-Happy 1st of Advent-

Happy 1st Advent. The Christmas season has begun and I decided to be less traditional with my Advents candles.
Every year I have used an Advents wreath, but this year I chose a powder blue tray that I filled with Epsom salt to simulate snow, added silver and light blue Christmas balls, some pine cones, greenery and then placed my 4 candles in the center. My tree is in white, silver and powder blue so this Advent display will go nicely with the decor.

A very simple but beautiful display fit to celebrate each Advent Sunday.
This afternoon we lit the first candle and sat around it with a nice cup of coffee and a piece of cake.
Sunday Afternoon coffee and cake has been a tradition in my family as long as I can remember, but sitting around the Advents wreath made it just a little more special.

I hope everyone has a great and joyous time during the Season. 

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-Pinecone Ball-

Every year I promise myself to start early with crafting things for my Christmas decor, but it never works out or I just don't get around to it. This year however I managed to start a little something that goes great for the rest of  the fall season and carries right into Christmas.

I love pine cones and find them fitting for both of the major seasons.
Thanksgiving or Christmas, pine cones look great and so I tried my hand in making a pine cone ball. I've seen some displayed on Pinterest and thought they are just great so I just had to make one for myself.

 

I think I'll make some more decorations from pine cones since I still have a view weeks until the Christmas decor should be up.


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-Raw Cotton Decor-

Every year when the cotton fields are blooming I go and pick some of the cotton to make decorations for the fall. There is something very whimsical and rustic about cotton bolls. I just love the look of it for decorating.
Raw cotton is also very fashionable for fall wedding decorations.

Below you can see a jar that I wrapped completely in cream colored  cotton string and then decorated it with burlap, a burlap flower and lace. This jar makes a perfect vase for a fluffy cotton bouquet freshly picked from the field.

 

I still had lots of cotton and managed to make a beautiful new wreath for my door. I also used some of the cotton pods to add as decor. A big burlap bow finishes the wreath of nicely.

These wreath are very simple to make. All there is to do is glue the cotton bolls to a Styrofoam wreath and add any other decor you might like. Such as bows, loops or floral items.

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