Christmas Decorations.

I decided to put my Christmas decorations up early this year to make my apartment look more cheerful. I am staying in Virginia over Christmas and going home in February instead so I can go to a friend's wedding so Christmas isn't going to be much fun. So I brought a christmas tree and all the trimmings so at least it will be cheerful and bright in the flat. But instead of buying decorations for the tree, I decided to be a big kid and make them.

Molded and painted.

Colored in (with glitter and pompoms!)

 I managed to get some really good deals on the tree, lights and tinsel, though I am going to get more tinsel for around the flat! Buthe tree looks great. I have put my presents out too, so it feels very festive. Though now I have to be discipled and look at them for the next 3 weeks without opening them! I have also got a little fireplace to make my flat warmer. And to just look pretty!

Tree and presents.

Lit with my new fireplace and heater

I also discovered SkrinkyDinks. They are amazing! You color them in on this plastic and put them in the oven. They shrink down into these little hard plastic ornaments. The one I got comes with a little pipe cleaner Christmas tree you make up and decorate. I had a brilliant time! Though I didn't have the adult supervision it says I needed and burnt my hand! :-( But the result was worth it. They are so cool.

And I have lights around the flat too. So my electricity bill is not going to be pretty this month but it will be cheerful so who cares! And I am going to put more up tomorrow!

Some of my xmas lights