I want to share my favorite decorating success this year. If you've been following along, you'll remember it's a new house for me this year so I'm trying new things in new arrangements. I have an extensive Santa collection and have displayed it much the same way from year to year. This year I grouped them by style and these
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Happy Sunday before Christmas! I know, I know, by the time you get the tree up and the mantel finished, gifts wrapped and baking done, who has time to think about dining chairs???? Some of us die-hard Christmas decorators are always looking for more ways to use up the goodies we keep accumulating or maybe just want to use them
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Yesterday I introduced my husband's outside lights decorating trick of changing bulb colors so the light strands he hangs in mid-October for Halloween remain up and appropriate through St. Patrick's Day in mid-March. In addition to these colorful lights, our outdoor Christmas decor consist of greens - wreaths, garland, Arbovites and swags.
LARGE WREATH
I originally created this large 48" diameter wreath
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Our move to a new home a few months ago prompted us to figure out new placements for our indoor holiday decorations and, of course, we faced the same dilemma with our outdoor seasonal decor.
Outdoor Holiday Lights
Even though our landscaping is far from complete, my husband rose to the challenge of outdoor decorating again this year, although not nearly as extensively as some prior years due to
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I love candles and use them all year but at Christmas they seem to take on an extra sparkle. Maybe it's the holiday twinkle in my eye that sees candles just a bit differently - but somehow their glow is extra special this time of year.
Candle Safety
Before sharing some of the ways I'm using candles in my home this season I want to remind
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Once you find the perfect gift the next step is wrapping it. Gift packaging sometimes falls into the 'dutiful task' category.....we know we have to wrap the gift, but our creativity is all used up so we use pretty paper and slap a "bag bow" on and call it good. We put our heads together and came up with some easy ideas
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