Berries, Burlap and Memories....

Hello, I'm so glad you stopped by for a little visit!

I've been getting out just a few of my Christmas decorations. 

I decided this year I would be a little more subtle and not go 

overboard and put out everything.  At one time I counted well over

100 Snowmen that I have collected and I typically put them 

ALL out! But, not this year, only a very few on my entry table.

I don't know about where you're at, but it is in the 

20's here....23 degrees as I'm typing this!

So, grab a warm cup of tea, cocoa or coffee and take a 

look at a few of my Christmas decorations...

 I put a few sprigs of our Christmas tree and some of the red berries

right at the front door to say Welcome....

~Seasons Greetings~

 This is what we woke up to this morning....

I think there's about 3-4 inches out there

 Here are the majority of the Snowmen I put out this year.

The Santa pictures are of our girls when they were small.

The one on the left is Amanda and Hillary, when Hill was 

just a baby.  The one on the right is of Amanda and Mallory 

when Mallory was just a baby.  At that point Hillary decided

she was having nothing to do with that Santa guy!

 This is my vintage gallon jug I used in my fall decor.

I left the split peas in the bottom, but replaced the popcorn

with Red Hots for a bit of Christmas color.  The paper bag

wreath was made by one of the girls when they were real small

and I just sat the pine cones and red cardinal there for a bit of 

Ummph!

I have a few of their handmade memories around the house!

That's what makes it special to me!

 A few weeks ago I picked up this Snowman pillow at Goodwill!

It was in great shape and I Love Snowmen!

 I know some of you out there have these cute little felt trees!

They fit perfectly in this window behind our tree.

 I love seeing all that fresh snow on the 

~Real Trees~

outside....

 This is the tip top of our Christmas tree

We found a bunch of trees filled with red berries not too far

from our Home, so Brad picked a bunch for me and we stuck them

here and there in our tree.  Then we cut some of our burlap coffee bags

into strips and used it as garland.  The candy canes are pipe cleaners

just twisted into shape and the skates you see were Brad's grandma's.

More Memories!

 This is our very first Christmas decoration!

The front is a Victorian couple on a sleigh, but for some reason this

year it is facing the other way.

 Ice Cream decoration from my childhood....

 This special Snowman was Brad's as a child.

It was a lighted decoration that caught on fire when he was 

just a kid.  There is a small burn hole on the back side.  I have this

orange colored wax faux candle that I keep under this cloche.  So

I wrapped it in that pillow stuffing stuff and sat Frosty on the top,

Well, I just love it!

 Hillary got me this Snowman candle holder last year for 

Christmas.  I needed a new candle for the top and saw these

cute gel candles at Walmart.  I have it by my kitchen sink!

Love it!

Well, that's about it for my Christmas decor sharing for today.

I will be back in a day or two to share just a little more. Hope you

check back for a visit again!  Thanks for stopping....