Christmas Prep
There is one part of Christmas prep that I should not have a problem with this year - the shopping for gifts (thanks to Amazon Prime)!
But seeing as I’m married to Hurricane Scrooge, I generally do 99% of the decorating, including the unpacking, repacking and storing of the Christmas decorations boxes. I convinced the husband to take them out this morning (under my close supervision). But even with them out there is only so much I can do. Therefore I’ve decided to take a Christmas tree “shortcut” this year. I say “shortcut” because I’m not sure it will save a lot of time and effort, but it seems minimalist. And minimalist will be good when it’s time to take down decorations when my hair is falling out and I’m reeling from my second chemo treatment on December 28!
The tree will be this piece of fabric that I bought at IKEA a few years ago. And I’m planning to make some simple flat felt ornaments with the kids.
Only one small problem- I haven’t decided on the best way to hang it and I’m the handy-person around here. The husband can follow my directions and hang it, but I expect a bit of complaining along the way. Or I’m debating hiring someone on Task Rabbit when he is at work and can’t do anything to stop it! Then I can have that person hang the “tree”, and put up lights outside, and put up some new plant hangers I recently bought!
We’ll see. Any suggestions on how to hang it with minimal damage to the fabric?
Comments (2)
They have those alligator clips things for curtains so you could put it on a rod (if you have somewhere to hang that). I had thick fabric when I used them. It might bite into the fabric some. Command strips might hold it. I am not sure if they come off fabric as well as walls. Lots of options with sewing a bit, but I am guessing that is not a good idea this year.
Debbie's ideas sound like they would work great. 3M command strips are gold. You may also want to look into AnoGotcha graphic holders to hold up the fabric.