12 Days of Home for the Holidays Welcomes Teresa Collins

Teresa Collins

Hi I’m Teresa Collins. I was really excited to be asked to be the guest blogger. I wanted to first say how thankful I am to be given this opportunity to share with you some of my favorite traditions and things about Christmas.

I am big on doing a yearly Christmas card with our large and growing family. I love watching our family change from year to year and this to be is just the most important thing to document… US. Years from now, we will look back on these yearly photos and remember so many memories. This year, my husband is battling a very aggressive cancer and we will not have our “normal” family photo and this makes me sad. I am sure I will come up with something else. However, no matter what… for me the YEARLY photo is a treasured tradition.

Collins Christmas Card 

I have found over the years that I am happiest when I am giving something to someone. I like to give things to people. I love to see their excitement. It just gives me the most joy. My background is interior design so Christmas decorating is always the fun part as well. I love picking out the wrapping paper, the gift tags, the ornaments, the stockings, and just making the home feel welcome. I like to decorate the door with a handmade wreath each year.

 

 I love this yearly tradition. 

Decorating is fun and I try to keep it simple and easy. I like to focus on the real reason we celebrate Christmas.

I like to hang the cards that our sent to us across and display them during the holiday season. This is a fun tradition that we have in our home.

I love to create Christmas projects that can be countdowns and daily journals for the holidays prior to holiday beginning. This is one that I did for this upcoming year that I simply will add my photos. I used my collection Santa’s List.

I love to give our treats and gifts and loved giving them in the “treat bags.” I also create LOTS of mini books each year to document the year. You could say I’m a little obsessed. I love celebrating our Saviors birth and am so thankful for this Season of Giving and time of the year. I hope you each have a wonderful holiday and are able to spend it with those that you love. Please visit me at my blog and keep in touch!

Teresa

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Teresa is offering a great giveaway.  All you have to do is visit her blog and leave a comment.  Come back here and leave a comment that you did.  Here is what Teresa is putting in her giveaway...

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Thank you Teresa!

Photo Tip of the Day

Lighting is Everything.

I thought I would start these 12 days of tips with the most important tip of all. Use light in your favor. The definition of photography is painting with light. So whenever you’re taking a photo try to move into the light. 

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Happy Holidays!