Travel Garland for Hotel Cheer, Classy Theater, Backstage Shenanigans - St. Petersburg, Florida

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Join me in Saint Petersberg, Florida and we hit the road with our touring Christmas show! In this episode, I'll be making the cheerful holiday garland that will be lighting up our hotel rooms throughout the rest of the tour, adding some much needed holiday cheer into what can otherwise be a rather gloomy and dull environment! All the supplies were thrifted, so this holiday decor only cost me a few dollars, and yet it's priceless!
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I don't have the energy to write a whole new description, so here's some of the text from the first episode!In this episode we'll find a suitable -and free- Christmas stocking pattern for some future Crazy Quilting!
I'll pack up our suitcase, but not before going through all the various crafts I'll be bringing with me on tour, including knitting, future knitting bags and notions, fabric for quilting, some chicken scratch apron supplies, AND of course the inevitable garland and twinkle lights to make each and every hotel on our whirlwind 6 week tour feel like home for the holidays!
Also included: some more sneak peaks of our touring Christmas Circus show (although more will come in future videos, don't worry), and a first look at my favorite vintage patterns!
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@kathrynblack9152 7 месяцев назад

Braiding the garland and lights is a stroke of genius!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

purely trying to make my life easier and more portable, but it worked well!!

@DakotaAbroad 7 месяцев назад

I think the all white lights look classier and more elegant, but the multicolored lights seem more cheerful and happy. It really comes down to the vibe you're going for I think. They both have pros and cons. I personally prefer the white lights, but I wouldn't be mad at multicolored lights in my house.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Happy for some holiday cheer in whatever form/color it might take!!

@sapphirecamui6447 7 месяцев назад

These are also my thoughts! I prefer colored in my house, but we also have some fairy lights that were white? now they're yellow. They're strong enough still, as not to need to turn on any lights if you wake up in the middle of the night. ;p

@saraferreira-holz6375 7 месяцев назад

All the lights!! Depending on how ambitious I get, I will put both colored and white lights and have my tree full of shining cheerfulness.

@sapphirecamui6447 7 месяцев назад

@@saraferreira-holz6375 all the lights sounds even better ;p

@bravehearticus 7 месяцев назад

I always wrap my lights around a Pringles tube. The plug socket part goes inside the tube. They never tangle

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

That's so clever!!! 😳

@margaretkaraba8161 7 месяцев назад

cut a couple notches in the opening so you have somewhere to anchor the beginning and end of the strand.

@bravehearticus 7 месяцев назад

@@margaretkaraba8161 that's the one!

@shirleybewley6646 7 месяцев назад

As I am 73, we had the big multi colored tree and house lights. Now that we have the leds, the single colors are more popular. Personally, single colors are beautiful but the multi colors always make me smile.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@christalasher4480 7 месяцев назад

Definitely white lights, but the warm white lights. Also, everything you create looks so amazing! I love that you bring your creativity to every part of your life.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

awww, why thank you! 🥰🫶🎄

@paniolena5792 7 месяцев назад

Shannon, you are so positive and active that it is transmitted even through the screen 😊 Love your videos 🥰 Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂❤🙏

@armedvsokord 7 месяцев назад

You said this very elegantly. You are so right.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

you're very welcome! glad you're enjoying! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@ninemoonplanet 7 месяцев назад

I had live trees in pots just outside the door, then I found lights that move, change colour and then had fun working out what version was the most annoying. 😅 Because it's a live tree, the birds did all the decorating for me. 👍

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

"what version was the most annoying" 🤣🤣 ♥️💚

@ninemoonplanet 7 месяцев назад

Rapid flickering that was worse than a strobe light. Yeesh! 😅

@2lefeet986 7 месяцев назад

Watching your love of life makes me happy…thank you Shannon…

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

you're very welcome! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@lforsey1899 7 месяцев назад

I prefer (warm) whites for the tree, because coloured lights will affect the look of whatever ornament is next to it. But multicolour is great for outdoor house lights :)

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

That's so true (and WARM white all the way... I didn't even know colder white lights for the tree were even an option)!

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 7 месяцев назад

@@ShannonMakes the early LED light strings were a harsh, almost bluish white and were very unpleasant to look at, I also prefer the warmer tones that mimic the look of an incandescent bulb.

@jeansando6849 7 месяцев назад

I grew up with the C9 bulbs (so you can tell I’m a little older) and we had all white for many years. Now we have red and white ones. I love that you’re taking your garland with you!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️💚 Thank you! It's definitely improved the hotel rooms! ♥️💚

@lovealwaysmom 7 месяцев назад

I also grew up with C9 bulbs. They got very hot. I personally like the all white non-blinking lights. Love the braiding of the garland and lights. I'll use that this year.

@candicepierce5726 7 месяцев назад

My mom was partial to blue lights and our outdoor lights were always blue but our tree had multicoloured lights. When I had my own place and our kids were small, we used multicoloured lights on the tree, but after the kids moved out to homes of their own I wanted to have theme Christmas trees, you know, like in the decor magazines, so white lights worked better for that. Love the idea of taking a bit of Christmas with you on the road!

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 7 месяцев назад

Haha, after we moved out my mom started having multiple trees, one in the living room, one in the dining room and one in the family room so she'd do them all themed, one would have multicolour lights and all the chaos of traditional ornaments that we kids had made, and one would always be like a show tree with matching ornaments and complimentary lights...

@tammymchenry3675 7 месяцев назад

I’m an all white kind of girl. I’m a junker so I now use unusual items on my tree. One year I had all clock faces as ornaments. This year I have a mix of vintage keys, spindles from old chairs and baby beds, old metal cash register price numbers, clock faces, and chandelier crystals. It is a small tree that sits in a vintage rusty metal milk can. Glad you have a little cheer in your room. ❤❤❤

@Rousah3 7 месяцев назад

When I was a child we had real candles on the Christmas tree (they were burned maybe once or twice during the holidays). For my tree I have an old string of lights where you can change individual bulbs. It used to be all warm white lights but now I only have red spare bulbs so every time I need to change one of the bulbs, there is one more surprise red spot on the tree (currently less than 10 though). I like the whimsy and red is my favourite colour so I quite like the setup.

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 7 месяцев назад

Ooh, my in-laws are European and in the 20-some years I've been there for Xmas they've had real candles on a live tree twice, has to be just the right shape of tree and someone's always on active tree duty while they're lit, and you do not leave the room without extinguishing everything. Love your slowly-evolvoing light string :)

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

I have never seen real candles on a tree (only imitation candles with lightbulbs in place of flames in Denmark), but it sounds like it'd be stunning, albeit maybe keep a bucket nearby?! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@kaytiej8311 7 месяцев назад

Your commitment to facilitating the festive vibe is to be commended. It's delightful to see your increasing joy, despite your busyness.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

thank you! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@Prairiesentry 7 месяцев назад

Definitely multi coloured lights. For me Christmas has to be over the top with colours and textures and memories.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️💚♥️💚♥️💚 alllll the colorssss

@amyrobertson6075 7 месяцев назад

I'm definitely camp 'warm white lights' now too, as they don't distract from the other colours on the tree, but I also grew up with those old spikey multi-coloured ones in my childhood which we sometimes use just for nostalgia's sake. Loving these vlog videos, getting to share in your adventures while I am crafting away on some Christmas crafts to sell at a market in 2 days time!!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

oooh, good luck with the market!! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@matr00n 7 месяцев назад

My mum managed to get her hands on some multicoloured christmas lights that actually had a speaker attached to them and it would play very poor quality christmas songs. I absolutely loved them. I was heartbroken when they finally broke after being a christmas staple in our family for over 10 years. I've been trying to find similar lights ever since with no luck. It's funny how an item such as a very specific string of christmas lights can become such a core childhood memory

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 7 месяцев назад

I have this terriffically cheaply made Snoopy with anlters on a sled that always hung in my grandmother's Xmas tree, now it lives in my husband's bedroom at the lake house and goes on the family Xmas tree when we arrive cause we're usually too late to help with the tree decorating.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

so true about nostalgia and the specificity! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@Sleepless_Chaos 7 месяцев назад

I've been working on a crocheted scarf since December 1st! I normally have one done by now, but I had several flares of arthritis and couldn't get to it till much later. It's a new stitch, too, and I've been having lots of fun with it! I'm also going to try my hands at dyeing some yarn to add colored accents to the scarf (just as soon as my dyes get delivered). Thank you for sharing your videos; they give me lots of joy!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Wow, sounds like it's going to be quite the creative endeavor, and I'm glad you're enjoying the new stitch... learning can be so fun and satisfying! Hope your dyes arrive soon!

@forced2makethisbloodyaccou355 7 месяцев назад

We were rebels! We took the bright and cheerful lights that come out during Easter, and put those on the tree permanently. No one ever figured out how we got our lights so bright and vibrant. 🎉

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

hahahaha that's brilliant!

@gadgetgirl02 7 месяцев назад

It's probably far too late for this, but a Shannon & Stephanie Canada co-video to talk vintage styles would have been so great! I don't even know if you're aware of each other, but there's always a first time.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Yes, we know of each other, and have chatted a few times. I didn't know she was in Florida until yesterday though 😭

@susanrussell8195 7 месяцев назад

I use white lights on the woodland themed Christmas tree in our front window. On the family travel tree, I use colored lights. I collect a Christmas ornament from each of my travel locations. I wish I had started that tradition when I was younger. They are the only ornaments my kids will fight over.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Love travel ornamentsss!! ♥️💚♥️💚

@patriciawalker1787 Месяц назад

I have a white flocked tree and the lights go colored and then all white. It is so beautiful.

@pavlal.4552 7 месяцев назад

I'm definitely all white lights person with additional touches of colourful baubles and gnomes and such. I'm so jealous of that warm weather you have over there, it's cold, rainy and miserable here in Ireland.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Oh, I hate the warm weather... palm trees do not good Christmas trees make. I'd much happier in the cold and snow, although after three years in Denmark, I'm equally used to cold, rainy & grey! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@zanna186 7 месяцев назад

Coloured lights, all the way. It's what my family had when I was growing up, and it's what I have on my tree now.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@barbradawnbarrett 7 месяцев назад

It depends on the tree for me. If your ornaments are multicoloured, then the more colours the better! If you're wanting something more elegant, then white's the way to go! I *finally* started working on my winter coat, only for my vertigo to flair up. :( So it's sitting on my table waiting for me to feel better. Hopefully that happens before spring! lol!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@alycevonrothkirch8698 7 месяцев назад

I don't put up Christmas decorations any more, but I grew up with actual candles on the tree, and that's what I would gravitate towards again. So, it's team candle for me.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

That's very fun... just maybe with a bucket of water nearby? 💦

@nguyenhakieunhung3242 7 месяцев назад

My family doesn't celebrate Christmas but we celebrate Lunar New Year. We normally get a blooming cherry blossom or a small kumquat plant with little orange kumquats, and then decorate them with multiple colour lights and little red ornaments for good luck. I like the yellow/white lights personally but multicolor lights are very cute too!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Oooh, that sounds so lovely!! And the cherry blossoms are just gorgeous too! 🌸

@cherylhuot4436 7 месяцев назад

Your garland and fireplace turned out perfect! Such a great idea to bring some portable holiday cheer to each hotel room! So cozy! Warm white lights ….NO blinking!!!! While my kids were growing up we had two trees. One with all the fun and sentimental ornaments in The family room with colored lights. In my living room, the tree was decorated with mostly white lights with one string of gold lights wound up the inside of the tree. The ornaments were silver, gold, white and glass, hundreds of them. It took me about a week to decorate that tree. I’ve down sized massively and only have a small tree now. I do miss decorating those big trees! Merry Christmas!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Agreed that I don't love the blinking... a subtle fade, at most, for me! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@user-er9ts6ut1z 7 месяцев назад

Hello Shannon. There are these thin fabric wall hanging tapestry available for purchase. They are just roughly folded like a sheet of paper. There are these fabric pictures with full size Christmas tree...or other Christmaspictures... You can hang the tapestry on the curtain with safety pins or on the wall with washi tape. There are also those with integrated lights.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

I actually have a vintage, hand-crafted cross-stitch with a lovely wintertime scene that I bought at a thrift store in Copenhagen that would be similar, but I didn't even think to bring it... that would have been very cheery indeed!

@creepycutiecrafty 7 месяцев назад

As you were starting I was thinking “plaiting!” (British for braiding!) I love the finished decoration, and I love the idea of bringing it tour - taking a little bit of home on the road with you.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@creepycutiecrafty 7 месяцев назад

@@ShannonMakes you’re welcome!

@kathleennewbern480 7 месяцев назад

The past few years I’ve done light overload. Multicolor and white on separate plugs so we have the option of one, the other or both. It’s beautiful.

@mayve42 7 месяцев назад

Growing up we had the huge multi-coloured lights on the outside of our house, and the slightly smaller, but still fairly large, multi-coloured lights on the tree inside. As an adult, I’ve always preferred all white lights, but the husband likes multi lights, so we’ve reached a compromise, and put both on the tree. That way we can switch on whichever colour we want depending on when the mood hits us. 😊

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

love that! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@lesliesgarden6798 7 месяцев назад

Regarding Christmas lights: we try to have the best of both worlds by putting white lights on our indoor tree and colored lights on two outdoor trees. It’s fun to see them together! Regarding crafting: I’m self-drafting a new knitting pattern to incorporate a hand-dyed yarn advent I splurged on. So far it’s looking very pretty! 🎄🧶✨✨✨

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

That's very fun! Best of fun on the knitting pattern, sounds like fun! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@karenfoot6513 7 месяцев назад

I'm definitely multi coloured lights because I think they bring more cheer to my tree.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️💚♥️💚

@Kittinthehatlady 7 месяцев назад

White lights. Probably because I grew up with that.

@marycompton2387 7 месяцев назад

We had multicolor growing up, but when I was a kid I worked out that the lights stood for the original candles (without the fire hazard) and candles are warm white light. So, now that I'm grown up and can have it my way, it's warm white for me.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

love that! ♥️🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄

@Andyscrap 7 месяцев назад

Living in the Southern hemisphere aka South Africa, go with ALL coloured lights. The more the merrier❤🎄🎄🎄✨️✨️✨️❤

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@claire5951 7 месяцев назад

I prefer white lights and lots of greenery. My daughter and I also collect ornaments for our trees when we travel, as they're small for packing and we have lots of happy memories when we get them out each year.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

that's so cute, I love that!

@Obsidian_Iris_ 7 месяцев назад

Winter is my favorite time to go to the beach! It has a completely different energy/feel to it. I don’t get in the water, of course, but I do like to walk along the water’s edge. Bonus - there’s usually no one else around!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

That's fun! 🌊

@newmoonjlp 7 месяцев назад

White lights all the way. It's so sweet that you take the time to bring the holidays with you on tour.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄

@michellem.4358 7 месяцев назад

Early life was multi, next phase was white, and this year we have lights that can be anything we want. It has been interesting to come in to view the tree and it is always different. The fun is figuring out which house member was with the tree last.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

hahaha, that sounds like such a fun game! 💚♥️

@karenfrances 7 месяцев назад

we had real burning candles on our Christmas tree with a big bucket of water next to the tree. (my german mom's tradition)

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

I love the bucket of water, reassures my mind! 💦🎄♥️💚

@user-my2wr1px7k 7 месяцев назад

We always do white and multicolored lights cause we have a couple of ornaments that you can attach to the lights. I've been knitting socks for my mom while watching. Can't wait to see how your knitting's going.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🧦🧶 it's been a wild ride, I can tell you that much... you'll probably enjoy tomorrow's installment!

@andreajim1000 7 месяцев назад

Growing up we had the multi colored, on a live tree, with no water. They got hot as a firecracker and it was amazing we didn’t burn down the house. Then my sister and I moved into apartments in a bigger town and we got little white lights and I loved them! But now I’m 20 years back in my home town, living in my great-grandparent’s house and I’m back to the multicolored lights. They just look more festive to me. But they are nice cool LEDs now!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Wow, I'm very glad that nothing ever burned!! Sound like you just love festive lights and aren't too picky about the color... just about not burning the house down! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@BethAge95 7 месяцев назад

Real candles is the only I ever put on a Christmas tree. I'm German, although I live in Finland now, and my family is quite traditional when it comes to Christmas, so real tree with real candles it is. I love it! The smell of the tree and of the candles just adds to the Christmas feeling for me. Today we celebrate Independence Day in Finland and St. Nicolas Day in Germany, so it's a special day for me either way. Lit up the blue and white candles (Finnish colours), ate my chocolate Nicolaus (not Santa) and cosied up with some knitting for this video. Will watch the obligatory Finnish war movie (The unknown soldier) and have glögi (mulled wine) later :) You made a lovely garland and Phil's reaction was so cute! Excited for more crafting on tour to come :)

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

@BethAge95 7 месяцев назад

@@ShannonMakes definitely keep the tree well watered so it doesn't dry out and have a bucket near by. We also don't leave the tree unattended when the candles are burning.

@Aloaceae 7 месяцев назад

I knit my gift socks through your videos. Thanks for such a nice company!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

You're very welcome! Huzzah for gift socks! 🧦

@susanvansluyters4470 7 месяцев назад

I’m all about multi-colored lights and the warmth they bring. Fun video!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

thank you! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@elinarirhodan3760 7 месяцев назад

When I was little, our family tree had colourful lights passed down from my dad's side of the family. When they gave up for good, we got warm white ones, but my mom still had a small string of coloured lights she used to put up in the porch! I don't decorate a whole lot where I am now (I had pet birds, things wouldn't go well!) but I do have some warm white lights that I put up in the kitchen window and on the balcony rail.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@eprohoda 7 месяцев назад

you created amazing ~ :))

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😊

@charischannah 7 месяцев назад

We did multi-coloured lights when I was a kid. We had a few extra strings of the little ones--I think one was all blue and one was multi, and my parents would put a strand up over the curtain rod in each of us kids' rooms during the holidays. It made our rooms feel extra-cosy and magical. I tend towards white lights now as an adult, partly because they seem to be more popular here in Canada than in the States where I grew up, and also because we have a tiny tree, so I just need a battery-powered pack of fairy lights and those are usually white.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

love a good cozy, magical kid's room (or honestly, adult's room... why does whimsy have to be reserved for adults?! We deserve magic too!) 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@kellybryson7754 7 месяцев назад

The house has colored lights, but I really like white ones on the tree. And, right now I am using up some yarn I had leftover from a blanket and crocheting squares for another blanket.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@katherinetrumm7022 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your peak behind the curtain! This video makes me miss backstage theatre life.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄 you're welcome!

@pakedermsfavs9080 7 месяцев назад

Housekeeping needs a cleanup tip. Lol. Sparkles and those little garland bits……..❤🎉❤ also one question answered 😉

@Obsidian_Iris_ 7 месяцев назад

I grew up with colored lights. They were the large bulbs and I think we also had little ones that flashed on and off. As an adult, I prefer small white lights. In fact, my favorite holiday look is a green tree with all white or clear ornaments and trim. My ornaments are carousel horses, large snowflakes, and white silk poinsettia flowers. I celebrate the Winter Solstice as a personal holiday and Christmas as a secular, family holiday.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Hello from team Secular Christmas 👋🎄♥️🎄♥️ We also have a carousel horse on our tree, that we tend to put on a spinner so it turns around (and it has little mirrors that catch the lights and make a disco ball effect!!)

@danielletdg8423 7 месяцев назад

So, I'm working on altering a pattern to make a dress cover with a corset like top for a Renaissance Faire next summer. I'm new to making clothes, so wish me luck! This was such a cute idea to being the Christmas cheer with you. I might have to use this for my home, as we don't have room for a tree. ❤

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 7 месяцев назад

good luck on your project! I hope it goes well!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Thank you, and definitely recommend garland as a substitute for a tree - very cheerful and pratical! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@elizabethclaiborne6461 7 месяцев назад

Both. I used to put up a dozen trees for Freak Little Kids Out Xmas chaos. Each tree gets it own theme and some get white, some colors.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

lollll love it 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@everlingaccessories7584 7 месяцев назад

I'm a Christmas threw up on my tree kinda person. All the colours, crystal and Hummel alongside kiddy crafts and crochet rainbow garlands. I did cut out fabric for dice bags as gifts this morning but decided to hem the work pants before I did the fun stuff. Thanks for making it more tolerable.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

you'd like the aesthetic of our show, I affectionately call it "Christmas Vomit" 🤣🤣 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@v0kiki 7 месяцев назад

While I am watching, I am knitting a pelegrine before starting a WOII top I saw you knitting. So thank you for that.

@MLEbug 7 месяцев назад

I used to have the same problem packing up lights till someone showed me how to make a giant Bobin out of cardboard, to wrap them around. I've had no issues, since! I use that trick for my tinsel and other trimmings, too. 😊 Also, my light preference changes depending on what theme i decide to go with, each year. Traditional, rainbow, pastel, monochrome, etc. I love coming up with new ways to trim the tree!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Yes, a few people have recommended this technique in the comments, and I think it's genius, thank you!! 🎄♥️🎄♥️

@felicityhollis4613 7 месяцев назад

Colored! For me Christmas is for children and I feel like as a child the colors were so exciting. White lights are great for adults and classy trees or outdoors. I think white is okay outside because it’s reminiscent of snow, but for my life we had colored lights on the tree and outside. We also decorated around the windows with colored lights. The white lights were reserved for my mom’s little Christmas village she would display on a folding table. We had many very old ornaments and lights. We’re probably lucky that nothing went wrong with them because we had original bubble lights from my fathers childhood and a couple other things that were really old, Santa has changed a lot over the years.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@tonikeith7497 7 месяцев назад

I like the warm white lights. But my tree lights actually do both to the amazment of my 6 yr old who insisted on them being colourful. And you know what? They actually make my heart happy as every night it makes me remember lovely CChristmas's with my parents as they had colourful tree lights.❤

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄 that's so adorable, I love it!

@mariecovalciuc5698 7 месяцев назад

I grew up with colored Christmas lights and when everyone else was asleep. I would sit in front of the tree and enjoy looking at all the beautiful ornaments and lights and it always made me happy.💗❄

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

I used to do this too... somehow already nostalgic about Christmas even though I was just a kid, lol

@diane3363 3 месяца назад

I grew up with the old fashioned Christmas lights all in blue, you know the c7 or c9 screw in bulbs, beautiful. But I use the newer style now, white on the inside branches and color on the outer edges,, sometimes I let the white lights twinkle

@katyliljeholm1672 7 месяцев назад

Oooh. That is the hot debate. I grew up with white Christmas lights on the tree. Each light had a really sharp, starburst plastic collar around them (kind of like a dandelion puff). My husband and I were honestly really relieved when we realized we both grew up with and preferred white Christmas lights on the tree! And then I have colored lights everywhere else (around windows, TV, roof outside, etc).

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@joclark3702 7 месяцев назад

I like colored and white lights. It depends how I'm decorating that year.😊

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

totally fair! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@jonnawyatt 7 месяцев назад

The beach in December. So normal. Hi from Australia 😅

@diannemh2250 7 месяцев назад

YES - My thoughts exactly!❤ December = summer & beach weather here ( hello from Melbourne, Australia)

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Drinking white wine in the sun 🎅☀️🍷🎄

@melaniehenshaw8696 7 месяцев назад

Definitely white Christmas lights. We have the fire on our end TV Xmas morning 😊

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🔥🎄♥️💚♥️🎄🔥

@MinasMagic 7 месяцев назад

I love the braiding the garland idea! I've always twisted 2 strands, or 2 halves of 1 strand. I love how much fuller the braid looks! As for my lights opinion...on the tree, I prefer coloured lights. It pairs best with the chaos of my family's handmade ornaments and nostalgia. I like white lights (and strands of a single colour, like blue) for other decorations...like a mantel swag.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Yea, this was my first time braiding them, but I love it! It's super portable and low maintenance! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@joecoloff4247 7 месяцев назад

I love white lights on the tree, multicolored is fine outside

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄

@angelbear_og 7 месяцев назад

Shannon casually doing nearly a full splits on the bed just to unroll garland! 😂 That garland turned out so lovely. White lights 💯! The right colors (no Easter colors!) are pretty, but there's just something so ... quaint and vintage feeling ... about the warm whites. Especially on a small piece like that, you don't want to add any busy-ness to it, and it really lets the gold & red shine!

@AnniCarlsson 7 месяцев назад

that not a full split

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@charityrochford2175 7 месяцев назад

We’re team white lights and hodgepodge ornaments! ❤️ so many memories!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

YASSS!! that's my personal preference too!

@sarah-janemacphail8524 7 месяцев назад

Coloured lights all the way! Specifically the yellow, blue, red, and green ones! When I was a kid we had those giant bulbs with the aluminum reflectors behind them. At least before people realized that they were a fire hazard, ah the 80’s!😂 I’ve got 3 sweaters to knit, 2 are mostly finished. 2 pairs of PJ’s to sew for my kids for xmas eve. Currently I’m writing out cards.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

I remember those bulbs, my neighbor's tree had some (Along with teh bubble lights)!! Best of luck with the sweaters... that's a lot to do before the 24th!

@lydzphens 7 месяцев назад

I love that you set up decorations in the hotel room! Growing up, we always had colored lights and exorbitant amounts of tinsil placed on the tree one strand at a time. But I always remember the one year my dad wanted a white flocked tree with only blue bulbs and blue lights. It was absolutely beautiful. Now, as an adult, I always use warm white incandescent lights. But always think one year I'll do a blue themed tree for nostalgic reasons. Tkx for another fun video.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Another blue nostalgia tree.... I love that! 🥹💙💙💙

@reginafinan2819 7 месяцев назад

Both! When you asked the lights questions I genuinely said "Both." very loudly and emphatically in the kitchen. Though I very particularly prefer the warm white lights, they end up looking warmer I think.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

hahahah... porque no los dos!?

@anitahebert1511 7 месяцев назад

Your dad and I are on Team All Blue Lights! Warm whites are choice #2. 😊

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Love that!!! 💙💙💙

@OttergardenExploresMN 7 месяцев назад

I like the look of white lights on other people's trees, but I always do colored. It's cozier :)

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@binglemarie42 7 месяцев назад

I'm crocheting appliques for wall hangings for my niece and nephew's Christmas presents. My niece is getting a scene with dogs playing outside an approximation of their house, and my nephew is getting an underwater scene with a scuba diver and plenty of marine life. I'm enjoying this project so much! Enjoy your garland.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

That sounds so fun and delightful... I hope they love them!! 💚♥️

@binglemarie42 7 месяцев назад

@@ShannonMakes I hope so too!

@laurawilliams7782 7 месяцев назад

Bubble lights! They were always the coolest

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

omg yes, my neighbor always had these on her tree, and they were so fun!

@WantedVisual 7 месяцев назад

I grew up with my parents outgrowing colored lights, and getting those in my bedroom window instead of the tree every christmas. My grandparents had a colored tree, the rest of my family did white. Which means I grew up a yes-to-all-lights kinda person.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

ALL THE LIGHTSSS! ♥️🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄

@thomascurb9006 7 месяцев назад

Color, the more color the better!😋

@liddybird3608 7 месяцев назад

I'm definitely a white lights person. But that's mostly because a lot of my ornaments are old plastic diorama ornaments with a mirrored background, and so very sparkly and colorful.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

wow, sounds lovely!! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@lighthseskr 7 месяцев назад

I like both. Our tree, pre-lit, will switch. I lean towards white but depending on mood and decorations of the year, I light accordingly. This year, colored, which doesn't happen to often.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄

@blufaerie 7 месяцев назад

White lights all day, particularly warm. My aunt had an all blue tree but it hurts my eyes. The big bulb multi lights looks nostalgic on houses.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

agreed with the bigger bulbs looking nostalgic!

@MtlQwn 7 месяцев назад

Growing up my mom liked multi colored twinkle lights on a green tree. I prefer white lights on my black tree. 😁

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

A black tree.... that's wild, but sounds lovely. I'm off to google sample images!

@virginiacardinal9563 7 месяцев назад

My family, and now I with my own tree, have always had white lights. There was a couple of years I used LED "white" lights, which were more blue. Once I realized how different they were, I switched the next Christmas. My tree is also a hodge podge of ornaments, with my parents giving us ornaments since our first Christmases, and getting others from friends and family and buying them. Coloured lights would clash.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

I think LED lights have gotten much better, because I too disliked the first LEDs for how cold they were, but now they've gotten much better at making warm whites, which is great for my electricity bill!!

@virginiacardinal9563 7 месяцев назад

@@ShannonMakes I will keep that in mind, thanks!

@apocriva 7 месяцев назад

I also grew up with coloured lights but go with white as an adult! My parents have a tree these days that has built-in lights that can switch between coloured and white though.

@jenniferbakos6913 7 месяцев назад

Firmly a white light person, Hubby prefers the coloured lights

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

a split household.... the dramah! 🤣

@michellem.4358 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your craftiness with us. It is a good example of how we can fit artistic creation into our travels.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

💚♥️ You are so welcome! 💚♥️

@jennybell9352 7 месяцев назад

We have two sets at home and alternate year to year. Both can work, but we alter the decorations we use depending on which we use. White lights with a "classic" (reds and gold) ornaments, 70's retro for the multicolored lights.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Very fun! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@deannag8158 7 месяцев назад

Hi Shannon, I am really enjoying your videos. Your dedication to crafting is impressive. I love colour but lean towards white lights. I’m in a crafting frenzy myself as my aunt got us a table at a craft fair in the mall for this Saturday. I’ve used tea towels to make child aprons and some tree ornaments with shells and jewelry. By fluke I made some stunning napkin holders with clay and am finishing them up today. I wish I had your energy! Keep up the good work, and Merry Christmas.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

You're not the only one with a Christmas market this weekend... hope all goes well for you and your aunt!! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@mamadragon2581 7 месяцев назад

As always a fun, fun video. Thank you for taking the time to bring us along with you. Team colored lights for the tree, but white lights on the porch to showcase Yuli the inflatable Christmas dragon. Lots of pre-holiday cleaning now because we're hosting and we've got Newfie hair everywhere. I swear I could knit myself a Pomeranian every 2 weeks with what that girl sheds. Not actually working on the new project yet but getting the materials together. I watched the vid about Bilbo's robe and thought the squares would make a gorgeous quilt. I have never made a quilt in my life and I'm planning to start with that...

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

the inflatable Christmas dragon?! 😳 🐉 your Christmas sounds as un-traditional as mine!! ♥️💚 And you probably CAN knit something with your Pomeranian's fluff - I have a scarf, my Scout Scarf, knit from my first husky's hair, and it was not unusual to make yarn from dog hair during WW2 due to rationing and wool restrictions - I have a whole section on it in my "History of Wartime Knitting" video, including a clip from a British instructional video on how to do it! 🤣🤣

@MargaretMaenad 7 месяцев назад

I nabbed a dumpster-dive pre lit fancy tree this summer, and when we set it up discovered it had strings of BOTH multi colored and white lights. So I guess we're gonna be a both-and household till those burn out!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

omg, yes, there were so many pre-lit trees on the streets of Montreal this year! I grabbed one small tree top to use as garland, but then of course I'm not there for the holidays this year, go figure! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@reglindiseckhardt9777 7 месяцев назад

i grew up with live candles on the tree. Special candle holders but you watched the lights then extinguished them before leaving the tree. Now my kids do both ... white and coloured. I like white but like the others too.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

Love that!! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@gorcirithiel 7 месяцев назад

In my family we always have real candles on our christmas tree. Usually white candles, but sometimes red. When we kids were given a little too much power, we had white AND red. Crazy!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

♥️🎄♥️🎄

@prosie1968 7 месяцев назад

I see some tartan ribbon wrapped around the garland. Thanks for a fun video! White lights for sure inside, colored lights out side

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

you're very welcome! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@Jenntully 7 месяцев назад

I grew up with colored lights. My preference is actually LED remote lights because then I can choose what I want at the time. I haven't had a Christmas tree in over a decade due to living situations and I think I will go with either the LED everything option or straight white lights. We like to collect ornaments when we travel, so I like how the white lights help the collected ornaments stand out.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@michellecornum5856 7 месяцев назад

I grew up with C7 and C9 bulbs. The larger ones went outside. We had multicolor lights most of the time, but we did have variations some years where all the lights were one color. Interestingly, the most common of the one color years was blue, also because of my dad. This year, I wanted a new pre-lit tree, but only white lights are available at our one and only large store. Bump a nose!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@wingsinthewood 7 месяцев назад

I'm working on a knitted cardigan. It's knitted from each sleeve toward the body, so I spent this lovely video starting to graft the two sides together.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

oh interesting! I haven't knit much in the way of clothing, but I haven't seen any patterns that start at the sleeves.... so cool!

@marthakjolsrud2660 7 месяцев назад

Shannon, I always enjoy your craftiness and your creativity. Thank you for sharing. White, colored, it doesn't matter to me; I love them both. You know what I would love to see is how you put on that marvelous performing makeup. It looks great!

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

thank you! 🎄♥️💚♥️🎄

@nicoleachilles8765 7 месяцев назад

I am Team real candles 😇. Yep, real candles on the tree. Thank you for sharing your Christmas tour with us.

@ShannonMakes 7 месяцев назад

So lovely, but make me a bit nervous... I prefer the light strings in the shape of candles, with the old fashioned style bulb to imitate the flame! 💚♥️💚♥️