Most people count down the days until Christmas, I on the other hand count the number of days I have until the last decoration is placed gently into it’s designated bin. As of today I sit have one tree fully decorated and floral and pine accents adorning the house. From year to year I usually follow a set pattern for decorating relying on photographs of past Christmases to help my memory. This year I chose to mix it up. I tried to create vignettes that would gracefully flow into a winter theme. I found the most challenging aspect of this holiday season was NOT buying into the year-end treasure trove of holiday decorating sales. I’m still visualizing the white pine bough garland that I could have bought for $6.00 a bough to change next year’s theme. But alas, storage eventually becomes a challenge!
THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!
The Iris and the Lily 
Your house looks so festive. It is hard to take the decorations down, maybe someone should start a trend to extend the season.
Beautiful and elegant. May I ask what are the wooden things with handles in the fourth picture down that has a print of similar items hanging above it? They almost look like wooden bells or miniature butter churns or some kind of a game.
Thank you for asking. They are our collection of potato mashers. We love a treasure hunt when we frequent antique stores. But we need to stay within our budget. Antique potato mashers sell for $12.00 to $40.00 dollars.
Very nice. Thank you! I’ve only seen metal ones. Very cool.