Saturday, December 6, 2008

At our house ....

Decorations are going up and the Christmas tree lights are being plugged in.
My favorite ornament is a snowflake with with picture of the kids when they were little.
The stockings are being hung, and the mantle and stair banister is beginning to twinkle. The mantle is set with 3 twinkling Christmas trees set on a blanket of lighted snow with a deer in the midst and candle lamps on each end. And 2 wire reindeer resting on the hearth.
The candles are lit with a glowing winter fragrance. My Santa plates are put in view with a candle lamp surrounded by 2 white milk glass reindeer. My table is set with a crystal bowl full of shiny red, green, blue, silver and gold glass ball ornaments. And I am using a table runner of green and gold with shiny glass beads on the end. This is one of the many table runners I made a few months ago.
The door wreath I made from live branches from the edge of the woods is being hung with a smile, while songs of Christmas can be heard in the background. I make a similar one every year. I have a round wire base, I wrap fresh branches around and attach with what ever I have at the time -- florist tape, string, twist ties, like I said whatever I have at the time. I will also cut some holly berry branches from the woods and attach them, and then dash a little glitter on the pine cones. It is hanging on the barn door right now until I finish.

The gifts will be wrapped. The menu planned. We'll ride around to see the lights. We'll be visiting family and friends. We'll attend Christmas plays and view the live Nativity Scene. Christmas Day will be here soon.

gin

7 comments:

  1. Very lovely, Gin! Thanks for showing us!
    ~ Hearts ~

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  2. Gin - - I"m in awe - - Everything is so nice - - so special - - so Christmasy - - All you need now is just a little snow - - - -

    (Your mantle is lovely - -Love those Santa plates (never saw those b4) - - and yor runner is very nice - - and Gin - - it's all so very very nice - - - - -

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  3. Oh Gin.... its just lovely....so nice... really. It is all so nice... special...... so very very nice.... Gin, Really! It is all so nice! I have not seen most of those decorations you have before.... I am in awe because it is so nice..... it is lovely....and it is so nice.... I am so impressed.....so very nice.... it is all so nice.... so nice.... you are so talented...... it is so nice.... it is all so very very nice.... it really is.... it is all so lovely and so nice.... very very nice.... REALLY nice..... I am in awe its so nice.....Maw Young would be so proud of your raindeer..... it is so nice.... it is all so nice... you are so talented.... it is all so nice..... really. Oh, Gin....... it is lovely....it is so nice....I am in awe..... its so nice... so special.... so nice..... it is all nice.... I am so impressed...... it is all so nice........Really! It is all so nice! I have not seen most of those decorations you have before.... and it is so nice.... I am so impressed.....so very nice.... it is all so nice.... so nice.... you are so talented...... it is so nice.... it is all so very very nice.... it really is.... it is so nice.... very very nice.... REALLY nice.....


    By the way... make me a wreath.....

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  4. Hey, Gin, I think Bobbie wants a wreath! ;>

    I have an award for you on my blog today!

    Feel free to pass if life is too hectic!

    ~ Hearts ~

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  5. Hi Gin, I love this photo of the wreath on the barn door. You could sell those shots for Christmas cards, you know?. Love it! I would like a 5x7 of it, if you decide to sell them. ;D
    Tammy

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  6. Gin, your decorations are beautiful!

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  7. Everything's very lovely - my favorite is that beautiful wreath you made! :)

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