Neutral Winter Mantel Decor Without Red and Green (Warm, Not Washed-Out)
Red and green is the easy button, and it is why most mantels look interchangeable from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. Pull those two colors out … Read more
Wood Slice Christmas Ornaments With Wood Burned Designs That Don’t Look Like a Kit
The internet’s default wood slice ornament is a snowflake or the words “Merry Christmas” in wobbly script, and both are the reason so many of … Read more
Air Dry Clay Ornaments With Pressed Fern and Leaf Imprints
The fastest way to make one of these ornaments look like a school craft project is to press a real leaf into the clay and … Read more
13 Winter Decor Ideas That Stay Up After Christmas
The tree comes down and the room looks robbed. That gap between December 26 and the first warm week of March is the longest stretch … Read more
13 Birdseed Ornaments for an Outdoor Christmas Tree the Birds Will Actually Eat
Most birdseed ornaments fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the recipe. The seed mix is half milo and cracked corn, which the … Read more
10 Pinecone and Candle Christmas Table Runner Ideas for a Long Table
The usual advice for dressing a long table is to plant one big centerpiece in the middle and call it done. On a table that … Read more
How to Make Plantable Seed Paper Christmas Cards That Actually Grow
Most homemade seed paper never sprouts. The seeds get pulverised in the blender, or cooked on a radiator, or they came from a bargain wildflower … Read more
Natural Christmas Place Settings With Foraged Sprigs: 9 Ways to Set the Table
A sprig of cedar cut this morning will still be green on the table in three weeks, which is longer than the cut flowers most … Read more
11 Zero Waste Christmas Gifts to Make at Home
Most zero waste gift guides are a shopping list wearing a hemp shirt: bamboo cutlery sets, stainless straws, a “starter kit” of things nobody asked … Read more
Foraged Twig Christmas Decorations From the Garden
By early December the red-twig dogwood at the back of most gardens has done the one thing it does brilliantly: dropped every leaf and turned … Read more