Friday, November 30, 2012

Tomtar on Duty

Today I took out one of my favorite typical Swedish Christmas decorations: Tomte. A Tomte is a little gnome that supposedly watches over your house while you are sleeping. In Sweden during Christmas time there seems to be Tomtar (Swedish word for multiple Tomte) everywhere.

In the photo you will see I have transformed my potted ivy wreath that I bought during the summer in to a Christmas decoration by using some simple red and white ribbon and a few red ornaments. The straw garland is also typically Swedish. Add a red mercury glass votive and you have yourself a festive statement.

If you think a bit about it there is a lot you can do with everyday things you already have. With a little ribbon and candlelight you can make almost anything into a "Holiday Item", think about it......