Weening off of Christmas

Once the presents are unwrapped and dinner is eaten, someone in my family always comments, "Nothing is over like Christmas."  And it's true.  Soon, we must put away the Christmas tree, the lights, and all the other decorations for 11 months, but there is no reason you have to deprive yourself entirely.  Once my sparkly ornament wreath came down, my door looked a bit sad.  A quick trip to the craft store for a cheap grapevine wreath and clearance white poinsettias, plus a quick spray with some silver spray paint I had sitting around, and I had the perfect winter wreath for bringing some shine to gray skies.