Our Glamorous Christmas Mantel & Tree for 2014

 Welcome to our Christmas home this year. My decorating is complete and I've got about six new posts, yet, to go.

But, here is this year's Christmas fireplace, mantel and tree.

Red, white and gold and little bits of green.

This is the wreath that I recycled....you can see it here.

Mom's german glass ornaments are two of the few that I have left of her collection...she didn't keep much :(

  White and gold and a little bit o' red to catch your eye.

Sentimental cards from prior years are favorites that I like to display.

 This one's from me...

and this one's from him.

The gold candle votive was a gift from my Kristi and was in this sleigh centerpiece on our tablescape from last year....it was wearing my grandmother's old necklace.



Gold, glittered branches glam out each mantel end with a scrap of red striped fabric from the stocking tops that I made.

Three mini, dollar store, stockings got a really fast upscale with new fabric tops and stenciled letters one all three...one for me

one for honey

and one for Gucci.

The gold painted bottles with a few, red Christmas berries fit just perfectly in this spot.

The bushel basket got a new bow and "Christmassy" additions.

This is my sweet, Christmas angel.

...I shared her in a separate post here.

Our tall skinny tree is my by the side of the road "free" find! It's perfect for our spot between the fireplace and window.

Christmas 2013 

 

 Valentine's tree post

 Our last Christmas, in New York, 2012

Wow...I miss that house! :(



A gold glass heart topper tips the top of the tree.

Our vintage washtub got a spray of gold and is this year's perfect stand filled with a blanket of fleecy snow.

Grandma's, shabby kitten, doorstop getting mischievous with an ornament and some beads.

Looking pretty in the dark and is my honey's favorite that I've done!

An impromptu pic from last night when I opened the door to let Gucci back in :)

Now, on to posting more looks around the house without hitting the "publish" button too soon!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

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My Sweet Christmas Angel

My Sweet Christmas Angel will always be so very, very special to me. She was a gift from my husband who knew that I fell in love with her when I saw her while we were out shopping one day many, many years ago.

She is my angel, my little Tanya.

Her wings are newly tipped in gold and she's wearing a glamorous, Christmas crown made from sequin roping and a large, rhinestone broach....you know, girls need glam!

 A vintage broach and golden glittered ribbon wrap the column that she sits on.

A gold grapevine wreath and a sprig of Christmas berries add to the surrounding theme.

 She's spent years in our gardens sitting in the beds of thyme and among the ferns and mosses.  

But, most of her time has been sitting on the rocks overlooking the pond and waterfall in our garden cafe.

It was always such a special view.

I named her Tanya because when I first saw her, she reminded me so much of my Tanya when she was a little girl and looked so much like this. 

Can you see why I just had to have her!

This is a peek at the tree and fireplace, this year, in white and gold with a little bit of red.

Please, do stop back to see the rest of it's decor and then there will be still so much more!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

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Winter Terrarium Let it Snow Centerpiece

One of my favorite things to transform, throughout the year, is our terrarium. Well, actually it's the one that I gave to my honey for our anniversary many years ago ;)

For the longest time it only displayed small seasonal plants and still does occasionally.

Until the day that I was inspired by a very creative winter scene that took my breath away!

This year I featured a burlap poinsettia, a draping of pearls and my red cardinal that I used on our winter mailbox last year.

I gave the poinsettia some shabby glam with a stamen of pearls.

The cardinal sits on a nest of greens and snow on top her eggs of pearls.

Burlap lines the bottom with a covering of epsom salt snow and a dash of diamond dust glitter.

Icy picks that I had left over from our mantel wreath add a little covering on the rooftop.

Hot glue, epsom salts and diamond dust created the icy effects that cover the terrarium all around.

It's such a perfect centerpiece for the look of our dining area with our kitchen's bay window and chandy this year.

The fun of it all was the finishing touches that my daughter, Tanya, and I had when she helped me with the special touches...she's got talent, too!

 Past Christmas and Winter Vignettes
here 


and here


I'll be back to share yet so much more!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

and Gucci, too!

 
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