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December 4th, 2009
beyond the big day: christmas decor


Back in June I had the privilege of featuring a whimsical circus themed wedding from photographer Josh Goleman (Halligan + Adam!). This wedding was so adorable that we thought it would be the perfect inspiration for some playful decor and projects you can do with your family and little ones during the holiday season.

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The ornaments and poster were designed by the incredibly talented Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting Design. Click here to download all the different styles of ornaments. Print the file on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, cut out the ornaments, punch a hole in the top, and tie on some string. The ornaments can also double as gift tags!

CLICK HERE for the downloadable poster and ornaments after the jump!

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Popcorn garland is a simple project that kids will eat right up. We used baker’s twine along with vintage styled striped straws to create a fun and festive look.

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Get this poster into your home… click here for the free download. Then take it to a local print shop like Kinkos. We had ours mounted and then added some striped ribbon to the back for easy hanging.

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For a softer and more kid-friendly touch, try making these fabric ball ornaments. All you have to do is cut a fabric circle, put some stuffing in the middle, gather up the edges and wrap around some floral wire to secure. Cover with floral tape to get a finished look. Then just bend the stems around the tree limbs to make sure they stay in place.

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And no circus is complete without a few animals. You’ll need some figurines from a local toy store (we got these from Richard’s Variety Store ) and a can of spray paint.

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Photography: Our Labor of Love by Heidi
Ornaments and poster design: Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting Design
Projects and styling: Ashley Meaders of Dolci Odille

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38 comments
Stella said:
December 4th, 2009 - 12:11 pm

Just sent an email to my brother in Atlanta to go to that variety store and pick me up a menagerie! How cruel that their website only offers greeting cards (though splendid they are).

Mandy said:
December 4th, 2009 - 12:21 pm

I LOVE it! Can’t wait to sit down with my girls and all their cousins next week during our Colorado Christmas vacation and try our hands at these deco crafts. Thank you for sharing! Cheers, Mandy

Christine said:
December 4th, 2009 - 12:52 pm

I love this! The link for the ornaments isn’t working though…

grace said:
December 4th, 2009 - 12:53 pm

christine

the link is working, you just have to wait a bit for it to load, it’s a big file ;)

g

Ashlee said:
December 4th, 2009 - 12:54 pm

The tree topper is adorable. Are there instructions on how to make that posted anywhere? If not, that would be a great post for Wednesday.

Austin said:
December 4th, 2009 - 1:02 pm

Love the Christmas tree. Is it made entirely of bottle brush? Where did it come from? I have been looking so long for one for my vintage ornaments.

Ashley said:
December 4th, 2009 - 1:13 pm

The tree topper is made from a chinese lantern and fabric, and we will be having a DIY up on Once Wed in the near future showing how to make it. The tree is from Target :)

vee said:
December 4th, 2009 - 1:44 pm

this is great, i have that tree, it is amazing!

December 4th, 2009 - 2:14 pm

Love, Love, love this!!!

Luciana said:
December 4th, 2009 - 3:34 pm

Hi Grace!
I tried to download the ornaments but the file isn’t working.
Can you please check it? I would love to have these for my tree!
Thanks!

grace said:
December 4th, 2009 - 3:43 pm

luciana

it’s working- it just takes a while to download, it’s huge. if you’re not using the most current version of firefox, safari or chrome, try updating and that should solve any other issues. we tested it on a number of browsers and both a mac and pc and it’s working ok :)

grace

Christine said:
December 4th, 2009 - 5:46 pm

–If you’re having problems–

I actually just had to right click and “save target as” for it to work.

Got it, love it, can’t wait to decorate!!

dinah said:
December 4th, 2009 - 7:31 pm

omgosh that circus tree is adorable! i love the flower..err pompom rosette-ish thing on top of the tree~ i wish i could see the tree with the lights on

J said:
December 4th, 2009 - 9:00 pm

Hi, there. I can’t download the ornaments either. But I would love to.

Could you please check the file? Thanks for the great site–I read it all the time.

J said:
December 4th, 2009 - 9:01 pm

Apologies. I now see that the file is huge. I’ll try your suggestions.

isla said:
December 4th, 2009 - 9:46 pm

Just thought this was a fun side note, my sister did their invitations shown above! She’s there in many of the wedding photos also! Small world…love the post!

robin said:
December 4th, 2009 - 10:35 pm

cute idea! i adored that wedding.

Vee said:
December 5th, 2009 - 11:40 am

Wow I love this stuff, the tree is fantastic!…so off the normal path. Love the ornaments

Eva said:
December 5th, 2009 - 2:42 pm

very cute. gonna make the garland!

Hillary said:
December 5th, 2009 - 3:11 pm

I am desperately waiting for a tutorial on the tree topper…’till then ours is bare!
Love this tree!

December 6th, 2009 - 12:56 pm

Love the colors! Absolutely gorgeous! Great inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

December 6th, 2009 - 1:13 pm

YES!!

The topper is the tops! So cute and a much better addition than the cliche star or angel.

I loved themed trees done right.

verhext said:
December 6th, 2009 - 5:21 pm

love this! i just went to the theatre of dreams open house in Port Costa, and it’s all holiday-circus!

http://wendyaddison.blogspot.com/2009/11/le-cirque-de-noel.html

Margarita said:
December 7th, 2009 - 10:01 am

Stunning!! The best Xmas decorations so far…I love the circus theme, an the photos with the vintage look are great, well done to all the people involved in this project!!

OhhhMhhh said:
December 7th, 2009 - 11:58 am

Oh no! I decorated my christmas tree already in purple and silver. But now I’m totally in love with this tree!!! I think I have to start all over again… ;) Thanx for that lovely post… Have a happy christmas time!

Cate said:
December 7th, 2009 - 7:00 pm

Agree with needing to know how to make the tree topper. It is fabulous! Please try to get us instructions!

Lorraine said:
December 9th, 2009 - 2:20 pm

I too love the tree topper!! When the DIY for it is complete, would you please- with a cherry- post the link for it here in the comments?
Thank you!!

Shelly said:
December 10th, 2009 - 12:29 pm

Love this theme. And I’m sure this can be used other than Christmas.

I don’t know why but I can’t get the ornament sheet to load. I got the poster…HELP please.

grace said:
December 10th, 2009 - 2:04 pm

shelly

you need to open it with the most current version of either firefox or safari or chrome. for some reason it’s not working on IE.

grace

Emily said:
December 11th, 2009 - 10:15 am

Hey Guys!

The tree topper tutorial is now on Once Wed. We created a chandelier for an event for this specific project, but the instructions are the same to create the tree topper. Instead of attaching it to string you just flip it over and place it on the tree.

http://bit.ly/5yJ2Zm

Enjoy!

Emily

Ashley said:
December 11th, 2009 - 10:23 am

DIY on the tree topper is up today on Once Wed! http://www.oncewed.com/24140/wedding-blog/diy-wedding/diy-fabric-poms/

stephanie said:
December 30th, 2009 - 7:55 pm

Hi Grace,
The link to the circus ornaments remains broken, I realize the file is quite large however, I’ve tried opening with IE and Mozilla even saving target as with no luck. Would you mind emailing or reposting the working link? These are adorable and I’d love to print em for our New Years party tomorrow. Thanks! Nie

grace said:
December 31st, 2009 - 8:13 am

hi stephanie

i’m so sorry- the link is working fine and we’ve tested it on IE, firefox, chrome and safari over here. we can’t replicate the error. are you using the most current version of firefox?

grace

stephanie said:
December 31st, 2009 - 12:24 pm

Thanks Grace! I do have the most current version of IE and Firefox and I’ve tried again just now with no luck :( the link takes me to this page: http://www.designspongeshop.com/circusornaments.jpg however the only thing that appears is a tiny X box on the top lefthand corner of the page. Im able to open the poster with no problem just not the ornaments.

Nie

stephanie said:
December 31st, 2009 - 12:38 pm

Grace its working now with Firefox! Thanks for your help! Happy New Year!!

Nie

grace said:
December 31st, 2009 - 5:41 pm

stephanie

so sorry for the confusion- we’re looking into why some people had errors with the links. thanks for your patience :)

grace

Katie said:
January 24th, 2010 - 7:16 pm

These are so gorgeous! I can’t get the ornaments page to work, is there no way in Internet Explorer? I’m just getting the red X. Thanks!

grace said:
January 25th, 2010 - 7:30 am

katie

for some reason that file doesn’t play well with internet explorer, and i don’t have another version of the file. the download works fine with safari, firefox or chrome, though.

grace

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