Christmas Card Tree

My mom used to always cut some fresh greenery from the back yard and some branches from the crabapple bush in the front and make a pretty arrangement that went on our fireplace. I have always loved berry branches. So when I saw this the idea sparked in my head. So I grabbed an old vase that was under the sink and pulled the rocks out (that get put away at Christmas time anyway) and poured them in combined with my berry branches and we have a great Christmas card tree.

I'm excited to receive Christmas cards this year. Ryan and I have greatly enjoyed catching up and re-connecting with old friends through facebook over the past few months. And Christmas cards always get me excited to see through other peoples eyes the ways they feel blessed and are celebrating this past year. I love to come home to new letters and cards in the mailbox-- it's one of my favorite parts of Christmas.