bringing in a little holiday cheer

Looking for a easy way to add a little holiday love to your home? Here is a great idea that i saw in the december 2008 real simple magazine... I took vintage mason jars, filled them with faux cranberries, tied some fun ribbon around the top, and topped it off with a tea light. You can really use any festive object in the jars... small glass ornaments, pistachios, small pine cones, nuts, berries... It is super easy and looks so great! I put a jar in the guest bathroom as well as on my bookshelf in the living room. What do you think?

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DIY project: Yarn balls

I LOVE this! I think i am going to start by making a few small ones and stick them in some clear vases. They remind me of snow balls! 

{from martha stewart}

bringing in a little holiday cheer

For a while now I have been collecting fallen acorns from the oak trees all over the city. I love these little guys around a large candle, but they can also be used on your table, or in a clear vase stacked high. If your not up for collecting them, or all the little critters have already taken them all for dinner, then I know pottery barn sells fake ones.

I also bought some rose hips from trader joe's. These stuck in a vase and put on a mantel, are a super easy way of brining  holiday cheer into your home.

{photos by me}

Stay tuned for more easy and inexpensive ways of bringing in a little holiday cheer!