Thursday, December 2, 2010

Christmas Tree Skirt

This is the first year Mr. Jiggs and I are going to have Christmas in our own house with just us and the two little piggs.  I've warmed up to the idea and am now super excited about creating the holiday spirit in my home with decorations and traditions...let's hope I keep this in reason.

So the first thing I thought of was getting our own real Christmas Tree!  We haven't bought a real Christmas Tree in four years and then it was about 4 feet high and sparse looking.  So this year, we are getting a tree.  And every tree needs...A Tree Skirt!  So I decided to make one.  Because why buy it when I can make it?
 It's made out of two layers of cotton so I can reverse it to match my mood of the year...okay maybe day.
 The gold ruffle links them together.
See the other side?  It was a clearance fabric I bought when the clearance fabrics were an additional 50% off and I had a 10% off total purchase coupon.  That was a steal!  It's got shimmery gold flecks in it and all the little dots are gold.  I thought I would like it best, but now I sort of like the red polka dot side better.  That's why I needed to make it double sided.  I change my mind frequently.

2 comments:

  1. Looks great! We bought lights, ornaments, and a tree stand all on clearance last year after Christmas so that we can have our first real tree this year (if we can find one in our price range). It probably won't have a tree skirt though.

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  2. looks great! It's our first time being at our house for Christmas too (and this is our 7th together). So we bought our first tree this year. We just got it yesterday, it's so much fun!

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