{Christmas Home Tour} & Handmade Decor Ideas

Welcome to my home!

I am thrilled and honored to be among 30 incredible bloggers
who are virtually sharing our Homes decked out for Christmas.



My French Country style home is situated in the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. I enjoy decorating and the creative process
of making my own decor items.

So grab another cup of coffee, settle into your favorite chair and enjoy the pictorial tour of my home.

Entryway

The stone we chose for the exterior of our home has a variety of colors, so we incorporated it here on the entryway wall.

The first of many Nativity scenes that I enjoy displaying and a book telling the story of the Birth of Christ.

This Nativity has special meaning because it's the one I had at home growing up. I remember gazing and studying it as a child every Christmas season.

Living Room

I began changing the Christmas decor color scheme last year.
The Christmas tree got a color makeover this year.
Can you guess what I used to make the large paper ribbon?Click HERE to find out.

This winter white Santa is frosted and glittered.
A simple greenery spray with a satin ribbon sits atop the piano.

Isn't he wonderful and a little bit quirky?

I love exposed beams, architectural salvage pieces,
and special antique items added for interest.

This tarnished silver bowl holds my Grandmother's vintage ornaments. These hung on her Christmas tree for as long
as I can remember.

This Nativity set is made of wood blocks for printing
and I love those old organ keys.

The mantle and stockings were new additions last year. 

You can read the tutorials HERE and HERE.

The glittered Nativity in front of the fireplace is one I copied from my friend Doreen at Hymns and Verses. I made a smaller version of hers, and you can find all of her instructions HERE!

The 3 wise men have a lovely patina. 

I think it's clever they included a horse among the camels.

Word games are a favorite of mine, so some wooden Scrabble 

letters on the coffee table makes for some fun, 

as well as some glittered and ribboned jingle bells.

The three large windows in the Living Room just needed wreaths. 

To spell out JOY seemed perfect. Glass glitter anyone? 

I am such a fan and I might be addicted, 

which means you may see more glitter on this tour.

This paper ribbon actually glows because it's so thin...

and I love my addition of the "Words of God" in differing fonts.

Click HERE to see how I made my sheet music ornaments.

For some reason, rustic and elegance go together. A barnwood frame and mercury glass...burlap and velvet...twigs and glitter.

It reminds me of our King born in a lowly manger.

Dining Room

The table is decorated for a simple dessert buffet. 

The chalkboard wall gets dressed up for Christmas. 

 I'll be sharing my Christmas dinner tablescape 

and more pics later this week.

Ornaments dangling from the chandy 

and satin ribbon are an easy addition of "wow".

This silver ice bucket was a wedding present. I'm using it here 

as a tarnished vessel for the table's centerpiece.

Each place setting has a miniature flower arrangement
tucked in a silver creamer or sugar bowl. 

An easy to make table runner out of discontinued fabric samples

and sheet music placemats add practical elegance to the table. 

And who doesn't love candles? They add instant ambiance.

Kitchen 

Our fireplace is shared in the Living Room, 

so I have another mantle to decorate in the Kitchen. 

I might have fallen in love with bottle brush trees and silver!

I think I spy more glitter...

A spray of fresh greenery and 3 ornaments hanging
on organza and satin ribbon adorn the Kitchen hood.

Breakfast Room

If you live in a climate where you don't have snow, 

you might as well try to simulate it. 

This polkadot garland is made from book pages and vellum.

A silver tray holds 3 easy to make topiary trees
nestled in pots edged with glass glitter.
You can click HERE to see how I made the moss trees.

Small ornaments, votives and crystal filler add to the sparkle.

NOEL printed on Christmas Hymnal pages are edged in glass glitter (I know, I am addicted) and propped on top of greenery.

The glass glitter really does sparkle like diamonds,

hence my addiction.

Front Porch

My porch decor, garland and wreaths
welcome you to the white winterland inside.
You can see how I made them HERE and HERE.

I hope you were inspired and that you enjoyed
the pictorial tour of my home.

I will be sharing all my handmade Christmas decor in the upcoming days and weeks. I'd love for you to follow me by email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. so that you don't miss a thing!

There is more inspiration waiting for you.
 Here's the Christmas Tour list and links for the week:

Monday

Worthing Court

French Country Cottage

Atta Girl Says

Town and Country Living

Decor Adventures

Lilacs and Longhorns

Tuesday

Marty's Musings

Mom 4 Real

All Things Beautiful

Making Home Base

The Happier Homemaker

The Lily Pad Cottage

Wednesday

The Everyday Home

Craftberry Bush

Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll

AKA Design

Hymns and Verses

Our Southern Home

Thursday

Stone Gable

Adventures in Decorating

Newly Woodwards

Setting for Four

Back Porch Musings

All Things Heart and Home

Friday

Cedar Hill Farmhouse

Cottage at the Crossroads

Top This Top That

Domestically Speaking

Mommy is Coocoo

Shabby Art Boutique

The Christmas Tour hosts are offering our readers a $200 giveaway from the fabulous One Kings Lane. (click on their name to see their fabulous selections of accessories and furniture for your home)

It's easy to enter the giveaway. There are also some other fun prizes. Good luck to everyone.

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Sharing at Savvy Southern Style
French Country Cottage

xoxo