Here is the angel on top of my bird themed tree, It is the creative outlet i told you about HERE.
Here is our petite table top tree with silver and white birds, pearl and mercury glass garland, and jewel toned ornaments. It looks really sparse here - it looks fuller in real life somehow!
I've had this painting for a while, up in our guest room. i got the idea to stencil "peace on earth" watching Emily Henderson's christmas special (Secrets of a Stylist). She stencilled "joy to the world" on a vintage map as a fun holiday decoration. She suggested peace on earth as an alternate expression. I just love how the robin's egg blue balances the theme of the tree.
Here you can see my new caged Santos - i need to find a crown for her head. (Jim finds her hideous) Also you can see i went a little nuts decorating our 75 drawer apothocary cabinet with glass picture frames, snowflakes and more garland.
I was blessed to receive some lovely things from my friends - here is a mini tree made with sheet music and burlap squares - topped with a wee birdie, from Z.
And K sent me this amazing 3-d christmas card in a padded envelope.
My friend L was moving and gave me a bunch of empty boxes. She does packaging design - so had a quite a collection. Here are three that i wrapped up with beautiful decorative papers and embellishment. They can be used again and again. The book was a gift my my sister to my husband, we were not supposed to unwrap it - but the amazon box was sooo ugly. besides, doesn't it just blend in beautifully with my theme?
And here is one of 5 origami birds i made, using a tutorial my neice posted on her blog HERE. I used these cranes to give my husband gifts we need to go and pick out together. I printed images of the items on 8 1/2 by 11 printer paper, then cut the paper into an 8 1/2" square. It took me a while to get the hang of the folding - but by the 5th one i think i figured it out!
For christmas eve, we went out with friends for a lovely gourmet dinner. Afterwards, we invited them in for egg nog with Grand Marnier and nutmeg, enjoyed some carols and the lovely ambiance of our decorated room. I hope your christmas is memorable and shared with good friends and family....!
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Love the tree!
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