Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Tour! I hope you’ll find lots of free, easy Christmas inspiration including decor, DIYs, homemade gift ideas, and entertaining ideas!
The Origin of the 12 Days of Christmas Tour
This tour is a crazy idea I had when I was in the shower this morning.
Let me explain why this is crazy – the idea itself isn’t crazy; doing it right now is the crazy part.
We have had our house in chaos for over 6 months due to a kitchen reno gone wrong. It’s been living in sheer mayhem here for months.
Thankfully, it should be resolved this weekend, which is also the weekend before Thanksgiving.
So deciding to do something like this, in the middle of this mess, days before Thanksgiving, something I’m kicking off just a few hours after I decided to do it… well, fingers crossed I can pull this off!
The reason I wanted to do this is because I’ve been creating a lot of Christmas content that I hope will be helpful, but I’ve been awful about sharing it (see above reasons!).
I usually will do a long newsletter with all the ideas, but I thought it might be more user-friendly to drip them out individually, and then you can just click on what you need.
Another reason I wanted to do this is that I’ve so over being in a bad mood over this house debacle – I just want to proactively get in the Christmas spirit and spread Christmas cheer!
So, after that long intro, let’s get to Day 1.
Day #1: Cozy Cottage Christmas Decorating Ideas
Today is November 20. My Christmas decorating started the day after Halloween. I’m still in process (see above reasons!), but I’m hoping this gets to you in time and that you’re like me in that you’re not all done with your decorating.
These are ideas that I’ve done in my own home that are simple Christmas DIYs that evoke a cozy, nostalgic, old-fashioned Christmas vibe. These aren’t new ideas (don’t worry – new decorating ideas are coming!), but since decorating usually happens high up on the Christmas task list, I wanted to share these at the start!
These are all easy, homemade cottage-y Christmas decorating ideas and crafts – 25 in all!
Let me give you a preview of some of the crafts and decor ideas you’ll find:
Dried Orange Slices
Paper Snowflakes
Simmer Pot Style Centerpiece
Cinnamon Stick Candle
Applesauce Cinnamon Ornaments
Head over here for instructions and to check out them all!
We’ll see you tomorrow on Day #2!
PS- if you still want more crafts to try, you can check these out, too!
50+ Rustic Farmhouse Christmas DIY Projects
30 Classy Dollar Store Christmas Crafts for a High End Look
40+ Cheap & Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments (Farmhouse Style!)
40+ Easy & Classy Christmas Wreaths, Unique Modern Farmhouse Styles
Thank you! So sorry for your loss.
That means so much, Judy! Thank you!
thank you so much for the wonderful ideas! I hope life gets easier for you soon! Having gone through a house rebuild last year (the basement sunk) I know how you feel. Hang in there- it will get better!
I appreciate that so much, Barb! Yes – we NEVER anticipated it taking this long! I’m so sorry about your basement – I hope you have everything all sorted out now! I so appreciate you being here!