Christmas Decor ideas for 2008

[Holiday Joy]

After driving around and admiring others' outdoor decor this year, I have some ideas I want to try:
2008 Outside:
:grin: Put some lights up in our BACK yard, so we can enjoy them -- our family room and kitchen windows face the back of the house.
:grin: Decorate the side of our house facing the street (we're on a corner). Maybe buy one of those projectors that project Christmas scenes or snowflakes?
:grin: Light the large wreath above our doorway.
:grin: Decorate the garland around the front door to match the wreath ABOVE our front door.

Inside:
:grin: I don't need to buy more decorations, but I do want to look for another prelit Christmas tree for the family room. The living room tree was so easy to put up! I really hate hanging lights.
:grin: Make 'gingerbread boy' curtains for my gingerbread/cookie themed kitchen.

 

[happy2bme]

Great list Holiday Joy!!

We couldn't see our lights either, so I will make sure we put some up where we can see them too!!

:happynewyear: Melanie

 

[jackfrosty]

We have a huge Cedar on our front Lawn-I'd love to light it next year! Better start saving money now!
I really hope we have a front porch next year, as well! That could open up a world of possibilities!
Inside I think just a proper nativity.

 

[momof2boys]

Next year I have a few ideas...okay a lot....but what I am going to do is set a few things that I want to do and then add onto it each year. Sooooo

1. Outdoors- more lighting on the shrubs and garland and lights around the doorways and lightpost. Outback I would like to get some robe lights and outline the deck with some garland.

2. Inside- get 2 small trees for the boy's room, I don't have a naivity scene so I would like one, I have been adding something new to my tree a little bit every year so I would like to get some red berries to add.

 

[coffeenut]

:happynewyear: Already decided on my theme for next year.
It is Heaven and Nature sing.
I want to use angels, cardnials, and nature to decorate with
Save for a small prelit tree.
put lights in my berdroom windows they are on a corner so that they can be seeen from both streets. ink:
:globe:

 

[jackfrosty]

coffeenut, I LOVE that! Keep us posted!

 

[KimD]

I want to add trees to the kids rooms.

 

[Woman]

This year I put up a Christmas tree in our bedroom-it was really
nice and relaxing-we enjoyed it a lot-will do the same next year.

WOMAN

:heartsNY:

 

[goodpace]

I'm going for lights in my back yard too. My kitchen and sunroom look out onto the back porch, deck, and yard. I have some of the old fashioned C9's and some little artificial trees with those too that I could stick in the empty flowerbed. Probably more lights on the front shrubs and the icicle lights and luminarias that I never got to this year.



:heartsNY:

 

[Holiday Joy]

coffeenut, I may just have to steal your theme for next year -- I love it!! "Let Heaven and Nature Sing" Thanks for sharing!
This year, I had found a large sign that says "It's a Wonderful LIfe" and that was sort of my motto -- I'm leaving it up year round. But I love the idea of decorating/gifting around a theme. I thought of these boards whenever I saw the phrase 'comfort and joy' (was that Cathymac?)
:heartsNY: PS, Gingerbug, I'm loving the new smilies!!

 

[pixiestick]

I bought some of the colored outdoor compact flourescent bulbs. We have 3 outdoor lights on our house so I bought 2 green and a red. I am amazed at how much color they put off and look fun.

They make them in other colors so I am going to look for some for other holiday. I think they even make ones that are blacklight for halloween.

I , in general, don't put out Christmas lights (mostly because my husband came from a family that is somewhat- anti-outdoor Christmas light- so it is one thing I gave up), but these little lightsbulbs add wuite a bit of bang for what litle work it takes to put them out! Plus- they should last forever!

 

[pixiestick]

:happynewyear: Already decided on my theme for next year.
It is Heaven and Nature sing.
I want to use angels, cardnials, and nature to decorate with
Save for a small prelit tree.
put lights in my berdroom windows they are on a corner so that they can be seeen from both streets. ink:
:globe:

Beautiful theme idea coffeenut!

You could add stars to the theme for the Heaven part too. I have a lot of star decorations and combining them with the Angels and Nature part would be easy!

Thanks for the great idea!

pixiestick

 

[coffeenut]

Thanks :heartsNY: