DIY Holiday Highlights #7

How was your Christmas? Are you glad it’s over? Does it stretch out with more celebrations and get-togethers this weekend? We’re hosting a small party on Friday and then the weekend plans include packing up holiday decorations. I don’t know about you but I love putting it all away just as much as decorating it all up. It feels so de-cluttered and clean, doesn’t it?

Just a quick post today…I wanted to open the DIY Holiday Highlights party for this week, for those who have some holiday related posts to share because the days after Christmas will be quiet in the DIY Show Off house {Mr. DIY is back to work, girls are gone and I’m snowed in} and I’d love to see the holiday posts you’ve been sharing on your blog.

Yesterday, I posted our Christmas home tour. You’re invited to stop by. I’d love your company. 🙂

DIY Show Off Christmas Home Tour

Make sure to visit a few of the links to make some new friends for the holidays.Comments, pinning and sharing links this time of year are one of the best blog gifts!

 

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  • Link YOUR NEW Holiday DIY projects only please! If linking an old project, please reintroduce in a 2012 post to share.
  • Please link back to this party in some way {permalink or the grab the button html from the side bar}.
  • By linking up you give permission to be a favorite holiday feature {with a link back your site}.
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DIY Holiday Highlights #6

With so many bloggers in the DIY/decorating community – I’m seeing so many amazing holiday projects! Heavenly! It’s truly like opening gifts every time I visit your holiday posts! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

DIY Holiday Highlights Party

 

Here’s what I shared this past week:

DIY Christmas Card/Photo Holder/Display from scrap wood/trim

christmas card photo display

that doubles as a candle holder…

DIY Christmas Card Holder

Christmas in the sitting room…{with links to TONS of DIY holiday and non-holiday including painted upholstery, His & Hers pillow covers, no-sew script dropcloth curtains, pipe curtain rods, tomato cage Christmas tree and some sitting room before pictures too}.

painted upholstered chairs

I also have an easy wreath tutorial with a festive stair landing decorating post coming tomorrow and Christmas decorating in the dining room.  Be sure to stop back!

and here are some Christmas-y ideas and inspirational highlights from last week’s DIY Holiday Highlights party…

Christmas Wreaths

Amanda from Mommy is CooCoo shares her {burnt out} Christmas Lights Wreath. Upcycling genius.

wreath made from burnt out Christmas lights

There’s always time for a last minute craft project, right? I’m loving this cotton ball and jingle bell wreath from Brightly Inspired…easy and pretty!

jingle bell wreath

Festive Christmas vignettes {great ideas for small spaces} at Christina’s Adventures…her book page wreath is a beautiful mantel focal point…

book page wreath

Creativity from Those Tiny Toes…the cutest paint stick snowflake wreath:

paint stick wreath

I love the elegance of the DIY wintery pearl wreath at Classy Clutter.

pearl wreath

All of those wreaths! One for every door – interior, exterior, cabinet doors, wall decor, mantel centerpiece…inspires a collection, doesn’t it?

Don’t forget! There’s a Christmas tree party & contest going on right now! Link up here, there and everywhere. Christmas tree with the most “likes” wins!

Make sure to visit a few of the links to make some new friends for the holidays.Comments, pinning and sharing links this time of year are one of the best blog gifts!

  • Link YOUR NEW Holiday DIY projects only please! If linking an old project, please reintroduce in a 2012 post to share.
  • Please link back to this party in some way {permalink or the grab the button html from the side bar}.
  • By linking up you give permission to be a favorite holiday feature {with a link back your site}.
  • I will share links to your post on Facebook, Twitter, G+ and Pinterest. Feel free to do the same! Thanks!




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DIY Holiday Highlights Party #5

{just typing that #5 made me hum Mambo Number 5…not very Christmas-y. lol!} Welcome! It’s a busy time of year, that’s for sure! You’re all ready for the holidays, right? If so – you’re on the ball, an amazing planner and I’m envious! I’m done with decorating and started on my shopping but not I’m not finished and I haven’t wrapped anything yet. I mostly wait until I have it all in one big pile then I have a wrapping party. for 1. by myself. not singing Mambo #5, but Christmas tunes. And that’d be why it’s a party for one. But I do love wrapping pretty presents!

 

Let’s move on to some highlights from last week’s DIY Holiday Highlights party, shall we?

DIY Christmas Highlights

I love.love.LOVE this hostess gift idea from Denise at Painted Home Designs…a cheery bucket of DIY kindling packs: newspaper wrapped pinecone, rosemary or cinnamon sticks and dried twigs tied with twine.  So original and a gift that will get used (if the hostess has a fireplace or woodburner of course)…

 Painted Home DIY Kindling Gift

There are so many unique and beautiful DIY projects went into the Christmas mantel at Down to Earth style. My favorite is the window with candles…placed in the shape of a tree but loving the twig Christmas tree bases on either side as well. I also know what a challenge decorating a mantel when a tv above is the focal point. Holly did a beautiful job!

Christmas mantel @Down to Earth Style

Rebecca from The Crafted Sparrow’s nutcracker mantel is filled with awesome DIY accents as well including the awesome nutcracker silhouette canvases, sweet felt trees and a holiday sled makeover. Simple. Beautiful.

 Crafted Sparrow Nutcracker mantel

I’m a fan of reindeer and silhouettes and sparkle. Okay, so everything Christmas. Did you see the cutest simple sparkle reindeer art tutorial at OPC’s The Better Half? It’s a darling decorative accent for a Christmas-cheerful mantel…

OPC The Better Half sparkle reindeer art

Last week, I also shared my tutorial for a lighted starburst mirror tree topper

DIY lighted sunburst mirror tree topper

Do have some holiday posts to share? You’re invited to link up! I can’t wait to browse through the links, listen to some Christmas music, warm up some cocoa and visit.  Nothing to share? Join me by taking a look at the links for some inspiration!

And in case you didn’t know: There’s a Christmas tree party & contest going on right now! Link up here, there and everywhere.  It’s a holiday party time of year.

Make sure to visit a few of the links to make some new friends for the holidays.Comments, pinning and sharing links this time of year are one of the best blog gifts!

 

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  • Link YOUR NEW Holiday DIY projects only please! If linking an old project, please reintroduce in a 2012 post to share.
  • Please link back to this party in some way {permalink or the grab the button html from the side bar}.
  • By linking up you give permission to be a favorite holiday feature {with a link back your site}.
  • I will share links to your post on Facebook, Twitter, G+ and Pinterest. Feel free to do the same! Thanks!



On wrapping presents: Gift wrap is going to be a DIY project for me this year. Empty nest = extra time. I do love wrapping gifts and consider myself a professional giftwrapper (lol!) but I’ve always bought pretty coordinating paper. I’m buying this {affiliate link} which should last me a while {and work for other DIY projects too!}…

Reader submitted Christmas Trees for the Christmas tree contest:

Wendy’s blue and silver beauty: