Lanterns on the Porch

<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello!  I am excited to show you my fantastic Lanterns that I've decorated and placed on the Front Porch for Christmas.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WwGIJ2KjQ2xEpGGGQeqOhwdtTbKKIyJM0z2c2js7LQYwOLfhu-hrAZuHMJGBZnTSrdaROE0siDXo6wwmyHiL023K3ZdQ75b5jlEgu1EivahSCQwx1cNk-YfMKidYS1kWi_unZtdwdG08/s1600/IMG_2023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WwGIJ2KjQ2xEpGGGQeqOhwdtTbKKIyJM0z2c2js7LQYwOLfhu-hrAZuHMJGBZnTSrdaROE0siDXo6wwmyHiL023K3ZdQ75b5jlEgu1EivahSCQwx1cNk-YfMKidYS1kWi_unZtdwdG08/s640/IMG_2023.JPG" width="425" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I found them at<a href="http://www.nellhills.com/index.php?reloaded=true" target="_blank"> Nell Hills in Briarcliff</a> . It's one of my favorite places to go for accessories and inspiration.  I just fall in love with everything she has and have such a hard time only buying one or two things.  I spotted these Lanterns and at the affordable price of around $59.00 I had to have TWO!!!  I am sure that you will be seeing them quite a bit in all kinds of displays and vignettes.  Matter of fact, I was so thrilled when I got them that I used one on my Thanksgiving table...  Take a look:</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLcraTDUByDsut-S_PWEstbNyDzkXtIlEol0pG226mQ58gQmHDcnEnm7dEKmj0vDWofdmesA3MUpSMVLg_tFgHxMaIFmWm1kslRK9FDG_yybVtYUrwmcylI2Bn_wBMB-tAc_gmK9ZVtyk/s1600/IMG_1770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLcraTDUByDsut-S_PWEstbNyDzkXtIlEol0pG226mQ58gQmHDcnEnm7dEKmj0vDWofdmesA3MUpSMVLg_tFgHxMaIFmWm1kslRK9FDG_yybVtYUrwmcylI2Bn_wBMB-tAc_gmK9ZVtyk/s640/IMG_1770.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a view of the entire Front Porch</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuyX3ADnxuNqcbvxXL4x5DxRN8-rTS0n2RZX8MLmjUiBcSND9zRzBwjensViLBZOCdupD0uq4D1uf7d-uXBjC2QGhY5C1ay8wj5I9_xDRlbXEqY4vwAv2RP4TBie5s2zlltgzz4YyTBFz/s1600/IMG_2019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuyX3ADnxuNqcbvxXL4x5DxRN8-rTS0n2RZX8MLmjUiBcSND9zRzBwjensViLBZOCdupD0uq4D1uf7d-uXBjC2QGhY5C1ay8wj5I9_xDRlbXEqY4vwAv2RP4TBie5s2zlltgzz4YyTBFz/s640/IMG_2019.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />  I kept it simple this year and let the Lanterns take center stage.  I placed the Lanterns in my urns that I refinished last year from a light gray to a bronzy color.   I purchased the fresh wreaths on the doors at Costco for about $15.00 a piece and added ribbon bows to them.  Easy Peezy!!!  </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsHqYbNaYn-v4e7CiA2t11VN1LJj_YIa2Fjh90g3vgoLt7vP6TPpjx1LN4ZMt99Ru7TeJPFk8dstFNg3rFkEsG-kpINQK800Efa0Mv_csDzcfrli8BNcmZIkHxkOAfsEezvq_GDxiD1r7/s1600/IMG_2028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsHqYbNaYn-v4e7CiA2t11VN1LJj_YIa2Fjh90g3vgoLt7vP6TPpjx1LN4ZMt99Ru7TeJPFk8dstFNg3rFkEsG-kpINQK800Efa0Mv_csDzcfrli8BNcmZIkHxkOAfsEezvq_GDxiD1r7/s640/IMG_2028.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I splurged on the ribbon at Nell Hills.  I couldn't resist the adorable little birds on the burlap ribbon.  I always get mad at myself when I really want something and I pass it up because I think maybe I don't really need it!  I knew I wanted this ribbon so I convinced myself not to leave the store without it.  The red window pane ribbon is from Michaels.  I love their new rewards and coupon system.  I can get some really good deals when I pay attention to the emails.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FOVkYqx33NfTEmG8YFempMwMHLH7AB1o3kYcqFFDkr_idnlpyfvfi01H_y5ZVeszoo8qUesZWwZXx0A-rhR_eC2MZY9p6E0P7M5eLox_ErD6Aomp8vT8MWCgk1IEVG9bfysGGrASDZHK/s1600/IMG_2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FOVkYqx33NfTEmG8YFempMwMHLH7AB1o3kYcqFFDkr_idnlpyfvfi01H_y5ZVeszoo8qUesZWwZXx0A-rhR_eC2MZY9p6E0P7M5eLox_ErD6Aomp8vT8MWCgk1IEVG9bfysGGrASDZHK/s640/IMG_2022.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I surrounded the Lanterns with a greenery swag from Costco that I cut apart.  I tucked other greenery in that I had left over from my floral arrangements.  Waste Not... Some pinecones and some pepper berries made it POP.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">  Let's look inside the Lanterns.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zvtBhtXbjfcRLRg60PAv5ipE5Nd4I8wrW2nkLcnUgr1hTsT90YUpTwESAJo6gXMPDP0Zen1Q-_K-TgDD9gop-k8vFAJhrE-jlJuR4FQb0jjbmIFirYdfiH9gNGOtHPm6TkdULF3xdg_Y/s1600/IMG_2021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zvtBhtXbjfcRLRg60PAv5ipE5Nd4I8wrW2nkLcnUgr1hTsT90YUpTwESAJo6gXMPDP0Zen1Q-_K-TgDD9gop-k8vFAJhrE-jlJuR4FQb0jjbmIFirYdfiH9gNGOtHPm6TkdULF3xdg_Y/s640/IMG_2021.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Christmas greenery pick, A sweet little bird's nest, and  A battery operated candle all nestled inside.  Delightful!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_lg5QndISK8yT7paiBAWYIq8lzOjJb82yVW_3IpdLkF7e4WgGcp4x68bxJGrLYcdF9ZVIsSFPbvL27I-UFNQYqPbqwjYO9EN6Nm14yeNUYEMdOOCBaEpVFtMBD_I4Q6az6aYYC2t67_D/s1600/IMG_2030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_lg5QndISK8yT7paiBAWYIq8lzOjJb82yVW_3IpdLkF7e4WgGcp4x68bxJGrLYcdF9ZVIsSFPbvL27I-UFNQYqPbqwjYO9EN6Nm14yeNUYEMdOOCBaEpVFtMBD_I4Q6az6aYYC2t67_D/s640/IMG_2030.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for coming to my Front Porch!!!  Come on inside in the next post.  It will be after Christmas as I try to fill in the empty spaces where Christmas used to be...</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas Everyone !!!  Have a Joyous Celebration and enjoy your Holiday with family and friends!!!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Beaux R'eves  Sweet Dreams!!!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cindy </span></div><br />Linking to <a href="http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Boogieboard Cottage</a><br />           <a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/2011/12/amaze-me-monday-54.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DittleDattle+%28Dittle+Dattle%29" target="_blank">    Dittle Dattle</a><br />             <a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">   The DIY Showoff </a><br />         <a href="http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">      Keeping it Simple </a><br /><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html#more" target="_blank">            Between Naps on the Porch </a><br /><a href="http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">            Ivy and Elephants </a><br /><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/12/wow-us-wednesdays-45.html" target="_blank">Savvy Southern Style </a><br /><br /><br />

Lanterns on the Porch

Hello!  I am excited to show you my fantastic Lanterns that I've decorated and placed on the Front Porch for Christmas.    I found them ...

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