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12 years ago

The white christmas tree

I took a close up of the ribbon to show the texture

Our view of the river

This is my Christmas Mouse Village. I only have half the set because I was given it when I was young and the other half was given to my brother :)

wreath above fireplace

decor in the kitchen

Garland above the patio door

The fountain with ever greenery on porch

Garland above bed

Bird ornament: One of my traditions is buying a new glass bird ornament every year the day after Christmas

The Entry

The entry seeing into the dining room

Christmas tree close up

Another view from our porch after snow

This picture is of a gift i got for my brother. It's a small bird bath and he came across it when he visited us this last fall. So i decided since he already knew what it was that i would wrap it in an obvious way to be funny. I had a hard time making it look nice due to the shape and the patchwork i had to do with the gift wrap so i decided to start our very first ugliest Christmas wrapping competition! He got a good laugh when he saw this picture of it, and i can't wait to see how he wraps my gift! :)

I Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Very Happy New Year! Everyone have safe travels, and stay warm :)

-SD

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swest2_gw
12 years ago
Love, love, love everything. Pictures are very clear and show all the detail you put into your decorations. Everything is my favorite. How clever of you to go with the obvious - laughed at ugly wrapping. I think you might have won the competition this year.
jeannespines
12 years ago
LOVE your birdbath wrapping! LOL!

Oh, SD, everything is BEAUTIFUL for your Christmas/Holiday decor! Love the trees! Oh my, you've done a terrific job! That white one is so very 'elegant' ...beautiful choice of ornies & that ribbon is gorgeous! Wow, nice 'looping' or whatever it may be called when you use ribbon on a tree!

Your entry trees w/the snowy decor at the bottom is so unique...love the white (church?) & that owl & then the big snowflakes you added on the tree along w/the colored glass ornies!

And the DR tree is beautiful, too...love the ribbon 'looping' & all the bright, beautiful ornies! Looks like you are ready for a celebration!

Love seeing your outdoors, too...beautiful river ...& your fountain greenery you've used looks great! Love the branches/berries added, too!

Your 'pines' snowy garlands are gorgeous! What alot of work you've done...I hope it has been alot of fun...now it's time to sit back & relax! Enjoyed all your pics! The silver bird...lovely! (nice tradition) ...feels very comfy visiting your home! TFS! Jeanne S.
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Oh, poopers, I got the 'error message' after I sent my post to you! So try again! I went back & looked at your album again w/your added pics & loved so many things...your 'Daddy's chest' esp made me 'smile' ...all those sweet Santa's thru out your house...made me 'smile!' And I thought this village display was so beautiful! All those trees! So very pretty! I can see how much work you do & how you must sit back & 'smile' after it is done...so well worth the effort & body aches! I also saw some 'oldies' (I think) by a white pointsetta (they made me 'smile.') TFS your album! Fun to see your Christmas spirit & to be in your home! Jeanne S.
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Love, love the lanterns...I am on the lookout for a good bargain...these red ones look so lovely with the gold star candleholders(?) inside! Very wonderful vignette! And your tree pics are fabulous! Love the close-ups! Gorgeous decorating! Everything looks so warm & cozy! TFS, JoLynn!
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Thanks everyone for the compliments. -the old stove im my kitchen was an anniversary gift from my hubby about 15 years ago. It does not work, but it is my prized item. I have always put a silver tree on it in memory of my grandma, she alwya had a silver tree decorated in blue -the buffet contains an old wicker sleigh that belonged to my hubby's great grandmother, none of the grandkids wanted it, thought it was ugly, i loved it---the old tool box was a find this summer on the Nebraska Junk Jaunt, the old window was from our barn, and there are glass bottles that I wrapped with jute twine, (an idea I got from here), the pinecone wreath my mom made 10 years ago, -Karen you mentioned my bird garland, it is actually poinsettia garland I made from those fat pipe cleaners. Here is a closeup of it and directions. Thanks again to you all for your lovely comments. I enjoy sharing with you. I really love to see all of your ideas and decorating as well. Even though I do not comment much I do love it all. Kim
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Thank you SO much, Everyone. Hearing such wonderful comments make it all worth the effort. I really had a time making myself start. Seemed like the Grinch stole my Christmas spirit at first. But I've been plugging away and think he's gone now. Jane, no I don't have help. Other than DH put the bins from the storeroom and garage on the back patio for me. One look at all that stuff is what made me decide to pare down and I'm so glad my DD and DDIL took quite a bit, plus I donated some. I still have way too much tho. LOL. I'll sit back and enjoy it once I get the other table trees decorated and all those ornament bins out of my family-room. I'm sick of the mess and want it done! Jim, did you notice the extra "hand" I had in one of the photos of the large white Reindeer in my china cabinet? I had to laugh when I saw the picture. On one of my small curios, I was sprinkling the loose "snow" on the shelves before putting figurines in it...that stuff is messy and I was being real careful to not get it all over the floor. I got a lower shelf covered with tiny flakes,turned to pick up a figurine and in that few seconds, Jazz had jumped on the shelf and lay down. I couldn't drag him out as I didn't want all the flakes to come with him. He refused to get out and lay there hissing at me for trying to gently poke him into getting up. Finally I gave up, drug him out and vacuumed up all the snow flakes AFTER shaking off the cat. LOL. He is SO trouble! hugs, Karen
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luvstocraft
12 years ago
The little mice are so precious. Nice that you and your brother have shared decorations. Such a pretty view with all the snow outside. Your trees with the ribbons turned out nice--I have bows on the top of my tree but have never successfully been able to weave long ribbons down the tree. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Luvs
nana2010_gw
12 years ago
Thanks for all the wonderful pictures, SD. You do a wonderful job decorating your trees.
The little mouse village it too cute.
Any chance you can talk you brother into giving you the other half? LOL
Purplemoon
12 years ago
What a wonderful tour, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I'd love to have your view, just for Christmas-time. Even 50 yrs of Phoenix living hasn't made me accept Christmas in the desert. LOL. And it was 70 today!

Your place is lovely, inside and out. All the big trees are decorated so pretty! LOVE the wreath above the fireplace! Half of a Mouse Village...super cute! The pair of little trees in the entry are delightful, and something I've wanted. I couldn't find them this year and guess they sell out fast.

The wrapped birdbath is a hoot, LOL. And your idea for an ugly gift wrapping contest. (Can I enter? I can't wrap worth a darn and I'm sure mine would "qualify".)
hugs, Karen
maximavswife
12 years ago
Everything is so lovely! Great view of the river in winter. You left no detail untouched and it all looks beautiful! I wish I could do ribbon on a tree like you do. LOL at the "ugliest wrapped gift" competition! Be sure to show us how brother wrapped yours :)
Kath

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