Easy Plaid Ornaments & Our Family Room Christmas Tree

It's the most wonderful week of the blogging year!  Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday House Walk is always amazing and it starts today!!  I have been busy decorating our home for the last couple of weeks and I can't wait to share our Holiday Tour on Friday.  Today, I am sharing how I made some plaid ornaments for our family room tree and you just may get a few glimpses of our mantel too!

I wanted a way to affordably add some plaid to this tree.  I found the perfect plaid ribbon for 60% off at Michaels and decided to wrap it around styrofoam balls.  It couldn't be easier. Here's what you'll need:

First, cut the ribbon into strips that fit around your styrofoam ball.

Then simply wrap the ribbon and secure it with a pushpin on the end.  Before adding the last ribbon strip, add a piece of twine tied into a loop to hang it from the tree with.   That's it!

 

I love how having a bunch of the same ornaments makes our family room tree look a little more cohesive.  This is the tree where the kids display all of their collected ornaments so it can get a bit haphazard looking.

I added one of my boy's lumberjack style hats as a tree topper and I think it adds just the right touch of whimsy to the tree.

I also added a snowy look with some cotton "snow" from Walmart and stuck it in between some of the branches.  The white "snowball" garland is from the Target Dollar Spot.

I hope you'll stop back for my full holiday tour on Friday to see A LOT MORE of our holiday decor!

 

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