In the Spirit

I'm barely treading water over here. The holidays can be brutal but I'm trying to get it all done. My Christmas cards are just going out today, I've still got a couple of gifts to get and a few more to wrap, and my kids are out of school at noon today for the Winter Break. Yikes. As I mentioned, we hosted our supper club on Friday night so I did some speed decorating around here. I snapped a few photos this morning of our holiday decor . . .<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbBh-vTPu7s3vD50EF207HsreSkRQfm6deyme4i0Ve_FSQpWeWCApXw1Iaa11bXqILRR9BMDIG2D9-9bLftejXZhm-wlCrFVagCDqtbv7gMsOWi3xSNQnmRt9l8zTQLePEknB0Vs623E7/s1600/IMG_1295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbBh-vTPu7s3vD50EF207HsreSkRQfm6deyme4i0Ve_FSQpWeWCApXw1Iaa11bXqILRR9BMDIG2D9-9bLftejXZhm-wlCrFVagCDqtbv7gMsOWi3xSNQnmRt9l8zTQLePEknB0Vs623E7/s400/IMG_1295.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are my favorite new little decorations. I got this pack of three ornaments at TJ Maxx for $5. I just snipped the ornament string off and am using them as table decor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUtNKxFw69zfvyJ5jIzA8UgPrwas6e1n9HRoE-BHI-iDq8tcF3QLbF1ftOZCcescjT1x8U6CMVIW6LiAGDYDtDaaeZwN1A3GAWL0W3PK58j_buwog-UdraWcLx53bM6MMkgd8Di7EYMB_/s1600/IMG_1296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUtNKxFw69zfvyJ5jIzA8UgPrwas6e1n9HRoE-BHI-iDq8tcF3QLbF1ftOZCcescjT1x8U6CMVIW6LiAGDYDtDaaeZwN1A3GAWL0W3PK58j_buwog-UdraWcLx53bM6MMkgd8Di7EYMB_/s400/IMG_1296.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They're sort of across between a star and sea urchin. Very Kelly Wearstler, I think.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCkB_lTFgT8fBUIXs8nljbbaKK3L3TC3v4PeczX87ProG7-_G5Mo-PM4-kvWVfjuFSyBaCQe8bgwbtopQ2wfigne5i0Kz7jGwSSJBo2PiYTZxdDwiJwPTW4OnQ-6UwX90Fr4ZQi6-RgM3/s1600/IMG_1297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCkB_lTFgT8fBUIXs8nljbbaKK3L3TC3v4PeczX87ProG7-_G5Mo-PM4-kvWVfjuFSyBaCQe8bgwbtopQ2wfigne5i0Kz7jGwSSJBo2PiYTZxdDwiJwPTW4OnQ-6UwX90Fr4ZQi6-RgM3/s400/IMG_1297.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just threw a garland and some greenery and poinsettias up there with some candles and owls. Those are $1 stockings with glitter names for our pets that my children made. They're so proud.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaRgpqpRigSojvVB3wkqsgxpKxEV-vlmjlBGqs-YsaozfGtfnwV32Uo5yMcBFsxTWr-X8jOoQl7mBYffgr0o4Tl5e6LhuafVXfkJK8OGiJGez-VLzVCp0u5MbHlSX9X-J1Nyk6XDs3Sz1/s1600/IMG_1298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaRgpqpRigSojvVB3wkqsgxpKxEV-vlmjlBGqs-YsaozfGtfnwV32Uo5yMcBFsxTWr-X8jOoQl7mBYffgr0o4Tl5e6LhuafVXfkJK8OGiJGez-VLzVCp0u5MbHlSX9X-J1Nyk6XDs3Sz1/s400/IMG_1298.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some people have a manger, I have a big yellow lamp. Kind of like a star, right?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31crKNf9nFPV5frqftet7JtJI8S3pmZ9JirmLW8GG2BOpONwC5LX7kJmJ1Vcvcz8b0uafx8L4gyAd_niMAXqNRKxoek3TeV9XfbCVAwdk2uV4HcNsI7dHjrrz9RefippDrOcF1VP7ME5_/s1600/IMG_1301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31crKNf9nFPV5frqftet7JtJI8S3pmZ9JirmLW8GG2BOpONwC5LX7kJmJ1Vcvcz8b0uafx8L4gyAd_niMAXqNRKxoek3TeV9XfbCVAwdk2uV4HcNsI7dHjrrz9RefippDrOcF1VP7ME5_/s400/IMG_1301.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added some glitter and white pine cones and some sparkly deer to my usual dining room decor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn28WNOidgR8SkNL9gozL-gvGH-xM6k3IjnGGZvaTrTLhc_Ld-thW3SbDwvPIWos3wr5wSyFuFrui4RM5TYf-c8XzafRHs44lLmNbWp0K0geiLcAJHmHIPi3_wPlmfI6_MW4H6VUqJuSO5/s1600/IMG_1303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn28WNOidgR8SkNL9gozL-gvGH-xM6k3IjnGGZvaTrTLhc_Ld-thW3SbDwvPIWos3wr5wSyFuFrui4RM5TYf-c8XzafRHs44lLmNbWp0K0geiLcAJHmHIPi3_wPlmfI6_MW4H6VUqJuSO5/s400/IMG_1303.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More greenery and another boxwood wreath to hold our Christmas cards. I love getting cards.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf-rvdUofdYwSs4NOMOyr6e4R5Nt_dOfOqwuW8FwYF-d60911TEj6YDgIlPShpnm5OWr8Mr87T9yPEvTGsJxAjtY4A_Y0wWH0DnL9Qvt-6h_1ndkmnsEtLP_1B-zooMJCe45HxoKqdXLZ/s1600/IMG_1305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf-rvdUofdYwSs4NOMOyr6e4R5Nt_dOfOqwuW8FwYF-d60911TEj6YDgIlPShpnm5OWr8Mr87T9yPEvTGsJxAjtY4A_Y0wWH0DnL9Qvt-6h_1ndkmnsEtLP_1B-zooMJCe45HxoKqdXLZ/s400/IMG_1305.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast area. Light and airy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nL9TiFguiA8CGihBvldumqLrBG63bZ516oDW-aMfzcWiAkvgzdTTG8w9_D5YkyVZ_gZR86rDkzIucLLbWkrWKMlqtgMTgIiN5Uu6w7ZClSE541ho7u-gK9-g0fzqWytVenXKNOlDkP1g/s1600/IMG_1307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nL9TiFguiA8CGihBvldumqLrBG63bZ516oDW-aMfzcWiAkvgzdTTG8w9_D5YkyVZ_gZR86rDkzIucLLbWkrWKMlqtgMTgIiN5Uu6w7ZClSE541ho7u-gK9-g0fzqWytVenXKNOlDkP1g/s400/IMG_1307.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little holiday on my coffee table.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvw9II4yyF20N5Na7KEQlCDYqWrLyns5ze-KPLqNkYB4xxEuvt0hpg9uwUyPk4DfXGdlrE6dP5ufchbZ_Hs-FNmiNCSfL47UucXDUaMpA39EIKPUOORUE0QZjzPBy-HpyH67n5Bzt482F/s1600/IMG_1313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvw9II4yyF20N5Na7KEQlCDYqWrLyns5ze-KPLqNkYB4xxEuvt0hpg9uwUyPk4DfXGdlrE6dP5ufchbZ_Hs-FNmiNCSfL47UucXDUaMpA39EIKPUOORUE0QZjzPBy-HpyH67n5Bzt482F/s400/IMG_1313.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A golden berry wreath and some more sparkly deer. My dining room is all "Silver and Gold" as Burl Ives sang.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">My kids and I also hit this holiday tradition on Sunday, and it really got me in the spirit . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhOh4yWdsXAUvxWUlIt8yjt3VzWirTOAlbbvaTQmo5eay3h8qlXNXAUvFJe98AWPS5xyhvBj2QtLMQmcTitmDCt9-Wgdq1YA5muI9pKTzn5wHSvugnrxFwKJMT084EU5KSBBU1dJaPMrS/s1600/IMG_1316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhOh4yWdsXAUvxWUlIt8yjt3VzWirTOAlbbvaTQmo5eay3h8qlXNXAUvFJe98AWPS5xyhvBj2QtLMQmcTitmDCt9-Wgdq1YA5muI9pKTzn5wHSvugnrxFwKJMT084EU5KSBBU1dJaPMrS/s400/IMG_1316.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Whatever holiday you're celebrating, I hope it is filled with wonderful and happy memories!</div><br />Check back later in the week for the reveal of my newly upholstered pieces . . .

In the Spirit

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