{"id":8719,"date":"2014-12-07T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T11:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/?p=8719"},"modified":"2023-01-01T23:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T23:59:17","slug":"christmas-hearth-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/christmas-hearth-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Christmas Hearth Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Never one to shy away from a Christmas creative challenge I was delighted to jump on board with Turtle Mat\u2019s fun festive competition for bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with a gorgeous mat from Turtle Mats limited edition Christmas Collection I was challenged to set it up in my home to add to the Yuletide cheer.<\/p>\n<p>I was sent the Winter Wonderland mat\u00a0which I\u2019d initially thought I\u2019d use in our hallway to make a cosy and festive welcome for all our visitors. But when the mat arrived I though it was so pretty I couldn\u2019t bear the thought of people wiping their feet on it, LOL! \u00a0I know, I\u2019m a complete nutter!<\/p>\n<p>After Christmas it will go in the entrance hall and its nature theme means I\u2019ll happily use it all year round. I\u2019m actually looking forward to having a doormat that has such a great reputation for catching all the yuk off people\u2019s feet and one that I can easily zip into the washing machine too.<\/p>\n<p>Since we moved into the countryside and got ourselves our first proper garden I\u2019m noticing a huge increase in the need to mop up muddy footprints. With winter and a new pet dog on the horizon I\u2019m sure our Turtle mat will be put through its paces.<\/p>\n<p>But I digress, back to the Christmas festivities\u2026Our mat is so pretty and simply stylish that I\u2019ve put it in front of our fireplace where it\u2019s joined our <a title=\"Homemade Gifts \u2013 Tin Can Lanterns\" href=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/homemade-gifts-tin-can-lanterns\/\">Homemade Lanterns<\/a>, <a title=\"Pinecone Reindeer \u2013 Homemade Ornaments\" href=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/pinecone-reindeer-homemade-ornaments-for-kids\/\">Reindeer<\/a> and <a title=\"Homemade Christmas Decorations \u2013 Handprint Angel Craft\" href=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/homemade-christmas-decorations-for-kids-handprint-angels-craft\/\">Angels<\/a> to make the Christmas hearth a focal point of warmth and cheer.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #28d0d7;\">Our Christmas Hearth Decorations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9994\" src=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire-660x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Here's a sneaky behind the scenes peep at our Christmas hearth decorations. I've kept it very simple this year with a few of the children's homemade decorations a beautiful festive Turtle Mat.\" width=\"660\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire-600x930.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-by-the-fire.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nativity scene folk seem to have been making themselves very much at home on it too. What fun!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8717 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-Nativity-Scene.jpg\" alt=\"Here's a sneaky behind the scenes peep at our Christmas hearth decorations. I've kept it very simple this year with a few of the children's homemade decorations a beautiful festive Turtle Mat.\" width=\"690\" height=\"481\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/kidscraftroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Turtle-Mat-Nativity-Scene.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This is our entry to Turtle Mat\u2019s festive decoration competition for bloggers. One lucky blogger will win a fab hamper just in time for Christmas. I\u2019ve got my fingers crossed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Merry Christmas everyone, have fun decorating!<\/strong><br>\n(I was sent a Turtle Mat for the purpose of this competition, all opinions are my own.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a sneaky behind the scenes peep at our Christmas hearth decorations. 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