NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A cute little kitchen Christmas tree

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Another day, another tree. I feel very strongly that the kitchen should have it’s own Christmas tree. Otherwise, it feels left out of the holiday fun. Just a fun little tree here. I decorated with felted ball garland, cookie cutter ornaments and cookie ornaments. The skirt is the apron I made a few years ago. […]

NOEL front door decor and exterior holiday decor (DIY projects for the holidays)

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I always love to deck the halls with DIY projects – it’s more personal and less expensive than buying everything new. And this year, I decided to finally make myself a NOEL sign inspired by the Pottery Barn version, but with a NewlyWoodwards twist. I picked up the letters at Michaels. They were all white, […]

Storybook stairs

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Sometimes the simplest projects are the best projects. That’s how I feel about our storybook stairs. When I was taking down the mice from our Halloween stairs, I remembered the Christmas mice that Sarah created at Thrifty Decor Chick. Then, I thought of this line from “The Night Before Christmas.” Inspiration struck. I simply cut […]

A silver Christmas tree with yellow and turquoise DIY ornaments

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Every year, I have a favorite Christmas decoration. This year, it’s the entire silver tree. I’m so obsessed with how it turned out this year. I bought this silver tree two years ago after Christmas. It was the display at a local department store and I had ogled similar trees for three years. I bit […]

A very homespun holiday mantel with crafty stocking monogram tags

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I really love having a mantel to decorate for the holidays. There’s just something cozy about a fireplace and garland, stockings and ornaments and twinkle lights. But I’m still learning what works for this space. I think our holiday mantel this year is better than ever.   The “Woodward window” is still displayed, which was […]

A family tradition, Henry’s tree and DIY decorations

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The holidays bring a lot of sentimentality for me. I have a lot of really good memories about Christmases growing up. Picking trees. Sending letters to Santa. Hanging our gigantic stockings. Decking the halls. Watching my dad put up a huge light-up star on the roof and a life-size nativity in the front yard. Taking […]