I thought I'd attempt to be a little creative this year for Christmas. I am not the creative type.  I don't see marvelous things hiding in ordinary items. I don't easily picture adding this to that to get some really nice centerpiece, or wall hanging, or door decoration.  That's not one of my strong suits. But sometimes I get the urge to try.  I prevented my husband from pruning the holly bushes a couple of months ago just in case I might want to decorate for Christmas with some real holly branches. He had doubts that I'd do anything with the holly (I did say I'm not the creative type!).  In spite of his doubts, he left them alone to be pruned later. Today, the sky is gray, covered in clouds. The sun is not shining brightly. So I went outside to cut some holly to see what I could do with it. My plans were to make something for the windows in the front of the house.  Some holly with a bow, perhaps in the center of each window. I've seen that before and fi...