Deck the Halls

…or in this case, the front door.

As much as I have a passion for waiting to get in the Christmas spirit until after Thanksgiving, I may have made an exception for a “wreath” on our door. (It’s really more wintery than Christmas-y, though, so I think I’m alright) The truth is, completing any projects around here–and then blogging about them–is hard enough as it is these days, so I had to move when the Spirit hit me!

Here’s a simple idea that doesn’t cost much (my specialty!) or take much time:
I wish I could say I came up with this concept on my own. But, I didn’t. Pinterest.

All I did was collect some pine cones. Ahem…a year ago…okay…my mom collected them. Hey, I said it’s hard to do more than keep my kids alive!

Then, I found some ribbon at Hobby Lobby for 1/2 off (which is pretty much every other week).

Next, I cut the ribbon in about 12-18 inch strips and tied one end to the knot on the end of my pine cone.

I used a little hot glue to secure the knot to the pine cone.

I repeated those steps about 8 times or so, and then tied all the ribbon ends together. I hung it on the front door using one of those handy-dandy Command Hooks.

And, voila!

Now, the burning question is Should it hang higher (as seen above) or lower?

I realize that most of you don’t notice the difference and no one probably cares, but I need opinions, people!

Anyway, I like it. It only took about 15 minutes to make (that is, once I finally got all the supplies) and I think it adds some cheer during this gloomy time of year (yes, I am aware that I rhymed, Jonathan). 🙂

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