I'm Gillian, a Scotland based home & lifestyle blogger. Follow along as I navigate this new journey sharing my life from home.
Thank you to Hometalk.com and Country Living.com for hosting a fabulous Home & Garden blog hop! I am excited to be teaming up with a slew of fellow bloggers to show you some very special Home for Christmas Projects.
If you are new here, welcome! I am so glad you stopped by. Today I have a very special project for you! I’ve been working on creating a Christmas vignette on my front porch. With as much time as I have spent inside the house, I have never really done anything to dress up the outside. Unfortunately, we do not have any outdoor electrical outlets, so having lights outside have never been an option.
For this look, I purchased a tree from my local supermarket. We do a lot of traveling around the holidays, so for inside we always stick to a faux tree. Having a real tree if even just on the porch, feels like a special treat! To decorate it, I decked it out with a scarf garland stitched together from 3 scarves purchased at my local Goodwill. Simple hand stitching would work just as well if you do not have a sewing machine.
A simple galvanized tub stands in as a tree stand. A vintage sled found at a local antique store gets a swag of greens and a plaid bow to tie in with the plaid scarf garland.
A wooden crate also got a swag of fresh greens.
A few Christmas pillows spruce up my porch chairs.
Instead of a tree topper, I opted for a cheeky sign picked up at Big Lots.
It reminds me of an old-fashioned Christmas. A warm welcome to greet us each day! Now all we need is snow!
Join us and link up your Christmas Home projects below!
XO,
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December 6th, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Great porch decor!!!
December 7th, 2015 at 8:07 am
Thank you Lindsay! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 9:15 am
This is an inviting entryway!! Love the scarf garland, so clever!!!!
December 7th, 2015 at 9:38 am
Thanks Sara! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 9:35 am
That WANTED sign cracks me up! haha And I’m crushing on the golden stick star. Lovely!
December 7th, 2015 at 10:17 am
What a beautiful way to greet your Holiday Guest. Love it!
December 7th, 2015 at 11:23 am
What a charming holiday porch Amy! You really make me miss having a good porch on our house to decorate! Happy holidays!
December 8th, 2015 at 8:07 am
Thank you Karen! I know it’s not real big, but we use it a whole lot! 🙂 So glad you stopped by!
December 7th, 2015 at 12:16 pm
This is fantastic!!! I love the classic charm.
December 8th, 2015 at 8:06 am
Thank you April! So glad you stopped by! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 12:52 pm
Hi Amy – Visiting as a fellow participant from the #HomeForChristmas blog tour. I love your porch decor! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours. Hugs, Holly
December 8th, 2015 at 8:04 am
I can’t wait to see your porch! I still need to make my way all around. Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 1:44 pm
What a festive front porch! I love the sled and the throw pillows!
December 8th, 2015 at 8:03 am
Thank you Meg! I was so excited when I found the sled. So glad you stopped by! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 6:37 pm
I love this! That sign is great!
December 8th, 2015 at 8:03 am
Thank you Emily! I had to have that sign when I saw it. It was a Big Lots find. 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 6:51 pm
Cute sign and love the plaid scarf garland.
December 8th, 2015 at 8:01 am
The sign cracked me up! Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 8:42 pm
Such a cozy and inviting entry. Love your use of plaid scarves – perfect. Cathy
December 8th, 2015 at 8:01 am
Thank you Cathy! I am so glad you stopped by! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 10:18 pm
Your porch looks great – love your pillows! Pinned to share 🙂
December 8th, 2015 at 8:00 am
Thank you Marie! 🙂
December 7th, 2015 at 11:00 pm
I love the idea and sewing scarves together to make garland Amy! I have always wanted to add a tree to my front porch and your looks great. Have a wonderful week and take care, Tara
December 8th, 2015 at 8:00 am
Thank you Tara! I love that I can have a real tree if even on my porch. We travel for the holidays, so we’ve never had one inside! So glad you stopped by! 🙂
December 8th, 2015 at 1:25 pm
You are so right! Real trees are so special. The decorating all came together perfectly. Well done
December 8th, 2015 at 1:28 pm
What a great welcoming to your home!
December 14th, 2015 at 11:42 pm
What a welcoming porch. I love your sign and the pillows. Have a happy Christmas. 🙂
December 15th, 2015 at 8:17 am
Thank you Barbara! Merry Christmas!
December 15th, 2015 at 4:26 pm
What a great porch! I am so envious My porch is small and I can’t get a good setup! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on G+! Have a great week!
Kim
December 15th, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Thank you Kim! My little porch gets a lot of use! I really wish for a wrap around. That would be heaven 🙂 Merry Christmas!
December 17th, 2015 at 10:46 am
This looks sooo great!!! Soooo cozy!! ! I was so excited to see the huge amount of link ups for this hop! There is so much eye candy!! 🙂 Pinned!!
December 21st, 2015 at 6:05 pm
So wonderfully charming. Thanks for sharing on the #HomeMattersParty . I hope you will join us again in the new year.
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