that all of our gifts have been unwrapped, let's dish! You know me, I can never resist giving my friends and family something pretty to perk up their homes — including some of the 12 DIYs of Christmas I crafted myself. And likewise, my pals know that a gift of home décor always puts a smile on my face.
My Somewhat Childish Christmas Décor
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member (and Sugar staffer!) Nancita from the Su Casa group:
My apartment is pretty small, which means a small tree in the dining room, but I'm trying. I love incorporating my childhood ornaments, along with vintage-looking (but LED) multicolored lights.
To see more photos of Nancita's holiday décor, read more
Do You Open Presents on Christmas Eve?
Traditionally, we've always opened one present on Christmas Eve and then left the major unwrapping for the next morning. What's the routine at your home?
Source: Flickr User Marcin Chady
Do You Open Presents on Christmas Eve?
10 Last-Minute Holiday Centerpieces
The rush is on to get everything under the tree or in the oven. So save yourself some hard work and choose one of these last-minute holiday centerpieces for your Christmas dinner table!
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The 12th DIY of Christmas: Paper Bulb Ornaments
My passion for decorative papers has gotten a bit out of hand lately, and I realized that my stack of patterned sheets needed to make a debut somewhere besides giftboxes this holiday. So, I whipped up these paper bulb ornaments with just a few supplies. It's a great last-minute project.
We Don't Have a Fireplace
Here's a post from OnSugar blog Smörgåsbord:
We don't have a fireplace . . .
Holiday Dressing Table
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member colorsizzle from the Lovely Little Vignettes group:
I wanted to share photos of how I "dressed" my dressing table for Christmas.
See additional photos when you read more
Guess Whose Christmas Tree This Is?
A Southern songstress recently tweeted this photo of her Christmas tree with the caption, "One of my christmas trees..white butterflies, white doves, white owls...ect. This is my tree of peace :)" It's a beautiful tree; I like that she kept the palette to white and gold. It's too bad that she no longer has a big hunky boyfriend to share it with this holiday season, but at least she has her hair stylist.
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