Traditions & Collections~Holiday Nutcrackers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfkD4zDi79mLnFhtvrtmCmTYY_T3UH3r_nHxDYtrZPFt5TULh2RDx-l57-I3cGXjTDiDTV0fyJI3fWQ29iRJjPGgzV0eeQXDvcWJm7CBpfyt1hp-1UU_YuNPVr8bVQmjCTDrqz2Z3WUo/s1600/IMG_6484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfkD4zDi79mLnFhtvrtmCmTYY_T3UH3r_nHxDYtrZPFt5TULh2RDx-l57-I3cGXjTDiDTV0fyJI3fWQ29iRJjPGgzV0eeQXDvcWJm7CBpfyt1hp-1UU_YuNPVr8bVQmjCTDrqz2Z3WUo/s640/IMG_6484.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's a tradition in our family to take the kids </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to see The Nutcracker Ballet </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">every year at the Kansas City Ballet.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course now only Miss Beaux </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">will go as the boys are 26 and 22.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But Miss Beaux loves it most of all anyway!  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR5XwNvJD8toqutfuco2b_L9h40bRtD8RcEmBjNBMWwmygpyiOhA29_lHDHHeRtof62O8QGLVUF3ZdZh8F0n6g780bG5sISICXvT-3Keo6ffFcc_RzrarMGS0hRNHoJ5LiIZMGdT2tVI/s1600/IMG_6483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR5XwNvJD8toqutfuco2b_L9h40bRtD8RcEmBjNBMWwmygpyiOhA29_lHDHHeRtof62O8QGLVUF3ZdZh8F0n6g780bG5sISICXvT-3Keo6ffFcc_RzrarMGS0hRNHoJ5LiIZMGdT2tVI/s640/IMG_6483.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She has loved Nutcrackers ever since I can remember.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">She used to play with them and study </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">each one in our growing collection.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWekTNb8cmk1lLLmeka2KH_tUWv-ByDhZdeVSo47VkfhAReQ-udKIkLHI9danoU0GbrtrD9oTTo3ZiMhaqQ7d45CfnASwshBgdFMhkCORaGxJT7nulIXHZKUpqL0P_hTnaQX-ieJqaf0/s1600/IMG_6482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWekTNb8cmk1lLLmeka2KH_tUWv-ByDhZdeVSo47VkfhAReQ-udKIkLHI9danoU0GbrtrD9oTTo3ZiMhaqQ7d45CfnASwshBgdFMhkCORaGxJT7nulIXHZKUpqL0P_hTnaQX-ieJqaf0/s640/IMG_6482.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One year after Christmas Mr. Beaux and little missy </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">went shopping and came home with this blingy guy </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">here on the right.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I swear she slept with him for a month after Christmas.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I lovingly referred to him as her "boyfriend".  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5QJZRL_FgFSy9Jz0GQSz9mDMHXDV1cyh7LiRoSXtYNG3C2s0IdXAlin8zpOKtNL_6KINUStpY1SJfex8l3uhS8cQz7rWnjq8T3GVSsaM4VK6oSSPMsngdtiapduhEkYg9quJDI7E5UA/s1600/IMG_6481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5QJZRL_FgFSy9Jz0GQSz9mDMHXDV1cyh7LiRoSXtYNG3C2s0IdXAlin8zpOKtNL_6KINUStpY1SJfex8l3uhS8cQz7rWnjq8T3GVSsaM4VK6oSSPMsngdtiapduhEkYg9quJDI7E5UA/s640/IMG_6481.jpg" width="446" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And so every year I have to display </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the "Nutcracker" collection.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(One year I just refused and I still hear about it from the kids)  It doesn't matter how old your kids get </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">they still love their traditions.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I know I do!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This year I decided to display the collection </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the Built in Hutch in the Kitchen/Hearth room.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnLqGMUqXEsV8oddmlrB8jTUXiIRMgfXq_RgjCiGAIXz-yNNkd77mDTdxGh0b4VGvI9qE7wDpL5gKEuDHz1ZJAITIKzzWi_ApP73VMUFcQabbUIRcy03la-UnlyISnvFa_BsNlyFtZG0/s1600/IMG_6496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnLqGMUqXEsV8oddmlrB8jTUXiIRMgfXq_RgjCiGAIXz-yNNkd77mDTdxGh0b4VGvI9qE7wDpL5gKEuDHz1ZJAITIKzzWi_ApP73VMUFcQabbUIRcy03la-UnlyISnvFa_BsNlyFtZG0/s640/IMG_6496.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Th<span style="font-size: large;">is</span> cabinet formerly held all of my white covered dishes and pitchers.  I elevated some of the nutcrackers on overturned bowls so I hid that with my fluffy snow.  The cubbies for wine bottles now hold small place card ornaments from Micheal's that were half off last year.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl70fA8QOVVtw-Ea79tkHhNf-XnDEpnFTdAOcByEB4Uo59Oz4lrm4Rp7fd5oXK6d_VkCW5EgIUxjZXuKUUVLeARNEA5o8iv57aWpiRUxdaODtY4KyoIFjIG6KoXOQ_DyFYpjIPL6r94LY/s1600/IMG_6498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl70fA8QOVVtw-Ea79tkHhNf-XnDEpnFTdAOcByEB4Uo59Oz4lrm4Rp7fd5oXK6d_VkCW5EgIUxjZXuKUUVLeARNEA5o8iv57aWpiRUxdaODtY4KyoIFjIG6KoXOQ_DyFYpjIPL6r94LY/s640/IMG_6498.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> "Merry" seemed to fit these jolly guys.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I printed the letters on <span style="font-size: large;">card stock</span> and cut them into squares.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xzp_ArcjRL1YdbL8ktFB-328RetA-nVY3FZywWHXBipPtGnlinvj1fRoudgTrxMl5bOV-uQXbDZwIxApRIlOinSTspAaAEBzHamfcu3CiypPJUn0JDvbhn7lPpnzloNMkhvBEhJmCo8/s1600/IMG_6501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xzp_ArcjRL1YdbL8ktFB-328RetA-nVY3FZywWHXBipPtGnlinvj1fRoudgTrxMl5bOV-uQXbDZwIxApRIlOinSTspAaAEBzHamfcu3CiypPJUn0JDvbhn7lPpnzloNMkhvBEhJmCo8/s640/IMG_6501.jpg" width="630" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The little ornaments will later make it onto one of my tablescapes I'm sure!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi_DE7NqQPjxMPvnRJ1KY5NJDhWkC3zIQJqpXnJ8ITWxLMJLANbPbYl_t5022c2Vp3GySDeQChswvT-8sSlDGL2weDUJYGiVuio0Hs_FRdHmiVXwDt4mrikwCvcRyF7aA9WcKfL_n0Qo/s1600/IMG_6499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghi_DE7NqQPjxMPvnRJ1KY5NJDhWkC3zIQJqpXnJ8ITWxLMJLANbPbYl_t5022c2Vp3GySDeQChswvT-8sSlDGL2weDUJYGiVuio0Hs_FRdHmiVXwDt4mrikwCvcRyF7aA9WcKfL_n0Qo/s640/IMG_6499.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Because it was so busy up above, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I kept it simple on the countertop.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The white covered dishes are taking center stage </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">with a backdrop of greenery and berries.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The platter is from Fitz and Floyd a long long time ago.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5F1pPeV10G1Z7fLn7s5QzivQ2mQlE1Ga5Q2XpafOTZefxgODoXiVX3pewNN0n8lDett27dscPAljFQsbW9CDjHCxDEPCBgxETKwxg4sEyzfcQBuqQyQ2ab3CeMv5j3kpUvz-Xm2u1lw/s1600/IMG_6490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5F1pPeV10G1Z7fLn7s5QzivQ2mQlE1Ga5Q2XpafOTZefxgODoXiVX3pewNN0n8lDett27dscPAljFQsbW9CDjHCxDEPCBgxETKwxg4sEyzfcQBuqQyQ2ab3CeMv5j3kpUvz-Xm2u1lw/s640/IMG_6490.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Again, I am mixing the old with the new...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This covered dish is from One Kings Lane </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">while the others are vintage finds from Estate Sales.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGCKVqhvc0Y5PTGWt3XrWm5zdpRxdO4YHZQ7vwFlWCwS6pWgAS7l42i-gzW2sXD7nFldyE_tb6poX-Y-wyk_HcXtsJhwx27GfX_VxLfqSvXDE4GzTfIoQt_KcmCPWm-8nEejd6WfCSOs/s1600/IMG_6492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGCKVqhvc0Y5PTGWt3XrWm5zdpRxdO4YHZQ7vwFlWCwS6pWgAS7l42i-gzW2sXD7nFldyE_tb6poX-Y-wyk_HcXtsJhwx27GfX_VxLfqSvXDE4GzTfIoQt_KcmCPWm-8nEejd6WfCSOs/s640/IMG_6492.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This vintage pitcher is filled with faux pepper berries and ribbon from Pottery Barn that I found last year at the After Christmas Sales.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm-1LfY1q8Ce2KsjioGZN-6gOJV0oXS1kNh-2Tl04gpBpdJnllwypVei5m9nd_Im6m6GwXYgn2jWZ7ONgmkY3crCMplkF4NhnRENh2fQhwdqu1IyuHkgGrc3NoZOK6CAi9dSx3-dvwsU/s1600/IMG_6486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm-1LfY1q8Ce2KsjioGZN-6gOJV0oXS1kNh-2Tl04gpBpdJnllwypVei5m9nd_Im6m6GwXYgn2jWZ7ONgmkY3crCMplkF4NhnRENh2fQhwdqu1IyuHkgGrc3NoZOK6CAi9dSx3-dvwsU/s640/IMG_6486.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course, I have to add something sentimental </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that the kids made!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I bring out this Christmas tree dish every year </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that one of the boys made.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This year I placed a cute little burlap tree </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in it from Nell Hill's.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGsf9p3MJaDkEshlKNsCtS5T7RNBDXtmjvVrcldVUlA2pZOaqjes_x3HJN78Qm2wyPuAXFClwv588sit33NKHsxaoFsiYCEwD1PcZmJKOuitznzJfkc9RCKGY5osralE45JoAG3PQfco/s1600/IMG_6495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGsf9p3MJaDkEshlKNsCtS5T7RNBDXtmjvVrcldVUlA2pZOaqjes_x3HJN78Qm2wyPuAXFClwv588sit33NKHsxaoFsiYCEwD1PcZmJKOuitznzJfkc9RCKGY5osralE45JoAG3PQfco/s640/IMG_6495.jpg" width="460" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What Traditions and Holiday Collections do you have?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I would love to know!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks for coming by for a visit.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></span></i></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Joining:</span></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kim at <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/" target="_blank">Savvy Southern Style </a>for</span></span></i></span><br /><br /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMMxpHJxx-Vbk0NIid3Agq9q-weExvWYJI0Nn63wXPPJf_OYlfmgh8o9_GkEqZe0tYfvUVlmC2flBp-NOWDtM4af5VvBCL8za-tQjVNAEs3eQ0WBuOulEotJ57NlGhHIIvfcJkIky-Ms/s200/Homespun+Christmas1+%281%29.png" width="198" /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a></span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></i></span></i></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Marty at <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">A Stroll Thru Life</a> for Tabletop Tuesday</span></span></i></span></div>

Traditions & Collections~Holiday Nutcrackers

It's a tradition in our family to take the kids  to see The Nutcracker Ballet  every year at the Kansas City Ballet.   Of course now onl...

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