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Monday, December 11, 2017

Neutrals and Cranberry Fill the Mantel and the Tree & Season's Greetings

Sending Christmas and Holiday wishes to you all and hoping that the New Year of 2018 will bring you all the best!

Neutrals and Cranberry fill the mantel and tree this year....

with polar bears and a little straw penguin on a vintage painted pantry box.

Festive glitter makes this version really shine!

Trees in brass and topsy evergreens flank each side of the mantel.....

with deep burgundy mums and ornaments scattered in-betweeen.

I stenciled our intials in gold on the white pom pom stockings, just so Santa will know whos is whos!

Cardinals perch on each for that needed touch of red.

A tobacco basket fills the wall above.....

with a snowman painted, teardrop crystal, dangling from a simple wreath of berries.

Glass paint is a more permanent medium to use when painting on glass. I just used basic acrylic so I can wash it off and use it plain or perhaps paint something different on it.

A vintage child's suitcase holds a handcrafted basket filled with painted pinecones and acorns.

A little change was made in our bay window decor and this chubby cardinal found a new place to perch!

More of the same fill a gathering basket made by the same crafter.

I had the urge to have a tiny tree this year, mostly because I wanted to display it inside this Serena and Lily grass basket.

Golden glitter acorns, tiny white snowballs with garlands of bells, pearls and cranberries are simple hangings on the tree...

with a rope nest filled with book page curls and snow white pearls just waiting for a little bird.

and then....miracles do happen!

A small white sled on the coffee table as a festive display.

It all looks so pretty with the twinkling lights at night.....

and just a beautiful by day.

One last look through the mirror at the tree... a festive mirrored reflection always makes me swoon!

In case you missed these recent posts...this Christmas dinner for 15 is here

and the wheelbarrow in our bay window post is here.

and until next time

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

and Gucci, too!

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Cardinals in our Faux Snow Covered Christmas Tree

I wanted a smaller, really snowy, Christmas tree this year, but I didn't want to spend money on buying a new one. So, I used the top 2/3rds of our old, 6 foot tree and added lots of homemade snow.

This was my inspiration for the tree and living room this year. I wanted to bring the outside in.

I'm not gonna lie, it was a really messy project. I'm just glad that it was a gorgeous, early November day, in the70's and I could make my big ole mess outside!

I mixed up a batch of plaster of paris with some white paint and water. The epsom salts gave it some added texture to make it look more like snow.

You'll need to keep it on the "soupy side"....my first batch was way too thick and hardened quickly in my bucket!

I just slopped it, heavily, on each branch and sprinkled on some clear glitter to give it a bit more sparkle.
After I was done applying snow all over the tree it then took a few days for it to be dry enough to bring back inside.

It's no longer just a fake green tree....it's wintery and simple and just the right size.

I placed this cardinal, in it's white rope, nest near the top of the tree.

I stole it off last year's winter white grapevine wreath

Lots of babies are perched on top of branches

and beside the rhinestone garland glam.

White, painted pine cones and fall ------------are tucked inside for a natural, wintery look.

I added red glitter to the star on top of the tree.

This is how tall it was and with a little less snow still set up for Valentine's Day last year.

I'm all ready for Christmas, are you?

I'm really excited about sharing the rest of the room with you. There's a lot more glam and a bit of red cardinal mania.
It's gonna be a really long post!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

and Gucci, too!