Love This Dazzling Christmas Decor? It's Insanely Easy!
Don't you Love This Dazzling Christmas Decor? It's Insanely Easy! If you recall, this lantern was purchased to display the DIY Moss Covered Bunny in 2015. My plan was to display a snowman in it this year. Well, you know how it is, due to circumstances, sometimes plans change.
Time has definitely been pressed this year. Helping with Memphis, Aidan, and Sophia, some medical issues in the family, and numerous birthdays here in December have all eaten away at the time. Family comes first, you know.
Time for shopping has been almost non-existent. The perfect snowman was not found. So, the boxes of Christmas decorations were packed upstairs from the basement , opened, and while unpacking the collection of Santa's, an idea struck me.
The smaller Santa's are usually displayed on the sideboard each year. You know, if you have a collection of items and they are scattered all over a room, or the house, they can be barely noticed or missed altogether. If gathered together and displayed as a group, they take on more importance. (This picture is from a couple of years ago.)
Well, as I unpacked the Santa's, I placed two of the larger ones on the fireplace mantel, cocked my head sideways, and considered them. Then, the white trees bought last year were situated between them. The golden wire trees were also used on the ends and ultimately, a sparkly gold deer was centered on the mantel below the clock. (The deer had been purchased to display in the lantern, but it ended up being a little too tall.)
The mantel display looked nice, but it needed some more weight. Since the Christmas tree ended up being predominately red and gold, the color red seemed to be needed. And yes, it just so happened we have a sparkly red poinsettia length of garland.
The poinsettia garland was attached to the mantel using a couple of those 'Command Strips' placed on the top of the mantel and some floral wire. Instead of laying it straight along the edge of the mantel, an arch was formed mimicking the arch of the trim. A red velvet bow was attached to each end with floral wire.
A string of white lights is scattered behind the vignette. When they are turned on the magic happens.
Back to the lantern, a pin on Pinterest gave me the idea to add lights to it. These little lights are available at craft stores. These were purchased at Michael's and they were half-priced at the time. This wooden lantern has four holes in the top, which is not removable.
With the leftover piece of ribbon from the Christmas tree, a bow was made. Green plastic wrapped wire was used to secure the loops and some greenery and a pine cone were also attached with floral wire.
These lights have a battery pack, which takes 3 AA batteries. This set has to be turned on and off with a switch. The holes in the top came in handy. The lights were snaked down through the holes and the battery pack sits behind the bow on top of the lantern, out of sight.
*The light set purchased for the apothecary jar displayed in the foyer has a timer, which can be set for 6 hours. It was also purchased at the craft store.
Using clear packing tape, the string of lights was secured to the top of the inside of the lantern in two places.
Faux snow was sprinkled on the floor of the lantern and then the golden deer, which matches the wired Christmas trees on the mantel, was set inside. How insanely easy is that? The battery pack for the string of lights was switched on. Doesn't It really look quite stunning in its simplicity?
Given more time for shopping, some of this Christmas decor would have taken on a completely different look. Sometimes, maybe having less time can be a good thing!
Love This Dazzling Christmas Decor? Maybe it will inspire you! It's Insanely Easy!
