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Hi everyone! Welcome to one of four Christmas tours going on in my house! I'm excited to be apart of  the Very Merry Christmas Home Tours hosted by Carrie from Lovely, Etc. this week! If you are doing the hop and are coming from All Things with Purpose, welcome and if you aren't, be sure to check out Sarah's beautiful holiday home :) All the links for the other tours today and the rest of the week are at the bottom of the post!

I was decorating my home at the beginning of November, and felt like I was "playing" Christmas the whole time...you know, like throwing up your Christmas tree in the middle July type thing and pretending it's going to snow. Well, now we got our first snowfall and I can freely listen to Christmas music play all I want, and I'm finally feeling the spirit! My bedroom is usually decorated last during the holidays, but this year I had a vision and couldn't wait for it to become a reality. So, this room was the first one done! Nothing can get you in the holiday spirit quicker than going to sleep and waking up in a Christmas wonderland.

    

I think it's the best feeling to wake up a Christmas filled bedroom. My bedroom usually is very neutral so I love to add pops of red in here during the holidays. 

I updated my nightstand by switching out my normal tobacco baskets and cotton with small flocked trees and cathedral windows. I don't know why, but cathedral windows scream "Christmas" to me. 

Cathedral Windows: Hobby Lobby      Flocked Trees: Target      Nightstand: Tutorial

I swagged this 'frosted' berry garland along my headboard. I will be adding some white lights behind here in the coming days.

Ruffle Euro Sham Covers: Amazon

As for the pops of color, I added this throw. I love the pattern of it too...and the fringe...well everything :)

Plaid Throw: Better Homes and Gardens

The red buffalo check pillow covers were purchased a few years ago, but I loved them so much that I bought more for this year. I also moved this fringed pillow in here to add more texture to the space.

    Red Buffalo Check Covers: Amazon      Fringe Pillow Cover: Hobby Lobby  

My normal decor above the bed was a gallery wall. I absolutely love it and it will be coming back. Even though I love it, that doesn't mean it looks quite right for Christmas :) It's more for every other time of year besides Christmas. So, I switched it out and replaced it with this deer silhouette and the embroidery hoop wreaths.

Deer Silhouette: Hobby Lobby      Ruffle Duvet Cover and Shams: Crane and Canopy     Front Ruffle Shams: Amazon

This angle of my bedroom is totally new and different to me with this faux fireplace moved in here from my front room. 

I recently bought an antique wood mantel to replace this one, so I had to find a place for this one to live. I always wanted a faux fireplace in here and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try it out! I love the extra space I have now since the side table that used to be in here was rather large. 

As for the decor, I just added some wood Christmas trees and small pine cones in lieu of garland. 

Faux Fireplace: Tutorial

To help finish the space and make it a little more cozier, I added some faux sheep skin rugs. 

Faux Sheep Skin Rugs: Ikea          Now I Lay Me Sign: Hobby Lobby

The best part about changing up this room is that now I keep it clean :) I need to start doing this more throughout the year so I actually like making the bed.  

Rug: Home Depot      Curtains: Ikea      Square Molding: Tutorial

Now going back to the rugs. This pup....literally seconds after I put this rug down, he claimed it.

And again with this rug...

And then again with this blanket. Good thing he's cute :)

Hope you enjoyed the tour! Below is a little video tour I put together too! I'll be sharing the rest of my holiday home next week! 

The Very Merry Christmas Home Tours are going on throughout the rest of the week! Up next on the tour hop is Amanda's beautiful home from Love and Renovations. And be sure to check back the rest of the week for the rest of the tours going on every day! 

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I know it's just barely Thanksgiving, but I am in the full swing of Christmas. I'll admit it, I've been in the full swing of Christmas since the day after Halloween :) Yes, I'm one of 'those' people. I have all my Christmas shopping done and trees all up! Now I'm just waiting for the snow...although I really hope that never comes. 

I decided to put together a list of all my favorite Christmas projects and crafts. I try to make a few crafts a year just to keep my decor fresh, and after all these years of doing so, I have quite a list! Hope you enjoy a few of my faves :)

Wood Clock Advent Calendar

DIY Pine Cone Wreath

Sweater and Wood Christmas Tree

Hanging Tag Advent Calendar

Embroidery Hoop Christmas Wreath

Felt Christmas Trees

Driftwood Noel Sign

DIY Christmas Sign

Frosted Hot Glue Snowflake Ornament

Woodland Wreath Ornament 

Mini Mason Jar Tealight Ornament 

Jute Ball Ornament 

Yarn Wrapped Christmas Trees

Stockings Made From Old Sweaters 

Jute Christmas Trees

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I did it you guys! I decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving! My husband has put his foot down every year in the past. It became our tradition to put up the tree on Thanksgiving night. I did love staying up until 2 am most of those nights decorating it, but I'm over that :) Plus, I always loved the idea of my kids helping with it, and since we never get home that night until past bedtime anyway, it always ended up being me. Last year, as we were driving to Thanksgiving dinner at the in-laws, I noticed my husband listening to Christmas music. I asked my husband why he could listen to Christmas music on Thanksgiving but why I couldn't have Christmas decor up. He mentioned that Thanksgiving is the gateway to the holidays. So, I said, then you are okay having Christmas up on Thanksgiving? He said, "Yes." Mind blown. You mean I can have the Christmas tree up during Thanksgiving dinner? He agreed. Then of course my next question was why do I have to wait until that night? He told me that he never forced me to wait until the night, I could do it in the morning. Now I saw his messed up logic and decided to decorate for Christmas whenever the heck I wanted :) lol 

 This tree went up on Sunday night. Yep! Plus, I read that people who decorate for Christmas early are happier. So, the earlier the better, right? :) And to my surprise, he didn't care much. Just sent me a text showing a bunch of dead reindeer saying "You did this, hope you are happy." Ha! According to him, each time you listen to a Christmas song before Thanksgiving, you kill a baby reindeer. Apparently, each time you put up a Christmas tree before Thanksgiving you kill a heard of them. So, I am sorry if there is a sharp decline in the reindeer population because I have about 4 full sized trees up already :) 

I try to decorate my tree a little different every year, but the past 2 or so years I fell into a rut. I liked what I did and just changed it up a smidgen. This year, I decided to do something a little different. I actually had most of the stuff on hand and only had to buy some new ribbon and a few accessories. Without realizing it, I ended up going in a woodland themed direction. I say this every year, but I think this is by far my favorite way I have ever decorated my tree :) 

 Here's a guide on how I decorated it.

First off, my tree is not flocked. I wanted to flock it this year, but got overly excited to start decorating it and didn't want to waste more time :) So, to add a little 'frost', I sprayed some Sno Blow onto the tips. I also added about 4 frosted garlands throughout the tree. I found these at Hobby Lobby a couple of years ago.

 I then added burlap criss-crossing down the tree in three spots. I placed this frosted mesh garland on top of the burlap. Both the burlap and mesh are found at Hobby Lobby.

 Next, I added this cute "Merry Christmas" sign. Also from Hobby Lobby. I guess from now on, just assume everything is from Hobby Lobby unless I note otherwise :) 

 I placed two of these reindeer onto the tree, one bigger than the other.

 I placed three grapevine wreaths throughout the tree. These wreaths are about 12" in diameter.

 Next was the super fun part. I decided to put all my old olive buckets to use. I hung three of them on the tree then filled them up with pinecones and faux wood. The olive buckets are actually from three different places: Amazon, Gordmans, and Hobby Lobby.

 I found these huge frosted pinecones and added them to the tree.

 I then added four frosted branches throughout. These branches were from Michaels a few years ago, although you can find similar ones at Hobby Lobby.

 I also added the faux wood sticks throughout the tree.

 For the top, I placed a wood star that I found at Target two years ago. I also have these cute frosted snowflakes I found at a local store years ago and added them throughout along with frosted white balls.

 Until Christmas presents fill up the bottom, I have pillows, a basket full of blankets and cute little trees to take up space.

 I really wanted to flock the tree this year, but glad I didn't. "Frosting" it was the perfect choice, although if I get more time next year, I'm going to for sure flock it :)

 This pup loves his spot in front of the tree. Seriously, he rarely laid there before the tree was up and now he lays there all the time. Must love Christmas as much as me! :)

In the coming weeks, I'll be sharing the rest of this room along with the other trees and rooms in my house. 

Serious question now, when do you start decorating for Christmas? The way that I see it, my pumpkins go up September and down at the end of October. That's two full months. If I kept them up until November, that would be three! Then Christmas would only get about 1 month. That's not fair in my book. I spend so much more time on Christmas decor than anything. I think it's only reasonable to put it up the beginning of November :) Totally justified, right? 



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