merry and bright garland

Happy Thursday, friends!

Three fun tidbits to start off the day-

 basking in the blue glow of our tent at our Chick Fil A campout

1- We camped out at a Chick Fil A grand opening yesterday (they give you free meals for a year!). It was unseasonably warm (Colorado in December is not usually prime camping weather as you can imagine) and super fun to spend the day with Adam, my brother Aj and my sister-in-law Trish.

2- Adam PASSED his Board Exam (you might've already heard on FB)! Oh my- best. Christmas. present. ever!

3- Burke is enthralled with all things Christmas. Better yet- he sings Christmas carols all day right now. And his merriness is rubbing off on his mama.

So for this very-merry, 10-days-before-Christmas, whew-I'm-worn-out-from-camping-out-last-night Thursday, I thought I'd share a little how-to for the yarn wrapped light garland. Yep- it's a merry day indeed.

To make one of these merry gems, you'll need-
-replacement Christmas light bulbs
-colored yarn
-hot glue
-pipe cleaners
-a ribbon

First add a dot of hot glue to the tip of your Christmas light. 

Press the knotted end of your yarn into the glue.

Wrap the light with yarn, gluing periodically along the way.

Continue until the light is fully wrapped in yarn. 

Repeat until you have a little pile of yarn wrapped lights. 

Add a pipe cleaner hanger to the top of each light. 

String on a ribbon. 

 

Hang your garland, hum a little Christmas carol, and feel the merriness!

ps- I hope that this is obvious, but I realize that all of you don't celebrate Christmas, our share our belief system. At the same time, I'm sure you all know that the kojo blog is an extension of Jord and I and our lives. And since we do celebrate Christmas, of course, the blog reflects that each December. Thanks for hanging around!