DIY Ornament Garland

We have been saving our pennies so we can have lots of fun and eat lots of yummy food while visiting Utah, so I haven't bought Christmas decor, and all the decor I already had is still in storage that we haven't been able to retrieve quite yet. I was a bit sad missing out on the magical vibes of pretty, glittery ornaments and twinkling lights in our home. So I began hunting for cheap DIY Christmas decor. And so the ornament garlands were found! They honestly look more difficult and more expensive than they are. I only spent $10! Believe it or not, these beautiful ornaments were from the dollar store! I was really so surprised with how well they turned out. I'm debating making more! You might need to spend a little more depending on how big you want your garland. I made two 35 inch garlands, using about 100 ornaments.

Here's what you will need; 

Twine or ribbon (I used twine because it was what I already had on hand)

Scissors

Thumbtacks

Ornaments - Try to get a variety of sizes and colors. I bought 24 large, 24 medium and 60 small.

Measure how long you want your garland to be. I wanted to have them hanging off the top of our two bookshelves, measuring at a curve, also giving a bit extra to pin the twine to the bookshelf, a total of 35 inches for one garland.

About three inches from one end, tie a double knot in the twine or ribbon so the ornaments don't slide off, and begin adding each ornament. Alternate between sizes and colors; one big, two small, one medium, two small, one big, two small and so on and so on... It took me maybe 10 or 15 minutes to string each one together. Each garland used about 55 ornaments. Tie another double knot at the other end to finish it off, keeping the ornaments in place.

To attach the garland, I just stabbed white thumbtacks through the twine and into our cheap IKEA bookshelves, but you could also use command hooks.

And that's it! It's really so simple! Can't complain one bit about cheap and easy decor! I am loving all the beautiful Christmas vibes now in our home! Let me know if you decide to make one! I want to see pics! 

Happy Holidays!

Let's Play Catch Up - Christmas

Sorry friends, it's been awhile. 

How is your 2014 going so far?

Here is a little blog post on all the awesome things I got for Christmas! 

I really feel so spoiled! 

Don't hate me.

My mom is always so awesome and getting a few girly things for us; lip balms, lotion, fragrances - 

She also got me these darling pearl cluster earrings. I love them!

And this darling arrow ring that I am obsessed with! 

As well as these adorable sandals that I had on my wish list! 

Now I just need some warm weather so I can wear them!

Perfect for a stroll on the beach!

And this cute blue cardigan and glittery gold scarf. 

I hunted down and bought myself this deer sweatshirt 

And my mom bought me this sweatshirt that I had my heart set on. Both from the men's section at Target...

Dave got me this sweet little crown ear cuff. It is so sweet, tiny and dainty!

And this sweet dream catcher necklace

And my parents really spoiled me with a Kitchen Aid mixer! Lucky me!

Here is a video of Dad modeling his new PJ bottoms that I picked out. With foxes on them...

I hope everyone had a lovely Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

This year I was itching to put up our tree! But I wouldn't let myself until the day after Thanksgiving. My parents were lucky enough to have an extra tree as they had (semi) recently bought a new one, so we got their old one! And I was happy to find our ceiling was not too low for it! Yay! I love having the tree set up and lit in our apartment! I feel so lucky to have enough space to be able to set it up!

And this little beauty is the ornament I have been working on! I was inspired by this ornament;

http://www.anthropologie.eu/christmas-decorations/Golightlys-Favourite-Ornament/invt/7585602650020

They don't have it available any more actually so I just decided to make it! It's not exactly the same, but I am really happy with how it is coming along. I will post a fancy little pic when I have finished it!

What family Holiday traditions do you have?

FYI Since this month is almost over, I just wanted to let everyone know my Anome Photo prices will be changing starting in 2011.

If you wish to have the current prices, you can book a session until the last day of December.

I have lots of great ideas for my business that I am excited to be announcing this coming year! Stay tuned!