Christmas tree Alternatives

Hello Holidays.....Blogger is VERY festive....I could spend the whole day and not get done reading & looking at all the bloggers GORGEOUS homes (it made my tiny space too frumpy haha). I must say you ladies are VERY VERY creative....You did a GREAT job at beautifying, making your homes really MERRY this Christmas....Most of you are probably done decorating your houses, & some of you may have re-decorated it a thousand times (I know I did & my christmas tree is tiny) until you have finally figured out the perfect spot for each and every ornament.

But what about those who havent even started this whimsical process in their homes (like my Ca home, its still sad cuz Im still in Vegas)? Or those who didnt plan on putting up a Christmas tree thise year but finding something Festive to decorate their house?

I found some creative ideas on the internet when I didnt have christmas tree to put up yet (until my husband took me to a surprise trip to wal-mart to purchase one that would suit our place). A house dont feel Christmas-y until you have "the tree".

Here are some of my finds:

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

HO! HO! HO!.....Here comes the most wonderful time of the year! The most colorful, lively, whimsical, magical!!!

I seriously love the Christmas season. I love Christmas music, decorations, the holiday spirit, everything about it. It is the best time of year because wonderful people bring you wonderful treats. 

In December we are joyful and kind. We give and receive. We give hugs, receive kisses and create love, peace and joy.

I'm looking forward to the candles being lit, that wonderful Christmas tree smell and the smell of newly baked Christmas cookies. 

I'm looking forward to getting a Christmas tree. 

I love hanging ornaments and I get crazy about making tree topper.

 It makes me entirely happy and completely stressed out.  Hahahaaa….but who doesn’t right?

 I always get a little overly excited at the start of the holiday season.

I have been reading blogs and the girls in blogland have created very beautiful and inspiring Christmas crafts. 
Their home xmas decors are all wonderful! I spent whole morning just reading in amazement at how creative the bloggers are! 

I would love to share my own.

Easy to make & CHEAP!

I feel very inspired today that I am posting a DIY wreath made of fabric softener.

Like Myric of Petites Passions I also recycle dryer sheets, Why? becoz it reminds me of sinamay fabric. Sinamay is made from the stripped fibre of the abaca tree. These are fine strands of fibres used for making cordage & ropes; & also, using a wooden weaving loom, woven into fabrics. This woven fabric is called sinamay. Usually the sinamay is woven with naturally sun dried fibre. thereafter, it can be bleached & dyed to any color shade before use for hat, bags, craft etc..

I saved the rounded styrofoam from the big pot we bought to fry the turkey in for thanksgiving. I folded the fabric softener sheets and stapled the ends and glued it around the styrofoam.

I have a small garland left over and glued it on the sheets.

I curled some tinseled wires and added it on the garland. I made a bow and glued it in the center. The tinsel poms is from dollar tree that you put on gifts. It worked perfectly to add extra detail for the bow I made. I added a dangling one as well.

The plaid fabric is from my daughter's old skirt. I cutted and used the hem as pattern to create curve strip.

This is how my window looks. Tinsel garland & LED lights around it.

I hung tinsel wires that I shaped into stars & Christmas balls.

Stenciled YULETIDE letters I have on my wall.

Just on top of my coffee table is this hanging decor. Glittered Yuletide letters made of glue stick. $1 glittered reindeer from 99c store. $1 snowflakes from 99c store. Hung with a fishing line/nylon strings.

My coffee/center table decor

It's fun to do Christmas decorating, you will never go wrong. The more, the merrier!

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Bubbles & dry skin

Do you love a good bubble bath? Who doesn't! Is there anything better than soaking in the tub. There is something so zen about it & relaxation is essential to your body. Whatelse is a great way to relax, achieve that peace of mind & reflect than a good bubble bath. The fun part of any bubble bath, is ofcourse the bubbles!

Now to get your bath bubbly all you need to have is shampoo. Yes, you read that right, you dont need bubble bath products to make it bubbly. To start, pour it directly under the faucet where the water comes out, & walah! it will churn out your bubbles fluffily!

Remember: Too much hot water on your bath is less helpful. To avoid drying out your skin, limit your bath to 15 mins. Now with the colder weather I know that you guys love taking hot showers at the end of the day. Sadly, hot water is bad for your skin because it can dry it out. 

Dry skin is something we definitely would want to avoid during cold season. Did you notice that when we take long hot & steamy baths our hands tends to prune-up? 

Because the skin is losing its oils and is absorbing more water, & when the water goes away and skin goes back to normal, the oil on our skin is depleted. What we usually do is to apply body oil or lotion after the shower. Another way is to RINSE with cold water. Do a cold rinse before you jump out instead of maintaining hot water running throughout your shower. It will help close up your pores. It is also incredibly refreshing and helps hair maintain its shine! It makes less jolt to your body by gradually cooling down the water. Then apply your favorite concoction after exiting the shower.

Speaking of which that sounds good right now!

How do you like to relax and unwind?