Christmas Windows and Kitchen Decorations

I decided to go big with the living/dining room window decorations again this year.

I learned how to make these Nordic Stars from Erin of the Francois et Moi blog. She makes it look easy but I found them pretty challenging. Each point is made separately and I never did figure out how to do the last fold so they became a collaborative effort. I could put all the points together though and I like the way they turned out but I wish they didn’t have a tendency to hang a little sideways.

They look great from the street though.

I decided to hang the garland over the kitchen sink again and filled it with gnomes inspired by those on Tauni Everett’s blog.

We found some new ornaments for the kitchen when we went to the Andersonville sidewalk sales. The coffee pot and pan aren’t actually made of metal like the colander or the pan we bought last year but they do add some sparkle.