Holiday decorating for this Christmas 2024

       A broad view of the living room.  Charley our siamese cat is resting in his favorite spot.

The Santa picture is new.  I got it from Kirkland's and then had it framed.

I used the some trees I have and added garlands.

The bells are from Kirklands a couple of years back and the two white amaryllis planters came from Home Goods.
 

  I pretty much decorate the tree the same way each year.

 

I brought out my sleigh and placed my sitting MacKenzie Childs Santa in it.  The lantern is from Pier 1 a while back.

 

I got the sleigh from Boscov's quite a few years back. 

 This Santa is called the Candy Cottage Santa

The MacKenzie Childs Deer Head Head candelabra from a few years ago but they do still sell it. Mackenzie Childs (MC) Tartastic square tablecloth no longer available.

  

 I was taken back by this large white gingerbread house at Home Goods and had to have it!  I combined it with several of my MC decorations. 

Up close

 

 We felt the inside was lacking so we added some little Christmas trees glued in place.  Dan cut out the bottom where the batteries go and used a firm wire to place the trees with glue.  Then re-seated the battery compartment.

It took longer to do it than we imagined but the results are good!

MC White Farmhouse Special Delivery truck. 

 I wish they had created some lighting affect with it.

 

This MC santa is also a wind up music box, one of my favorite pieces and the car is a MC 

Granny Kitsch special delivery Santa in car.

I decorate this 2nd tree with blue and white chinoiserie ornaments and we lit up the back wall of the chest of drawers to add some glow!

 

The dining table got a new runner with a Chinoiserie  design on it and I found these blue glass trees on-line which helped tie this together with the blue tree.

The runner was from Society 6 

The pillow I ordered from Redbubble

                                             Blue Chinoiserie pillow by Jean Plout

Aren't they pretty!  I got them from Touch Of Class (best price I found)

 

 In the kitchen dining area on my credenza decorated with a gingerbread theme once again.  I used a new tree this year that has lights. and added a tree skirt.  You can see last year "here"

 

Down below I added some more gingerbread items!

 

Last but never forgotten is my Manger scene.

 

 

Wishing you all

 a very

Easter Vignette on the Credenza! 2024

 

 

Embracing some MacKenzie Childs (MC) 

(sorry I forgot to remove the charging cords) 

                            

 

Spring daffodils and a cute pair of MC Easter Egg carts

 

The Easter Eggs are from MCs too (several years ago)

 

The Bunny Pot Climber is also MC

 

Faux white tulips in a MC vase

 

A Vignette for Easter!

Welcoming Easter at the Dining Table 2024

 

 

Welcoming Easter at the Dining Table

 

The new Easter bunnies I used last year are once again in use.  Love the texture!

 

I used a large wire tray that I got from Pottery Barn years ago.  I also brought in some of my blue and white pieces.

 

The tablecloth I also used last year and was from Williams Sonoma

 

Found this at Home Goods this year and it has two sides so I'll be able to use it again!

 

The wire tray is wrapped on the outside with a 5 ft. long egg garland that I got from Amazon.

 

Carrots and eggs placed on the grass along with this bunny topped cabbage bowl cutsied it up a bit!

 

Forsythia in the vase, so springlike!

 

The blue and white bowl I got at Home Goods and was loaded with all these white flowers.  This is a keeper for sure!

I've been enjoying this for a while now and looking forward to spring!

Thanks for stopping by!

Greetings Early February!

 

 

I'm jumping a bit ahead and decorating for spring already!  We are having such a mild winter up north here in Michigan.  Temps are higher than normal around the 40º mark during the day, and not a whole lot of snow!  I can tell the days are getting longer already so that makes me happy!

 

I got some daffodils from Michael's which I thought looked pretty realistic! 

The runner was from Hobby Lobby a couple of years ago.

 

The MacKenzie Childs (MC) lantern and candle are new since Christmas and I love the MC cow.  The creamy white pitcher I picked up long ago and has cows on it too.

 

These are MC planters I got on sale and the bunny was a find many years ago.

 

Some more MC on the lower shelf.

And lastely some indoor gardening.  My Amaryllis are still blooming.  

 

The flowers began the end of  December and I've gotten at least 2 shoots off of each bulb so I'm having a 2nd time around with them!  Charley our 10 mos. old Siamese likes to inspect!

 

This one was absolutely huge, called Sofia
 

 

 These were fabulous, a striking color called Neon

And these were also quite beautiful, called Magical Touch
 

The yellow green one is called Yellow Star

 

That's my update for now!