Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

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Welcome to Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Christmas is my favourite time of the year to decorate the home with beautiful and elegant decor. You don't have to be intimidated by Christmas decorating it can be very simple to do yet look classy and elegant. No matter what your particular decorating style may be it is easy to achieve a look of elegance in your home. I have always preferred to use glass ornaments and beautiful decorations throughout my home for this season, glass in itself adds some sparkle and elegance. I choose to use a lot of crystal or glass bowls and vases filled with shimmery ornaments around the rooms. Tall cylindrical vases make great statements too! Candles add elegance as well as adding tiny white lights where appropriate. Centerpieces and wreaths with elegant ornaments add a wonderful look to the season as well. Here I will share tips, ideas and beautiful photos with you. I hope you will be inspired and find something to add a sparkle to your own holiday decor.

Ideas for Using Glass Bowls 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Some great ides for filling those glass or crystal bowls:

Glass ornaments in varied sizes make an elegant look. Choose either one color like gold or silver and use these in different sizes for one look. Another idea is to choose two or three colors that go well together and mix these in a crystal bowl for a beautiful look. It's a simple thing to do but it does give a fabulous elegant look on a coffee table or even as a centerpiece on a dining room table.

Ornaments on a Cake Plate 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Another easy idea is to find a pretty cake plate and place a candle in the center of it. Surround the candle with some beautiful greenery, you could use real or artificial for this. Place some elegant glass balls around the candle and nestle them into the greenery! There you have a super simple but elegant centerpiece for the Christmas season. You could change the candle color to whatever suits your decor and use whatever color glass balls that go with your home.

Countdown to Christmas 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy 

Some Elegant Designs from Shell's Designs

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy 

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Ideas for Filling Glass Vases 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Some ideas for filling glass vases:

Of course I love the look of lots and lots of ornaments filling a beautiful tall glass vase. I have used this look over and over and never seem to tire of it, it always looks elegant!
Another idea is to go with the natural look and use elements like cranberries, or nuts (in their shells) like walnuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, ect. Layering this in a tall cylindrical vase can look amazing on a table or mantel, place a few loose ornaments and sprigs of greenery around the base of the vase to continue the elegant look.
Pinecones big or small make a nice statement in tall vases too, also potpourii can be purchase in beautiful christmas colors and used in these arrangements too! Just experiment with different elements and looks you never know what you might come up with!

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy 

Tall Vase With Glass Ball Ornaments

This is a tall vase with amber coloured swirls on it that I filled with glass balls. We have very high ceilings in our home and above our front door in the entrance is a large ledge. At Christmas I like to put large items on this ledge to make a statement this vase is one of the items I used last year. I had it placed with some large wrapped gift packages and then a large artificial plant in the other corner with white mini lights on it! Always fun to put together.

Elegant Christmas Decorating - A Close Up 

Close Up View of Vase and Ornaments

Decorating Ideas 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Here is the vase of ornaments on a table with a beautiful gold glass Christmas tree. It's fun to mix and match different elements and try them in different areas of the home, you never know what great ideas you'll come up with! It especially looks pretty at night with all the shimmery sparkle!

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy 

Simple Ideas for Decorating

In this photo I have just taken a beautiful swag that can be hung on the wall,(looks fabulous above a framed picture) or can be layed appropriately on a table. I added this round gift box behind it for another interesting look!

More Interesting Decorating Ideas 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

If you like things simple and natural here is another idea. Just take a large clear glass bowl, and fill it with pinecones (maybe spray a few in gold) very simple to do with a can of spray paint. Or like me at a local department store I found these great round balls covered with natural elements. Loved the look in chocolate brown. Makes a great statement on a coffee table.

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A Closer Look

Elegant Glass Ball Ornaments 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

More Pretty Glass Ball Ornaments 

Ornaments for Decorating

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Decorating a Beautiful Wreath for Christmas 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy

Creating a Beautiful Christmas Wreath with Julie Mulligan

In this craft project, Julie walks through the steps of how to make a traditional Christmas wreath arrangement, complete with evergreens, flowers, ornaments, and garland. Watch her video to learn the basics, as well as some "insider florist secrets", and use your imagination to create a beautiful wreath of your own. For more great ideas from Julie, visit her blog at http://blog.1800flowers.com/julie

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Wreaths of Varied Styles 

Simple Christmas Decorating

Some beautiful wreaths to get inspiration from if you like to make your own creation or some that can be purchased, either way wreaths add a look of elegance to front doors, walls, and can look fabulous over a large mirror.

High Quality Gold Artificial Pine Wreath

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Beautiful Decorated Wreath

For this wreath I chose silver glass balls and hot glued them in place in sets of three. I made a ribbon bow and glued it to the top of the wreath. For this you can chose which ever colors suit your look, I use silver accents in our family room so this was a great accent in there.

Fill a Vase with Potpourri 

Elegant Christmas Decorating Made Easy - Adding Potpourri

Another great idea is to add some beautiful potpourri. This can be purchase in many different colors for the holiday season. It can just be added to a beautiful glass bowl or can look very elegant layered in a tall glass vase. Just try a few different looks until you get the one that you love. It's so fun to play!

Pretty Glass Balls 

Add some colour to a coffee table or end table with an arrangement...

Clear vases with pretty glass balls in shiny and muted tones, a pretty candle with a ring of holly berries... makes an elegant focal point!

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