Christmas Home Tour~Den, Bar & Rec Room

Lovies, I am sorry once again for not keeping up with my posts, I wanted by now to have had my Christmas Home Tour complete, but I was thrown for a loop with the tragedy in Newtown, CT.

Here is the last of the Christmas Home Tour allow me to start in 

THE DEN~

 This little Christmas tree I have had, well since before I met my husband so that makes it well over 20 years old, it is in great condition because I take good care of our things.  The container it is in is not the original I bought it at Hobby Lobby last year after Christmas sale~

 The fleur de lis & cross  decorations were meant for a small tree, I was lucky to have found some amber colored bead garland at a thrift store for $2.00~

 This "STAR" is actually a brooch that is interchangeable with other faux colored stones. I love the way it looks as our star~

My small collection of Christmas books that my husband has bought me throughout the years, I wish I can find some other Christmas miniature books.  This little white dove is in honor of my beautiful mother, she called all of her children & grandchildren "Turtle Dove"~

The Bar~

 The bar had no shelving & had doors to close it up, I had my husband remove the doors & we had these glass shelves installed, I am glad we did this now I can showcase some pretty things~ 

 This container that houses my cork collection was found very recently at a thrift store it has Arden stamped & a black rubber like stopper that I am not able to remove on the bottom.  Anyone know what it is?  What it was used for?

 These pink & green ornaments were from my mother in law, I have not used them until this year, because they were "lost" I am so glad we found them!  I think I am going to leave this tray, turned  chalk board  right where it is it fits this area perfectly~

Of course I need to show off my beautiful swans.  This was a gift from my youngest sister,  I  really 'guilted' her into giving it to me~

The Rec Room~

 This is the "fun" tree, my angels tree!  One of my angels loves to decorate it year after year and I must say he does a very good job making sure they are spread out over the tree.  Can you see the green bear & the white bear with the Santa hat? My husband gave these to me in my stocking on our very first Christmas together.  They are so special to me, he was still a collage student & poor so I really treasure them & make sure I show case them every year~

The santa's got a makeover, okay I just added some fairy lights & snow, but I think it made them look so much better~  The wreath my sister made me. You see every year my sisters & I make our gifts to each other & if they have made something Christmas(y) I make sure to put it up every year.

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Newtown Connecticut Memorial~

My husband & I like everyone else is hurting, hurting for all of the beautiful little angels that have gone to Our Lord too soon and for the brave women that gave their lives protecting them.

We want to help in some way but since we live no where near Newtown  CT. we thought the only way for us to help is by praying & remembering, so this is our little memorial that we built together in honor of them~

 I went out first thing this morning and bought these crosses from the Dollar Tree, we wanted angels but I was not able to find any~

 I had a vision in my head, so I had my husband looking for star lights at every big box store & he was not able to find any, last night after mass I went shopping & I found snow flake lights, they are not stars but they look enough like them so I bought them. I wanted each star to represent each person that passed, the string had 30 stars I told my husband we could maybe remove them or make them darker & he suggested that we leave them & they can represent FAITH~HOPE & LOVE~ I loved that idea~

 Here we are trying to make everything fit & look nice~

 My husband has beautiful printing so he printed all 27 names on the crosses I bought this morning we then glued them on to this bead board really I helped I just can not take pictures of myself & glue at the same time~

This is what it looks like once the sun went down, it is not what I had pictured in my mind but I think this is just so beautiful &  now the people of Newtown CT. know how much we are thinking of them and praying for them. When you see this please send up a prayer for all of these wonderful amazing lives that are in heaven now~

If you feel inclined please pass this post on to everyone you know, it is not to increase my following, but so that those hurting will receive the prayers we are asking you to pray when you read this post~

PS~I know this is not my normal post, but I can't seem to put the words together with my feelings & this is the best I am able to do.

Christmas Home Tour~Foyer & Staircase

I so enjoyed decorating this part of our home.  For the stairs I had  a vision in mind and it turned out just as I imagined.  I set up several vignettes for the foyer table and this is what I ended up with, so simple yet so sweet~

 The white tree is broken at the bottom but it is still pretty & useful, I just needed to cover the broken part so I used the same beads that I have used in several other vignettes I topped the tree off with the same ornaments I put in the other apothecary jar, and can you see that cute little white Christmas tree in the little cloche I made from an old candle holder~

 Heading upstairs, 2 large swags that I made from layering greenery of every color & size~

 The pretty brown & gold ribbon was my inspiration for the colors I used this year~

 My pretty gold fruit fleur de lis adds additional color~

 Along the staircase I just used garland and at each pillar I made a smaller swag like the big one minus the fleur de lis~

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The Creche~

 I LOVE this Creche, it is from my MIL she gave it to us when we got married and we have put it up every year since~

 Isn't it just lovely~The REASON FOR THE SEASON~ The little twiggy thingy  with the red bow is a candle my beautiful mom made many many years ago, of course I use it every year, she was so creative~

I have a love of Nambe, and this is a huge bowl that I have under my console table on the landing.  I added brown branches,  fairy lights, decorative orbs and the brown beads, oh I don't want to forget the beautiful bird~

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Christmas Home Tour~Living Room

Today I am kicking off our Christmas Home Tour in the Living Room~ 
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                                 The Christmas Tree~

 I went with a gold & brown color scheme & really I did not need to buy much with the exception of some balls, last year at the end of the season I bought some pretty gold/amber prisms they all look so pretty on the tree along with some brown branches, the crowns & other ornaments that I have had for years~ (sorry no way of getting rid of those pesky cords & outlets)

 This is one of my favorite ornaments I put on our tree, I have been using this for a few years, it is meant to hang on a wall or door but I love how it looks front & center on our tree.  This is the TRUE meaning of Christmas after all~

These are a  few of the ornaments I use on our tree, the tassel you see behind the crown I have had for at least 20 years & they have held up beautifully.  The crystal icicles I bought at a garage sale 10 years ago &we never used them, they were lost until we cleaned out our garage I asked my husband to take every bin down so I could look through all of them & I am happy I found them along with some others you will see later~

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The Mantle~

 I wish it were Christmas everyday my mantle looks so pretty, I kept with the same color scheme, but added these urns with grey & green undertones~

 These were actually silver & black I liked them but not the color so I took out my trusty paints & changed them up, they now look perfect up on the mantle.  I also used some of the decor I used in my fall decor along with some feathers & branches~

 I twist 3 garland pieces together to make it look thicker & more plush.  I am then able to tuck my ornaments where I wish & they stay put also, it hides the books & glasses I use to give items added height~

This is always hanging some where in our living room, it is probably my favorite piece of art.  I bought this at an estate sale about 25 years ago, I went with my beautiful mom & sister.  This  house was COVERED in religious articles almost every inch of the walls and even the ceilings it was pretty incredible 

all of the decor was quality too~

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The Rest Of The Room~

 I know I have shown my tree collection, but I added my Nambe  Blessed Mother I love how she graces this collection also, I added  brown & gold bows to my lamps~

 This is what I put on the coffee table, I must I admit I had a difficult time putting this vignette together & I am still not sure  100% happy with it, so it may change some time soon~

 A close up of the Pottery Barn ornaments that have never graced our tree, my MIL gave me the gold cross ~

A sweet crown I took off a bird house & painted along with some angel wings (see one peaking) and a framed portrait of my angels~

My side table is adorned with my horse head (I want to paint black or silver) with my pretty brown & gold ribbon & a pretty crown brooch.  The little flower arrangement I made & is always in our home somewhere, the ball sits atop a pedestal that broke off one of my Christmas trees~

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