My Christmas Tour 2009

I have done a terrible job of updating my blog but I do a great job of reading everyone elses! I love The Nesting Place blog & love getting decorating ideas online! The Nester , Thrifty Decor Chick, Hooked on Houses & The Inspired Room are hosting a Christmas Tour of Homes & I decided that I would get my act together & participate! Better late than never! So...Welcome to our home...with a toddler it has been some crazy decorating (and undecorating) but it has been fun!

Welcome to Our Home!

Wreaths on the front porch!

I made this framed chalkboard that hangs on our porch. I bought a $6 framed picture from Goodwill, painted the frame, added a board painted with chalkboard paint & I LOVE it!

Our Mantel

The stockings are hung...

Some end table decor

Looking into the dining room

The mirror "dolled up" in our dining room

My Southern Living Nativity & tree- Love them!

Looking into our living room



Our Tree

See what I mean about undecorating???

This Southern Living Metal Stocking is hanging on our back door into the kitchen. If you are wondering...yes I am a Southern Living consultant & it is mainly so I can afford my own habit! I love all of these things!
This huricane is filled with colored balls & put on a tray as the centerpiece on our dining table.

I found this little ceramic tree when we were working in Massachusetts & this guy was giving away everything in this old house he bought. He was clearing it out to remodel! I think I dragged my poor husband there about 8 times! I got the gold mirror in the above picture there too...among many other things! Ha! This tree reminds me of one we had when I was growing up!

Oh- got this little santa there too and he sings & dances & our son is in Love with it! He dances too when santa starts! So cute!

This is some decor on our side table in the dining room. I made this frame by mod podging over a $1 Goodwill frame & then adding some scapbook decor!

Another Southern Living item that I LOVE! I never could figure out how to organize & display all our Christmas cards until I got this! These are just some cute gold sparkly tress that I have by my kitchen sink.
A little Christmas message & some red & green M & Ms! Yum!

Our sweet Advent calendar that my mom gave Caden as an early Christmas present!

My church all decorated! I love lighting this candle at night & remembering

The Reason for the Season!

I hope that you enjoyed my tour & that you & your family has a

very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!