Deck the Halls with Handmade Goodies

For Christmas, this year I'm decorating with a few of my old ornaments and adding
a bit of my own handmade decor.  I have shopped around my house for items
that I can use for the decorations.  This is a good way to save for the Holidays.

I decorated my back door with pages of an old book that my father-in-law
purchased in a second hand store a year ago.  He read it and had no need for it anymore, so...

...I created a wreath with it!
The tutorial that I used to make this lovely wreath can be found here.  Another tutorial
for a paper wreath is this one, I love it!  It was fun to make, but a lot of work too,

not to mention the mess I created with the glue gun on my fingers.

We also gathered items from the outdoors, like pine cones, branches and berries.
My son's favorite are the pine cones.

I took a couple of recycled jars and I wrapped them in scrapbook paper
and ribbon to hold festive candy canes.

You all know this one.  It's my felt ornament!  I added some glitter to add sparkle.
It's hard to see the glitter on here, but it looks like snow balls on my tree.  I love it!

At our home our focus during Christmas is the birth
of Jesus Christ.  I add little reminders around the house such as nativity sets,
and words written on our chalkboard, after all he is the greatest gift.

Will you be adding anything handmade to your decor this year? What is it?