Merry Monday!

Yep, you heard me right, merry Monday! 

Only 3 more days until I am home with my sweet family. 

And. I. Cannot. Wait. 

Because my grandmother makes the best pound cake this side of the Mason Dixon. 

And because I love my momma's house at Christmas. 

And because I can't wait to exchange a gift with my little brother on Christmas eve; a childhood tradition we have officially carried into adulthood. 

Also, because it's CSB and I's first married Christmas. 

Really, though. I would be content just with spending time with my family. I don't need presents or food (definitely not pound cake, this Mrs. had to step on the scale at the doctor today!) or games. They are extra and I cherish the traditions my family share the most.  

 Blogging 'til a baby continues!

P.S. What happens when I run out of space on blogger?? It won't let me upload anymore pictures to my account (hence the repeats). 

Deck the halls!

I am still decorating. So far I have almost finished painting ornaments. I'm up to almost 30, most being for the tree but several to give as gifts. 

I  finished the mantle/fireplace (but may rearrange). 

And put the garland up on the staircase (but haven't decided how to accessorize it yet).

I decided locations of wreath (but haven't decorated them yet). 

{Indecisiveness is revealing itself as a theme in my decorating this year.}

Here are the ornaments: 

These are for my tree (I must love CSB):

These are gifts for the family/future in-laws:

And this is a special one I decided to add:

Now for the decor:

Everything pictured above has been handed down from my mother or grandmother. They are great, and luckily we have similar taste. The only thing I've purchased this year are ornaments and accessories for the tree (as cheap as I could find them!). 

In the next few days I'm going to share pictures of the front porch, the many wreaths I've hung, and,
the TREE!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I began decorating for Christmas today. 

And by "began" I mean: I carried/drug/pulled everything out of the attic and pilled it on the landing. Then I facebooked and blogged for an hour. Then I made breakfast and watched trashy morning TV. Then I cleaned the kitchen. 

THEN I started decorating. 

So far I have managed to make a HUGE mess and not really accomplished much from a decorating standpoint. I was very much looking forward to getting a tree tonight, however, Mr. Rain impeded on that. 

Here's a preview of my kitchen wreath project from today: 

I like the concept but think it needs more color. You can't really see the red berries that I added up the sides. Maybe use red ribbon instead of white/solver? Add some red ball ornaments instead of berries?

Thoughts?

Saturday Snapshots

Some"puppy" is getting big!

Like I mentioned yesterday, love my mom's house at Christmas! 

"What mom? It wasn't me!"

Two of my favorite individuals.

Christmas DIY #1: Personalized ornaments

I've been busy the last couple of days! I've started making Christmas ornaments for gifts and for our tree. Here's a preview:

This is the other side of another one, I haven't added the ribbon yet. 

I've also done a UK one for the future in-laws, a UGA one for the grandparents, and a GT one for little brother. I will post them when I am done.

All you need for this is glass ornaments, acrylic paint, and ribbon. Choose your favorite team OR an occasion to be remembered from 2010: Baby's birth, new puppy, engagement, etc.
(Only 2 of the 3 apply to me in the past 2 months, don't get any ideas!)

Also, Hobby Lobby and Michaels BOTH have plain ornaments on sale this week for 50% off. I've been to Hobby Lobby twice (there isn't one in Nashville and I am obsessed!) and Michaels once in the last 2 days. Seasonal ribbon is also 50% off right now at Michaels and ribbon by the spool is 50% off at Hobby Lobby. I also stocked up on ribbon for other projects!

I spent a total of around $15 for 8 ornaments, and paint.  Not the cheapest project I've done but I will get 4 Christmas gifts out of that $15!