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6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas OrnamentsHi Everyone! Today I am popping in to give you a peek into 6 ways that I’ve decorated with ornaments in my home for Christmas this year. It seems with every passing year, I purchase at least a few Christmas ornaments during boxing week (okay, sometimes it’s been entire ornament collections ;) ).  And while I always have my tree in mind when I make these purchases, I’m quickly discovering that I am accumulating more ornaments than my Christmas tree can actually hold (and this doesn’t include some of the handmade ornaments that I’ve been making recently).

(For two easy-peasy 10-minute ornament craft ideas, check out these Nordic-inspired, DIY Wood Bead Christmas Ornaments and this DIY Embroidery Hoop Ornament).

If you – like me – are collecting ornaments like they’re going out of style, then why not maximize their value in your home by displaying them in crafty and creative ways? Here are just 6 simple and elegant ways that you can display ornaments in your home:

1.  Add Just One To Create An Elegant Vignette

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

buffet - Christmas 2015

2.  Corral Them In A Tray

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

3.  Hang Them On A Garland

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

(To see how to make this ombre yarn garland, see the step-step tutorial here)

4.  Group Them In Cubbies or Shelves

half wall - full view - Christmas 2015

cubby display - Christmas 2015

cubby display 2 - Christmas 2015

(These particular pics are from last year’s Christmas home tour. To see more, click here)

5.  Hang Them On A Decorative Branch

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

(To see how to make the pretty felt pinecone ornament on the left, see my tutorial at Pastels and Macarons).

6.  Display Them In A Glass Dome or Cloche

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

6 Ways To Decorate With Christmas Ornaments

When it comes to displaying ornaments around the home, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many ways to maximize your growing collection, especially if you don’t have a tree. So how about you? What are your favourite ways to display Christmas ornaments around your home? Send me your pics on my facebook page. I’d love to see them!

Happy decorating 🙂

It's easy to accumulate a lot of Christmas ornaments from one holiday to the next - and not all of them end up on your tree! Here are 6 ways to decorate with Christmas ornaments without a tree.

 

4 Comments

  • Reply
    Mary-the boondocks blog
    December 5, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Jelica, these are great suggestions. I especially like the ornaments in the cubbies. I’ve never seen that before.

    • Reply
      Jelica
      December 5, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks Mary – It was a creative spark I had when I put the cubbies up a couple of years ago. I really wanted them to change with the seasons 🙂

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    Celeste
    December 8, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    I love the idea of using ornaments to decorate something other than the tree! Like you, I find that I have way more ornaments than will ever fit on our tree, so I’m always looking for creative uses for them. These are such neat ways to decorate with them!

    • Reply
      Jelica
      December 8, 2016 at 5:48 pm

      I like adding a little sparkle here and there and find ornaments are the easiest way to achieve this. I tend to accumulate a lot of them 😉

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