Christmas ornaments for the B Farm Tree

I went to the farm this week so the chimney could be cleaned...guess the previous owners weren't careful what they were burning. But now it's all clean and we can build a fire in it. Hurray! Looking forward to a cozy, fire burning in the fireplace, hot chocolate kind of night. ( closes eyes and dreams of cold weather- oh yes, please!)

Of course I took full advantage of my time there to decorate the farmhouse for Christmas.  I had stuff everywhere while I worked. I put out the Christmas candles, decorated the mantel and entry table, and of course, the tree.

In a previous post, I shared my twig stars and acorn bells. You can see that here: Theme For The Farmhouse Tree. Here's how they look in the tree:

I also took some pinecones and either added glitter or "snow" to them.

The red felt reindeer came from Wal-Mart and I added a few ornaments I already had that were nature inspired like the olivewood nativity.

I have also been saving can lids to make ornaments. To make, I spray-painted them Hammered Red, punched a hole in them, added a twine or ribbon hanger, then added different sayings and designs using a silver Sharpie paint pen:

I had several of these in different sizes. The red looks great with all the natural elements like the pinecones and acorn bells.

Then I made the cutest felt owls:

3 of my felt owls

I had bought a kit from Michael's but the owl in it was bright blue - not the color I wanted for this tree. So using the kit owl for a template, I cut these out of brown, grey and white felt and hand-sewed them together. I added a plaid bow or scarf to dress them up. They were very easy to do.

I think they turned out oh so cute and they add a sweet touch to my tree.!

The lights are the most expensive thing on the tree - I bought the warm white LED lights - I like how they look and the warm glow they give off!

I am very pleased with my natural and rustic theme. Best of all, I didn't have to spend a great deal of money and got to reuse things that would otherwise have been trash!

I hope you'll join me over the next few weeks when I'll share the other decorated areas in the farmhouse and my favorite Christmas cookie recipes.

I hope you are having a wonderful week filled with Christmas cheer!

Joy From the "B" Farm,
Cecilia

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