Christmas Pillows and Decorations

Last year I found a blog post tutorial

where a woman made Christmas pillows using

kitchen towels.

It was an easy project and the pillows were so cute.

This year I found cloth placemats at Target 

with a very cute design

and knew they would make really cute pillows.

Isn't it cute?

The tree is embroidered and gives it more texture and definition.

I used yardage for the back and the binding

and put in an invisible zipper.

One for me and one for my daughter!

 

The Peace and Santa pillows were made last year from dish towels.

The pillow in the back was made several years ago and is paper pieced.

My home is finally ready for Christmas.

I've decorated my quilt cabinet like this for several years now.

My vintage ornaments are on this metal tree,

away from any possibility of being knocked off and broken.

 

We had our family room painted this fall.

Gone is the dark woodwork.

The white is so much brighter and my decorations show up

so much better!

 

I made the star Santa years ago.

He's wearing denim overalls!

The other santas are made from antique quilts and old blankets.

I found these at craft shows over the years, 

all made by the same person.

She no longer comes to my area, though.

Their brothers are on top of my quilt cabinet.

 

Several years ago I found these vintage candy canes and added a couple

of others to the dish.

The vintage tree toppers finish off the display.

 

Our tree is tall... 9 1/2 feet... and is packed with ornaments.

My mom made the tree skirt for us years ago.

I gave my older daughter this Jim Shore nativity when she was younger.

She loves setting it up every year.

Our Advent wreath has one of my Nativities in the center.

This Advent wreath uses ball shaped candles,

which are difficult to find.

I have to reuse the candles, if I can.

 

This wreath is an oldie, too, and was fun to make. 

It adds such sparkle to the room.

I'm linking to Design Wall Monday today.

Merry Christmas!