Winter Decorations?

AbbysMom · Jan 12, 2020

I finally got the Christmas tree taken down yesterday and most of the Christmas decorations have been packed away into totes. I did end up leaving out a few snowmen/snowflake decorations.

Do you leave out any decorations for Winter?

bbdoll22 · Jan 12, 2020

The only winter decoration I have out is a snowman soap dispenser. It’s almost empty and when it is I’ll pack it away.
i do have a valentines wooden plaque on my door and the little norfolk pine tree has red heart lights and pink “love bug” decorations on it.

Winchester · Jan 12, 2020

I left some snowman things out; we'll take them down around the end of February, when I put the Winterberry dishes away.

susanm9006 · Jan 12, 2020

Nope. A yard full of snow is my only remaining winter decoration. My shelves are covered in shades of greens so that it reminds me spring is coming .

pearl99 · Jan 12, 2020

I got a skinny artificial christmas tree with the branches starting about 3 feet up this year, and I'm leaving it up year round with the Christmas ornaments off, but the multi-colored lights on. I love it. It's in a corner. I love looking at the tree lights in the dark before bed, so I'm a-doin' it.

susanm9006 · Jan 12, 2020

pearl99 said:
I got a skinny artificial christmas tree with the branches starting about 3 feet up this year, and I'm leaving it up year round with the Christmas ornaments off, but the multi-colored lights on. I love it. It's in a corner. I love looking at the tree lights in the dark before bed, so I'm a-doin' it.

Sounds cute. Can you post a picture?

betsygee · Jan 12, 2020

We don't really do much in the way of decorating to begin with. I did put up solar outdoor lights this year and am thinking I'll just leave them up. They make nice entryway lights so people can see their way up the stairs.

susanm9006 · Jan 12, 2020

betsygee said:
We don't really do much in the way of decorating to begin with. I did put up solar outdoor lights this year and am thinking I'll just leave them up. They make nice entryway lights so people can see their way up the stairs.

Beautiful lights and home!

motoko9 · Jan 12, 2020

betsygee said:
We don't really do much in the way of decorating to begin with. I did put up solar outdoor lights this year and am thinking I'll just leave them up. They make nice entryway lights so people can see their way up the stairs.

Outdoor lights don't have to be a holiday-only thing! I would leave them, too.

We have some winter-themed sheets that will probably stay until March. (They're flannel, and I'm in a place that gets cold.)

betsygee · Jan 12, 2020

motoko9 said:
Outdoor lights don't have to be a holiday-only thing! I would leave them, too.

We have some winter-themed sheets that will probably stay until March. (They're flannel, and I'm in a place that gets cold.)

My mom lives in a place that gets cold, too. She's a stickler for putting away decorations and holiday things after Christmas, so I got her some flannel sheets that were more winter-themed that she'd use longer.

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motoko9 · Jan 12, 2020

Those are really cute! It's nice to have cheery decor when you live in a place with cold, dark winters; I bet your mom loves them.

pearl99 · Jan 12, 2020

susanm9006 said:
Sounds cute. Can you post a picture?

susanm9006 , Here it is! The lights don't show up very well but they are there.

susanm9006 · Jan 12, 2020

pearl99 said:
susanm9006 , Here it is! The lights don't show up very well but they are there.

I love its height and proportions!

pearl99 · Jan 12, 2020

susanm9006 said:
I love its height and proportions!

It's just what I wanted.

MoochNNoodles · Jan 12, 2020

I was thinking of leaving a few things up. I have a cute snowman I got at a craft fair that looks nice on top of the kitchen cabinets. I have a metal painted chickadee that has a pine twig with red berries on one side. But if you turn it around the other side is just painted. So that works year round. I have valentines decorations that I put up; so I won't leave anything that could clash with those.

Kat0121 · Jan 12, 2020

Nope. I have a simple rule. What does not go up does not ever need to come down. Most of our holiday decorations went to the thrift store over the summer. They were taking up space and I hadn't used them in years.

Elphaba09 · Jan 13, 2020

Our tree is still up and I have a winter-themed wreath on the front door. We just had our Twelfth Night (not the religious Epiphany, but something we made up) tonight (Sunday), so the tree will be coming down soon.