For decades I have carefully collected and created holiday decorations. As I am currently taking down all of the decorations this week I am mindful of the way things looked this year and how I can modify or recreate each area next year. Some of the strategies that have helped me to be more efficient include:
- Take pictures of each area
- Label where things belong
- Search for products to make your life easier
- Mix it up from time to time
- Get rid of what you have not used
The image on the left shows an area of our stairs. The greens are enhanced with dried artichokes sprayed in gold, hand made ceramic snowflakes, stars and ribbon purchased from Michael's Arts and Crafts. This year the snowflakes and stars were new and made at Earth Center Pottery (Tyler Park-Bucks County, PA). Textures were imprinted in the clay and then the shapes were cut with cookie cutters. They really helped to enhance the appearance of the stairs.
One of the big finds I had this year, at Joann's, was Scotch Reusable Garland Wrap Fastener. It comes in a 20 foot roll and enabled the garland to be attached easily to the handrail without messy wires. What a great find!
As I am taking things down this week I am careful to label everything so that I know exactly where things were this year to make things go more smoothly and quickly next year. (image on the right)
This year I didn't want to once again ignore the Christmas boxes that get picked through and ignored. I took an entire box of holiday decorations to work and co-workers were able to pick and take "new to them" items for their home. Anything left at the end of the week was dropped off at the local thrift shop.
I'm already dreaming of what I can do to make next year even better!
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