Lets See Your Christmas Home

Today wraps up a week of fabulous home tours. Thirty, yes you read it right, thirty bloggers have taken you on a Christmas tour of their home. Now we want to see yours. Please feel free to link up your Christmas home and share with us your beautiful creativity.

If you missed any of the tours this week here is the lineup!

Monday - Dec 7th

A Stroll Thru Life - Marty - http://www.astrollthrulife.net  

Claire Brody Designs - Claire - http://clairebrodydesigns.com 

Hymns & Verses - Doreen - http://www.hymnsandverses.com  

Rain On A Tin Roof - Jenna - http://www.rainonatinroof.com  

Making Home Base - Chelsea - http://www.makinghomebase.com 

Snazzy Little Things - Jeanette - http://www.snazzylittlethings.com 

Tue - Dec 8th

Bliss @ Home - Kristen - http://www.bliss-athome.com  

Driven By Decor - Kris - http://www.drivenbydecor.com 

(new)    Refresh Restyle - Debbie - http://www.refreshrestyle.com 

Our Southern Home - Christy -http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com  

(new)  Far Above Rubies - Anits - http://http://www.anitafaraboverubies.com

Life on Virginia Street - Sarah - http://www.lifeonvirginiastreet.com  

Wed - Dec 9th

Burlap and Lace - Shannon - http://www.burlapandlaceblog.com 

Simple Details - Pam - http://www.simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com 

Decor To Adore - Laura - http://www.decortoadore.net  

Thrifty and Chic - Alicia - http://www.thriftyandchic.com 

21 Rosemary Lane - Barbara - http://www.21rosemarylane.com 

Style Your Senses - Mallory - http://styleyoursenses.com  

Thurs - Dec 10th

Simple Stylings - Summer - http://www.simplestylings.com  

A Thoughtful Place - Courtney - http://www.athoughtfulplaceblog.com 

Tidbits & Twine - Kim - http://www.tidbitsandtwine.com 

Monica Wants It - Monica - http://www.monicawantsit.com  

(new)   Decorating Delirium - Jennifer - http://www.decoratingdelirium.com 

No Minimalist Here - Sherry - http://www.nominimalisthere.com  

Fri - Dec 11th

Life Love Larson - Andrea - http://www.lifelovelarson.com 

Remodelando La Casa - Christina - http://www.remodelandolacasa.com  

(new) It All Started With Paint - Linda - http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com 

Dimples & Tangles - Jennifer - http://www.dimplesandtangles.com 

SG Style - Shavonda - http://www.sgstyleblog.com 

XO

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Christmas Home Tour

Hi everyone and welcome to my Christmas Home Tour! I am so excited that you took the time to stop by, please do come in and take a look around. If you arrived from the blog Thrifty and Chic welcome, I hope you enjoyed Alicia's tour. If you haven't seen it then you must head over to check out her stunning holiday decor.

Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year, filled with so many pretty things. I love all the twinkle lights and the Christmas trees, candy canes and holiday guests. But what I love most is the reason for the season, a tiny little baby born some 2000 years ago.

Our Nativity is traditionally displayed in the entry of our home to remind us, first and foremost, that the baby Jesus is why we celebrate Christmas.

Our living room is also our family room. This is where guests sit and visit, where the kids open their gifts on Christmas morning, and where we enjoy our favorite holiday movies. So I do go a little crazy decorating in the living room.

This year the tree is trimmed with a feather garland (it's actually feather trim) I purchased at Walmart in the craft section. In keeping with the feather theme, I picked up some darling clip-on bird ornaments.

The fireplace mantelscape was created using a mixture of fresh greens with a little bling added here and there...

...and of course the children's 'stockings are hung buy the chimney with care'.

Now let's head on outside. Although we have been enjoying some of the most beautifully mild weather your could imagine for almost mid December, it would would be nice to have a little snow on the ground for the holidays. But on the other hand it is perfect for outdoor entertaining.

And even though I tried to keep the outside Christmas accents simple, I did break down and decided to buy a tree. I trimmed it with white lights, varied sizes of pine cones, and the word "JOY".

Here is the table set for and intimate Christmas party of six.

I still have a little more decorating to go in our dining room and in the kitchen when our project there is finished. I also want to tell you about a beautiful gift I received from my dear sweet friend Judy of Gold Country Cottage fame. Judy sent me this gorgeous holly straight from her garden in northern California. I plan to use it in my dining room this holiday season as part of a centerpiece I want to create. (I will be posting my dining room in the days to come so stay tuned.) The holly Judy sent is so magnificent it almost doesn't seem real, but I guarantee you that it is..lol! Take a look!

And that's today's tour. I really hoped you enjoyed milling around my home for a few minutes. I certainly enjoyed your visit and I hope you will stop by again. I want to say a huge thank you to my dear friend Marty from the blog A Stroll thru Life for putting together this marvelous collection of Christmas Home Tours for your enjoyment. And thank you so much Marty for including 21 Rosemary Lane. It has been a pleasure, as always, working with you.

Next up on the tour is by Mallory and her gorgeous Christmas stylings. Her blog is called Style Your Senses and I know you will enjoy touring her beautiful home. Here is a peek at her fabulous decor.

Please make sure you check out Mallory's wonderful Christmas home.

The week's lineup is as follows!

Monday - Dec 7th

A Stroll Thru Life - Marty - http://www.astrollthrulife.net  

Claire Brody Designs - Claire - http://clairebrodydesigns.com 

Hymns & Verses - Doreen - http://www.hymnsandverses.com  

Rain On A Tin Roof - Jenna - http://www.rainonatinroof.com  

Making Home Base - Chelsea - http://www.makinghomebase.com 

Snazzy Little Things - Jeanette - http://www.snazzylittlethings.com 

Tue - Dec 8th

Bliss @ Home - Kristen - http://www.bliss-athome.com  

Driven By Decor - Kris - http://www.drivenbydecor.com 

(new)    Refresh Restyle - Debbie - http://www.refreshrestyle.com 

Our Southern Home - Christy -http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com  

(new)  Far Above Rubies - Anits - http://http://www.anitafaraboverubies.com

Life on Virginia Street - Sarah - http://www.lifeonvirginiastreet.com  

Wed - Dec 9th

Burlap and Lace - Shannon - http://www.burlapandlaceblog.com 

Simple Details - Pam - http://www.simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com 

Decor To Adore - Laura - http://www.decortoadore.net  

Thrifty and Chic - Alicia - http://www.thriftyandchic.com 

21 Rosemary Lane - Barbara - http://www.21rosemarylane.com 

Style Your Senses - Mallory - http://styleyoursenses.com  

Thurs - Dec 10th

Simple Stylings - Summer - http://www.simplestylings.com  

A Thoughtful Place - Courtney - http://www.athoughtfulplaceblog.com 

Tidbits & Twine - Kim - http://www.tidbitsandtwine.com 

Monica Wants It - Monica - http://www.monicawantsit.com  

(new)   Decorating Delirium - Jennifer - http://www.decoratingdelirium.com 

No Minimalist Here - Sherry - http://www.nominimalisthere.com  

Fri - Dec 11th

Life Love Larson - Andrea - http://www.lifelovelarson.com 

Remodelando La Casa - Christina - http://www.remodelandolacasa.com  

(new) It All Started With Paint - Linda - http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com 

Dimples & Tangles - Jennifer - http://www.dimplesandtangles.com 

SG Style - Shavonda - http://www.sgstyleblog.com 

Wishing you all a wonderfully blessed and

XO

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Our 2015 Christmas Mantel

This year's Christmas mantel was inspired by the gorgeous arbor vitae of our next door neighbor's which happens to line the fence between our two yards. Last year she was kind enough to let me snip some for my dining room, this year I am going full hog on the living room mantel.

I started by filling two candle globes with springs of the luscious greens, and embellished some faux garland with more arbor vitae and a few large pine cones. 

Then added a little bling to them using some glass Christmas balls.

An acorn wreath I made last year was hung on the mirror. To see how I created this wreath just click here.

Mercury glass candle holders are centered in front of the mirror with my handsome little silver deer out in front.

Still plugging away on my Christmas decorating, just a few more rooms to go including my back porch. Since the weather has been amazingly mild, I thought I may want to do a something festive outside for some winter entertaining. 

If you are looking for more inspiration, please don't forget that this Monday, December 7th,  kicks of a week of 30 home tours put together by my friend Marty of the wonderful blog A Stroll Thru Life.

The lineup is as follows!

Monday - Dec 7th

A Stroll Thru Life - Marty - http://www.astrollthrulife.net  

Claire Brody Designs - Claire - http://clairebrodydesigns.com 

Hymns & Verses - Doreen - http://www.hymnsandverses.com  

Rain On A Tin Roof - Jenna - http://www.rainonatinroof.com  

Making Home Base - Chelsea - http://www.makinghomebase.com 

Snazzy Little Things - Jeanette - http://www.snazzylittlethings.com 

Tue - Dec 8th

Bliss @ Home - Kristen - http://www.bliss-athome.com  

Driven By Decor - Kris - http://www.drivenbydecor.com 

(new)    Refresh Restyle - Debbie - http://www.refreshrestyle.com 

Our Southern Home - Christy -http://www.oursouthernhomesc.com  

(new)  Far Above Rubies - Anits - http://http://www.anitafaraboverubies.com

Life on Virginia Street - Sarah - http://www.lifeonvirginiastreet.com  

Wed - Dec 9th

Burlap and Lace - Shannon - http://www.burlapandlaceblog.com 

Simple Details - Pam - http://www.simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com 

Decor To Adore - Laura - http://www.decortoadore.net  

Thrifty and Chic - Alicia - http://www.thriftyandchic.com 

21 Rosemary Lane - Barbara - http://www.21rosemarylane.com 

Style Your Senses - Mallory - http://styleyoursenses.com  

Thurs - Dec 10th

Simple Stylings - Summer - http://www.simplestylings.com  

A Thoughtful Place - Courtney - http://www.athoughtfulplaceblog.com 

Tidbits & Twine - Kim - http://www.tidbitsandtwine.com 

Monica Wants It - Monica - http://www.monicawantsit.com  

(new)   Decorating Delirium - Jennifer - http://www.decoratingdelirium.com 

No Minimalist Here - Sherry - http://www.nominimalisthere.com  

Fri - Dec 11th

Life Love Larson - Andrea - http://www.lifelovelarson.com 

Remodelando La Casa - Christina - http://www.remodelandolacasa.com  

(new) It All Started With Paint - Linda - http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com 

Dimples & Tangles - Jennifer - http://www.dimplesandtangles.com 

SG Style - Shavonda - http://www.sgstyleblog.com 

See you there!!!

Have a great weekend!

XO

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Top Ten Blog Posts of 2014

Good morning and in the words of my dear friend Judy over at Gold Country Cottage

Happy Friday!

Wowzer...here we are heading towards the end of the first month of 2015 and I have finally managed to figure out my top post for 2014. Some of the posts I pretty much knew were heavy hitters, while others were a total surprise! So without further delay here is the countdown. 

To see each post in its entirety just click on the image. 

In the NUMBER TEN position

(The hutch my dear friend Colene gave me)

NUMBER NINE

(Living room reveal at Christmas)

NUMBER  EIGHT

(This was part of an amazing beach house kitchen makeover)

Coming in at NUMBER SEVEN

(A total surprise to me)

NUMBER SIX

(Love the white ironstone paired with rustic silver in this vignette)

Halfway through with NUMBER FIVE

(One of my faves from this year)

NUMBER FOUR

(A $60 yard sale find gets a new look)

NUMBER THREE

(You need to see the before pics)

Down to the wire here...

NUMBER TWO

(Do you remember my big Master Bedroom reveal last April?)

And much to my surprise the NUMBER ONE most viewed post of 2014 is from over a year ago, way back in January...

And there you have it! 

2014 is officially a wrap!!

Wishing you an awesome weekend!!!

XO