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Christmas Wishes...

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Christmas gifts

Okay. This is supposed to be our Christmas card. Except Shutterfly failed to deliver (on time, as promised) so I won't be sending any out until AFTER Christmas. : (

Regardless, I think I have pretty great kids to pose for this photo. And it wasn't even my idea. This year, their father came up with the idea and I was SURE they would revolt. But, they know it is pretty much all I ask of them at Christmastime, so I am still amazed that this one goes down in history as the easiest Christmas card shoot of them all.

Go figure...

Our holiday table:

Oh, and I know you have all probably heard me bemoan my camera and the lacklustre quality of the photos it produces. Well, this year the handyman gave me such a surprise! We, who normally don't exchange much in the way of presents, actually surprised each other. I made a photo book for him commemorating his Ironman achievement and he gave me this sweet beauty:

So, after many hours trying to figure out how the heck it works, I should be able to shoot some better quality images for this old blog.

Just remember, I'm a slow learner, so don't expect too much too soon!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

And for your listening pleasure. This one gives me chills:

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O Tannenbaum...

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budget decorating

Christmas

Christmas crafts

Remember when I vowed to recreate this beautiful tree garland from Pottery Barn?

Only I wanted to do it for a fraction of the cost? Well, I have been on a bit of an organizing, decorating, crafting frenzy and made them. They are not quite the quality of the Pottery Barn version...but they only cost me the price of a spool of ribbon: $4. One difference: I stamped out the verses from The Night Before Christmas:

(Oops! I think I forgot to add the word through!)

I have also been up to some other creative endeavours. I made something really great (at least I think so) for my sister's new kitchen and I will show it to you after I gift it to her on Friday. Again, it was a very budget friendly remake of an expensive find from a well-known store. As long as she can look past imperfection, she should like it!

I am having a lot of fun changing up my decor this year.

I decided to go with a vintage Santa theme in the dining area this year.

Because Christmas should be fun...and appeal to kids of all ages!

And when I look at that last photo, I wish I could ask Santa to bring me a decent camera!!

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Head on over to Kate's to see what others are crafting!

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A Merry Little Cottage...

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play house

I had a lot of fun decorating Sophie's playhouse this year. I am not sure why, but this is the first year I have decked its halls! I found these adorable BIG colored lights for its eaves. They are actually pathway lights that stick in the ground but not anymore! I went with a candy cottage theme and the giant lollipops look so sweet in the tiny window box. The garland over the door resembles frosty icing and I added a Seasons of Cannon Falls bottle brush candy cane to the door. The frost and snow is courtesy of my favorite photo editing service, Picnik.com. Sophie loves it, but I think I love it more!

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Holiday Mantel...

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Lo and behold, I got some Christmas decorating done! I conquered my mantel, which can sometimes be a challenge with its large scale/depth, and I hung my holiday "subway" sign, a gift from Matthew Mead for my holiday photo shoot. You can order one like it (it also comes in red) here on his website. I also picked up some glittery stags to flank it on the wall.

Who knew I'd ever have a deer's head on the wall? Hah!