I am so glad you are here today. If this is your first time visiting, Welcome! I am excited about the Home for The Holidays Blog Tour, this year. Especially being able to share with you my Christmas Olive Bucket.
Welcome to the 2nd annual Home for the Holidays Blog Tour hosted by Sondra Lyn at Home. Wow, do we ever have a great week of holiday celebration ideas lined up for you!
Join us each day for inspiration from nearly 30 of the today’s finest blogs!
Be sure to check back every day this week to enjoy all the goodies we’ll be sharing with you! Each day’s links will be posted that day and will go live at 7am EST/6am CST, so don’t miss a single day!
Cause we all know…
there’s no place like…
Home for the Holidays!
Monday – Holiday Decor
Tuesday – Holiday Recipes
Wednesday – Holiday Mantels and Tablescapes
Thursday – Holiday Crafts
Friday – Holiday Gifts and Wrapping
I hope you will join us everyday for something to inspire you for Christmas, and all of your decorating ideas. It has been really fun for me to create something new, yet a vintage feel for Christmas and YOU. Do you have a Christmas Olive Bucket, too?
Let me show you how I was able to create my own Christmas Olive Bucket.
I am lucky enough to have a husband that knows me well. He came home one night with a true vintage olive bucket as a surprise for me. I was thrilled, as you can imagine.
Don’t you love when you get such fun surprises? My Olive Bucket is quite large. About 2 1/2 feet tall. So I wanted it to be a statement piece.
I filled it with:
1-small Christmas tree
a string of twinkle lights
5-large Christmas picks
pine cones
1-strand of pine garland
apple wood sticks
I strung the lights around the the base of the tree and then placed it in the olive bucket. I like how the lights shine through the olive bucket slits, don’t you?
Once the tree was set, I placed the pine garland around the bucket, Using the leftover lights I wrapped them through the pine garland.
Once that was set, I placed in the Christmas picks and pine cones.
Then it was time for the apple wood sticks. I placed them randomly in the olive bucket. Just the rustic touch that I was hoping for.
Thanks so much for joining me today as a shared my Christmas Olive Bucket.
I hope you have enjoyed your time here and been inspired to create a beautiful home this Christmastime.
Be sure to visit all of my friends their Christmas decorating ideas this week. Enjoy and have fun.
You’ll see everything from gorgeous decor to yummy holiday recipes… and everything in between! Here’s a look at what’s coming up this week:
Monday – Holiday Decor
featuring…
Just a Girl and Her Blog | Lilacs & Longhorns | What Meegan Makes
Windgate Lane | Worthing Court
Tuesday – Holiday Recipes
featuring…
Duke Manor Farm | Graceful Order | Rhubarb and Honey
Snappy Gourmet | The Happier Homemaker | Two Thirty-Five Designs
Wednesday – Mantles and Tablescapes
featuring…
Dandelion Patina | {Home-ology} modern vintage | Organize and Decorate Everything
Sondra Lyn at Home | StoneGable | The Everyday Home
Thursday – Holiday Crafts
featuring…
An Extraordinary Day | Cottage at the Crossroads | Making it in the Mountains
Our Southern Home | 2 Bees in a Pod | Two Purple Couches
Friday – Gifts and Wrapping
featuring…
Addison Meadows Lane | DIY180 | Domestically Speaking
My Creative Days | Southern State of Mind | unOriginal Mom
Be sure to check back every day this week to enjoy all the goodies we’ll be sharing with you! Each day’s links will be posted that day and will go live at 7am EST/6am CST, so don’t miss a single day!
Cause we all know…
there’s no place like…
Home for the Holidays!
Monday – Holiday Decor
Tuesday – Holiday Recipes
Wednesday – Holiday Mantels and Tablescapes
Thursday – Holiday Crafts
Friday – Holiday Gifts and Wrapping
Merry Christmas.
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Julie {Lilacs & Longhorns} says
November 30, 2015 at 6:21 AMLove your olive bucket, Meegan! It’s so rustic and lovely and you have styled it beautifully! So happy to be touring with you sweet friend!
Meegan says
November 30, 2015 at 7:09 AMThanks so much, Julie. It was a fun project. It is always a pleasure to work with you, too . Have a beautiful Monday.
bcmottl says
November 30, 2015 at 6:24 AMIt looks beautiful! Love it!
Meegan says
November 30, 2015 at 9:03 AMThanks Bee! I am glad you stopped by. Have a wonderful Holiday.
Sondra (Sondra Lyn at Home) says
November 30, 2015 at 7:03 AMOh, that olive bucket! And your decor is fabulous. Thank you so much for participating in this year’s HFTH blog tour!!
Meegan says
November 30, 2015 at 8:47 AMThanks so much! It was really fun to put together. Thanks for all of your work to put together a fabulous tour. It is full of so much talent. Merry Christmas! xoxo
Barb @ The Everyday Home says
November 30, 2015 at 9:00 AMHow beautiful, my friend. I love how you filled it with lights and how they glow through the bucket. Your home is so festive and beautiful. Merry Christmas, my sweet friend. xxoo
My Creative Days says
November 30, 2015 at 10:41 AMSo far, on this tour, I have found something in each post that I need. With yours, it is the olive bucket. I am kicking myself for not picking up a couple when they were on clearance at Target! UGH!!! I love how you styled yours for Christmas. So pretty!
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Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:23 PMHahaha! I know exactly how you feel. I find the same thing happening to me. You will find one, I promise. Thanks for stopping by and all of your sweet comments. xoxo
Vanessa says
November 30, 2015 at 11:16 AMBeautiful christmas decorations Meegan. I love the idea of the olive bucket. I need to get one of those now. : )
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Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:22 PMAw, thanks so much Vanessa. Isn’t it a fun piece to work with? There are so many possibilities! Merry Christmas xoxo
Domestically Speaking says
November 30, 2015 at 11:21 AMLove how the light twinkles through the slots in the bucket… so pretty!
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Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:21 PMThat is my favorite part, as well, Maryann :) It was really fun to create. Have a wonderful Holiday season.
sarah says
November 30, 2015 at 6:10 PMI just love your little tree! The past couple of years I’ve been using a galvanized bucket to put our large tree in and I love the look. It reminds me of the simple Scandinavian design that I love so much. Just beautiful!
Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:19 PMYou are absolutely right, Sarah! It is a Scandinavian style. I am always gravitating towards that as well. Thanks for stopping by. I always enjoy your comments.
Leanne says
November 30, 2015 at 7:50 PMI love that olive bucket and how you decorated it! I would like to do something similar to that on my front porch. Thanks for the inspiration!
Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:18 PMLeanne,
It would look amazing on your front porch! You should give it a try. I would love to see your creativity. Merry Christmas, my friend.
Maria says
December 1, 2015 at 4:38 AMMerry Christmas, sweet friend! Your home is beautiful!
Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:16 PMThanks, my friend. You are so sweet. Merry Christmas, to you, too! xo
Snappy Gourmet says
December 1, 2015 at 5:55 AMThat olive bucket is gorgeous!! LOVE that your husband brought it home for you. He’s a keeper, but guessing you already know that. :)
Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:16 PMAw, thanks so much! I really appreciate your comments. Yep, he is definitely a keeper :)
Kimberly says
December 1, 2015 at 6:46 AMMeegan … it’s perfect! I love the lights in the bottom of the bucket … and the gorgeous colors … heck, I love everything about this project! Thanks so much for the inspiration … I will be making something similar for our holiday home!
Meegan says
December 1, 2015 at 3:12 PMKimberly,
I love your enthusiasm. That is exactly how I feel about it, too! It is really fun to pull together. I can’t wait to see what you come up with…
Vicki and Jennifer 2 Bees in a Pod says
December 1, 2015 at 4:27 PMWe love your olive bucket and creativity! You always impress us with the most awesome ideas! Love how the lights glimmer! Well done.
Melissa says
December 1, 2015 at 5:44 PMI love it! The lights inside are gorgeous!
twopurplecouches says
December 2, 2015 at 8:43 PMSuch a clever idea! And it turned out beautifully!