Christmas Decor for your front Steps

It is that time of year..time to decide what you want to change, add, or delete from your holiday decor...well I have been lusting after greenery arrangements from Grandin Road for a couple of years and decided to do one myself.  (And in the process save several hundred dollars- because I would need two of the arrangements, one for each side of the front door.)  So here goes...supplies needed: 

Various options for greenery and lighting.

• .a vase or pot that you use for fresh, live flowers in the spring and summer.  (The great thing about this is that you don't have to take the pots back and forth to storage.  The one shown is from Target in the Smith and Hawken line.)

• greenery, fresh or faux I have used both and prefer the live stuff, but we have alot of wind so the needles begin to drop before the season is over!

• faux picks of pincones, bulbs, or what ever else you would like  (I have included some plastic lime green ornament balls in the container, but not the picture of the pieces used.)

• lighted branches(mine are from Target) Lots of choices to pick from!

• extension cord, unless you have a receptacle close by

• timer rated for exterior use(again this from Target)  Love this because the timer fairy turns them on and off the same time each day!

There is 1 on each side of the door.