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As promised, here is my parade of colorful holiday decor! Left to right, top to bottom: 1  - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5  - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 If you missed my Parade of Neutral Christmas Decor click here . You may also enjoy reading about: Ways to show off your collections How to choose what color is 'YOU'

Still need some holiday decor?  I searched the internet to find some beautiful neutral decor to share.  I would gladly welcome any of these into my home! Left to right, top to bottom: 1  - 2  - 3  - 4  - 5  - 6  - 7  - 8 - 9 Come back to see my parade of colorful Christmas decor! You may also enjoy reading about: Candy Cane Rooms 13 Ways To Freshen Up Your Home

Need a quick and simple Christmas Centerpiece?  Here is what I have sitting on my dining table. I don't claim to be a diva of Christmas decorating, so I usually keep my holiday decor pretty simple. What I love about this centerpiece is that it takes about 2 seconds to put together, is very inexpensive, and you can use what you already have in your house or out in the yard. If you don't have easy access to holly branches, don't sweat it.  You could use another type of branch or just skip the branches all together. I think it looks great just as it is - clean &  simple:)  You can also paint the tips of the pine cones gold if you have the time. It just adds a little bit of glamour:) You may also enjoy reading about: My Wreath Experiment Decorating with Leftover Thanksgiving Cranberries

 Can you tell I have Christmas on my mind??  That's all the last couple of posts have been about!  That's okay, because after all Christmas is just 4 days away! I wanted to show you some of the things I have done in our apartment for Christmas.  I really haven't done as much as I would like.  A lot of my stuff is still packed in boxes, since we are living here temporarily, and there just isn't a lot of spaces to set things. But that's okay, right?  Easy clean up after the holidays! My husband grew up with non-traditional Christmas Stockings made out of tube socks, since we won't be flying home until a week after Christmas I decided to attempt making some for our little family.   They are like little Christmas overalls!  Since there is no fireplace here I purchased a wooden dowel, wrapped  ribbon around it & hung it on a lonely wall. I put little ruffles on the 'arms' and backside of mine & my daughter...

Aren't these cranberry topiaries darling?   I have some left over cranberries from Thanksgiving that I need to use up in some way.  I am thinking of incorporating them into a centerpiece for Christmas Eve.  Not sure if I have enough to do this though... For directions to make these topiaries click on the link below the photo. source This would be really simple and easy to do,  and you don't need a whole lot of creativity for this one!   Nuts, lime rings, or red and white striped candies could also be added. unsure of photo source Stringing them could also be another option... source And then doing something like this could be pretty. via Hmmm...

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Sometimes in life there are things more important to post about than interior design... like Christmas Sugar Cookies :) Don't be jealous of my mad cookie decorating skills with a butter knife and zip lock bag!