Plus, if you’re like me your trying to decide on a theme or look.. and this might help.
I don’t know what we’ll end up with
this year since we put in the new
repurposed counter tops?
Holidays at our house are pretty stress free. We’ll be hosting Thanksgiving and
my sister in law will host Christmas.
Austin will have holiday concerts.. my nephew is going to be in a play, my niece will be home from college, and next thing you know..
it’ll be over.
I’m looking forward to enjoying the season and all the days to come.
Today 11/3; I am thankful for quiet time to reflect.
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*A version of this post was shared last year, but unfortunately, the pictures are all missing. It was simpler to write a fresh post, then try to doctor the damaged one. Hope you don’t mind! Shannon
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I love the boughs on your shelf and the red and silver. The jar is so cute and so is the muffin tin.
they look beautiful! we don’t have those boughs around here.
That looks so pretty, Shannon! At our old house I had access to our evergreens to cut some fresh greenery. Here at the condo I don’t, so if I want to do fresh I’ll have to buy some.
Oh, Shannon. You’re so on to me and my tactics this year. I have a huge cedar hedge running along the side of my house and my plan is pretty much to bring a whole bunch of clippings in and see where it takesme as far as a decorating direction for this year. The good news is that you can’t really go wrong with it! Yours looks so beautiful!
Everything looks beautiful, Shannon.
this is so beautiful Shannon, I love the look of the cedar and the baubles in the muffin tin is too cute!! and I just so happen to be Christmas crafting today so this is perfect timing! xo
Oh, Shannon! I want to decorate for Christmas right this minute…this may have pushed me right over the edge…just gorgeous, and I can almost smell the pine
Good Morning Shannon, You have made me feel like Christmas is just around the corner. I love red and green for Christmas time, my absolute favourite colours. Using cedar is a lovely idea as the smell will permeate the house. Here in England, we tend to start thinking about decorating on 1st December…. I should not wish my life away, but I am looking forward to the 1st. Have a lovely Sunday. Best Wishes Daphne
Looks great Shannon. I love the counter top in the sunroom. Looks like having that space to decorate livins up the space for each season.
It’s never too early Shannon to start with Christmas decorating. Love the wee corner.
It’s beautiful, Shannon, and all new to me because I just found you this year! I Love it!!! xo Diana
Very pretty! I love the silver and red!
OK…first of all I think this is stunning. And I didn’t even know about the brighter C7 lights. You are so smart! Then…I adore cedar. I don’t have anywhere to cut it for free so I usually buy a few bunches from the garden store. I add it to faux greenery to get a more natural look. Last, I think your vintage ornaments are perfect. Good memories for sure. I loved this post Shannon…thanks for sharing.
Everything looks so pretty! I love using cedar in Christmas decorations! I also use magnolia leaves…both work great in plumping up faux garland!
Great ideas and beautiful! Love the muffin tin!
It’s so incredibly gorgeous! Fresh greenery is beautiful on the eyes, but a horror for my pitiful nose! It’s going to be faux green here for sure…
Soooo pretty, Shannon! I, too, love vintage ornaments and how they remind us of Christmas’ past … yours are beautiful! (Might have to take a trip to Good Will!) And, I love how you placed them in a cupcake tin(?). I love tucking in cedar here and there … your vignette is gorgeous!
Beautiful shelf decor! I love the look you created, very pretty & festive.
Debbie
It all looks so lovely Shannon.
I like to use candy canes in my decorating too, especially in the kitchen, but the Christmas fairy keeps eating them. She thinks I don’t know who it is…. but those empty wrappers in her room are a bit of a giveaway
Gorgeous Christmas decorations!
Leslie
House on the Way
This is so pretty Shannon and I never mind you sharing your pictures again. you have me excited for the holidays.
XO
Kristin
Loved this post. I use cedar everywhere – I love the color, smell and how long it lasts, not to mention how it is always just a few steps away.
Shannon, you can’t possibly know just how magical and gorgeous this really is! I’m so glad that I came across your post on this lovely, November Saturday morning! I now want to decorate using cedar boughs, too! I’ll have to see if I can get/purchase some clippings from the nursery near my home. Thanks so much for this inspiration.
Shannon – your Christmas decor is just so sweet and cozy and full of charming memories! Cedar boughs are my favorite greens to use at this time of year. They’re neat and flat and smell so good! Thanks for the inspiration! I’m ready to start decorating!
xoxo laurie
Your shelf looks GORGEOUS!!
It looks beautiful and so “Christmasy Past” — Gramma’s home and the “good ole’ days!”