"Fall" Into Christmas

Welcome Friends!

Believe In The season......

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day!

We sure did!

I'm enjoying my kids home for the Thanksgiving break.

Today, we are decorating Christmas Topiarys and a lot of Christmas decorating!

(My Favorite Topiary-I change it every season)

"Fall" into Christmas!

(You may remember these Green Topiary's from FALL!)

They are now transformed into Christmas!

Supplies:

Christmas garland wreath

Candy Canes and Candy

Christmas Ribbon

Add Candy Canes to the finished Topiary

Add Candy Berries Wreath around flower pot,

Fill flower pot in with Christmas Candy Cane Candy,

Add Ribbon and Christmas Trims.

Embellish with Christmas Ornaments and crafts

You are Finished!

Hearts are available in my etsy shop for a limited time

More Hearts to come!

You may remember the "Christmas Hearts" from

"Twelve Days Of Creative Christmas"

"Christmas From The Heart"

Each Heart is personalized with a gift card and envelope

on the reverse side!

Enjoy!

Twelve Days Of Creative Christmas Winner

My daughter was all smiles before she left for school today!

I was too!

You know me, I love Prizes and Giving Away a Prize is even better!

From 210 heart felt comments.....

The WINNER of the drawing is:

The Garden Of Egan!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please contact me through my email!

Thank you to all!

I want to send "Christmas Joy"  to everyone!

Your comments on what you Love about Christmas and

 The Twelve Days of Creative Christmas were heartwarming!

May you all cherish your families and loved ones through the

Spirit of Christmas!

Carry on the Twelve Days of Christmas to someone this Christmas Season!

Happy Holidays to you all!

Christmas Angels and Giveaway!

HELLO CHRISTMAS FRIENDS!

WELCOME ONE AND ALL.....

NEW FRIENDS, NEW FOLLOWERS AND

ANYONE THAT IS NEW TO DECK THE HALLS!

"CHRISTMAS JOY" GIVEAWAY IS WELCOME TO EVERYONE!

Hello from Sunny Arizona!

A WINTER WONDERLAND HOLIDAY WREATH

WELCOMES YOU!

IF YOU ARE GETTING SNOW, SEND ME SOME!

Don't you just LOVE this time of year!

I GIVE THANKS!

We have so much to be grateful for in our

everyday life!

WELCOME BACK...

I must say,

TWELVE DAYS OF CREATIVE CHRISTMAS

was so much FUN!

I hope you had FUN too!

Thanks for visiting each day!

I love your visits and your kind words!

I hope you were inspired and you are crossing off projects from your

 CHRISTMAS "GET TO DO LIST"!

I've crossed off my

"Sweet Treats" Christmas Tree!

(I've never been this early getting a tree completely decorated)

"Tis The Season"!

Thanksgiving will soon be here.

It's nice to have a good start on Christmas long before

THANKSGIVING arrives!

  It's nice to ENJOY the beauty and blessings of the season!

Here'a a new project to try!

Who doesn't love handmade Christmas Ornaments,

especially Christmas Angels?!

I found these beautiful ornaments from

"Christmas From The Heart"

(Better Homes and Garden volume 12).

If you yearn for a tree decked with abundant beauty without

sacrificing the true meaning of the season, these handmade Angel ornaments

may be what you are searching for.

Made with vellum paper and other paper crafting supplies.

You can see the ANGEL directions at:

.http://deckthehalls-christmas.blogspot.com/p/christmas-earth-angels.html

Fringe Angel-Made with a five inch long rayon fringe tassel.

I suggest using a clothes pin taken apart for the arms,

or a small doily wrapped around the neck.

(Directions show differently).

My favorite: Finial Ornament

Made with a 12 inch length of 1/4 inch-diameter wooden dowel.

Celebrate the Season!

As I mentioned earlier, there is a PRIZE from

The Twelve Days Of Creative Christmas!

HOW TO ENTER:

SIMPLE!

JUST LEAVE A COMMENT AND FOLLOW DECK THE HALLS!

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

For everyone leaving comments from the past 12 posts

you are in the drawing!

To increase your chances of winning, leave a comment on this post.

Let me know what you LOVE about CHRISTMAS or your

 FAVORITE TWELVE DAYS OF CREATIVE CHRISTMAS POST!

What is the PRIZE?

TWELVE GIFTS of

"CHRISTMAS JOY"

Here is a sampling of what you may receive in your Christmas Box from

TWELVE DAYS OF CREATIVE CHRISTMAS!

CHRISTMAS SWISS ROLLS

TIS THE SEASON TO EAT

CHOCOLATE AND CANDY CANES!

CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART GIFT ORNAMENTS

TEA TOWEL HAPPINESS

ICE CREAM SUNDAY PIN CUSHION

A VARIETY OF SWEET TREATS AND

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

TIS THE SEASON PLACEMATS OR TABLE RUNNER

It will be a FUN surprise when your package arrives!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MY HOME TO YOURS!

(If you do not have a blog, just let me know that you follow

Deck The Halls!)

Have A Wonderful Week!

Drawing will be announced on Friday, November 19th!

Thanks for visiting!

Enjoy!

Holiday Cookies for You and Santa!

Twelve Days Of Creative Christmas

There's no place like HOME for the Holidays!

There's no place like HOME with freshly baked

CHRISTMAS COOKIES!

What started many years ago has become a Christmas Tradition at our house.

We make and decorate Christmas Cookies at the beginning of December.

Sometimes, I will freeze them and save a few for Santa!

Usually, they are gone by morning!

My kids still love it year after year!

The HOLIDAY COOKIES Magazine from Land O Lakes is available on newstands!

I love the recipes, so many of our favorites!

We are going to make the Reindeer Cookies this year!

CUTE with HOT COCOA MIX!

A favorite Sugar cookie recipe.

I refrigerate the dough for about one hour before I roll out the cookie dough.

I also double the recipe and break up the dough for

everyone to have their own sugar cookie dough with cookie cutters!

It's always a good idea to have extra rolling pins on hand.

Our Cookies look more like this!

They are made with little hands, sweet smiles with sprinkles on top!

Christmas Lollipops with sticks.

I love these! A great idea!

You can find the recipe HERE!

A FUN treat for everyone!

Great for gift baskets, neighbor gifts, school treats etc.

The recipe that I use is found  here!

You can make these cookies from a CAKE MIX!

Wilton makes a lollipop cookie pan found here.

Another Favorite-Large cupcakes with M&M's,  Candy Canes and Sprinkles!

SIMPLE, and greatly LOVED by all!

These large cucpakes are made with a large wilton muffin pan.

 They are fun to decorate for everyone, especially kids!

Wathc your kids eyes go GREAT BIG when they are finished!

It happens everytime!

Ice Cream Cone Cakes, not just for Birthdays!

put Candy Canes in the top!

Great fun for Classroom School Christmas Parties!

Easy RECIPE found HERE!

Gingerbread Cookies--fun for kids!

Recipe found HERE!

Brownies will forever be a favorite.. who doesn't love a chocolate brownie?!

The fun part about receiving cookies is in the packaging!

A sweet treat for Family and Friends!

You can find the directions HERE!

Happy Crafting and Cooking with your Family!

On the 12th day of Christmas

Santa Mouse brings to you,

Christams Reindeer cookies 

and a glass of milk too!

I will return next week with one more

Twelve Days Of Christmas Post!

There is a PRIZE!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Inspiration: Martha Stewart, Land O lakes Holiday Cookies, Woman's Day