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Hi, I'm Becky Rathbone Welcome to Designs With Flair
Today we're going to talk about the current trends in the market place
We're going to share with you what some of the new color trends are
the fun new things on the market today and some ways to mix the old and new
to take some things you have around the house and mix it with a new twist
I'm so glad you're here today
**Music Plays**
One of the things that we noticed when we went to market this year
were a lot of word items almost every other show room had items
that had words on them and so i'm just going to show you some things
that we have around the shop that I really seem to like
one of the things is the let it snow blocks up here
aren't they fun lots of things with blocks and words on them
they look really cute just to set up in a bookshelf
and add a little bit of christmas up into the bookshelf
some other items are, look at the little The joy and the Noel with the little birds
they're just so sweet there's a happy Holidays out of Gingerbread
that's really cute and all kinds of ornaments
these are really fun the little noel and peace
and they come and all different kinds of words on them
in round and in the stars they're just really kind of fun trending
a lot of the natural look they go really well with our natural tree
and the little cut out words and this one i think is my very favorite
i think I might need to get one of these for my tree
they're just really fun
if you've been in my store in the last 15 years
you know how much I love to decorate the tops of the trees with floral products
and when doing this a lot of times it can make it be a little bit on the dark
side kind of cover up a lot of the lights on the
top of the tree well this year when we were at market
I saw some wonderful twig branches that had lights on them
they had the little LED lights in them and they look lovely in the tops of the trees
it really helps illuminate them adds a new deminsion to the top of the trees
they can also be used in floral arrangements like
centerpieces and things its a really fun thing that we found
and I just absolutely love them
Another one of the trends this year are in ways of color
and we have one of the trends that's very traditional
in lots of ways it's traditional red and green
but with a little bit of a different green a lot more of the lime green
a little bit of a fun twist with the ribbons and things
look at the curly cues on the top of the tree this would be an easy change up
if you're tired of your current items but don't have the big budget
change the background items the ribbon the netting
the floral and just add your mixed ornaments and you're going to have a totally
different new look
another new look really isn't that new it's mixing white gold and silver together
look how beautiful this tree is what a timeless look
the great thing about this look if you get tired of it
you have some wonderful basics to add to another color
so just taking the white out and having a red and gold tree
or a silver and red tree or a white and silver tree
it's a very versatile look that you can use the ornaments for years
mixing textures together really isn't a new idea
decorators have used it for years but I have seen some things different this
year a lot of burlap
burlap in ribbon mixed with some things with bling
some items that have a lot of glitter and things on them
we love our natural snow crusted tree it's a beautiful tree without anything on
it but look how pretty it is with the birds
and the pinecones and other beautiful ornaments
The last item I want to show you today is the wreath holder
this was one of the fun things that we found at market
the wreath holder is actually adjustable it will go taller or shorter
and the great thing about it is it's great to use in an entry way
it just gives a little bit of something that people
don't expect you could sit it on an entry table
or a hallway would be a great thing or even in an office
and this is just a pre made wreath but look how fun it is when you set the little
owl we talked about the birds
you set the owl up in there isn't that just the cutest
it's a real fun unexpected item and I love the unexpected
now I want to take and show you how to use some things that you may just have around
the house and how to take them and make them be
a little bit christmasy have a little bit of christmas cheer around
the house I just have a bowl
this actually is a bowl that fresh flowers came in
you can take any kind of bowl or maybe a red or green bowl
be color christmasy appropriate and I'm going to add some greenery
I have a piece of greenery that came like this
and I have a pair of wire cutters and I'm just going to cut some of this greenery
and I'm just going to kind of place it around in the bowl
where it just kind of comes over the edges and flows
a little bit and then I'm going to add
and they are kind of hard to cut sometimes you have to be pretty strong
and I'm just going to add the balls these may be some things that you have
left over from decorating your tree around the house
and just kind of add them into the bowl and then I have another pick
that I already cut a few things off from and I'm just going to add some little berries
to it a little bit more bling
love the bling this year every things about the bling
and cut these and just kind of lay them in there
and this might be fun to just add maybe onto an end table
or a coffee table something like that
and thats pretty much it if I can do that in just a few seconds
think if you spend a little bit more time with it
what you can do so just have some fun with it.
Another way to add a little bit of christmas into your home
is to take garland and greenery and just add it to things
that you normally would have around your house like here we used a beautiful garland
I just love this garland it actually has jingle bells
and it's just really fun and i you take it and use it maybe on a bookshelf
with some other figurines you have a mantle or whatever
if really looks very pretty and then back here
Lets say you have a bookcase in your home it has books or figurines or whatever on it
It doesn't necessarily have to have all these christmas items on there
but if you take and run maybe a little bit of a berry garland or something
on there like we have here and then maybe add a beautiful pick
isn't this lovely a beautiful poinsettia pick and if you take it and add this
just onto the shelf in front of the like I'm going to use it in front of these
snowmen just kind of take it and put the stem
kind of you can cut it shorter if you need to
all of these little things you do add a little bit
of christmas charm to your home and just use it all over your house
and just have some fun with it
so look at the fun items you can have for the christmas season
things with words or letters wonderful lit branches for the tops of your
tree birds peaking out of s shelf
a new color combination for your tree and some new ways to use ordinary things around
the house don't be afraid to try something new and different
be creative if the budget is tight
just do a little bit each year make it be a gradual change
turn the christmas music up loud and get creative
get your family involved and just have a good time
things for joining us today I hope you're able to take something I showed
you and use it in your decorating this season
Be sure to watch for our future episodes we hope to inspire your creativity
and have fun while doing it