Christmas Decor

I love decorating my house this time of year. This is probably one of my favorite parts of Christmas outside of celebrating the birth of Jesus. I find Christmas shopping to be burden some and I always fine it a challenge to find the right gifts for my family. So decorating is one thing I can do to be creative and doesn't cause me heart burn :)

Here are some pics of what I've done so far. I've spent a lot of time on Pinterest these days to get ideas. I still have so many crafts and DIY projects I want to try but won't probably get to do many of them this year. The few I've done though I've enjoyed.

I posted this pic of our house last time but I just love how it turned out so I'm posting again. I love my new staple gun that allowed me to do the lights around the windows, garage and the wreaths and garland over the archway.

I found this "Merry" idea on Pinterest. I found these letters at Michaels - they didn't have enough in white or red to make a full word with all the same colors but I liked the idea of mixing up the white and red letters anyway.
                           

Our Christmas tree looks great this year. It seems to be the perfect shape for our room. I also linked the tree to the wreath and garland that I attached to the curtain rod. Looks great. Hard to tell since my flash didn't seem to make the pic come out that great.                                      
                                                                                                                                                                    
  

I strung some lights around our formal living area and hung some of our ball ornaments around. I really liked how it turned out.

This is in our family room. I've actually already changed up a few things and added more decor but love how it's turning out.