Holiday Planter

I have officially begun by holiday decorating...at least from the outside. I particularly like how the planter turned out this year (thanks Pinterest for lots of inspiration). I took a few shots this morning to include on the blog....mainly so I can look back next year and remember what I did. :)

The "NOEL" sign I painted myself....adding (hopefully) to the vintage charm of the planter

This year I tried to think about layers....I used 3 different evergreen types and then accentuated with red ornaments and berries, dried hydrangea, pinecones and some cute wooden star ornaments that I found at Home Depot

I had a few boughs left over so I flanked the other side of the door with my vintage crate and my lantern filled with red ornaments and pine cones.

Let the holiday decorating fun begin!  We have our local Santa Claus Parade this week and that usually marks the beginning of the season. We have done our outside lights (although haven't turned them on yet) and next week I will start adding a few festive touches inside.