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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


Christmas is over the corner and if you didn't buy a natural tree probably you have an artificial one or you just get a few fir or pine branches. Maybe it's time to think of something new this year? I want to show you a few ideas from the internet of a room, table, chandelier or window decorations.
Take a few lemons, oranges, apples, etc. In a wide bowl, basket or box set spruce, pine, juniper or any other coniferous twigs, add candles and put between them whole or sliced lemons, oranges or tangerines. We have beautiful and tasty decoration, especially for children:



 Let's try to decorate a room with cones. If walking in the park or forest, you have collected cones, now you will be able to use them.
Fasten coniferous twigs with thread or wire in the form of garlands and secure cones in any order. To make it easier is necessary to make a flat cone surface cutting off the lower scales.


Another option is to higher hang cone ornaments. To do this, attach a beautiful colorful ribbons to cones. Hang them on a chandelier, a window or on the Christmas tree:


 
You can paint the cones using any nail polish. They can become completely silver or golden sparkling, or to paint only the edges, also turned out beautifully. And if you add beads ....


If there is a "boot for gifts", then you can fill it with twigs, berries, beads. Any coniferous branches can be painted perfectly.

 

Then we find a fallen branch in the park or in the forest, separate the piece and the basis of our decorations is ready.
Now you simply brush or paint varnish this branch, sprinkle it with any white powder (chalk, flour, salt) and it will turn "snow-covered". Secure the branch in a vase or glass jar and start to decorate it. What to take as decorations? Beads, balls, cookies, candy, favorite Christmas decorations, handmade stars, snowflakes, hearts, berries and so on.



Now the special flowers! Let's look ornaments with "Christmas Star". White, red, pink poinsettias look great in a vase, in a deep dish, in a tall glass. You can add a candle or a branch of rowan, hawthorn, spruce, and cones:



 Having inspired ideas, I took red and white poinsettia and have made a composition with flowers, a basket and candles:


We will meet in  New year and I'll tell about Russian Christmas on January, 7th.  


 A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I wish each of you peace, joy and love in this holiday season.

Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo!

Een Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

 En riktig God Jul og et Godt Nyttår!

Häid jõule ja head uut aastat!

Hyvää Joulua ja Onnellista Uutta Vuotta!

 Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος!
 
 lan Sugeng Warsa Enggal!

  Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!  

С Рождеством и Новым годом!     


51 comments:

  1. I've seen cream poinsettias but not white ones.

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    1. I had wanted to buy white poinsettia and once I was lucky to find it!
      Merry Christmas, Sue!

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  2. I wish you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Nadezda! These ideas are all wonderful!

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    1. Thank you Peter and Merry Christmas to you too!

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  3. Good morning Nadezda!!
    Such lovely ideas for decorating the house for Christmas!
    I love having poinsettia in my house for the festive days!
    Wish you Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year my friend!
    Have fun!Enjoy!
    Dimi..

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    1. Poinsettia is very pretty for seasonal holidays, Dimi, I agree.
      Happy New year and Merry Christmas!

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  4. Lovely series of ideas for Christmas decorations Nadezda. Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  5. maginative decorations.
    I am delighted with them.

    Nadezda,
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015

    Lucia

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    1. Lucia, I hope the next year will be happy and wish you a Merry Christmas!

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  6. Joy and peace at Christmas time. Love all your decorating ideas. I bought our Christmas tree as a little sapling a few years ago . It's growing happily in a pot and is now about 3 feet high.

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    1. What a treat to see your own Christmas tree growing, Molly.
      A Merry Christmas!

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  7. Wow ! These are gorgeous Christmas decorations !
    Nadezda, I wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015 !

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    1. Thank you Ela and Merry Christmas to you too!

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  8. What colourful and cheerful decorations these are! Here in NZ the pohutukawa flower provides the red - you can see them in a blue bowl on my latest post. Happy Christmas Nadezda; I'm off on holiday tomorrow and will be off line for a while. Look forward to catching up in the new year.

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  9. Lovely Christmas decorations you have collected Nadezda, I do like Poinsettias for Christmas and mine arrived yesterday, one red and one cream. I also got one red and one white Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe) which I will put on my Christmas table as part of the decoration as they are quite small still. Since moving to London I haven’t had a real Christmas tree and I miss the smell of it, but my artificial tree looks so real you have to touch it to realise it isn’t real! Have a great Christmas – God Jul og Godt Nyttår til deg og sønnene dine :-)

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    1. Sure, your Christmas table will be perfectly decorated Helene.
      Takk, og jeg ønsker deg helse og lykke!

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  10. Lots of wonderful decorating ideas Nadezda. I really like the table centrepiece with the candles and oranges. All the best for the holidays and the new year!

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    1. Thank you Jennifer, and I wish you happy New Year!

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  11. Have a wonderful Christmas Nadezda and All the Best for you and yours in 2015 x

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  12. I love all of these decorations they are so pretty. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas Nadezda and a Happy and Healthy New Year. P x

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    1. Thank you, Patricia and I wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New year for all your big family!

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  13. Merry Christmas, Nadezda! See you in the New Year!

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  14. Natural "ornaments" are the best, aren't they? I love the ones you have. May your Russian Christmas be full of love and laughter.

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    1. Thank you Grace and I do hope our Christmas will be happy!

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  15. Lovely ideas; I especially like the first one--it would really make the room smell wonderful, too. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Nadezda!

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    1. Merry Christmas to you too, Rose and I wish you healthy and happy New year!

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  16. Absolutely gorgeous, Nadezda. Merry Christmas to you. :)

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    1. Thank you Linda and wish you a Merry Christmas too!

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  17. All very creative, innovative and pretty too.

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  18. May you have a merry Christmas and blessings for the whole family too!

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    1. Thank you Elsie! I wish you happy New year of Sheep!

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  19. I love these ideas ...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Nadezda. Looking forward to hearing about a Russian Christmas.

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    1. Hi Donna!
      Thank you and I wish you a Merry Christmas too and happy and healthy New year!

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  20. Очень хорошее украшение. Я желаю вам счастливого Рождества и счастливого 2015 года!

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    1. Спасибо, Giga! Я тоже вас поздравляю с праздником!

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  21. What beautiful ideas! Wishing you a Wonderful Christmas and A New Year filled with Blessings.

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  22. Nadezda!
    The joy of celebration, the happiness of sharing,
    The beauty of a perfect year -
    Thats what youre wished at New Year and always!
    Have fun!

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    1. Thank you Lucja! I wish all my dreams come true!

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  23. Te deseo un buen año, Nadezda…Que TODOS los 365 días puedas a hacer lo que más te guste, para que al final seamos capaces de olvidar lo malo y quedarmos solo con los buenos recuerdos del año ;))
    Feliz 2015!!
    Un beso.

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    1. Tienes razón, querida! Vamos a hacer lo que nos gusta todo el año! Gracias, Laura!

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  24. Your arrangements are beautiful Nadezda! I particularly like the center piece with lemons and oranges.
    Bonne et Heureuse Année 2015!

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    1. Thank you Alain and happy New year for you too!

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  25. Thanks for the wonderful ideas. :o) Happy New Year!

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  26. Happy New Year, Nadezda! Wishing you health, happiness and more wonderful photos for 2015!

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    1. Thank you, Rosemary!
      Happy new year to you too!

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