If you guessed that I was going to choose the woodland theme, then you were right. There are a billion and a half things I love about this theme. It can be carried out cheaply, naturally, and still be a huge success.
I plan on making homemade wrapping paper and gift tags, foraging forest floors for little tidbits and embellishments, and utilizing a lot of things I have on hand. I am excited to start putting together the theme and will share everything with you guys too.
Here are a few more pictures of inspiration which inspired my choice!
And NOW for the exciting GIVEAWAY news! One lucky reader will have the chance to WIN one of my handpicked theme sets below. Each theme includes a set of 4 Ornaments and Garland from Crate and Barrel.
Here are the details: THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!
1. The prize is ONE of the themed ornament and garland sets above (Woodland, White, or Traditional).
2. Leave me a comment letting me know what YOUR holiday theme or strategy is this year AND which set you would want if you won.
3. For an extra entry you can TWEET me or leave a comment on the House of Earnest Facebook page with one goal you have for the remainder of the year!
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5. Enter through Thursday, December 1st at midnight EST. Winner will be announced on Friday, December 2nd
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I LOOOOVE the look of the winter white theme! We just moved into a new place so we are not exactly prepared for a “theme” this year. However, I love the woodland theme you chose!
Nice choice! I love it!
My main strategy is decorating for my cat…which is hard. But basically, I go with whites, silvers, and turquoises. That is, if I find the time to decorate at all this year. Anyway, I’d love the Winter White collection. Thanks!
Definitely! The Traditional theme. I love that berry garland!
I absolutely adore the woodland theme! I don’t have too much of a theme this year. My plan is to use all of the new ornaments I got on super after-Christmas clearance last year.
I love the traditional set. My tree is always decorated in tons of different kinds of ornaments that are bought for us, or that the kids make.
my Christmas theme is SIMPLICITY! We are expecting our first child the day after Christmas so I thought it was the smarter option to be as simple as possible with decorations. I do have big plans for our tree though!!!
Great giveaway… I hope I win!
My holiday theme this year is felt! Weird theme, huh? I’m getting in touch with my crafty side and making my own stockings and ornaments out of felt. The woodland theme would look great with my felt ornaments!
Miriam- I don’t think it’s weird! I think it’s a super cute theme! And there is so much felt inspiration out there right now!
We put up our tree last night and I realized that most of our decorations are white and silver. What can I say, I like to keep it simple! I’d love to add the Winter Whites collection to the mix
I love the woodland one
My theme this year is what to do? We are traveling for the holidays so I do not want to go all out with decorations but I also want something to enjoy before we leave. I would choose the winter white to counter balance all of the crazy colored decorations we already have.
Good Solution!!
My theme this year is stockings! I would love the winter white garland.
Love your woodland theme – there is something wonderful about using items from and inspired by nature! Our theme this year is traditional – red and green. Would love to start new collections with the woodland theme from Crate and Barrel.
My theme this year is….whatever Christmas decorations I already own! I bought a new place by myself a few years ago and last year was the first year I bought decorations. This year I was so excited to put them up I did so 2 days before Thanksgiving. Shhhh don’t tell anyone. I love the winter white collection, but I think I’d have to choose the Woodland pieces for myself, I love the little creatures!
I’m a woodland girl, too! I love the look of natural wood and bringing the outdoors in!
I <3 [adore] the winter white, it is super classy and gorgeous.
I do however have a colored light tree just to make it a tad more festive.
This season i'm mixing things up a bit. I am going for a more elegant homey vibe. Lots of cut out snowflakes, white lights, burlap and more.
No themes at our house this year – but I love the woodland garland from Crate and Barrel!!!
Great choice! I love the woodland look … I’m excited to see how your holiday decor comes together! I’m still working on my strategy, but it’ll be a mix of woodland/modern reds and whites. Does that sound crazy?!
If I won (!) I would choose the winter white set 
Not crazy! It’s completely beautiful sounding!
I love the winter white set!! This is my first year owning a home and being able to decorate so my plan is to use a white/snowflake theme!
Thanks!!
My theme this year is using what I already have and be resourceful with different things around the house. I do like the Traditional best, but they all are nice.
Our theme is always traditional since we have deep red walls in the living room and have received a LOT of handmade ornaments from the children in our families. This year, I’m thinking I want to have more of a grown up tree but keep the traditional vibe. My Grandmother and Mom both gave me giant boxes of decorations since they’re not into getting a big tree anymore. Score two for me!
I love the three themes you’ve pulled together! While I lean towards traditional, the woodland theme is too cute not to pick as my favorite.
Emily
I’m going to attempt a themed tree this year. Eeek! And the Woodland would be my choice — look at that MOOSE
Well, I do the silver, so I think the Winter White would go well!
I usuallly go with traditional.
Well typically I would stick with the traditional, however I just love those little woodland creatures!
LOVE the winter white theme, used it last year and I’m not too proud to reuse it again! My strategy for decorating is making sure my son or the cat can’t eat or break anything. ha!
That’s me too! Anything too low on the tree is the newest, coolest dog toy!
We have a lot of antique ornaments and decorations from our families so we keep it pretty traditional over here. I love the winter white set!
I highly approve of the Woodland theme! Classic, but not overly traditional and stuffy. I’m loving the photo of the gift wrapping…such a modern, unique take!
Fun! I haven’t decided my themeyet , so this is a great jumpstart. I am planning to DIY most of it, so I guess that’s my strategy?! I LOVE the Woodland theme.
I love the woodland theme, it’s gorgeous. My theme this year is “do not have our crawling baby destroy everything” so my strategy is to have a table top tree to lightly decorate and keep all the remainder house decor above reaching baby fingers.
I’m going with a turquoise/red/white theme this year with some silver thrown in as well
At first I thought it would be a little too 4th of July looking but it’s turning out great! I love the way the red and turquoise complement each other. The winter white grouping would look perfect with the theme I’ve got going!
Erika – my grandmother did a 4th of July Christmas tree one year, no joke.
Despite living in a huge city, I am a country girl at heart! I love the woodland theme! This year I am actually going to pull everything out and see what I have to work with. I’ll go from there! Great giveaway!
I love the traditional themes. I have 2 kids who make home made ornaments and alot from when I was a kid also, so it very simple and homey. I hope to win and add to my decorations!
I love the woodland theme too, it would definitely be my choice.
My strategy for this year is going to have to be affordable! We just bought our first house, so we’re on a tight budget but are so excited to decorate the new place!
I LOVE the woodland theme. I’m going for the same, rustic look this year with branches in vases, burlap strips wrapped around my tree and hung on my mantel, and natural garland.
I am all about the traditional red, white and green. But I do love to throw a touch of woodland in there with some pine cones and garland. Oh and tons and tons of twinkly lights. I really don’t think there is such thing as too many white twinkly lights. So I guess I’m all over the board. But at least it’s cozy!
I love the woodland theme but I think our theme is a hodgepodge. My mother-in-law just gave us all of my husband’s childhood ornaments so we’ll throw those into the mix on the tree. Also we have a new kitten so I second that I’ll be “decorating for the cat”.
I love that winter white theme! So classic. I do love the more rustic theme that you went with though!
I don’t really have a theme, I just go with whatever I like and if it ends up hodgepodge than that’s fine, whatever makes our home happy warm and welcoming! I do love the Woodland theme, that’s what I would pick if I win, love that polar bear!
Althought the ornaments and a few other decorations are standards from year to year and somewhat tradiition, I’ve got a fairly rustic/woodlands theme going on this year, too . Lots of burlap, birch candles , pinecones, fresh garlands – tans and greens with pops of gold and red. Wouldn’t mind having those woodland animal ornaments to add to the colllection.
Our theme this year is just to find as many ornaments as we can – since we recently got married our tree is looking a little sparse. So far it’s turning out to be pretty traditional, though. I love the winter white set!!
This is boring but no theme as of yet! We are moving this year and trying to clean up the current place so I just haven’t had the time (we also spend Christmas away from home!)
Good choice, it looks awesome, and the possibilities are endless on the cheap.
If I won I would probably go for the winter white ornaments, since my theme this year is snow. It doesn’t normally snow in Seattle, and we just moved from Michigan this year, so we like the idea of a reminder of those snowy white days!
Such a fun giveaway!! Love the Winter White theme! I usually decorate with silver, red and white, this year I might change it up a bit but still debating. I think I’ll incorporate some cork-trees and bits of sparkly green to punch it up.
Cannot WAIT to start the decorating this weekend 
I’d love the winter white set. My theme this year is red and gold and I think the white would look great on my tree with those!
I love the woodland theme! I ‘m doing pretty much the same theme, with a bit of gold Hollywood glam mixed in. Somehow it all works together. I’d love those woodsy ornaments!
I love that! I’d like to see how the mix turns out!
This year we are pretty traditional. Burgandys and gold. So I’m guessing I’d go with the traditional one, but the white is gorgeous!
I love the traditional, but i have been going with the winter white theme for the past 5 years. Now that im in a new house, everything is light shades of grey. im going to take the plung to transition in to traditional theme. My white stuff will fit in nicely.
Did you ever announce a winner?
Never mind I found it!