Joys

 A new ornament from Kim

A magnificent Christmas card from Mary

Filling these "treasure chests" with small toys and money for Lucas who turned ten on December 8th.

Tree gazing at all the different kinds of ornaments...I never tire of looking at them.

Decorating throughout the house

 

Tiny Treasures

Yipes!!!! I am seeing too many lovely things when I'm out shopping. Yesterday was a fun day of browsing at three great places: Charlene's in Halls, Outside The Box and Something Special in Ripley. When I got home I had a beautiful Christmas card to open. Putting these two together in plain view on  a small shelf was perfect. The tiny tree in the tiny boot at Charlene's was too cute to leave behind as was the retro snowman with scarf and wreath.

Outside The Box had treasures, too. I decided on two ornaments from a decorated tree in one booth. The moose head and wooden turquoise ornament were my picks.

(The pretty star came from Something Special.)

The trunk and scale were nice larger items I admired.

Kim and I had a delicious lunch at Just Divine Tea Room. It was her first time to visit Charlene's Colony of Shops in Halls as well as the other shops in Ripley.
I'm glad she joined me for the drive and found some treasures, too. 

Getting Closer

Since we'll soon have house guests, I thought I'd better share a few things before it gets hectic around here.

 

Book photo on the left inspired me to try a similar look. 

  pretty wreath, bad photo

 

Mercury glass bowl from Goodwill was a delightful find just in time for the holidays.

 

Added a Christmas touch to the outdoor side entrance.

 

unique card on wood

from a

special friend 

a definite keepsake

a gift under the tree for the new grandbaby Chloe

cake plate, wreath, and candles

another favorite ornament

 

 PEACE TO YOU

 

Merry Christmas

For the Holidays

More holiday items I took to the booth yesterday. For some reason I love cups holding tiny trees. At the store I bought a few things which I'll share in a later post.

mantel... keeping it simple with filled jars and wreath above 

                      This is one of my first Christmas cards.

My friend Mary makes or finds the most unique cards.

This snow globe card arrived flat and spread out into this beauty.