Everyday Living

A New Home For The Nutcrackers

~ Christmas, Decorating, Holidays

“”For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55:12‬ ‭

Happy greetings to you sweet friends! The last few days have been cold in the Appalachian Foothills of NE Alabama. I have been trying to play catch-up as I am sure most of you are. In between playing and dancing (yes I said dancing) with Ella Mae, I am trying to finish up my Christmas decorating. Today, I am back in the dining room to show you how I have changed up the bay window for the season. I didn’t purchase anything new, I am just using the things I already have in a different way. Seriously, I have way too many Christmas collections but they all hold precious memories and I can’t part with them. I cannot see purchasing anything new when I don’t need it and storage is beginning to be a problem.

You might recall for the past years, the bay window was filled with five slim and flocked trees. It had a magical appearance and many of you commented from year to year about them. But it was time for a change!

Only one slim tree now stands in the bay window along with a pair of life-sized nutcrackers and a collection of Steinbach nutcrackers.READ MORE

6 Christmas Tablescapes

~ Christmas, Everyday Living, Tablescape Tuesday

 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:27‬ ‭

Greetings sweet friends! I am busy preparing for our big Thanksgiving dinner at our house. I so love having my sweet family gather around the table as we count our blessings. With hearts full of love and gratitude for God’s goodness, we offer praise and thanks to Him!

On Friday, all of the boxes will come out and the Christmas decorating will begin! It takes me a few days to deck the halls, I am not as quick as I used to be. For today, let’s dig into the archives to take a look back at some of my favorite Christmas tablescapes. If you are like me, sitting down for a few minutes would be a welcome to my tired feet. I hope you enjoy 6 Christmas Tablescapes. You can click on the blue highlights to go back to the original post.

 

Using some of my favorite Christmas dishes and cherished treasures, this tablescape of Tartan and Trees is sure to get you into the spirit!READ MORE

Visions Of Sugar Plums

~ Christmas, Decorating, Holidays

“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:12‬ ‭

Hello sweet friends…I hope you are all having a great week! It is very cold and rainy at our house. The rain began on Sunday night and it has rained on and off since then. I so wish I could send some rain to those in California, where tragic wildfires have been so devastating…please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you. The weather has made for the perfect time to stay indoors and catch up on some reading and to organize my thoughts for decorating our house for Christmas.  I have not quite settled on exactly how I will decorate the house this year, so I guess you can say I am having visions of sugar plums dancing through my head! I always look back on my photos to see what I did in previous years, so why not share some of them with you! While you pull out a chair, I will make us a pumpkin spice latte.  

Many of you have asked questions about the greenery around my kitchen door. My Renaissance Man cuts the pine and dresses the door each year. It smells just like Christmas when you walk onto the porch!

The candles are lit each night during the season.READ MORE