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12/27/2013

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You know that moment when you realize you might be spending wayyyy too much on something you could just do yourself?   I had that moment when I was admiring some burlap ribbon adorned with the repeated screen printed words "Happy Holidays" - it was wrapped casually around an expertly decorated tree in a magazine.  I thought to myself - "I would love that on my tree!  But I wish it said 'Merry Christmas' instead of 'Happy Holidays.'"    Then it occurred to me...  why would I pay for this?   I could very easily do this myself!   And so I did.  But my idea morphed from just saying "Merry Christmas" to being an entire Christmas carol!  And from there, I decided to do the entire stair case in it.

 All I needed was:
      -  Burlap ribbon  (I needed about 4 rolls - about 100 feet)  $20
      -  Sharpie Pens (fine point in black, silver, and gold)  $5
      -  The words to my favorite Christmas carol - 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!"   Googled for FREE!

After about 2 hours, my project was complete and I simply wrapped the existing pine garland on my staircase with my new, custom-made, budget-friendly-yet-magazine-worthy ribbon. 

Compared to the magazine's rolls of generic "Happy Holiday" wishes at $15 per 3 yard roll, my 100 feet of lyrical burlap was a total steal at only $25.

I'll definitely be doing more custom hand-written ribbon projects in the future!   

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