Merry Christmas

Hello, sweet friends! I had sinus surgery  and my girl’s are now in competition mode for competitive cheer, so we have been busy-busy-busy! I thought I would share a quick post, packed full of pictures. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

((Hugs)) and Love to you all, ~Liz

My Christmas Decorating Has Begun

Hello, hello! Well, I know you are going to think I’ve lost my marbles, as I do every November, so it’s probably no surprise to you that I have started my Christmas decorating transformation. 
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I know, I know…C R A Z Y! ðŸ˜‰
I simply can’t help myself, I’m ready for some red and green colors!  I searched the web for an “inspiration tree” and tried to copy it. So far, I am in-love with my tree. What you see in the two photos are the beginning stages. This tree is dressed with many different ribbons. As I stated in a previous post, I sold almost all my x-mas decor when we moved. This year, it’s almost like starting from scratch. 
I purchased a pre-lit 9ft tree on Sunday and bought a ton of ribbon and Deco Mesh. I had thought about doing a different color theme this year, but decided to stick with what I love best, traditional red and green, it makes me happy! Plus, the kids LOVE it!  Instead of packing the tree with a gazillion ornaments, I will be packing it with a lot of different ribbon. Wait till you see the transformation, it’s whimsical! 
I found this at Big Lots yesterday, it still has the tags on it, but these are LED candles, battery operated that come sitting on a tray.  These candles flicker just like a real candle. I’m going to dress this display up with some holiday greens and holly.
 I took all my Fall decor down and placed everything in bins. 
 It always amazes me how fast I can take it all down compared to how long it takes me to put it all out. Ha! 

Stacked my wreaths, ready to go into a box.

 It feels great to have it all put away and now I feel like I’m starting with a blank canvas, ready to paint my vision. 😉
 Bye-bye Fall decor, until next year! 
Below is a sneak peek at my living room mantle.
Back to work….I love decorating for Christmas, it’s so much fun! 
Tootles, and thanks for visiting! xo, Liz
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Christmas Trees

Hi there, Friends! I sure have Christmas on my mind. 
Last year, we moved one week before Christmas. We had a garage sale and I sold and gave away almost all my Christmas decor. A lady from a local home decor store showed up and said, “I’ll take it ALL and sell it in my shop!”  She purchased the tree you see above with everything on it, and two other trees that I had decorated for xmas.
So, now I’m trying to think ahead about what kind of trees I want to do this year. I’ve been into the red and green theme for years.
I may do something completely different this year.
Hmm, what to do, what to do????
I have some ideas up my sleeve and can’t wait to get started. As silly as this sounds, I am ready for a peppermint mocha holiday drink and some Christmas music…hurry up winter! 😉
We are now upon the rainy season here in Washington State, so I’m going to blame my “Christmas mood” on the weather, ha!
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