Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to you all!!

I pray you have a blessed day and remember the True meaning of this holiday.

Enjoy the day. We are having a blizzard here so we are snug and warm inside.

A perfect way to spend Christmas with the family.

Many blessings to you all!!

Wreaths & Vintage Ornaments

I love these simple wreaths and how elegant they look. So lovely tied with a simple ribbon. I like how they are used on the cabinet and on the windows inside the home. I have hung wreaths on the outside of my windows, but never thought of hanging them inside. I might have to try this. And how beautiful hung inside a frame! I have seen them on the backs of chairs and even on the four corners of the table legs. That is really sweet. How do you decorate with wreaths?

A favorite collection of mine are my vintage ornaments. I still have mine in storage so I couldn't photograph them for this post. I will try and see if I can get to them and take some pics. I love the way they are so fragile and their beautiful colors. I like to put them on their own special tree usually. I also like how they look clustered in a glass urn. So pretty. I am putting some of my silver ones on bare branches that I have in a vase in my bedroom. I will try and take a pic of that too. Any favorite ornaments you all have out there?

I hope you are all surviving the Christmas rush. I am a little behind this year. Trying not to get too stressed for we know that isn't the reason for this season. I am trying to focus on the True meaning and not go overboard. I wish you all well and Happy Shopping:)

Images 1) Coastal Living and all the others are via Country Living

Oh Christmas Tree

I love all of these trees. They are all so different, but I could see myself having each one of these trees. I love the last image. They used tags with pictures on them for the ornaments. So neat. Also love the galvanzied tub used for the base. I tried to do that but my tree stand was too big. I guess I could have redone it somehow, but no time.

I really love the big grand tree in the second pic. Oh to have a room like that. We used to have a cathedral ceiling where we had a 9' tree in the living room, but now are settling with a little one this year:(

I usually put a tree up in each room. This year since we are still in the limbo stage of renting a house and trying to find our dream acreage I haven't been in the mood to get everything out and decorate like I usually do. I chose to simplify. Hopefully next year I can go all out again and decorate to my heart's content. For now I am enjoying the many images in my files I have tucked away. I love having images to look at and spark my creativity. It makes me happy.

The snow is falling and I am warm and cozy flipping through all my pictures. I hope you are all enjoying getting out all of your decor and making your place special for the holidays.

Hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Images 1 & 3 via Martha Stewart Living

Images 2 & 5 via Country Living

Image 4 via Coastal Living

Welcome Christmas

As we are all getting into the decorating spirit of Christmas I pulled up some images I think are welcoming. When entering our homes it is nice to get a sort of preview of what we will see inside. Whether you have a porch or just a stoop it is nice to have it decorated so people feel invited in as they are lead to the door. Enjoy!

Images 1 & 4 unknown, 2 & 3 via Country Living magazine