Guest Post: Winter Wonderland Decorations

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Greetings, friends and fans of Hayley! My name is Courtney and I am a stay-at-home mom, the  artist and crafter behind Quiet City on Etsy, and PTO enthusiast. I am here today to share a decorating project I did recently for my son’s school’s winter carnival.
Winter Wonderland is the major annual fundraiser at our school and I have been the chairperson of the decorating committee for two years. It is such a fun project and it has become the highlight of my year as an artist. I get a lot of help from fellow Parent Teacher Organization members and other volunteers when it comes to creation and installation; I could not do it without them!
For these two years, the signature decoration of the Winter Wonderland is a large-scale installation of tissue paper pom-poms strung from the ceiling at the main entrance and lining the hallway to the hub of the festival activities. We have also used cardboard cutouts of woodland creatures to guide the way to the festivities. (To read more about these decorations, please visit my blog within the week for a feature on those.)
I wanted to do something new this year in addition to the poms and animals so I decided on a few pre-lit artificial trees (decorated to reflect winter’s wonder instead of Christmas since the Winter Wonderland takes place in a multi-cultural school in January) placed in the entrance near the volunteer check-in table and super-popular photo booth.
One tree was decorated in blues and greens, another was dressed up in whites, and the third, my favorite, was a red and pink Valentine tree!

The blue/green and white trees were decorated mostly in ornaments from my personal collection because decorating our family Christmas tree IS MY JAM. They included many owls and other birds, plus squirrels, rabbits, swirls and stars, acorns, garlands, raffia and traditional matte, shiny and glittery orbs.

The Valentine tree featured pink and red orbs plus felt hearts, small tissue pom-poms and rolled paper roses. Extra pom-poms filled out the space underneath the tree.

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Hayley Crouse is a wife, mother and multifaceted designer. Her love of sewing, crafting, cooking and interior design infuses her daily life and naturally spills over into her online presence. She pushes the envelope of her creativity and hopes that others will be inspired to do the same. She currently authors the Welcome to the Mouse House Blog, is the pattern designer behind Mouse House Creations and is a collaborative designer with Willow & Co. Patterns.

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