alimfp Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Lights? Window clings in the front windows? Inflatables? Other yard decor? What?? In previous years we did lights and the snow stuff in the main window. Since the kids and the cats mess up the snow stuff, we'll nix that one this year. So this year will be lights on the house as well as the front deck (will look so nice I think!) and I'm trying to think of some sort of simple yet nice yard decor (no inflatables).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Lighted candles in the windows. Outside lights. I also have a light projector that does different pictures on the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoismom Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 My yard is divided into themes, we have the santa's and the then the eleves and toy makers, then we have the snow me, then I have the Nativity set well two of them, My are inflatables, lighted and plastic and wood, I light my house and bushes, the projector, this year I added a arch way and a moving santa I may buy some reindeer but no one used to decorate in my area till I moved in and now it has gotten where almost every house does I am thinking of adding music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure60 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We have a snowman post we put out at the end of the driveway, cascading clear lights around the house and a "Happy Holidays" with Christmas winter scene by the door and a wreath on the door. Most of the decorating is inside with my Dickens Collection pieces displayed in the livingroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiejwp Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 hubby,....otherwise known as "scrooge" throws a fit if I use more than 500 count lights outside...he thinks they run up the electric bill too much so I settle on outlining the porch with some icicle ones and wrapping some HUGE boxes in foil paper as if they were gifts...adding some ribbon and stacking them on the front porch bench......simple but it works for me and it looks good during the day too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best4less Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We string lights along the gutters then I have light up candy canes on either side of my walkway, 2 of those spiral light up xmas trees (one on either side of the yard) and then lights strung up in my enclosed porch that can be seen from the outside. Everything is muticolored because I like it to be colorful :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gporter34 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Old-fashioned colored bulbs on the gutters, lighted decrations on the sides of the house, wreaths on every door, wreaths in each of the eight windows across the front of the house, electric candles in the windows, Christmas star on the arch of the porch, candy canes outlining the yard, candy cane walkways, inflatables, signs, and my son has rigged me some Christmas music to be heard from the street. I am looking for a santa and reindeer(the older ones) and the North Pole sign that WM had last year. They don't have it yet but I am hoping they get it. I should have gotten it last year.lol The kids put lights on the doghouse and you can see it from the driveway, it's cute and suprisingly the dog doesn't mess with them, I think he likes the lights.lol I am slowly adding more things, though. I want a nativity scene for the yard but I don't like the ones I've seen so far, so when I find it, I'll get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMama Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We have our shrubs alternating red/clear lights (think candy cane). The columns are wrapped in clear lights. We have clear icicles at the peak of the roof. Along the roofline are alternating red/clear lights. There is a lighted "joy" sign in the window (the word is in red with green holly sprig). I would like to get an inflatable, but haven't yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMama Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 ... and wrapping some HUGE boxes in foil paper as if they were gifts...adding some ribbon and stacking them on the front porch bench......simple but it works for me and it looks good during the day too! That's such a good idea!! I really needed something to spruce up the porch beside the door, and that would be really inexpensive. Thanks alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBA Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 we usually do lights and candy canes down the entry sidewalk. might do more this year. Kinda undecided on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erh12275 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We live in an apartment building this year so it will probably just be the window clings. Maybe something for the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest all2tired Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 house trimmed in lights, lights on the trees, reindeer on lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carone0318 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Well, I put white lights on the shrubs in the front of my house and I have the little candy canes (about 12" high) that I trim the walkway with. I am going to have a little fiberoptic tree in my living room that you will be about to see from the front of the house. I have some other stuff, but don't know if I will be using - new house, never had Christmas here before! Just have to go with the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmi36 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We just moved into a biger house so i will have to go get more lights,but here is my plan. We have a big pond out back so my deers are going there,santa on roof my bushes out front are going to lite up with green lights,candy canes up walkway with lights on them,and c-3 lights all over the house,(we found c-3 lights in motion at lowes for 22.97 a pack of 100 thats 51 1/2 feet i want them but hubby said wait till after christmas) next year i plan to do more around the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanaBanana Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is what we did last year.... It was before the snow arrived though...we get a lot of snow in this area.http://members.tripod.com/adorablefaces0/id41.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svblizard Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 JanaBanana.... your home looks great. We put up a white wire tree and white light green topiary deer, wreath on each of the front windows(6) and the front door, a projector that shines different images on the garage, small prelit trees that line the flower bed in front of the porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanaBanana Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Thank you svblizard... cant wait to decorate for this year :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoismom Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is what we did last year.... It was before the snow arrived though...we get a lot of snow in this area.http://members.tripod.com/adorablefaces0/id41.htm Very beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booterbunz Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I outline my little yard with white lights and make a big square. It usually snows alot around Christmas time and the lights melt the snow and it looks really neat!! Then I put blue and white lights in my doorway. I also have large candy canes lining the walk way. I have a window light that I put up in dd's room that says "Santa stop here" and is in the shape of a stop sign. Front window and my bedroom window have blue and white lights in the window frame. I'm thinking that if I can find a blowup that I like alot at a good price, I may get one to stick in the center of my yard! LOL I do blue and white with some silver on my tree..the only color is the cutesy ornaments I have! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tishaclayton Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I am still trying to decide what I want to do.. This is me and DH first year with no roommates what so ever.. I live in a apt building so I don't think I will be doing anything outside since I already have had things taken off my porch.. Maybe some lights in the window.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena_398 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Today I bought some outside garland. Going to wrap my light post in the front year. Also around the front deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4linkae Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 We usually just do lights around the house and garage and then candy canes around our tree...that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copados1993 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 We do our entire front bushes in white lights and I have greens with large red bows at every window ledge. My house looks VERY pretty every year! This year I'm hoping to wrap my huge front porch in greens too! I plan to have the prettiest house in the neighborhood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copados1993 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 This is what we did last year.... It was before the snow arrived though...we get a lot of snow in this area.http://members.tripod.com/adorablefaces0/id41.htmI have to say, it makes me want to start decorating now!!!! It was very pretty!! :banana01: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridasun5 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I got rid of my lighted reindeer last year as I was tired of looking at them. Everyone seemed to have the same thing, and I didnt want to look the same as everyone else in the neighborhood. I think this year since I am changing the theme of my interior decor, I am going to focus more on the inside decorating. Will probably just do lighted wreaths outside and I want to get one of those little 4ft lighted trees for next to the front door. Might do a few lighted things outside on a few bushes or something, but Im not climbing up our 30ft oak trees to string them with lights again this year LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferharrison82 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Lights, window clings, fake snow in the windows, candy canes in the yard...whatever I think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomajor Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I have a pretty wreath for each outside door and I put green garland around the bannister and poles on the front porch and bows on the poles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBKing Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Nothing but lights, and plenty of them. Icicles around the house, regular strands around trees and bushes. Then two lighted wreaths on the house. We used to set up several deer and a couple of spiral trees, but the front yard at this house is too small for all of that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyJervas Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 this is our first house so we're going all out you name it we'll have it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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