Christmas is my most favorite holiday ever. Halloween used to be my fave, but since we have been shafted several years in a row with less than 4 trick-or-treaters, I'm throwing in the towelie. Halloween was #1. Halloween lost it-turned in his wings. Christmas is number one.
Chris and I paid a visit to Carrie, Dave and Greta Fat Pants this past weekend. Our motivation was two-fold to travel south. 1.) Dave requested that Chris put his Holmes on Homes skillz to the test and build a bad ass closet. (you can check that sonnabitch off the list) 2.) hold Greta fat pants and c.) decorate their front entry for the Hallerdays. So, as you can see, Chris and I had our work cut out for us.
The closet turned out awesome. I'm amazed at how talented my husband is. Literally, he makes Mike Holmes look like the tooth fairy. Chris can fix anything and does such awesome wood work. Love him.
I intended to bring a large bunch of curly willow for their entryway but, forgot it. Damn. Instead, I hit up the local Menards and bought some contrasting faux greens to add to their existing pine garland. Below are the steps to decorating a doorway effectively for Santa to find your house:
1.) Use screws or nails around the perimeter of the entryway being decorate. Three along the top and one on each side should suffice. These points will be used for securing the garland/willow branches.
2.) Find the middle point of the garland being used and attach at the top point of the doorway. You can do this by using "floral wire" or any light gauge wire. Sidenote: Whimps use gloves for this, but I recommend bare hands.
3.) Loosely swag (to each corner point of the door) the garland over the door. It will fall naturally to the ground. To create a more romantic/rustic look, allow the garland to pool on the ground.
4.) Using that same wire, secure the garland on the corner points and sides. You don't want wind to blow away your masterpiece.
5.) Once the draping is complete, take a step back and ensure the door looks even. Go back through and "fluff" the garland. This is necessary when using fake stuff since the wires get bent in storage.
6.) After the fluffing, take out the Christmas light Clark.
7.) This year, Carrie had white lights to use. After a quick test run, we plugged them into the appropritate power source. Find the middle of the light strand and secure that to the apex of the door (where there is a screw or nail). With the middle being hung, you can fish the lights through the garland.
8.) To complete the look, use large shatterproof ornaments, ribbons and accents to dress it up.
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| Very southern style-- lots of shit |
There you have it. Christmas. Boom. Oh, I almost forgot. Carrie, Greta and I capped off our Hallerday decorating marathon with a screening of the film Prancer. Awesome. Recommend.
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| "Something magical is about to happen." |
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