I have been trying to make our home look a little festive this year since my focus has been on other things. I am sharing my living room & dining room space with you today which is pretty much what I have decorated around the house.
I used decor from years past, handmade and purchased ornaments are combined in this year's Christmas decoration.
We did not put up an Advent calendar, but instead, a Jesse Tree. Are you familiar with the Jesse tree? It is fun and educational for both children and adults. The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Christ. My son loves it and looks forward to each day's scripture reading and devotion. I made my own Jesse tree ornaments by printing out the symbols for each day's reading. We cut the paper out and added ornament hooks to hang on the little tree I got last year.
Depictions of the Jesse Tree are based on a passage from the Book of Isaiah.
"A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots."
Isaiah 11:1 NRSV
On my last post I showed you how I made my pom pom garland. I used the garland to decorate the mantel, I added reindeer ornaments instead of regular ball ornaments for a different look and I like how it turned out. You can basically add whatever you like to the pom pom garland for extra flare. I placed the book page trees from last year on the mantel and added the stockings that I made last year as well. You can find the tutorial for the stockings on this post.
Further down, I added a photo of the living room during the decorating process, the tree does not have a garland yet and my mantel was somewhat bare at the time.
For the dining room, I added a wreath with a layer of berries and a red vase that serves as a hurricane candle holder as the center piece. To each side I added a gold wire reindeer and red candles. Off to the side, I also placed my advent candles, but did not photograph it this year.
Thank you for joining me today on this tiny tour.
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