Our Christmas Sitting Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year, the colors for our Christmas sitting room were built around a red and white plate I found at HomeGoods … THIS year, I'm blaming it all on the fabric!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, earlier this Fall, I added a pretty brown and white chevron fabric to the back of our bookcase.  And, because I really like it, I decided to keep the fabric around for the holidays and just add colors that would complement it for the season. Soooo, in came varying shades of brown, green, white, silver and gold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyP1CuSulEXcBQ-ydxRJIXLnh98Rqe8afwsK2i1uVpUvMP2_1ApNtsqk6iPZGqvkZ8O114Lcf47k4qbRLb-tfQQ1dqTyvcZB7J6cvHvQRLrEXru36t493GjIewdzh4TdrzuvM-tfXB3o/s1600/xmassittingoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyP1CuSulEXcBQ-ydxRJIXLnh98Rqe8afwsK2i1uVpUvMP2_1ApNtsqk6iPZGqvkZ8O114Lcf47k4qbRLb-tfQQ1dqTyvcZB7J6cvHvQRLrEXru36t493GjIewdzh4TdrzuvM-tfXB3o/s640/xmassittingoverall.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, that meant that I had to bring in new, inexpensive fabric for the window, too! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGCs5-hd6lMgzk-bZsseMrT-OOyAaxHUbLQ-4VA9xb8FV85ylnERQN2i9qHoaQhVrfgP7frRJLZmDQvXpiCh_IJI0q8fJlACIdQQcxaOjIzM-V5KFaDIpyfkFm8H-gSZ3BBYv8RZEEb0/s1600/xmassittingsidereplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGCs5-hd6lMgzk-bZsseMrT-OOyAaxHUbLQ-4VA9xb8FV85ylnERQN2i9qHoaQhVrfgP7frRJLZmDQvXpiCh_IJI0q8fJlACIdQQcxaOjIzM-V5KFaDIpyfkFm8H-gSZ3BBYv8RZEEb0/s640/xmassittingsidereplace.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A green ombre throw helps the *apple-y* green in the curtains really pop.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB32-1y4vChhqKcSUOoXvXI7MQVUL6hhRHp11dy8cDwJ-F6m7Rsn1hyEdtwrSxHGCs6u298hsN4fbj80AXaVhUopwFUo3hplBuAzNutGZttBwWhgAY9Wb1JgnPYQhRq7_gagoAmVjUi3E/s1600/xmassittinglamp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB32-1y4vChhqKcSUOoXvXI7MQVUL6hhRHp11dy8cDwJ-F6m7Rsn1hyEdtwrSxHGCs6u298hsN4fbj80AXaVhUopwFUo3hplBuAzNutGZttBwWhgAY9Wb1JgnPYQhRq7_gagoAmVjUi3E/s640/xmassittinglamp1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back over on the bookcase, I kept it pretty simple by adding just a few holiday embellishments, such as … </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEzlXGzvW5z1PqoEajrRQC_AYWSOWL2jz2dxr-mkZMz-bvQzCGkfEaLu5SY_gRRF2eBFqlbOTaB8whxE690C3ZFxb1RXm9gkbEihAHukg3SyVxkQ2FbYpUkbB6NyFw6bOXOx_58osQZM/s1600/xmassittingbookcaseclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEzlXGzvW5z1PqoEajrRQC_AYWSOWL2jz2dxr-mkZMz-bvQzCGkfEaLu5SY_gRRF2eBFqlbOTaB8whxE690C3ZFxb1RXm9gkbEihAHukg3SyVxkQ2FbYpUkbB6NyFw6bOXOx_58osQZM/s640/xmassittingbookcaseclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">leftover ornaments "showcased" under a cloche,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVbAsdfdsbhkSFwmIK_3821p-_GlfMqQVRXpTb_5RrZSFzm3AZlg5BzDRBXVjGRzY0ikSC3brb4oYv47XtNNOjBMkTnuy_4F4XpZ09cihGHP5zZO5CFqPRkYCqJgUKSqCXmnqMAEkFwE/s1600/xmassittingbookcaseballs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVbAsdfdsbhkSFwmIK_3821p-_GlfMqQVRXpTb_5RrZSFzm3AZlg5BzDRBXVjGRzY0ikSC3brb4oYv47XtNNOjBMkTnuy_4F4XpZ09cihGHP5zZO5CFqPRkYCqJgUKSqCXmnqMAEkFwE/s640/xmassittingbookcaseballs.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a reindeer with a bit of added bling (gotta have bling!), and</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJFl3t8ODgCHNfnVp6vtOyzsXOcvUXIT8e-mE1eXJCZpL2cBW5ytWBKUmAd04h6rPX-1m7jKr8qw5kbvdCMJ7Nu8v9LWVHDMzPZ-grA1Ysz54wTX7Rdyc-jtYtOJZhADFafMCRyoNPz0/s1600/xmassittingdeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJFl3t8ODgCHNfnVp6vtOyzsXOcvUXIT8e-mE1eXJCZpL2cBW5ytWBKUmAd04h6rPX-1m7jKr8qw5kbvdCMJ7Nu8v9LWVHDMzPZ-grA1Ysz54wTX7Rdyc-jtYtOJZhADFafMCRyoNPz0/s640/xmassittingdeer.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a wintery plate from HomeGoods.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlxH2t5-brw54lS5ES8PP3vdtU65L2xTCZ0xfzI-I9I837Z5AbGe-ZZyZfIH5PCJKyGkMx5HarsSqypqkzHQztGfsriKhvlL_KbEFcm6EV8m1T44KL-iCYmDT9qYvIl5L8oGcHYDGoOI/s1600/xmassittingbookcaseplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlxH2t5-brw54lS5ES8PP3vdtU65L2xTCZ0xfzI-I9I837Z5AbGe-ZZyZfIH5PCJKyGkMx5HarsSqypqkzHQztGfsriKhvlL_KbEFcm6EV8m1T44KL-iCYmDT9qYvIl5L8oGcHYDGoOI/s640/xmassittingbookcaseplate.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our coffee table became the landing spot for more leftover ornaments, candles and inexpensive greenery,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C2MZjNZR4Big2qgtqse6qsksG4DymkP89ANrPrgcBw8HfisvOD7XR_y_x6ssDtXS-Rl9d_SS_7PQ4m1Rc2AfzFiPnLOlQFoPD9k3V6wkHdCaT6yYOugzJ2t9K3q9v73ZlhijqSFKqN4/s1600/xmassittingtable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C2MZjNZR4Big2qgtqse6qsksG4DymkP89ANrPrgcBw8HfisvOD7XR_y_x6ssDtXS-Rl9d_SS_7PQ4m1Rc2AfzFiPnLOlQFoPD9k3V6wkHdCaT6yYOugzJ2t9K3q9v73ZlhijqSFKqN4/s640/xmassittingtable.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">oh, annnd, a spare faux shed antler!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfnNmcu7DZoCK5gd9tC6i6pVmDC3Gc0kpSOWKkJ1gozNpP4UqBweXn-qT6f6TguW11Q0fNFlJ6saz6EnCx6WIFCGExEz2gSaXmh9Aw7X7oUh44lz5T8fDmi-nD_3b5HNfdYOVb8g4xWk/s1600/xmassittingcandles1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfnNmcu7DZoCK5gd9tC6i6pVmDC3Gc0kpSOWKkJ1gozNpP4UqBweXn-qT6f6TguW11Q0fNFlJ6saz6EnCx6WIFCGExEz2gSaXmh9Aw7X7oUh44lz5T8fDmi-nD_3b5HNfdYOVb8g4xWk/s640/xmassittingcandles1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25Odv2_GR6QU20ddAk-uYXlamvNMaCzbIpwQLzq1uPqBbI50gqksK2_dSyXtjzXATshumKAXAXj40L9Tm5CHJmx-ZGm2u1U9x3B0d7k-tjbLfYlylmOUZgvll24Bovmu7by6H4Otcns4/s1600/xmassittingcandle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25Odv2_GR6QU20ddAk-uYXlamvNMaCzbIpwQLzq1uPqBbI50gqksK2_dSyXtjzXATshumKAXAXj40L9Tm5CHJmx-ZGm2u1U9x3B0d7k-tjbLfYlylmOUZgvll24Bovmu7by6H4Otcns4/s640/xmassittingcandle1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another change this year in our Christmas sitting room is the placement of our tree.  Rather than placing it in the back corner (and not visible from this spot), I decided to plop it right by the side entryway so that we're able to enjoy it from the kitchen, breakfast room and great room this year, as well!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, there you have it … a Christmas sitting room dressed in brown, green, white, silver and gold … and, it's all the fabric's fault!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEILE1jbvH_F1_wmBpGtendMf7uaNuCWVInR6Njkqm96SdUiOCPe8LvKrGkW3bl5vB9-Ub91Wg678Gb3xmQLj2iZC4zddbudvZnkX2CgcecNNZTjW-eJVz9YV57zEwsV7CbnTg6CicbiA/s1600/xmassittingoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEILE1jbvH_F1_wmBpGtendMf7uaNuCWVInR6Njkqm96SdUiOCPe8LvKrGkW3bl5vB9-Ub91Wg678Gb3xmQLj2iZC4zddbudvZnkX2CgcecNNZTjW-eJVz9YV57zEwsV7CbnTg6CicbiA/s640/xmassittingoverall.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" /><br /><br />Partying with:<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/12/wow-us-wednesdays-148.html" target="_blank">WUW</a></span>

Our Christmas Sitting Room

Greetings, friends! Last year, the colors for our Christmas sitting room were built around a red and white plate I found at HomeGoods … THIS...

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"Home for the Holidays" Tour!

<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for taking a peek at our Christmas nutcracker mantel (seen <a href="http://www.adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2013/12/our-christmas-mantel-and-deck-halls-tour.html"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a>)!  And, now, I'm excited to be part of the "Home for the Holidays" Tour where 29 other bloggers and I are "virtually" sharing parts of our holiday homes!  AND, there's even an incredible giveaway, too (details below).</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9kL5bEnnppXLYPq3T4tazqKixNQmK_xdyWBLe2P_FQPqoA48Bm_ueUOVql-6GQrfTZvTUdSQLdqj9trtZqFGA40I_OWA8wqJGo89UqxxqQKmEakVotOPSOAHNH0oVjoFIx-g6VAPdGY/s1600/xmasfrontdoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9kL5bEnnppXLYPq3T4tazqKixNQmK_xdyWBLe2P_FQPqoA48Bm_ueUOVql-6GQrfTZvTUdSQLdqj9trtZqFGA40I_OWA8wqJGo89UqxxqQKmEakVotOPSOAHNH0oVjoFIx-g6VAPdGY/s640/xmasfrontdoor.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What can I say?  I.LOVE.CHRISTMAS. … everything about it … the traditions, smells, anticipation and, of course, the decorating!  And, since I have just a tad more sparkle to spread around, I'm sharing sneaks and peeks today so, crank up Bing Crosby and come on in!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the first rooms you'll see when you walk through the front door is our sitting room.  This year, I traded red, white and silver for green, brown, silver and gold:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzspzmJB8wHUL3hL7JGKTv-OJL_YgvNySEQgbqfTcqSCdyC6v9nK2wd6blXMwkr31_KPEyn1_veIh81DzvcB9iRE4wxO3Wfc3X5wiAWi2saA_K86BCy3nV5T_4w-Y4v5hLoRT5seBCeqY/s1600/xmassittingteasertree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzspzmJB8wHUL3hL7JGKTv-OJL_YgvNySEQgbqfTcqSCdyC6v9nK2wd6blXMwkr31_KPEyn1_veIh81DzvcB9iRE4wxO3Wfc3X5wiAWi2saA_K86BCy3nV5T_4w-Y4v5hLoRT5seBCeqY/s640/xmassittingteasertree.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-frsjh9vY8vwdmOy9QJR-tgxlbkrqA0-typ9Z6QF9cAxIQxE1a-wiz6m2GP1lzXe_5apmkBRArXiLT0Mb6Xhyphenhyphenl3STvx1QWcEpfDRSLwPz-bH9RV6kh1X5dxd09d2MTVdjai6nPxS9A-U/s1600/xmassittingteasercent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-frsjh9vY8vwdmOy9QJR-tgxlbkrqA0-typ9Z6QF9cAxIQxE1a-wiz6m2GP1lzXe_5apmkBRArXiLT0Mb6Xhyphenhyphenl3STvx1QWcEpfDRSLwPz-bH9RV6kh1X5dxd09d2MTVdjai6nPxS9A-U/s640/xmassittingteasercent.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peeking on into the dining room, you'll spy lots of red ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cgMz9zzx3rtnwAte0XpKkbMsBVv-C2hwJiVYLi8rvq4Vqg1DQ6FTrILLDER5qJnwjj4ZaDXTIMUa-VNjYJo5t1pilo_B0R5UMwELAWFzlwmJRHRl2BNydoS2xyXDzu06RGKP7kwi9QU/s1600/xmassittingteaserdining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cgMz9zzx3rtnwAte0XpKkbMsBVv-C2hwJiVYLi8rvq4Vqg1DQ6FTrILLDER5qJnwjj4ZaDXTIMUa-VNjYJo5t1pilo_B0R5UMwELAWFzlwmJRHRl2BNydoS2xyXDzu06RGKP7kwi9QU/s640/xmassittingteaserdining.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mixed in with silver, white and black (a "new" Christmas color for me)!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03iwVhLLHafWKCiNGgMx4u5UZtkfVzilbKPNBERycq1lnJB5YfWDGH2pc1yw9m9P4SZPCgcFLhCMkWqoZFugbpNRDIIDBKgE9Vk6Cb8jjMB2WQgohPeHnQRtQQZ2nIUsLZ6Lu8p0q314/s1600/xmasdiningteasertopper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03iwVhLLHafWKCiNGgMx4u5UZtkfVzilbKPNBERycq1lnJB5YfWDGH2pc1yw9m9P4SZPCgcFLhCMkWqoZFugbpNRDIIDBKgE9Vk6Cb8jjMB2WQgohPeHnQRtQQZ2nIUsLZ6Lu8p0q314/s640/xmasdiningteasertopper.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, it would't be complete without a little bit of mercury, now would it?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxcg3ZTOAd1UcHUHF5CVhf_qTTESWi0pGJV3g4nWlPbRCkRGK0phO35eT9M_eJS2CFb7la68PzkH4ksWp0qx08nRrP0N95x9N0NoFDiosGTyRrQ9lx6ijJcpghyphenhyphen28uhLHOQ4Hb5dPIEk/s1600/xmasdiningteasermerc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxcg3ZTOAd1UcHUHF5CVhf_qTTESWi0pGJV3g4nWlPbRCkRGK0phO35eT9M_eJS2CFb7la68PzkH4ksWp0qx08nRrP0N95x9N0NoFDiosGTyRrQ9lx6ijJcpghyphenhyphen28uhLHOQ4Hb5dPIEk/s640/xmasdiningteasermerc.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing that will never change is my love for all things candy, gingerbread and whimsy in our Christmas kitchen … </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJnSAbmoxTnb-4sLYz2ZcBLkNsqzS9ubUJ2X0V6h_0GGBXB8uhZ4aN-E_mEgvX3ta8GhL97d_fqHZcWIfggbG2FvSSAIB2hAcp4oIbyJ8GeZedZPR6bJQ81gOby2q0RwciVkKyprSbR8/s1600/xmaskitchenteaserssanta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJnSAbmoxTnb-4sLYz2ZcBLkNsqzS9ubUJ2X0V6h_0GGBXB8uhZ4aN-E_mEgvX3ta8GhL97d_fqHZcWIfggbG2FvSSAIB2hAcp4oIbyJ8GeZedZPR6bJQ81gOby2q0RwciVkKyprSbR8/s640/xmaskitchenteaserssanta.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">… and, to ensure that I don't even *attempt* to bake (and burn) holiday cookies, I've covered our flour with a few ornaments: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSA4oxhKvYo_K5Omg_MwY9OLM4KschdOwZouSrR1yMaV21CWXCNDhE7ZtStmKCBSYY5SXipKmRt-b7QOafpbP34ileLsTh-bPM8xnJEQnbD28xrIB76Z2qpcZoCIs24xSiRESJhACeqs/s1600/xmasbfastteasercanister.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSA4oxhKvYo_K5Omg_MwY9OLM4KschdOwZouSrR1yMaV21CWXCNDhE7ZtStmKCBSYY5SXipKmRt-b7QOafpbP34ileLsTh-bPM8xnJEQnbD28xrIB76Z2qpcZoCIs24xSiRESJhACeqs/s640/xmasbfastteasercanister.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our breakfast area got a little bit of a new holiday look this year, as I decided to give it its own theme with fruit,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFb2vUCvIg7p5O7mlfT7LSRd_ayxu5Mr9RnUVMZbHaAdtzvWu4P4bWc_hwqhz4swUoJO8rFtR8KI7B5H1vY7z4Q5PDWUEJwLXuMuerLeqgzU1Tihtiqvj7n-MNiuPHZfGXwrO8TPNn44/s1600/xmasdiningbfastsanta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFb2vUCvIg7p5O7mlfT7LSRd_ayxu5Mr9RnUVMZbHaAdtzvWu4P4bWc_hwqhz4swUoJO8rFtR8KI7B5H1vY7z4Q5PDWUEJwLXuMuerLeqgzU1Tihtiqvj7n-MNiuPHZfGXwrO8TPNn44/s640/xmasdiningbfastsanta.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, even added a new tree full of tiny wine bottles, corks, cheese and grapes … loved throwing a bit of deep purple in there, too!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbr7YGJCAWmSY0MnfcDMz0rk0ry31_1YorqyxDd1mI38jS2Wi0inm7ZimKTYtlfX8U1Aih3KifBo9ku4L_1AK2lNWswaVczQ-srlNUJRYTyION8OTakKbBxDaFx8F9t-1vMVcTP-2_xQ/s1600/xmasbfastteasertree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbr7YGJCAWmSY0MnfcDMz0rk0ry31_1YorqyxDd1mI38jS2Wi0inm7ZimKTYtlfX8U1Aih3KifBo9ku4L_1AK2lNWswaVczQ-srlNUJRYTyION8OTakKbBxDaFx8F9t-1vMVcTP-2_xQ/s640/xmasbfastteasertree.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, over in our great room, pretty much anything goes on the tree, including a crazy topper!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ybv411uEzV5nx80ZjoQfpAwAlq_fxvyQ1tUd6d_NfZ10qPKlqNM6X5MIK57ppL6UNMORJHIGzlUp36UrQ1FGaLronU03eiMvFHt5v4y6v8cCgxuMGSKpKF2Nlh5hoeVfB_1h4sK93D4/s1600/xmasgreatteasertopper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ybv411uEzV5nx80ZjoQfpAwAlq_fxvyQ1tUd6d_NfZ10qPKlqNM6X5MIK57ppL6UNMORJHIGzlUp36UrQ1FGaLronU03eiMvFHt5v4y6v8cCgxuMGSKpKF2Nlh5hoeVfB_1h4sK93D4/s640/xmasgreatteasertopper.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You'll also spy nutcrackers standing guard by the fireplace,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHvoMj5WfpgvzQZxNQ70d_LfE2uc3njk8pNcEWjn1biVlMqaRuOvzW93AU7qKBkJCkaFm6fS8kMDi6doQXGcLSKPsrfn4ZeQXc4hb5k0ElcXfhY1_BagJCPndszAgCyS8Tmjm8v8kEpo/s1600/xmasgreatteasernutcracker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHvoMj5WfpgvzQZxNQ70d_LfE2uc3njk8pNcEWjn1biVlMqaRuOvzW93AU7qKBkJCkaFm6fS8kMDi6doQXGcLSKPsrfn4ZeQXc4hb5k0ElcXfhY1_BagJCPndszAgCyS8Tmjm8v8kEpo/s640/xmasgreatteasernutcracker.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">carolers serenading you with traditional holiday songs,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyv1nuECT6ThB8GvjvK2WRsnIkZHxLfkejElnyLY-GgUK85b5LFDArJP9oC2SXvRbjMkINqzpIlmnG26mm06L_Po-iXyKoZysId1zwuqDwDd55EK7jBIgKbPKWAFFyernLD4OrhQNlfEk/s1600/xmasgreatteasercarolers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyv1nuECT6ThB8GvjvK2WRsnIkZHxLfkejElnyLY-GgUK85b5LFDArJP9oC2SXvRbjMkINqzpIlmnG26mm06L_Po-iXyKoZysId1zwuqDwDd55EK7jBIgKbPKWAFFyernLD4OrhQNlfEk/s640/xmasgreatteasercarolers.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, most importantly, a reminder of the true reason for the season.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrSVKxtUpQTV73d78ccZAcGCdEsVrfSrTK1qiVJKrv3W4HsoE9kNFFuKiCjMgSXUqq4pUsF4OvrVh16E1DvcCFsGiGf02TezbkaXIK3oZlmhaCzUIqWzd-OWQ_AukgRZUjly3QClO598/s1600/xmasgreatteasernat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrSVKxtUpQTV73d78ccZAcGCdEsVrfSrTK1qiVJKrv3W4HsoE9kNFFuKiCjMgSXUqq4pUsF4OvrVh16E1DvcCFsGiGf02TezbkaXIK3oZlmhaCzUIqWzd-OWQ_AukgRZUjly3QClO598/s640/xmasgreatteasernat.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Out on our screened porch, I added a few pops of holiday color,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cYwGaoK99ne_23y5dWPHN70Atpl_TWN9dagplxc7cb0FvZ0MYIAhP2bTELZPTfBqWdDCFRzxQMDvp8YwuJMBZ90kGtwz0sQH7YYCsXq7wv5t_OEdsK0NTPVvs4kbuPEvhp_7l81n9e4/s1600/xmasporchteasertable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cYwGaoK99ne_23y5dWPHN70Atpl_TWN9dagplxc7cb0FvZ0MYIAhP2bTELZPTfBqWdDCFRzxQMDvp8YwuJMBZ90kGtwz0sQH7YYCsXq7wv5t_OEdsK0NTPVvs4kbuPEvhp_7l81n9e4/s640/xmasporchteasertable.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">annnnd, I'm just about done with my husband's NY Yankee's tree in his "man cave."  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT1WJXUnQapEdX4Ry_tNyU3P2lrh03dgqd0M3-eiW2VgBFmbnh7TwRBZMI7XV1r2Zh4Yda-reS47qn4DpdTPcx1FB1BnXaMKqTi2dXeLShQO6cJaThi5jfHxdzy8bi-nv6Rnja2-N_Yc/s1600/fbyankeetree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT1WJXUnQapEdX4Ry_tNyU3P2lrh03dgqd0M3-eiW2VgBFmbnh7TwRBZMI7XV1r2Zh4Yda-reS47qn4DpdTPcx1FB1BnXaMKqTi2dXeLShQO6cJaThi5jfHxdzy8bi-nv6Rnja2-N_Yc/s640/fbyankeetree.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by … I hope you'll join me in the coming days when I share lots more of our holiday home!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, it's time to continue our virtual "Home for the Holidays" tour with links below:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisauU6ytp3FBJiUJlgAuYAjYy1KcAQI-ddCvbctFFqtBQc3I7mN8UPhcyl4Pxok19Ps0m-h_6QHpuLQxcHIicZWdx1SpxU-iIxCeTz13s398UxzZJmuBRYOi7v_lhU3D-QdB4RmAVOKi8/s1600/xmastourbutton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisauU6ytp3FBJiUJlgAuYAjYy1KcAQI-ddCvbctFFqtBQc3I7mN8UPhcyl4Pxok19Ps0m-h_6QHpuLQxcHIicZWdx1SpxU-iIxCeTz13s398UxzZJmuBRYOi7v_lhU3D-QdB4RmAVOKi8/s320/xmastourbutton.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Monday</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.worthingcourtblog.com/2013/12/worthing-court-christmas-home-tour.html" style="color: #d64e87;" target="_blank" title="Worthing Court">Worthing Court</a><br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-in-little-cottage.html" style="color: #d64e87;" target="_blank" title="French Country Cottage">French Country Cottage</a><br /><a href="http://www.attagirlsays.com/2013/12/02/2013-christmas-house-tour-holiday-decorating-ideas/" style="color: #d64e87;" target="_blank" title="Atta Girl Says">Atta Girl Says</a><br /><a href="http://www.town-n-country-living.com/christmas-home-tour-2013.html" style="color: #d64e87;" target="_blank" title="Town and Country Living">Town and Country Living</a><br /><a href="http://www.decoradventures.com/2013/12/holiday-home-tour.html" style="color: #d64e87;" target="_blank" title="Decor Adventures">Decor Adventures</a><br /><a href="http://www.lilacsandlonghorns.com/" style="color: #d64e87;" target="_blank" title="lilacs and longhorns">Lilacs and Longhorns</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tuesday</span></strong><br /><a href="http://martysmusings.net/2013/12/christmas-home-tour-with-diy-and-thrifty-decor.html" target="_blank" title="Marty's Musings"><span style="color: black;">Marty’s Musings</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.mom4real.com/2013/12/a-homemade-christmas-tour.html" target="_blank" title="Mom 4 Real"><span style="color: black;">Mom 4 Real</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.janis-allthingsbeautiful.com/2013/12/christmas-home-tour-handmade-decor-ideas.html" target="_blank" title="All Things Beautiful"><span style="color: black;">All Things Beautiful</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.makinghomebase.com/holiday-home-decor/" target="_blank" title="Making Home Base"><span style="color: black;">Making Home Base</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.thehappierhomemaker.com/2013/12/all-things-home-christmas-tour.html" target="_blank" title="The Happier Homemaker"><span style="color: black;">The Happier Homemaker</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.thelilypadcottage.com/2013/12/christmas-tour-2013.html" target="_blank" title="The Lily Pad Cottage"><span style="color: black;">The Lily Pad Cottage</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wednesday</span> </strong><br /><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/2013/12/christmas-home-tour-2013.html" target="_blank" title="The Everyday Home">The Everyday Home</a> </span><br /><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.craftberrybush.com/2013/12/home-for-holidays-christmas-house-tour.html" target="_blank" title="Craftberry Bush">Craftberry Bush</a> </span><br /><a href="http://celebratingeverydaylife.com/my-2013-christmas-house-tour/" target="_blank" title="Celebrating Everyday Life">Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll</a><br /><a href="http://akadesign.ca/farmhouse-modern-christmas-home-tour-house/" target="_blank" title="AKA Design">AKA Design</a><br /><a href="http://www.hymnsandverses.com/2013/12/2013-christmas-home-tour.html" target="_blank" title="Hymns and Verses"><span style="color: black;">Hymns and Verses</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com/2013/12/christmas-home-tour-downstairs.html" target="_blank" title="Our Southern Home">Our Southern Home</a></div><div style="padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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"Home for the Holidays" Tour!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS !! Thanks so much for taking a peek at our Christmas nutcracker mantel (seen HERE )!  And, now, I'm excited to be part of...

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Our Christmas Mantel and "Deck the Halls" Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Greetings, friends!</span>  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm happy to be part of a "Deck the Halls" tour where 11 other bloggers and I will be "virtually" sharing more of our Christmas homes today and tomorrow.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Admittedly, one of my most favorite things to decorate for the season is our mantel.  And, after thinking and thinking … annnnnd thinking how to dress it up this year, I decided to bring back a few of our nutcrackers from Christmas' past!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX412BjVxhKBU_nFkOwfYeHJTlBQevzITR6o3pL7CAkReRFxK3x88YnSsS0zK312ml6WG00WrhACHoLRZ3fgDvI_U7A7iSHqmQM2P9B3T7rUwQSNLyFIu80F7cG9XjNw0p1qyT8h9Eslg/s1600/xmasgreatmantelfirst.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX412BjVxhKBU_nFkOwfYeHJTlBQevzITR6o3pL7CAkReRFxK3x88YnSsS0zK312ml6WG00WrhACHoLRZ3fgDvI_U7A7iSHqmQM2P9B3T7rUwQSNLyFIu80F7cG9XjNw0p1qyT8h9Eslg/s640/xmasgreatmantelfirst.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glittery nutcrackers are my favorite … I especially love when the sunlight hits them in the late afternoon, casting "bling" all over the room.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcHVkpeJL0l6Ts4wXNmVkfZwjwrUYXYe_YXRaxAzOCAV3gsI3q8zoOOvXooRo8l5VBrnTRllq2bf-lc7BdCSvPhgXOnVt0Izouyl4QKPcCMr4pl6v-qtowl7jWXNGDP87LqQ62O1UE3o/s1600/xmasgreatmantelnut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcHVkpeJL0l6Ts4wXNmVkfZwjwrUYXYe_YXRaxAzOCAV3gsI3q8zoOOvXooRo8l5VBrnTRllq2bf-lc7BdCSvPhgXOnVt0Izouyl4QKPcCMr4pl6v-qtowl7jWXNGDP87LqQ62O1UE3o/s640/xmasgreatmantelnut.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE_f8SldzDDL5NMMZGwGpzlVotxOxwpjIYvi6ynDMZKdFrtKyUkLZd2YU8nWQf4dsZoFC4u5VESzEzpblgVca0mdI-7x4l81aYIuqLWUIIFnpVxTngAgv2gnGTcqAeJ3JIPHfIyqXmxA/s1600/xmasgreatmantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE_f8SldzDDL5NMMZGwGpzlVotxOxwpjIYvi6ynDMZKdFrtKyUkLZd2YU8nWQf4dsZoFC4u5VESzEzpblgVca0mdI-7x4l81aYIuqLWUIIFnpVxTngAgv2gnGTcqAeJ3JIPHfIyqXmxA/s640/xmasgreatmantelclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, while I started out with a simple, leafy garland, I soon realized I wasn't kidding anybody but myself and simply had to have more … sooooo, lots of mesh, glitter ribbon, snowflakes and ornaments made their way up there.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAwETzMZjCtYaBDgFGoG1ilhgQjxbmTkD8ZjO8sPqHlOTE0cJASu1IxjxuUCZSjjW6JxLAJdPfa_cR1QgxBPd9CvtDWQOYIBufYT-m0dA2p6mFLGBBRdDKUMXn4Ubbj03Rsxr6VSs2lQ/s1600/xmasgreatmantelgarland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAwETzMZjCtYaBDgFGoG1ilhgQjxbmTkD8ZjO8sPqHlOTE0cJASu1IxjxuUCZSjjW6JxLAJdPfa_cR1QgxBPd9CvtDWQOYIBufYT-m0dA2p6mFLGBBRdDKUMXn4Ubbj03Rsxr6VSs2lQ/s640/xmasgreatmantelgarland.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I layered a plain wreath from Michael's over our mirror and then dressed it up a bit by adding leftover ornaments and a strand of lights.  And, after searching for something to add to the middle of our mantel, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened a box to find our forgotten "Christmas" sign.  (Don't you just love forgotten purchases?!)  Thank you, HomeGoods!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDhhuYBIQRhKpUcH_qdi80Bi15ZKrzrX-ydMQ2maXuC-iGJpVFe-ZlrzIeEvwHbfcbud8so_XBtS9MXPGGhIGz6OOWD48mOaGIkzjmVqL3R8AhyphenhyphenL-KCAV4qfd8jxIuJNTNZR7Ilusrw4/s1600/xmasgreatmantelwreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDhhuYBIQRhKpUcH_qdi80Bi15ZKrzrX-ydMQ2maXuC-iGJpVFe-ZlrzIeEvwHbfcbud8so_XBtS9MXPGGhIGz6OOWD48mOaGIkzjmVqL3R8AhyphenhyphenL-KCAV4qfd8jxIuJNTNZR7Ilusrw4/s640/xmasgreatmantelwreath.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Pencily" trees (from Michael's) also got a bit of bling with tinier ornaments:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioneIJV2b6OKtddIWnL1VpyMtYmShPOIgul9euwxSpnxp0TgA-yCIcVORdZHMQrhquH3Zk4UOcGtIAsrRq3VammDzQdJIOClrRVcBoOMlK9TR0w4FBd4Ehsvo2ZaaDXceY847F1L50inU/s1600/xmasgreatmanteltree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioneIJV2b6OKtddIWnL1VpyMtYmShPOIgul9euwxSpnxp0TgA-yCIcVORdZHMQrhquH3Zk4UOcGtIAsrRq3VammDzQdJIOClrRVcBoOMlK9TR0w4FBd4Ehsvo2ZaaDXceY847F1L50inU/s640/xmasgreatmanteltree.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our handsome nutcrackers stand guard by the fire,</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8Mn00Ee1wGPJgKcQvvRBd-sq8nTvoj9HWkhvGa7swO2XOcNq3H4prwUxvtdJD9rkssOljqlyfV3Fc3x_IswoE9CbNBbhqTlZ3mD2tKqYn-rw2cN0536ucSfyeyZOHwwU2lnqW-P4c_g/s1600/xmasgreatmantelnut1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8Mn00Ee1wGPJgKcQvvRBd-sq8nTvoj9HWkhvGa7swO2XOcNq3H4prwUxvtdJD9rkssOljqlyfV3Fc3x_IswoE9CbNBbhqTlZ3mD2tKqYn-rw2cN0536ucSfyeyZOHwwU2lnqW-P4c_g/s640/xmasgreatmantelnut1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">making sure that no one takes off with the presents!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our Christmas Mantel and "Deck the Halls" Tour

Greetings, friends!   I'm happy to be part of a "Deck the Halls" tour where 11 other bloggers and I will be "virtually...

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