This is what!

Thank you for so many great ideas! I realized it was already December 4th and I better do something quick or it wouldn't happen. So I strung the pouches on a length of my favorite red homespun and draped the whole thing on my bedroom mantle.  It is probably a bit too long since it hangs in really swoopy loops which look kind of foo foo-ey. I was going for Swedish simplicity. Oh well, it's still pretty cute. Special thanks to Michelle at GreetingArts for the idea of threading the fabric under the flaps, I honestly hadn't thought of that! Too easy.

Inside each pouch fits a yummy square of Ghirardelli peppermint bark chocolate and one little Christmas dangle. A special thank you goes to Ro for pointing out that the dangle would be perfect hanging from the little button! So now we can see the progress as each pouch gets opened.

Here is the only pic of the whole garland that turned out. Its actually of my entire bedroom, so you can see how the garland looks on the mantle way over there.

I really like this new arrangement.  I moved the bed from the opposite wall recently and it opened the room up a lot. Oh, and you can see my latest splurge, a 48" white goose feather tree (ordered from Stonewall Kitchen), which I haven't quite figured out how to decorate. I also got this assortment of bottle brush decorations last Friday when Vicky and I stopped by Lisa Luby Ryan after the Lake Highlands Home Tour. The little house is pretty cute, too, but I can tell I'm going to have mica flakes all over my house!

And here is an early Christmas present for you... you can print your own Christmas dangles! I created these using wingdings and dingbats. Just click on the image and once it is completely open in the new window, you can save it to your computer to print out on card stock. (be patient, it is a big file) Enjoy!

They remind me of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs or quilt blocks. Hmmm... they look pretty cute on that feather tree, too. Oh, or maybe as gift tags!

I am pretty much finished with my huge project. Big whew! So hopefully I will be posting more regularly now. I've been saving up lots of ideas!

Cheers,

Jenny

Comments

[Baby Tease]

Wow Jenny, you did a wonderful job stringing up the pouches. I would never have thought of that either. I love the bottlebrush items and the tree. And the set up of your room looks great. Kim.

[laurie]

ack! i love, love, love, love, love all of these photos. especially the cheery bedroom.

[kirsty]

Thank you so much for sharing your Christmas dangles!! They are very cute and I can think of heaps of things I'll use them for :)

[Bettsi]

Jenny, your house is my favorite one in Bloglandia! I love the way your bedroom looks and the advent pouches are wonderful! Thank you for the goodies!

[Lucinda]

How did you like LH home tour?? I went too. Great homes this year! Thanks for a peek into your home...so cute!

[mj]

What a sweet room! A friend recommended shutters for my bedroom- I really should consider them after seeing how nice they look. I have a high ceiling too, although no fireplace and not quite as much light!

[Jessica Hood]

omg! your room is amazing. love the advent garland!

[Dannielle]

It looks wonderful! The whole room looks great!

I'm drooling over the feather tree...have fun decorating!!

Ah, dontcha just love mica flakes? I have a good sized canister full of them. I've always loved mica. When I was a kid we lived in PA and it was easy to find chunks of mica just lying on the ground.

[Carrie S.]

I covet your bedroom. Is that so wrong? Love your style!

[lauradodson]

GAH! I.am.flipping.out!!! Your bedroom is gorgeous. Gorgeous, I tell you! And that painting over the fireplace is breathtaking... and that chair with the quilty fabric and your garland is so adorable! Oh. I am in love.

[Anna Maria]

Yes beautiful-all, and this post better be followed by an invite to a slumber party were we can pop open them there pouches!!
xox,AM

[Morgan]

Your bedroom is sooo dreamy!! egads...a fireplace??? LOVE IT!

[Heather]

Oooo, I love how your garland turned out :-)
And, where'd you get the feather tree?

[Snowbear]

a fireplace in the bedroom? Okay, now I'm jealous! And a 48" feather tree--that's going too far! And bottle brush decorations? ENOUGH! and chocolate everyday for the next month?! EGADS!!!
Enjoy; as I'm sure you are!
;-)

[abby]

Wow, your bedroom is so beautiful and the garland is fab.
Merry Christmas!

[carolyn]

Don't they look great, and your bedroom is so lovely. Thanks for the artwork.

[Yvonne]

Oh Jenny you've outdone yourself. Your bedroom is just perfectly beautiful and your mantle decoration too. Wishing you a merry Christmas in bed :o)

[katie]

thank you for the christmas dangles - I love them and they printed beautifully - you have made me stop blog surfing and tidy my bedroom - thank you

[Ayelet]

Wow, what a beautiful room!!! I thought at first that you scanned it from a magazine :)

[Linda]

Your room and decor is truly lovely. It definitely looks like a place I'd like to stay. Thanks for sharing your dangles!!

[Ali]

Thank you for the dangles, they are great. As is your bedroom - wow! I really must stop using mine as the place to dump all the stuff I'm not sure what else to do with.

[Kathie]

Very inspiring, all of it. And thanks for the little dangle graphics. You are too good to us!

[Shar]

Beautiful, beautiful! And thank
you for the dangles!!!

[Emily]

Eeep! Not only did you come up with a beautiful idea for the advent envelopes but the room is gorgeous! You have such an eye for color!

[Monica]

For years I've been saying that if I win the lottery (a hard feet since I've never played), I'd want Candice Olson to come "do" my house. I've revised that... I want YOU come "do" my house!