Southern Scraps

  Just a quick post to share some of my Christmas decor. I've had decorations out for over two weeks but I've been too busy with other preparations to share them. I found this cloche for 50 cents at the thrift store months ago. It did not have a bottom but I knew I'd be able to use it somehow. It came in perfect for this year's simplified decor.   I purchased a wood slice from Michael's. I placed a berry and cone pick, a bottle brush tree and an ornament on the slice and covered it with the cloche. So simple and quick and it is one of my favorite things to look at this year. I then surrounded it with a forest of bottle brush trees. I purchased several of these last year on clearance with mantel decorations in mind, but forgot about them when I started on the mantel. Thankfully I came across them in time to incorporate them in the vignette. When we rearrange for the tree, my Grandmother's vintage sewing machine gets put in a more visible spot,...

I used to only decorate the mantel and a tree (or two to four), but since living in our current home, I've come to love creating vignettes on the sofa table. Really it's a book shelf, but it functions as a sofa table behind my couch. This year I used some of the same materials as last year but added my new snow globes. I grounded the globes on a silver charger and added some faux snow. I placed some of my village figurines around the globes. They haven't been out in years.   The "wise men still seek him" and glitter nativity are still the center, as Jesus should be the center of it all.    On the other end are my mini trees that I created last year. I elevated them this time on a clear pedestal plate that I made. I also added faux snow around them and place some more figurines at the bottom. I added some washi tape to  clear candle holders to bring in a little more of the colors I'm using. Epsom salts makes snow in ...