Creative Christmas Decorating Ideas

I'm pretty traditional when it comes to my holiday decor...see?

I think a lot of that is from how I grew up.  My mom needlepointed our Christmas stockings so I have the one I grew up with and made one for my husband (it took me aaaages!).  While I can appreciate colored lights, I'm a purist on my tree and really only like white.  We got these cool LED lights this year that you can switch from white to colored which is a nice compromise for my husband who likes the colored lights.

I like greenery, candles, holly, pinecones, all the traditional holiday elements.  I love the decorations that my mom used in our house growing up and I still put them out.  I can't really imagine my Christmas decor changing too much in the future since the tradition of everything I have is so meaningful to me.

But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate more creative, think-outside-of-the-box Christmas decor.  Here are a few of some createful ideas I've come across lately. (And yes, if you know me, createful is a word).