Dwellings By DeVore: Last Minute Decor

I'm a constant tweaker. I am always changing things up in my home, tweaking, moving, painting...Well it should come as no surprise that I do the same thing when Christmas rolls around. It's never really done. I just move things around and add things. Well a few weeks ago we had some dreary weather and I got cabin fever so I added a few more holiday touches. They were easy and free!

I started with this chalkboard in my kitchen. I wanted something festive, but it was already the middle of December so my advent idea wasn't going to make the cut. I settled on a chalkboard tree after seeing this free printable. I used the printable as a guide and roughly sketched something similar to create my tree. Once the tree was done it needed a little oomph. I thought about adding some twinkling lights, but sadly there's no outlet nearby. So I turned to the next best thing, glitter. I actually used this glitter wrapping paper from Walmart ($4 a roll) to make my ornaments. It's a great deal and I can think of so many things to use it for. I might check back after Christmas and grab a few rolls when it goes on sale. Although $4 isn't really going to break the bank.

Anyways, back to the ornaments. I used my silhouette to cut out the circles, stars, and the topper. You could easily do this with a circle or star punch from any craft store or just good old scissors. Then I taped my shapes to the wall.

I also added a fun little banner to my daughter's craft table. It was super simple thanks again to the help of my silhouette. You could cut the letters out by hand too. The tassels were leftover from her first birthday. You can find the DIY for them here.