DIY Christmas Decor – Luminaries are created using frosted cylinder vases and white twinkle lights.

Loosely coil a single strand of clear mini-lights on a white cord in each vase. Run the plug end over the back edge of the vase and behind it so the cord is out of view.  Of course, always use lights that have been safety tested (read the label), and always unplug the strand when the display is left unattended.

This idea is great for a stand alone vase, but looks even better when vases of varying sizes are grouped, as shown above.  When combining vases into a group, always use odd numbers for the most powerful visual effect.

You could also use vases of the same height and display them in a row for a different look.

The bottoms of these vases have gold ribbon wrapped around the bottoms and affixed with double-sided tape. A second ribbon (narrow) is the fastened over the first to give more visual interest.

Such an easy DIY Christmas decor idea, but it looks so sophisticated!  Photo Credit: Martha Stewart

A delightful idea for Christmas Table decorations, in this year’s hottest color for Christmas – lime green. Created by celebrationsathomeblog, these ball ornaments are glued using a hot glue gun to  small round mirror discs  you can find in craft shops.  Remove the top hanger piece and insert tiny sprigs of flowers and berries.  They’ll look fab as Christmas table decorations, and will do double duty as take home favors for your guests at the end of the evening.  Just one of many neat things you can do with Christmas Balls – click here to see more.

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A Christmas decor DIY project – a large rectangular glass vase is filled with clear mini-lights, then two types of gold ribbon are wrapped around the vase – a wide gold organza ribbon and a more narrow gold satin ribbon, alternating the two. The effect is that of a wrapped gift box. Faux pointsettia blooms are placed at the mouth of the vase, concealing the lights. Plug the lights in from the back so the cord is concealed and watch the gift light up and glow from within. A great Christmas decor accent you can make yourself to create a interesting focal point and bathe your room in a beautiful glow. Copyright ThatCupcakeSite.com.