You know how plans sometimes don’t go the way you intended. That’s what happened to us yesterday. I’d been waiting for a clear day to take some outdoor photos for the blog hop. I was all set to get it done yesterday. Unfortunately, Gloria ended up at the ER and had to have an emergency appendectomy! The plans for the blog photos obviously fell by the wayside. The good news is that she is doing well and is resting at our house while she recovers. So, better late than never, I’m sharing our Outdoor Christmas Decor this evening.
Today’s 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop is all about outdoor spaces. Lots of the very talented bloggers participating will be sharing their porch decor. We don’t have a porch, though I wish we did! I’m sharing our front lawn decor. I enjoy decorating outdoors and I love that this is the one spot of decorating that my husband helps with. He does a lot of the setting up of the pieces with lights and he’s the one who checks out the lights each year and replaces those that aren’t working. I come along after he’s done and add the final touches.
Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
Stop by every day from December first through the twelfth for new ideas you can use to make your season brighter!
Meet Your Hosts
They have all been busy as Elves creating, decorating, cooking and crafting tons of new ideas for you to try this holiday season!
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
Megan~C’mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative
Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40
Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault
Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West
Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess I Terri~Christmas Tree Lane
Sam~Raggedy Bits I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity
Valeria~Val Event Gal I Yami~The Latina Next Door I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties
Outdoor Christmas Decor
We prefer to use all white lights for our lawn decor. I love the colorful, festive lights that many of our neighbors use, but I’ve always had a preference for white outdoor lights.
We’ve had the deer and sleigh for over ten years and they still look great. Each year, my husband does have to spend some time replacing bulbs, but it’s always worth it.
We added the tree about five years ago. I always love the look of our parlor tree showing through the window along with the lawn tree. We still need to add some net lights to the shrubbery, but that was on the list of things that we were going to do yesterday.
A few years ago, I wanted to add a pop of color without changing the lights. I use large nonbreakable ornaments that hang from the bare tree with ribbon.
Our front door wreath is a pre-lit green wreath. I added the red and white poinsettias and the jingle bells. Green garland and white lights are wrapped around the railings.
I use pre-lit garland to cover the lamp post. A plain green wreath with a red bow is added near the top of the post.
I used a combination of various stems and picks and red wired ribbon for our mailbox. The easiest way to attach them is by using pipe cleaners.
I love changing up my bird bath fairy garden for Christmas. This year, I lined it with white foam packing sheets to give it a snowy look.
I love driving through our neighborhood to look at Christmas lights. There are lots of houses and lawns here that are covered from top to bottom with lights and decor pieces. While I love how festive it all is, I can’t imagine the time it takes to get all of that done!
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Outdoor Christmas Decor
We’ll be sharing at lots of these great parties!
Be sure to visit our fellow 12 Days of Christmas Bloggers below for even more creative ideas this holiday season!
Beverly shares easy, inexpensive craft tutorials, diy projects for the home, coastal decor projects, & thrift store find makeover projects all designed to help you create a beautiful home on a budget.
Gail @Purple Hues and Me says
Love seeing your traditional festive look using warm white lights! It’s such a lovely scene!
Beverly says
Thanks, Gail! I love using traditional decor outdoors.
Erlene says
Beverly I’m so glad that Gloria is ok and doing well.It’s funny you mention white lights because my daughter and I were just admiring our neighbors all white lights. I love the look and when our colored lights give out that’s what we’re going to do.
Beverly says
Thank you, Erlene. Gloria is doing much better. White lights are my favorite, but colored lights are so festive!
Carrie @ Carrie's Home Cooking says
Thanks for sharing on the Whisk It Wednesday link party at Carrie’s Home Cooking. I hope to see you there again. Merry Christmas! – Carrie @ Carrie’s Home Cooking
Beverly says
Thanks for the party, Carrie! Merry Christmas!
Emily @DomesticDeadline.com says
Those ornaments in the tree are beautiful. The garland and lights on the railings look so perfect for this time of year.
Beverly says
Thank you, Emily. I like the look of the ornaments in the tree, too. And I love that I can find the large ones at Dollar Tree. I hope you had a lovely holiday!
Alyssa Winters says
Hey Beverly, I love all of them. Each one is pretty, festive and unique. This is a nice thought to decorate for Christmas. I love it. Thanks.