it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Since we will be out of town a few weekends between now and Christmas, we decided to put up some holiday decorations this weekend. It was also fairly warm, and you have take it when you can in WI. After all, it could be snowing next week! We weren't even the first house on the block to put them up.
Anyway, the "must have" craft of the season seems to be the ornament wreath and I decided I must make my own. I used ornaments we already had as well a few dollars worth I bought from the local thrift store and some wide ribbon I found in one of our holiday storage boxes.
Below is the finished product on our decorated mantle. Hopefully next holiday season we will finally have the fireplace painted!