Having said that that, the colorful effects you can get when using scraps are very unique, so it’s something to consider. There will be quite a bit of manipulation of your felt or yarn as you massage it in the water and soap mixture. You’ll still want to use wool felt or wool yarn. ![]() Modern Triangle Wall Christmas Tree This beautiful and simple Modern Triangle Wall. It will get your small space smelling like Christmas, not take up any space and is definitely bare bones as there are no decorations. The process is very similar to using the roving, but you’re going to have to work the material a little more. Minimalist Christmas Tree For the true minimalist, this wall Christmas tree is perfect for you. You can also make your balls using felt sheets (or scraps of felt sheets), or yarn scraps. Then you’ll let them dry overnight before creating your felt ball garland (you can get more details here on the process). The basic process is to dip pieces of wool roving into warm, sudsy water and then shape into balls. ![]() Besides the wool, you’ll need hot water and dish soap. If you want to make your own felt balls, the process is called “wet felting.” You’ll need to purchase wool roving. It’s more time consuming but it’s fun, especially when you can put the kids to work doing it! □ How to Make Felt Balls Using Roving However, you can definitely make your own felt balls using roving, felt sheets, or yarn scraps. Have you started decorating yet Decking the halls begins after November 11th in my home. It is finally the time of year to start decking the halls with boughs of holly. Since I wanted a wide array of different felt colors, I found it more practical to buy my felt balls already made. Pin 7 Yummly Mix.com Jump to Recipe Print Recipe I may be doing a little Christmas dance over here. These are the supplies you’ll need for one garland, and you can obviously tie two garlands together if you like. Embroidery floss comes in skeins that are 8.7 yards long, or 26.1 feet. Ball Ornaments: Stick to a neutral color scheme with white and silver balls. Pinecone Ornaments: Painted white, pinecones bring an organic feel to your color palette. Go for intricate, crystal-like designs that capture the beauty of snowflakes. You can see the tutorial for how we did ours here, and a video here.Finished garland longer than pictured hereįor this home decor project, you will need felt balls (I used 48 1″ balls), a skein of embroidery floss, and a thick needle. Snowflake Ornaments: These white Christmas tree ornaments lend a chic look. ![]() The print on our mantel can be found here.Įven though I finally have a mantel in my living room, I still couldn’t pass up one of my favorite Christmas decor pieces – the stockings hanging from a branch! I just love the look, even more so than the stockings on the mantel (these stockings kind of overwhelmed my mantel, maybe one year I’ll find smaller ones to hang on the mantel). This paper plate snowmen garland is the perfect project for children of any age. A little bit even found it’s way into the bathroom this year – ha! You can find our tutorial for the dried oranges here. Kid friendly Christmas decor ideas are a get way to keep the children occupied on their winter breaks and help them feel involve in decorating the house for the holidays. I love that it’s simple and natural and doesn’t overwhelm the space. It’s been so fun to have a mantel to decorate this year! The majority of my Christmas decor tends to stay the same, fresh greenery and dried orange garlands – can’t go wrong with that. ![]() And I recently found this faux wreath at Target and love it – it’s simple and pretty decent for being fake (someone even thought I made it from real branches!). Of course I couldn’t resist adding one of our favorite Christmas decor traditions – the small tree in a basket! You can see our original here. I might put them back up again after the holidays, just a little higher, so it fits better or keep it simple like this and keep them down. Putting in the bench meant needing to move the shelves that have been here for years. I’ve been wanting a bench by our stairs for a while, so Mike recently built this one for me (we’ll share the DIY for it after the holidays!). I feel like I spend most of the season doing small tweaks and rearranging, so I realized it might never be “done”, and I needed to just get over it and get on with it! □So here’s a glimpse of some simple Christmas decor, mostly from the living room, as that’s the room I most enjoy decorating! Do you feel like you’re ever really done decorating? I wanted to share a few photos of some of the simple living room Christmas decor I had up, but then felt like things weren’t quite done.
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