Christmas Village Decorating by Connie's Spot©

Hooray...I got my Christmas Village done...

I love my little Christmas town...but since my table is

opened I hated putting it on display...because I absolutely hate seeing those ugly

electric cords...so if you are anything like me...then you will love this...

here is what I did...after I got them all set up...I took all the

cords together and wired them behind

the table  like so...

I used about an 18inh extension cord

and plugged them into that, I then plugged

that into a remote control outlet

(I bought mine at Lowe's) 2 yrs. ago

I got it for about $12

 Then I put all the cords down inside this decorative

box...I then use a remote control to

turn them off and on...all of my

decorations are on remotes...I love it!
It really works!!!

This works up to 3 different displays...so no more

sending the smallest one under the tree to

turn off the lights...I love this thing!!

Here is my Little Town up close...

When my youngest daughter was little

she loved these little town's and we

would sit with the lights turned down...

and we would make up stories of what

the little people were doing and where

they might be going!

Memories, we remember even if

they forget!

 

Merry Christmas

Connie

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Don't Forget The Chairs

Here are a couple of quick decorating ideas for the backs of your dining room chairs...I had some fabric left over from my daughters wedding...I tied big

red bows on the backs of the

 Bride and Groom chairs...I saved the fabric and I have used

it for several craft projects...

 

I got the bells on the ring at Wal-Mart

super cheap...I just looped my

fabric around the ring and I used

a few pieces of painters tape

to secure it!

 

 This is my favorite one...I bought this at the craft store

it was already put together...I just used a piece of ribbon and tied it to

my chair...this one is a little more expensive...so I just did the two

head of the table chairs.

Stockings are really cute and you can fill them

with goodies for your guest...I love dressing

up the table and it doesn't have to cost a lot!

 

I finally got my Nut Crackers up today, it was so

fun to look at all of them...and I just happened to glance

out the window and it was snowing...it was so

pretty, it didn't last, but sure was pretty!

My husband was so happy when he came

home today...he kept asking me when I

was going to finish decorating

I'm all most done!

 

 

Christmas Advent Wreath Doily

"Christmas Advent Wreath Doily"

 My wreath was just one of those really plain one's...
I had a really pretty Christmas card of Mary and Baby Jesus,
so I put it in this gold colored frame...
I hot glued some artificial greenery, some red holly berries,
 and a few small pine cones I had from some old potpourri...
It just needed something else...so I made this doily...
I used Paton's Silk Bamboo in Orchid...It's really pretty stuff...
My Christmas card had like a lace border so
I put a piece of purple paper behind the card so now that pretty purple peaks out.

This was truly simple and very inexpensive to make!

It really is nice to see the image while lighting

the candles and reading the prayers!

 

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Light A Candle

 

 This is a really awesome site...say a prayer and light a candle

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng 

 

 

 

Fun with clay

Last year I played around with clay for the first time and I made a few tree ornaments, I had a lot of fun making them...it's fun to try new things...

you never know what talents lurk inside, until you 

 give it a try...oh gosh I sound like my mother...

 

My mother was always trying new things...I didn't appreciate or cherish

 that when I was a kid...that was just mom...once she

ordered wall paper and the pears weren't the color she thought 

they would be...did she take it back NO...she grabbed a paint brush

and any kid that was in arms reach...and we painted her

pears...but we had a good time she made it fun...she turned

up the radio and we painted green pears yellow! I miss

my mother, so if you're lucky enough to still have

your mother in your life...tell her you love her.

I wish I could!

Sorry I didn't mean to get all mushy!

Well here's my clay ornaments, I know

I have plenty of room for improvement!

 

This is a little Teddy in a wagon

Sleeping Santa

Cute little Cindy Lou Who

and you know who he is

Mr. and Mrs. Claus by the fire

even marshmallows in the hot cocoa 

 my little whimsical stockings hung

by the fire