If you’re looking for easy and natural holiday decorating for your home’s front door and exterior, this post will give you helpful ideas. Decorating with fresh greenery garlands and evergreen swags turned out to be a surprise keeper for future years! I've retired my faded faux garlands that decked out my Christmas porch for years, and I'm not going back. See my fresh, green Christmas porch.
Read MoreFor this year's Christmas and holiday season mantel, I kept with the same theme I used outdoors on my porch - a natural look with evergreen garlands, live redwood cuttings, and sugar pinecones. There’s nary a red poinsettia or decoration in sight; I think I craved a palette of soothing greenery with muted winter neutrals after a tumultuous year. A natural palette is also a practical choice.
Read MoreThis evergreen Christmas DIY swag is way too simple and easy, and well worth the small effort to bring some natural, fresh, and festive Yuletide cheer to your front door. So let’s get our swag on - I'll show you how step by step! It’s just a bunch of evergreen boughs bound and hung together, but there's something about a swag's rustic simplicity that's appealing, especially during the holidays.
Read MoreDuring the holidays, many of us anticipate the spectacular blooms of Christmas cactus - a favorite indoor winter-flowering succulent! Read on to learn all about how to care for Schlumbergera, Zygocactus, and other holiday cactus growing indoors. The post covers how to water Christmas cactus, pruning, fertilizer, holiday cactus problems, pests, and disease, and how to propagate and re-bloom Christmas cacti.
Read MoreDon’t donate those baby socks just yet - hang on to a couple of them! You know, the ones they wore when they came home from the hospital that fit perfectly, but then they outgrew in a hot minute.
Take 5 minutes to make them into what will become your most cherished Christmas ornaments in years to come.
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