O Christmas Tree..

It's about time for

my Christmas tree reveal...

 

 

I feel I have been quiet a tease :-)

 

but,  really I just loved it "just flocked" so much,

I sat back and enjoyed it that way for a week or so...

 

all dressed up...

 

I love icicles

and always use them...

 

snow and ice

are a constant Christmas theme

in some form for me...

 

growing up in sunny California,

I always dreamed of a White Christmas...

 

here in the Northwest

White Christmas's are still pretty rare,

so I create my own :-)

 

in the beginning I was a purist

and used only glass icicles...

then at an after Christmas sale,

I found a big box of plastic ones,  cheap...

I tried them,

and when they are hanging

it was impossible to tell the difference...

 



a pop of Pink Shiny Brites...

 



white doves,

perching...

 



 

there is always a bell for Clarence...

 

 

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me;
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me;
How often has the Christmas tree
Afforded me the greatest glee!
O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me.

I have had a lot of questions about my new flocked tree,

here is a link to the trees unboxing

 

I bought the tree at a local hardware store

McLendon's for you local gals...

 

The flocking has been so much less messy

 than I expected...

 

the flock is stiff,

so wide wires on ornament hangers helps...

 

and don't be silly like me

and buy lights on a green cord,  haha!!

 

I LOVE MINE...

 

Tonight I am joining,

Feathered Nest Friday

Home Sweet Home

Show and Tell Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday
Pink Saturday

Saturday Nite Special

 Saturday Show Off

and

Metamorphosis Monday

 

Thanks for stopping by...

Let the Baking Begin....

Today marked the beginning

of baking season around here...

 

 

when the holidays draw close,

it's nice to have easy to serve

sweets for surprise guests...

today I made my first fruitcake...

 

I have always loved them,

but never made my own...

 

I made one to enjoy fresh,

and one to cure in brandy for Christmas Eve...

 



 

I still haven't finished decorating...

 

this year just feels like a quieter year,

a simpler year,

a year to enjoy loved ones...

 



stacks of ruffled plates...

 



 

 a clutch of silver forks,

simple and yet special...

snowy lace...

 



the twinkle of

cut glass and candlelight...

 



reflecting back on a happy year...

 



 

I hope you have

something sweet on your plate today...

 

today I am joining

Home @ Rose Chintz Cottage

Home and Garden Thursday

Open House Party Thursday

and

Tablescape Thursday

 

Thanks for visiting me today...

A Christmas Wonderland, Leavenworth, Wa...

To fill myself with Christmas spirit,

I always need a little snow...

 

so on Sunday

we headed over Stevens Pass, WA...

 

a postcard perfect wonderland...



 

to another wonderland...

 



 

the tiny town of Leavenworth, WA...

 

when the small town was struggling

due to the train lines being closed,

they reinvented themselves...

 



as a Bavarian Christmas Village...

 



olde world style...

 



 

the main event is the tree lighting...

 

and then the town...

 



there are smiles on every face..

 



everyone is either cuddling someone they love,

or taking pictures...

 

 

the favorite store

in the town square...

 

Kris Kringl,

the Christmas shoppe...

 



they have everything

to make your days Merry and Bright...

 

 

the shoppe's centerpiece,

this tree that snows!

 

walking in a

WINTER WONDERLAND...

 

Today I am joining

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