Ahhh Christmas, my favorite holiday of all time. Something about this time of the year just feels magical. I think it has a lot to do with growing up with a mother who loved making the holidays special for my sister and myself. I have so many memories of anxiously waiting for my dad to lug all of the overloaded Christmas totes out of the basement and up into the living room. With fingers covered in glitter, and stray pieces of tinsel strewn about the room, my mom, my sister, and I would dig out all of our favorite holiday decorations, and admire them as if we were seeing them for the very first time.
Mariah Carey would serenade our Christmas decorating sessions, and we would assault the eardrums of everyone within a fifty mile radius attempting to recreate her famous falsetto. This feeling of togetherness and tradition is something that I have held onto well into adulthood, even as I embark on creating my own holiday traditions. I've always enjoyed DIY projects; I think I have the opposite of ADHD, I can channel my attention far too intently into projects, and come out the other side completely confused as to how I just spent 14 hours making pompom garlands (guilty of this literally two weeks ago). There is a sense of accomplishment that comes from creating something yourself. To decorate the very first Christmas tree of my own, I wanted to make the majority of the ornaments. I love minimal Scandinavian style, and I think these simple clay holiday ornaments add a touch of class and personalization to any tree. These ornaments are simple to make, relatively inexpensive, and they are perfect to do with a group of friends or with your children.
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Lindsey. 26. Writer. Pun Maker. Stargazer.
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