Pallet for Home: Cozy Christmas Skirt

Cozy Christmas Skirt

Saturday, December 1, 2012

As I mentioned earlier, for the first time I am decorating in white this year. This means I need new things and I do not have the kind of budget where I can go out and buy all new things. Honestly, even if I DID have it in my budget, I wouldn't go buy it all. Aaah, the joys (?) of being a do it yourselfer! My red tree skirt definitely wasn't going to work. I spied a vintage, 100% wool blanket at Salvation Army earlier in the week, but Salvation army knows what an all wool blanket is worth. I played the waiting game and was thrilled to find it still there on half price day. I placed my old tree skirt on top of the blanket for a "pattern".

I cut circles from the blanket and from an old wool sweater and zig-zag stitched these on. Yes, I was too lazy to change to a cream colored thread, but you don't really notice it.

And yes, it could use some ironing, but will soon by covered by gifts. I love how it came out--cozy, yet like a layer of snow under the tree.

Here is my white tree with the new paper garland I made. I will leave it this way for a week and then the kids will add the handmade, memory filled ornaments that won't be all in white, but will make me smile nonetheless.