I was on Good Day Atlanta a few days ago discussing quick and easy holiday decorating tips and thought with Christmas around the corner this would be the perfect time to share them with you. 

I’m a big believer in repurposing so I love the idea of taking last year's Christmas cards, cutting them up and using the front cover as present tags. You can also find some blank cards on eBay and cut frame windows and odd shapes, and then on the back side glue a cut cover from one of your old Christmas cards…add your own personal touch with stamps, glitter or any craft accessory you like:)

Here is a shot of the cards I made for Good Day Atlanta.

Another easy thing to do is to run waxed twine through the holes of some classic hemstitch napkins…the great thing about this is that you can change up the color of the twine depending on the season.

Here are some hemstitch napkins I found on eBay:

Hemstitch napkins

On another note, some of you might remember my posting a while back on plasti-dipping… I recently filmed a holiday-themed video about it –check it out!

I’m fresh off the plane from Art Basel, so definitely expect a blog post about that soon; but I wanted to write a quick note to let you all know about this great auction that is live on eBay right now and was put up by House Beautiful to benefit Rebuilding Together New Orleans. The auction is for what the magazine calls the “most beautiful Christmas tree”…it’s truly stunning…it’s decorated with 101 ornaments that were handpicked by House Beautiful editors.

This is an amazing tree, an amazing deal and it couldn’t be for a better cause.

Here is the link--

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110200153946&ssPageN

First off I want to thank everyone who has been reading this blog these past few months.  I’ve received some great feedback and I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to a comment one reader recently posted regarding buying art on eBay. The comment couldn’t have come at a better time because I am about to leave for Art Basel, which is an international art show in Miami Beach featuring leading art galleries from around the globe.  Needless to say, art is on my mind and I am looking forward to being able to report back on exciting new trends I discover at Art Basel :)

         
Back to the comment…this particular eBay user wanted to know if I was aware of self-representing artists who sell their own art on eBay, and the answer is yes, I am.  I don’t know these artists personally, but I do know they’re on eBay because they have emailed me to let me know their art is on the site.  Personally, I love Asian inspired watercolors, oil landscapes, and most of all, modern photography – it works great with my design sensibility for a monochromatic color palette.  I’m always looking to expand my art collection, and I actually have my eye on a beautiful nature-inspired photograph that I’m watching on my eBay page.  But, if you know of any great artists selling their original work on eBay, be sure to let me know so I can check them out, and can also help spread the word.

Modern Photograph