Fancy Bows

I cannot believe how fast December is zooming by. Christmas will be here in just over a week! I think Justin and I are pretty much finished with our Christmas shopping. We're still waiting for a couple of gifts to arrive, but I think most everything has been ordered.

This is how our tree currently looks:

Justin found the floral wire one night recently so I was able to make a new bow for the top of the tree. I printed some simple gift tags and used pinking shears to cut them. They're kind of cute.

My mother always puts fancy bows that she makes on her presents. She simply does not allow stick on bows under her tree. I've used the stick on bows on presents before and she removed them and put fancy bows on the presents. It didn't bother me because her bows really do look better, but that takes time and a little effort. The stick on bows were a step up from what I used to do. I used to didn't even put bows on presents. I bought some inexpensive ribbon and put fancy bows on my presents this year. They don't look as good as Mama's, but they're acceptable. She also uses nicer ribbon than I used. What can I say, I'm cheap.