Let me be the first one to wish you a Merry Christmas! Oh, I know it's early but if you want to get ahead of the rush you have to start early! I just finished decorating on Tuesday afternoon with a little fluffing on Wednesday. I always enjoy walking through the house and looking at every little decoration. This year I really don't have a specific theme. I simply love to decorate and Christmas is my favorite season to pull out all the stops.
I'll start with the entry way. Even though I don't have a lot of new things to use it's always fun to move them around and make them seem new. I made this wreath with the reindeer on it last year. I thought why not let Rudolph be the first thing you see when you come in. Here's a good tip if any item you have it not tall enough for the area where you are using it stack some books under it to make the height right. I wanted those books under the lamp on the entry table to be a little more festive so I wrapped them in a red table napkin. LOL. Who says you can't make do when you have too?
Now to the dining room. I took some wide ribbon I had and wound it around the chandelier and added a few big candy canes to give it a Christmas look. Of course we always use a tablecloth but I had a lot of Christmas quilts so I added one over the top of the cloth to give it some zing! Somewhere along the line I got tangled up with nutcrackers. So I added those to the table as well as some big multicolored balls. The plates are just cheapos and stuffing the napkins into the tall glasses adds a lot of flair. The buffet then got the famous red Christmas truck with the tree on top as well as a Santa teapot in a two tiered stand.
In the kitchen there is a small tree with odd and end decorations plus the ole' Christmas pig and a peace sign. I always add some fun things to the top of the refrigerator to spread the cheer around. The 12 days of Christmas in Tennessee plate is a favorite of mine. When you add a few books and a little greenery to the mix it really starts to look special. The kitchen table... where all the food and fun takes place also got a little quilt and some black/white check paper plates to match the ribbon on the light over the table. Everything doesn't have to be matchie matchie but it does tie things together.
Our living room coffee table has another little quilt on it to accent the centerpiece. I guess the theme for this year must be Christmas quilts... LOL. They seem to be everywhere. There is even one under the tree. One thing I bought this year is the pink car with all the packages on top of it. It's really a cookie jar but who says you have to just use it for one thing. The mantle has a few more nutcrackers and some tall gold candle holders. Oh, I almost forgot the Christmas camper I found in a clearance shelf at World Market long after Christmas had come and gone last year. Then the main event... the tree!! Every year I get so excited as the old and new ornaments begin to fill up the tree and bring sweet memories back.
Since this year hasn't been like any other year we have experienced before I simply let whatever brought a smile to my face come out of the storage boxes. I know I've said it before but if things make you smile and you like them that's really all that matters.
I hope you have enjoyed your visit to Brookstone Circle and I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Remember to stay "Thrifty" and enjoy yourself every single day!!
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