a year of ideas from my house to yours
We finally had a decent snowfall in my little town of Parker, Colorado. I had been waiting for a night like this one. Parker does an amazing job with their Christmas decorations and I love taking a Christmas walk through town on a snowy night!
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In the newsletter a few weeks ago, I asked you to share your favorite Christmas pic or decoration with us. I was so thrilled to get your pictures! Since you’ve all given me your permission to share them on the blog, this post is dedicated to your favorite things!
I did share Debbie’s twin trees in the last newsletter but they deserve a second look I think! Since Debbie is a friend of ours, I’ve been able to see her lovely home a time or two and it is gorgeous all year long. But it is absolutely stunning decked out for the holidays!
Alice is retired and lives in South Carolina. She made her favorite decoration years ago. Since she decorates in Farmhouse Style, she put together this pretty display of her grandkids visits to Santa through the years. What a great idea!
Cristele is a subscriber from California. She sent in this gorgeous picture. I’m crazy about her beautiful tree! She told me she chose this photo because “Every morning when I get up and come down the stairs for breakfast, I get a glimpse of a great cozy Christmas atmosphere before continuing my day.” Cristele has a busy full-service interior design studio in sunny San Diego called Le Chateau De Pierre. She tells me that they do offer virtual design consultations so be sure to check them out.
Marie lives in Ohio and she sent a picture of this pretty lamp. She explains that it is her favorite because the santa inside was a gift from a very dear friend. Such a great way to keep a treasured piece safe and I love the wreath around the bottom too! So far I am loving your favorite things!
Dierdra, who was one of my very first international subscribers, sent in this cute picture. The snowman was made from tracing her daughter’s little foot. Such a clever idea! They are celebrating Christmas in their country home in Ireland. I would love to visit there someday! Dierdra is a stay-at-home mom and loves to do crafts for her local market.
Ornaments are always such special gifts too! Linda from Maine sent this picture. The Jingle ornament is her favorite decoration because her daughter made it in the fourth grade. That is special!
This pretty Christmas plate was shared by Connie in Austin. She loves trains and was given these cute dessert plates from a friend. She said they were just too cute to put away in a cupboard so she put one on a stand on her counter. Great idea and super cute plate!
Kendra shared this cute picture! She said this is her favorite this year since it is new. She loves decorating with trays and this one is adorable. Kendra is a teacher and lives in Pennsylvania. She said she didn’t decorate much this year since she uses much of her home as a classroom these days. Thanks for all you do Kendra! Your favorite things are so cute!
These pictures came from my niece in Arizona. She decorates her tree with everything homemade. I love the reason why:
“As much as I love what my kids would call a “fancy” Christmas tree, my absolute favorite ornaments will always be handmade (by tiny hands!), my favorite ornaments often tell a story, or bring back a happy memory. They show precious reminders of tiny children’s handwriting, memories of places we’ve been. These ornaments are like tiny snippets of life caught in the form of a tree ornament. Handmade and homemade is the only way to go for our family tree. ❤️
Oh and this year we chose to make our tree super colorful and happy (given the last year 🥴) so we sprinkled rainbows and ☀️ all over our tree. It makes us smile. “
It made me smile too Kristen! Thanks for sharing!
Joanne from Virginia shared this pic of her home town. So incredibly pretty with the snowfall. Reminds me so much of my little town!
This was sent to me by another of my nieces. Lisa is a busy mom of four girls. She used her elf on the shelf to remind her daughters how important being sisters really is. The sign was hung on the door leading to the family room. Her elf is truly a special one!
Thanks so much everyone for taking the time to share with us! I love seeing the pictures of what makes your holidays special to you. With that in mind, I would like to invite you to join me for one of my favorite things– A Christmas Walk Through Town.
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I appreciate all of you and wish you a most wonderful holiday season!
Even though the big Christmas Eve gathering I was hoping for will not be taking place this year, I wanted to share my favorite tablescape with you today! I have seen so many beautiful ones while scrolling through Pinterest this season. I would love to have them all but at my house, a traditional Christmas tablescape is what I love most.
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With Christmas just around the corner, I have found myself behind! Behind with my shopping, behind with my wrapping, and just generally disorganized! Very unlike me when it comes to this season. But, then again, it has been a very unlikely year. That being said, I need to get it together! To help me do that, I have created a few last minute Christmas printables that I thought I would share in case you’re behind too!
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I am one of those weird people who loves wrapping presents. It’s such a fun part of Christmas to me. Yet I know so many people who absolutely hate it. I’ve come to the conclusion that this is because they don’t have the right tools! So I put together this post to show just how easy it is to wrap a beautiful Christmas present. I’m behind on mine so I thought writing this post will give me the incentive to wrap tonight!
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It’s that time of year when normally we would have guests coming in for weekend ski trips, friends coming for the annual Christmas party, or family coming for Christmas itself. This year there will be none of that. Still, I did my Christmas guest room makeover because… well you just never know! Besides, maybe you are in a place where Christmas guests are still a possibility and you need some inspiration!
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Welcome back! I had such fun showing you around last week and I’m so glad you came back for another visit! Let’s head down to the lower level. I have so much I want to share with you there as we continue my 2020 Christmas Home Tour.
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Over the years I have accumulated many gorgeous Christmas decorations and I love them all. I’m as excited as a little kid on Christmas morning while unwrapping them from their year in storage! But then I look around and realize there are a few things that I just don’t want to put away for the season. My solution to that is simple…. just add a little greenery!
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Those of you who follow the blog know I have a thing for signs. You also know my loving husband’s take on that (see: Signs of the Season – Autumn). Despite the constant comments from him, I went about the task of putting up my Christmas signs and writing my Signs of the Season, Christmas Edition post.
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