Christmas is in the Air

Oh, I just love getting down the boxes from the attic and getting the house ready for the holidays!   I take pictures every year of the house decorated, because I can never seem to remember how everything went from the year before.  I mean come on, I can't remember if I shaved my legs last night, let alone where a snowman went.  Now yes, I set certain items in the same exact spot year after year.  But, sometimes I like to change it up and put items in different rooms.

The candy cane metal sign was purchased years ago at Target. I have a love affair with Target!  Sometime it is a shameful thing.  I can walk in that store strictly for, let's say, a birthday present, and come out with $150 bill!  I shake my fist in the air and scream "WWhhyy!!!"  Then the whole process starts over again!  Vicious!



Do you like my little book with the Christmas chapel on the front?  The old Presbyterian church was moving and they had a huge sale.  They had tons of old books and for $1 you could take as many as you wanted!  Score!

I love my new jadeite cake stand.  It was a booger to get though!  I bought it off eBay months ago, and when I opened the box is was broken in two pieces right at the base.  I was crushed!  Thank goodness for insurance. So the seller said he would send me another.  Guess what?  Yep, next one arrived broken in the same spot!!  Can you believe it!  So he refunded me my money and said to just keep them both.  So I couldn't let these gorgeous pieces of jadeite go to waste, so I researched.  We used epoxy and you can't even tell where it was broken!!!  I feel kinda guilty, because now I have two!  Hehehehe!!!



Do you remember my brown coffee filter wreath?  I thought white would be so wintry and festive!  I got the JOY ornament from Wal Mart and hot glued the tips down and used the same ribbon.  I love, love, love it!!



Both Santa's came from Marshall's.  I just couldn't pass up fat Santa! 



My sweet Aunt LaTrelle made me the gingham apron for Thanksgiving!  I adore it!

Candy canes are so easy and fun to decorate with.

Don't you just love Santa peeking out from around the pillar?  He is sparkly too, so that makes him even better.





Here is the kitchen lit up at night.  Last year I had a real tree in this spot and loved it!  We've always done fake trees, so that was a new experience.  I did not like the clean up and watering.  Just to get it in the stand you have to saw off the end.  What a mess!  To my surprise, I completely forgot I had an extra fake tree in the attic!  You're thinking "how in the heck can you forget that you have another tree!!?'  Remember, I can't remember about my shaved legs!  Anyway, I 'm glad I did remember, because it looks so pretty lit at night in that corner!

Hope you saw something you liked and if you did leave me a comment!  I truly love to hear what you have to say!  Have a blessed Thursday!

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