Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

Thank you for reading my blog & inspiring me with yours!

My house is covered up in a Christmas weather miracle!  The last time there was measurable snow here on Christmas day was more than a century ago, in 1882.

Sending wishes your way,

Curtains & more Christmas...

I finished curtains for the little boy's room.  I was going to remove the closet doors and use them there, but I changed my mind.  I like them on this window and more importantly, Andy likes them!

I like curtains to go from ceiling to floor because it draws your eye up & seems more dramatic.  I wanted to keep his room bright, so I used white denim & ticking.  I did have his artwork under this window but had to move it. (Those are Christmas lights wrapping around the lamp.)

I trimmed out the ticking with a grosgrain ribbon. I have to be careful not to go too froo-froo in his room.  I checked with Brian and he said it reminded him of barber shop stripes - that works!

I made a simple valance for the other window and put Darth up on the lockers with blue LED lights. 

Nana (my mom) gave Andy his own Christmas tree years ago.  This year she added a Nativity set.  It surprised me how much it meant to him.  He was really excited about it.  I think some of what we're instilling in him is sinking in - yay!!!!

Andy is getting a couple of presents for Christmas that will really help streamline his room & set it up to take him through his preteens, hopefully.  We'll see..he might come home one day and want to paint it all black...which will totally freak me out.  Don't borrow trouble, right?

I have to clean, shop, wrap, etc...have a good day!

TTFN, 

Christmas Tour!

It's definitely Christmas time!  And to help us get even more in the mood - it's FREEZING here in GA. The least bit of sleet or snow flurries shuts this place down!  The weather has definitely kept me indoors and  I've been doing what everyone else has been doing - getting ready for company.   I didn't think I had much for Christmas decor but Brian assures me that we have plenty.

This arrangement is by my front door.  Maybe a little more sparkle next year?? It's pretty with the lights on. The front porch looks a little yuckity. We've prepped it for painting in the spring.  I'm definitely going to blog that..it has been a process.  *Thank you former owners for not priming before you slapped gobs of paint all over the place!*

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, You are crammed in the cor-ner!
Den isn't finished yet, so the tree was shoehorned into the living room.

My little red bird tree on the mantle.

Very sweet handmade ornament from my niece, Delaney.

This is another little tree on the fireplace.  I made the garland from sheet music and the ornaments are from the different countries I've visited or family brought back for me.

This little tree is in my Pink Room.

 I painted and "glittered" the pine cones. They are an easy filler for baskets like this.

This is a painted flower pot filled with garland and lights. I change up the decorations I put in it each year.

Santa collection.  My sister painted the Mrs. Claus picture in the back and gave it to me last year.  So cute!

I try not to go nuts with the Snow Village collections. I think it would be easy to do!

My little owl.

Always mindful of what Christmas is all about.  

My sweet, sweet grandmother gave this Nativity to me when I was 5 years old.  I absolutely cherish it.

I hope you all are enjoying this time of the year & thank you for taking the time to come by!

I'm linky partying with Thrifty Decor Chic and her Tree Party , Funky Junk's SNS and

TTFN,