DIY Christmas decorations {owl topper}

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This past weekend we finished decorating the tree in our family room and worked on some DIY Christmas decorations. I searched for a unique Christmas tree topper but wasn’t successful finding one that didn’t cost loads of money so I decided to make one using a cute owl that I found at Pier 1. Our Christmas tree this year is a nature inspired woodland themed tree with a color scheme of  silver and gold. Before I start with the picture of our cute little owl’s nest, I want to thank you all for your sweet comments on our DIY bathroom renovation reveal from last week. I was blown away by all of your kind words.

Ok, now for the owl tree topper.

This was the quickest and easiest DIY decoration ever. I used an empty candle holder that I had purchased over the summer and filled it with fresh holiday greens to create a nest. The beautiful thing about this candle holder was that the bottom had openings so all I had to do was slide it over the top of the tree.

I originally was thinking about cutting a hole in the middle of a basket and sliding it over the top of the tree stem but as I was shopping my house for that perfect basket, this candle holder jumped out at me. It was perfect. I used fresh boxwood, juniper and clippings from our Douglas fir tree. Simply stuff them in the sides until you achieve a full nest look.

My son named our little woodland owl “Chewy”. He looks pretty cute sitting at the top of tree in his new nest. How about you, have you been working on any DIY christmas decorations? My gramps and I have been working on some handmade wooden reindeer and sleigh that I will share with you soon. Share your Christmas decoration ideas in the comments, I would love to hear what you have been up to!

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