offthehookart: Holiday Decorating Ideas

A fun way to kick off the holiday season, and to gather some ideas, is to tour the area homes that participate in the annual Holiday Home Tour sponsored by Altrusa Club of Marshfield. Exterior of the home of Rita King decorated for the holiday season for Possibly no other time of year offers a ready-made reason to change up your home décor than the holidays. These late autumn and early winter months are probably more aptly described as the decorating season. Whether trimming a tree, hanging a wreath or Mark your calendars for the 2014 Home for the Holidays Tour and Boutique! North Oaks Guild 1 will host the annual fundraising event for the Children's Hospital Association on Nov. 21 and 22. The tour ticket donation is $30; check out northoakshometour.org Don't get us wrong: If your Christmas decor makes you happy, you're totally doing it right. But you might be missing out on some ways to make it a little easier, and more fun. Here are the missteps decorating experts notice most often: 1. You don't add Creating table centerpieces can be easy, using pre-made wreaths and decorated candles and fruits. I often check out the arrangements on display in stores like Michaels and Joann, in order to get ideas about combinations and the latest trends. HGTV is also It doesn't have to cost hundreds of dollars to decorate an entire room for the holidays. As part of "Good Morning America's" Holiday Handbook, Sarah Gray Miller, editor in chief of Country Living magazine, offers eight projects that can help you save a .

it turns out that you have some great DIY holiday decorations, too! Here are four viewer-submitted DIY projects that you could whip up this weekend, and check out the TODAY Facebook page for more fun ideas. Come Christmas, we want to fuss and nest. It feels happy and homey to take time to box cookies for the neighbors, to make something by hand, to set the table with bits of winter foliage. Here are 13 ideas for feathering your nest this Christmas: Dreaming (KTVI) – Want to deck the halls, but don’t have a deck of cash to do it? Scott Hepper, master florist and idea guy from Walter Knoll Florist, talks with Randi Naughton about some great ideas under $5. Just look outside and find some things in your yard If you're looking for inspiration to decorate your home for the upcoming holiday season, the 7th District Federated Garden Clubs of New York State is offering a candlelight home tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 that can help you with ideas. The annual .