Early Christmas Bar Stools

We have been so very blessed.
Not only are we getting another two car garage
added onto our home
(I will share the story with you soon),







but I received some fabulous bar stools today from the delivery man!
I have been searching and researching bar stools. I can't believe how hard it is to find just what I needed and wanted. Until I looked at Samsclub.com. They have a great selection of bar

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The Great Room Tree

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments about our Christmas dining room, decked out in silver and gold with our new flocked tree ... I truly appreciate each and every one of your kind notes!

Today, I wanted to share a few pictures of the tree that is in our great room ... this is the tallest of the 7 trees that we have in our home this year.

Thar she blows:

We'll start at the top.  I love to do "crazy" toppers, with things sprouting up and out here and there.  This year, though, I decided not to add our two *ha-uge* bows ... thought I'd give them a rest this year.

I added gold mesh this year, which I'm lovin' combined with the red:

You may have noticed that I love adding our Christmas cards to this tree ... not only are they great fillers, but I love being surrounded by friends and family during the holidays!  I also add our family Christmas cards from years past ... it's all going by too fast!

Not only are the Christmas cards great fillers, but big ol' snowflakes (from Dollar Tree) are, as well!  I also love the white popping against the red and gold mesh, as well as against the tree itself:

Not only do I fill this tree with budget friendly ornaments, but also ones that have sentimental meaning, like this angel one from one of my sweet sisters:

Jax's "first Christmas" ornament:

A fragile and festive Santa from my sweet parents:

And, I also love this White House ornament (given to us by my brother-in-law) ... the blue background is beautiful:

I can't believe we get to enjoy the evening glow of this tree for only a few more *short* weeks!



Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Christmas 2011 Livingroom

Scene's around the living room...



NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.
These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tab
Party Time @ It's So Very Cheri
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch
Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple 
Show Off Your Cottage Monday @ The house in the roses
Creative Blogger's Party

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Silver and Gold ... Silver and Gold ...

are you thinking of Burl Ives singing that classic Christmas tune?  It's stuck in my head now!

As many of you know, the super talented sisters, Vanessa and Heather (of their amazing blog, At the Picket Fence), are the brains behind a fabulous Blogger Block Party that's going on right now!!  Unfortunately, I'm a bit behind in participating, but the creativity I've seen linked up to the fun is beyond amazing!  Be sure you visit!

Welcome to our dining room decked out in ... you guessed it ... silver and gold!  

Starting with our chairs, I simply attached faux poinsettia sprays to the back:

Up on the table, I layered a mirror from Wal-Mart as my base and then added ornaments, candles and a glittery set of reindeer (from Cracker Barrel) (I also added crystals from Wal Mart after taking this picture):

Love the reflection of the candles in the mirror:

Simple place settings are done with silver chargers, white plates and silver and white snowflake plates (from Target):

Over on the buffet, I sprinkled lots of pretty faux snow and added my two fleur-de-lis urns, glass and more ornaments:

I added more snowflake plates on the shelves, along with snow tipped greenery:

Of course, I HAD to add a Christmas tree in here ... but, not just any tree ... 

... a snow covered or "flocked" tree, as we like to call it.  I was thrilled to find it at Wal-Mart for a super reasonable price!

It's COVERED in thick, beautiful *snow*:

Love the view from the kitchen:

And, okay, from the great room, as well!



As always, thanks SO much for stopping by! 

I'm linking up with:

No Minimalist Here/Holiday Dining
2805/Christmas Tree Party
Dittle Dattle/Amaze Me Monday
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/Tuesday's Treasures
Savvy Southern Style/WUW
At the Picket Fence/Inspiration Friday

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Christmas 2011 In The DiningRoom

Fun decorating vignettes in the dining room...
Trying to give it a MacKenzie Childs flair!

NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.
These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tab
Party Time @ It's So Very Cheri
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch
Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple 
Show Off Your Cottage

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My MacKenzie Childs Inspiration Christmas Tree 2011

I was lucky enough to find a pre-lit 5 foot Christmas Tree in a big red pot after Christmas last year while shopping at Marshall's. Don't you just love that place?

It was $50 and the only flaw was a small chip on the bottom edge of the pot. No worries, an opportunity for creativity right?

I am a huge fan of MacKenzie Childs and their Courtly Check design, I decided to paint the base of the red

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MacKenzie Childs Inspiration Ornament Tutorial

I have decided to have some fun with Christmas decorating this year and switch things up a bit.  I adore MacKenzie-Childs Courtly Check designs and try to replicate what they do. So this year, I have made my version of a MacKenzie Childs Christmas Tree complete with ornaments in Courtly Check design.


Here is a hint on what I did with my tree.



This is a tutorial of how I made my Courtly Check

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