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Five Minute Mini Duck Tape Bunting

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This post brought to you by Duck Brand provided by ShurTech Brands, LLC. All opinions are 100% mine.

Five Minute Duck Tape Mini Bunting via MakelyHome.com

As much as I enjoyed putting together a really colorful, mid-century inspired Christmas home, I wanted it to be something that went together quick and easy.  I love to look at my decorations, but I hate to spend a lot of time on them.  Five minute projects are the name of the game.

So, when the Duck Brand® sent me a few rolls of their holiday designed Duck Tape for the Duck the Halls campaign, I was excited to throw together a quick little project.  Sure, I could have used it to wrap gifts, but do you know how much I hate to wrap gifts?  Yeah, big time.  It takes so long…and  this craft project took me all of five minutes, y’all.  Perfect!

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My Christmas House Tour 2013: The Front Porch Edition

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Welcome to the second half of the My Awesome Christmas Home Tour!  We’ve already taken a look at the vintage inspired interior decorations – complete with a vintage aluminum tree, an old Santa cookie jar turned tree stand, and garlands galore.  Now, let’s see what I’ve done on the outside, shall we?  And welcome to those of you joining me from Dwellings by DeVore on the White Buffalo Styling Co Blogger Stylin’ Christmas Home Tour!

Vintage Inspired Front Porch Christmas Home Tour via MakelyHome.com

I had grand illusions of lights strung along our two story rooflines, wreaths on every window and garlands for miles.  But, because I had some professional painters come in to help me paint some 3o foot vaulted ceilings in our home, that was just a pipe dream.  I’ve spent the better part of this week with scaffolding and extension poles being staged on my front porch, so I’m glad that I kept my outdoor decor to simple and easily moveable pieces.

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