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Our home’s Christmas decor… better late than never.

December 23, 2011 10 Comments

The month of December has just flown by!  I haven’t had time to do all of the things I wanted to, but at the same time, I’m not stressed out at all.
(Other than having my exterior Christmas decorations ripped apart due to a roof emergency…)
Anyhow, I didn’t link up to any holiday “home tours” but here’s what’s going on in our household.  Although I usually change things up with fun colors each year, I promised Handsome Hubby that this year would be traditional Christmas colors… so Red, Green & Gold it is.
click here to see how to make the “True love was born in a stable” Nativity Artwork
The tree…
The mantel…
The dining room…
Special touches…  Ornaments from my parents’ Christmas tree, about two weeks after they got married.  These ornaments are 51 years old and I treasure them.
And this?  This candle says Santa’s Helper, but I think Christmas Troll would be apropos.  What the heck is that?!  It’s a little scary.  However, when I was about 18 months old I must have thought it looked more tasty than scary.  Those little marks on the shoe are where I nibbled on it a little bit.
Merry, merry Christmas and blessings for 2012.

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, home tour, traditions

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  1. Just A Mom (Call me JAM for short) says

    December 23, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Merry Christmas Vivienne! Love the tree… And what’s with some of those “vintage” holiday decorations that we all have, that come out year after year? A lot of them were a little more scary than cute. But we still love them! Ahhh… the memories and traditions. That’s what Christmas is all about.

    Have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends this weekend!

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  2. Impulsive Addict says

    December 23, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Gorgeous like always. I expect nothing less.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS to my IRL FRIEND! I’m anxiously awaiting further developments on our May trip! =)

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  3. Emmy says

    December 23, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Looks beautiful! Love love that shot of your tree. And how awesome to have one of your parents first ornaments.

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  4. Richella says

    December 23, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    It all looks beautiful, Vivienne! Of course, my favorites are the ornaments from your parents’ first Christmas and your “Christmas Troll” (funny!). I have my stocking from when I was a little girl–it’s Santa in a whirlybird! (I think I’m the only one who’s ever heard that song by Gene Autry–

    Santa’s coming in a whirlybird,
    Christmas night in a whirlybird.
    So if you’re good and you don’t goof,
    The whirlybird’s gonna land on your roof!

    I hope this Christmas is full of blessing for you and your gorgeous family of boys.

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  5. Elz says

    December 23, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Love the sign “True Love was born in a stable.” Did you DIY it?

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  6. Hi I'm Shannon says

    December 23, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Everything is beautiful. My favorite would have to be the vintage ornaments that were your parents and the photo. Priceless!

    Merry Christmas to you and your guys =)

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  7. My Mercurial Nature says

    December 24, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    Fun getting to look at your decorations. Your tree is just beautiful!

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  8. Anne says

    December 24, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    It looks great. Every time I walk past store windows of Christmas decoration stores in Toronto and see all those amazing colors, I try to imagine how it would look like in my house. However, I always end up using the same traditional colors. My children love it and that is the most important thing.

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  9. Chelsea @ {twotwentyone} says

    December 28, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Love your tree! Hope you had a very Merry Christmas! 🙂

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  10. MiMi says

    January 1, 2012 at 12:14 AM

    I think you weren’t trying to nibble that thing as much as probably kill it. SCARY little thing! 😉
    Your tree pictures with the lights turned out awesome!

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