Christmas Light Garland

Are you Christmas fanatic who had your tree up in September? Do you wait until after Thanksgiving to get started? Are you like me and decided that now would be a great time to paint the entire inside of your house?

Yeah, timing is not my strong suit. But I am excited to finally get rid of this filthy, flat builder-beige! I chose a white-white shade of … white.  Ahhh, it’s like a breath of fresh air for my walls. I can’t describe to you how disgusting flat paint gets in a house full of kids. But I’ll try. Way disgusting.

But now that the walls are white-white, I’m noticing how yellowy-white the doors and trim are in comparison. So I’ll be painting those too. Wheee! Nothing like a monumental project to add more stress and anxiety to the holidays!  I will probably not have my decorations up until New Years.

But not you! You have your decorations up, your Christmas shopping is done, you’ve got a batch of homemade cookies in the oven and you’re just sitting there twiddling your over-productive thumbs.

You could: A) Get your buns over here and help me paint. Or B) Do a little Christmas crafting!

Here is a most adorable idea from Kristi at Chatfield Court. She took a handful of burned-out Christmas bulbs and threw them in the trash. Wait, that’s what I would have done. Creative-pants Kristi, on the other hand, spray-painted them with Rust-Oleum Mirror Effect Spray followed by a quick spritz of vinegar and water. This resulted in a mercury-glass look:

 

Um, hello gorgeous. She simply strung them together with baker’s twine for the cutest Christmas garland you’ve seen all day. LOVE this idea!

And it’s such a simple project, you could make it today and STILL have plenty of time to get over here and help me paint. At least think about it.