Christmas Decor

There's a little space that my vintage ladder fits in perfectly!

I'm displaying Lori Holt's

 "Have yourself a quilty Little Christmas" quilt.

That was such a fun quilt to make!

Lori posted tutorials for the blocks one at a time, on Instagram.

When all the blocks were made, 

they all came together like a puzzle.

This full size nutcracker stands guard at the front door.

In the hall, we have a Norwegian Santa.

 I've been collecting bottle brush trees and 

vintage Christmas houses.

I really love vintage decor, it reminds me of the decorations my mother put up when I was a little girl.

 This is my little Santa corner.

I didn't put up our Christmas tree this year, so I decorated our winter wonderland trees.

Those boxes are gifts from one of our daughters :)

The stockings are handmade in Czechoslovakia, they belonged to my brother and I many years ago!

This little cutie is our grand daughter Maisie.

Her dad is dressed up as Santa, 

that's why she looks so relaxed and trusting.

I love this shot of Santa and our son Sean when he was 5 years old.

Santa told him to take a nap and snap, we have a memory!

Love, love, love this photo of our grandchildren!!!

Lucy sees something horrific in the book, or maybe she's terrorized just because she's sitting in Santa's lap!

It's so funny how the other children are 

completely ignoring Lucy's terror, 

looking very angelic and peaceful.

My mother in law purchased this nativity when she visited Israel.

They are hand carved out of olive wood.

I really love Jim Shore's creations, especially this nativity.

Jim carves and paints quilted motifs on all of his work.

You can't live in Arizona without some cactus decor!

Next year I'll adorn them with some little lights.

I patterned my hot chocolate stand from Pottery Barn.

I'm going to give it a Valentine theme after Christmas.

Thanks so much for following along :)

Christmas Decorations III

Welcome back!

These are my nativity sets.  

Two of them belonged to my mother in law.

She bought the Lladro when she visited Spain.

The wood manger scene is made from olive wood and my mother in law bought it when she visited Jerusalem.

The others were given to me by some dear friends.  

My daughter made me the tablerunner for Christmas one year, it's my favorite one!

I keep my "Thanksgiving Dinner" quilt up throughout the Christmas holidays.  Someday I will make a Christmas one.

There is a wet bar next to the dining room table.

I have this holly garland which I just drape over this clock.

This is the table behind the couch in the family room.

A close up of cute little children with Santa.

The photo in the middle is of my youngest son, Sean.

He was 7 years old at the time.  Now he is 19 and serving a two year church mission in Brazil.  This will be the first Christmas that we have spent apart.  The other photos are some of my precious grandchildren.

I bought these glass stars at Pier One Imports, years ago.

I put little tea lights in them and they glow.

Back to the dining room table.  Any excuse for sparkle!

Finally, our Christmas tree.

It is fresh from the Sierras, it's called a Silver Tip.

It's kind of different, sort of like a Snoopy tree!

I had to decorate it differently because the branches are in rows.

I added the silver beads this year, and added tinsel, or icicles.

The tree is much prettier with the pearl lights on.

I really love decorating for the holidays.  I don't even mind putting it all away, either.  Thanks for letting me share it with you.

Christmas Decorations II

This is a continuation of our Christmas decorations.

I love this little Santa head with the sparkly beard.

When I took this photo, we hadn't received one Christmas card.

People really do love us!!!

My mother made the Santa, it's ceramic and made out of clay.

The two little stockings are antique!  They were handmade in Czechoslovakia and they belonged to my brother and I when we were little kids.  My daughter bought me the snowglobe when we lived in Calgary.

I love the look of sparkly Christmas ornaments in glass jars.

I bought this little house at Home Goods.

There is a switch that turns the lights on and off.

I especially love this house, it has a pastel pink roof and the switch lets you keep the light one color, or five different colors, switching from one color to another.  It's a "Fancy Nancy" house.

My mother is really talented.  She made the stain glass lamp, and the ceramic base and also did the electrical work.

I've had this silver Santa bowl for years, and have always put candy in it.  This year I put some vintage ornaments in it and it looks sparkly.

I took all the photos at night because I think it is so cozy to have all the Christmas lights on when it is dark.

Next to that table, is this little end table.  The silver and pink ornaments are little picks that I bought at JoAnn Fabrics last year, at 75% off.  I thought they were so pretty and knew I could use them somewhere!

I made this vintage looking garland last year.

I bought an old book at the thrift store, tore out the pages and folded them accordian style.  I had to staple three pages together to make the circle. I found the idea on pinterest.

I bought cardboard letters at Hobby Lobby, covered the top of them in "tacky glue" (it doesn't drip), and immersed them in silver glitter.  It would be a cute idea for any celebration such as a wedding reception, baby shower, birthday, etc.

I bought these snowflake picks at 75% off at Joann Fabrics.

The blue bristle brush tree is from Home Goods.

The little Santa bell has lost its bell. It used to be painted in traditional Christmas colors.  I thought it was dated, so I spray painted it white.  I think it fits really well with the grouping.

Garlands are so expensive and after Christmas, all the pretty ones are sold.  I bought a cheap garland and dressed it up myself.  I added pine cones, red berry picks and sparkly aqua Christmas balls.

I think it really dresses up the banister.

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I forgot to show you this adorable kitchen towel. 

My daughter made it for me a few years ago.

I have threatened everyone's life not to wipe their hands on it!

It's for decorative purposes only...

I hope you have enjoyed the tour, I will show you the rest at the end of the week.  See you then!