the one thing i miss about NOT having christmas decorations up anymore, is the glowing lights from the tree. and the ones i had on the greenery above my fireplace. i miss them. a lot. in fact, my mantle looks so incredibly boring right now. partially, because i can't remember what i had up there before christmas. so it's pretty bare. lol! but i do have a few things that have been created for christmas decor, that are sticking around all year.
my yarn balls. i was at michaels one day, and came across the yarn section. i felt this need to buy some. which is just weird, since i don't knit or anything. it was cheap, so i picked up a few things of it. i've been reading jennifer's blog for the past year or so. or should i say, i've been stalking her blog. lol! just love seeing and reading about her home decor projects. she has me adding touches of turquoise to my decor lately. lol! so she had this post, showing some christmas decorations she had made. and it made me remember some styrofoam balls i had, from a project that never happened. so i came up with the idea to just wrap the yarn around the balls. i'm sure this isn't anything new or genious. but i thought i was pretty cool! the buttons balls seemed fun. but they weren't. i can make 6 large yarn balls while watching a 30 minute show on the DVR. and yet 1 tiny button ball took me just as long. which is why there are only 2 of them. lol! i just tossed these into a large iron bowl i picked up at walmart for like $10 (although i really dispise that store with all of my being). this now sits on my kitchen island. so cute.
my button tree it all it's glory! now, this tree took me FOREVER to make. lol! these were all the rage about two years ago, right around christmas. i had decided to do mine in more autumn colors, since it would match my house better. browns, reds, greens, yellows, pinks, and oranges. gorgeous! ok, i actually don't have any orange or pink in my house. maybe i should. i have had this displayed for 2 years now, upstairs. i decided to bring it down to the kitchen, where we could enjoy it more. i wish i had the patience to do more of these. since we all know i own about a trillion buttons 😉
Laura Vegas 
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