A sewing tape measure made the perfect ribbon for decorating.
I have a ton of wooden spools. For the ones that did not have thread, I spooled some yard around them. I then glue gunned these to the tree.
I had some large buttons from Blumenthal Lansing that made cute decorations.
Bobbins added some sparkle.
And my tree topper was a pin cushion and pins sticking out like a starburst. It’s very midcentury, no?
Described by dailycandy.com as an “interior design genius,” Jonathan Fong is the host of the web series “Style with a Smile.” He is also a television personality in Israel, where “Style with a Smile” plays daily on the Home+ channel, the HGTV of Israel. He is the author of three innovative DIY design books: Walls that Wow, Flowers that Wow, and Parties that Wow (Random House/Watson-Guptill), and has been a viewer favorite on HGTV’s “Kitty Bartholomew: You’re Home,” “Smart Solutions,” the USA Network’s makeover series “Before and After’noon Movie,” DIY Network’s “Craft Lab,” Fine Living’s “60 Ideas in 60 Minutes,” “Good Day LA,” and numerous live morning news shows.
Jonathan has also been interviewed and featured in Life, Good Housekeeping, Better Homes & Gardens’ Do It Yourself, Window & Wall Ideas, Kids’ Rooms, House Beautiful Home Remodeling, Woman’s Day Budget Decorating Ideas, Angeleno, Garden Ideas, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine and over 100 newspapers across the U.S. and Canada.
