How to Decorate Your Small Space Without a Christmas Tree

You may have run into the same problem that quite a few people have as well- you don’t have enough space in your home or apartment for a Christmas tree. I’ve looked around and found some easy ideas you can use to have a Christmas tree with any amount of space.

• Choose a section of your wall that you won’t mind painting and turn it into a canvas of wonder. Use a can of chalkboard paint on the wall and draw your tree, fireplace, and other holiday related themes on it. It’s great for the kids too. You can purchase a can of the paint online at Michaels’ for $7.99.   

• If you have loose branches lying around in your yard pick them up and use them to create a tree on your wall. Tie some string around them and mount them on your wall in the shape of a tree. You can even add ornaments to make it more like a Christmas tree.

• Choose your favorite picture of a Christmas tree (make sure it’s not copyrighted) or even a regular tree, take it to your local print shop, and have it enlarged to the size similar to a tapestry. Hang the print out on a dowel rod and place it anywhere you’d like. Check out Staples for a printout or even a local FedEx/Kinko’s store. 
• Add strips of crepe paper to your wall in the shape of a tree. Have the kids help out too. It makes a fun and creative craft for them.
• Make a tree out of Evergreen branches laying around or even go to your local craft store and attach them to dowel rods. This makes it more like a realistic tree and adds the wonderful scent of the outdoors to your home.
• If you don’t have the time to find some branches, cut paper, or paint check out your home for stuff you already have. If you have some shelves turn them into a festive display. Grab those old holiday greeting cards, mismatched gloves, and scarves.  

• Another great thing to try is the washi tape. They have many different colors and designs it makes it fun and interesting to try different combinations.
• Construction paper makes a neat crafting project for the whole family. Just cut some shapes out or even just a plain shape, tape them to the wall, and add cutout ornaments to it.

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Bayfest 2015!

Coming up around the corner is the 15^th annual Bayfest. Bayfest is a festival that is held on Anna Maria Island each year that brings in many people from the local area and beyond. The festival is a family friendly event that has activities for every one of all ages. Relax and enjoy the live music from local bands or burst into a cheerful dance. For those of a creative nature, there are arts and crafts vendors that have items from beautiful paintings to handmade jewelry and clothing. After dancing and shopping around you probably would feel hungry by then. Great news!! There are many food vendors throughout the festival. There is food from local restaurants that ranges from BBQ, pizza, and chicken to crab, fish tacos, and gyros. Bayfest also has the Island’s largest, classic car show! There is a wide variety of cars for everyone to enjoy from antique, to classic, to muscle, and even custom cars. Bayfest will be held on Pine Avenue on October 17, 2015 from 10am to 10pm. Come out and enjoy the festivities!