I've always thought of mantels as the quintessential space for Christmas decorating. When I didn't have one, I pretended. I've never had one as big as our current one before, which has brought some challenges for decorating. It's only our second Christmas in this house, so it's both a work in progress and a learning curve, but I'm really happy with how our Christmas Mantel 2014 turned out! I knew that I wanted a lot of white and gold, but I can't live without my pops of color. I wanted ... Read More
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Winter Wonderland Tree Diorama
When Team Ten decided to use Winter Wonderland as our theme for this month's holiday decor and gifts challenge from Cricut's Design Space Star, I knew that I wanted to create a treescape. I love the look of trees against snow, and Cricut made it easy. I found the perfect tree in Design Space. It was a lot of fun watching the machine cut it out. There were a lot of intricate bits. I used a variety of cardstock. When all the pieces were cut, I simply slid them onto a dowel, with the ... Read More