On the 9th day of December….Christmas baubles and bells
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Tonight I am sharing how I have used some bells and baubles to decorate for Christmas. I rarely seem to add baubles to the Christmas tree, but often display them in a tall vase. You can see what I did with them last year in this post.
This year, following some internet inspiration (can’t find the link, sorry) I arranged them in a crystal bowl with a large candle in the middle.
I am pleased with the effect, and will probably do more like this next year, maybe as a centre piece for the table on Christmas Day. For this year however, this bowl is on my hearth. This is my Works for Me Wednesday post.
I did say I did not tend to use baubles on the Christmas tree, but I had forgotten about this mini tree, which I bought in the Next sale last year. A bit more modern and trendy than my usual sort of Christmas decor, but I like it!
Another favourite christmas decoration are bells, and the kids love to play with them, especially while singing Jingle Bells.
I have a few bells on both the kids tree and the “good” tree, but I also chose to display some in wine glasses. These mini bells I purchased in The Pier.
And I love the festive red of these ones.
So what decorations do you like to use?
Today was a busy hectic day with helping with snack at the Nursery School, school pick-ups, eldest child had party at the swimming pool, meeting at school about a forthcoming school trip, then the whole family back to the Nursery School for my son’s Christmas “concert”. It was not really a concert, but can’t think how else to describe it. It was lovely, with the Christmas story being read, and some Christmas carolls sung, followed by hot chocolate and shortbread.
Planning a quieter day tomorrow. Hope you can come back and join me then.