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When we had kids, I knew it would be many years before my glass ornaments could grace our tree again, so I found another way to display some of my favorites. I placed a silver spring tension rod* in each of our living room windows, and then used ribbon to hang my breakable ornaments out of the reach of little hands. Best of all, at the end of the season all I have to do is shorten the rod a bit and lift the entire thing out of the window in one piece, making it really quick to put back up the next year. Read the details here.
I used small, clear Command brand decorative hooks and leave them stuck the ceiling year round. By tying loops in the ends of the ribbons, I am able to simply hang the ribbons on the hooks again the next year. the snowflake displays that took about an hour to hang the first year, now take only about 5 minutes to hang each season! In addition to my snowflake window display for winter, I use the same nooks in the kitchen window for other displays throughout the year – like fabric filled embroidery hoops in the spring and summer; falling leaves in autumn, and glow-in-the-dark ghosts for Halloween.
I love the look of decorative, weighted stocking holders, but I read some them being dangerous for young kids, so we decide to instead install some small hooks in the under side of our mantle. We picked small, dark hooks that are very inconspicuous against our dark wood mantle and dark tile fireplace surround. {Read more child-safe Christmas decorating tips.}
This fall, I shared my tip for the easiest, damage free way to hang wreaths on front doors. I used this same method to hang my Christmas wreaths!
Love the glow of Christmas lights, but don’t love the green cords? Me too! Glam them up by painting the cords and sockets with spray paint! Read the full tutorial at Landeelu.
