Holiday Post-Party Syndrome

After the holidays are officially "over" (with the coming and going of December 25th), it's always hard to decide on the appropriate timing for taking down decorations. For me, it was yesterday, because I could no longer live amongst the clutter of gifts, holiday decor, and laundry.  With the New Year approaching, I want a clean slate.

That doesn't, however, mean that ALL holiday decor must go!  There are still some wintry decorative items that don't exclusively relate to Christmas that are appropriate for the rest of the winter months.  While I took down the obvious Christmas-related items (such as the holiday bow from my door) and threw out many a cookie (I think I'm cookied-out for this year), I still kept some festive "flair" around the apartment.  Here are some of the items I converted from Christmas to Winter.

Sparkle Shelves

I spread some sparkly string I had on hand across 

our shelves in the living room to add a bit of bling.

Snowflake Trivet

This was a lovely Christmas gift from my friend Margot.  

For the holiday season, I had a green candle with a red 

ribbon bow placed in the middle.  But just alone, 

it's festive for the coming winter months!

Stay tuned...more winter flair projects to come!