Christmas = family time

This year as with every year we all make it out to my grandmother's house for Christmas day dinner, chestnuts, classic carols... I love looking through old picture albums, found my grandparents wedding pictures...just lovely.

I always thought my grandpa looked like Buddy Holly

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Peace on earth.
I've included some pictures of Christmas trees and decor for you all to enjoy :)

Silver beaded Garland

I felt as though something was missing from my tree...yup the title gave it away, so off I went in search of some tree filler or as I like to call it garland. I found this 100 ft. one in silver at Walmart, bought it and didn't think twice that 100 ft. is a lot to unravel. One hour later in the midst of untangling my new garland I was about to give up, but I kept on and am truly happy with the results. I love my twinkling tree, oh and by the way I did not use all 100 ft. although you may see the leftover in a DIY some time in the future!

feather-made

Just when I thought that my tree was done, I spotted some whimsical feather ornaments, my heart was filled with joy, I felt so light and airy... but then I saw that each ornament cost $3.95, I know this is not super pricey, but I wasn't wanting to spend more money on my already almost finished tree. So my DIY sense kicked in ( I wonder if this is how spiderman felt most of the time? ) and I headed to my local craft store for foam balls, a pack of feathers and some ribbon. The result is my very own hand made ornaments, I just love them! What do you all think, should I have just bought them instead?

Light me up

I added lights and a tree topper to the tree, I really like how it looks all lit up! Aww I just want to bundle up on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa.

Christmas is just around the corner...

Yes I have already started decorating for Christmas and although I still have a lot to do, here is just a little sneak of what I have done so far. I have decided on ice blues, silver and whites this year because of the decor in my home which is largely neutral and pale blue.  I did have some left over gold balls from last year so I decided to use them around the house for extra decor. Hope you all enjoy!

Let me know what colour scheme are you all going with this Holiday season?