A Work in Progress....

I've fallen behind

in my Christmas decorating...

 

It's a work in progress...

 

a labor of love...

 

 

I enjoy each layer...

 

this is as far as I have gotten...

 

I want to add some pine sprigs,

and some snow...

 



this year I plan to keep the colors

in the parlor very quiet...

 



except for a pop of PINK....

 



I just made this wreath,

from vintage glass ornaments...

 

it took me all year to collect enough...

 

I will share a tutorial for it next week...

 



lights out....

 

except the Christmas Tree

which is up but naked...

 



 

sparkle...

 

 

and reflection...

 



 

I will be back soon with a room tour

 and tree reveal...

 

I even have a pink tree

in the bedroom,

I can't wait to share...

 

I'll be joining...

Be Inspired

Shabbilicious Friday

Show and Tell Friday

Home Sweet Home

Feathered Nest Friday
Pink Saturday
and
 Inspire Me Tuesday

 

Thanks for stopping by...

I Couldn't Wait Any Longer....

I have given into temptation...

 

and started to do my Christmas decorating...

 



mostly

I am just putting the trees up...

 

not really decorating them yet...

 

because,

I really do like the trees just bare...

 

and uncomplicated...

 

soon

I will adorn them...

 



these pink balls,

are part of a craft project,
I'll be making over the weekend...

 

but, for now
I couldn't help scattering them around...

 



 

it's nice to stop for tea,

and admire the twinkling lights...

 

I've had this rosy mug,

quite a while,

and just lucked out and found a matching plate...

 

they are happily reunited...

 



a rosy mug

calls for a rosy tea pot...

 



 

I made pomegranate scones the other day

for the first time...

 

they are delicious day old...

 

but,  when they are fresh

the little pomegranate seeds are so hot and juicy

and they just pop in your mouth...
Mmmm

 

Here is a link to the very easy recipe...

 



 

the Wonder of Christmas,

I am smitten...

 

I am linking up to...

A Return to Loveliness

Tea Time Tuesday

Inspire Me Tuesday

 

Shabbilicious Friday @ Shabby Art Boutique

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Be Inspired @ Common Ground

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today...

Roses and Rosemary...

Winter is in the air,

Christmas songs are playing everywhere...

 

 

I usually wait until

after Thanksgiving to

start decorating for Christmas...

 

but,

I have already started,

just a bit...

 

 

I thought

 I would share my fall sideboard

with you...

 

 these photos are from

last week

before the frost hit...

 

actually,

I don't think I have shown my sideboard,

since I painted it

and added a plate rail...

 

I have been very lazy this fall!

bringing out

the silver is one of my favorite fall things,

I love it's warm glow...

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and,

candlelight....

 



 

I always bring my big old Rosemary pot

 up close to  the house for the winter...

 

and right before the first hard frost

bring lots of sprigs inside...

 

the smell

transitions me right into a winter mood...

those Eden Roses

from the top of the arbor,

made it inside too...

 



 

Pinecones gathered in October,

are getting ready for a Christmas makeover...

 

I had planned to bleach them,

but am afraid of the bleachy smell...

 

so,

 I think

 I will white wash them instead...

  

and polish the

warm glow off the silver...

 

I am in the mood

for a bright and shiny

White Christmas...

 

I am linking up to..

 

Metamorphosis Monday

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...