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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Marketplace: Let's do some Christmas Shopping

Hi Everyone! Ready for some shopping fun?

I think most of us have a handle on our decorating and now we're ready to get down to business with the shopping. I know I still have more to do...

so let's take a peek at some great items from last week!

Scripture Gift Set from Proverbs

from Sweet Home Treasures

Vintage Paris Silverplate Cafe Cup

from Garden House Studio

Box of Vintage Christmas Ornaments

from Upon a Dream Designs

JOY Christmas Tree Painting

from The Old Post Road

And today I wanted to share some of the fun Christmas items that

Sheila from Tattered Goods has in her wonderful Etsy Store.

She has a 15% Off Discount, so just click above to get the code.

Handmade Christmas Stocking with Ruffle

Handmade Flour Sack Tea Towel

Christmas Baking

Handmade Flour Sack Tea Towel

These make great Hostess Gifts

Wouldn't a row of those stockings be wonderful

for your Farmhouse Mantel?

Hope you'll run by and check out the Shop!

OK, time to link (up to three) of your individual items to your Etsy Shops and Online Stores. This linky is for items that are FOR SALE ONLY. Please link to the individual item if possible. You don't have to have a blog to link up, but if you do I'd love you to be a follower and grab the above button for your sidebar. The more people that know about The Marketplace the merrier! And remember this linky stays live, so you can check back throughout the week to see new listings.

Have a great week everyone,

and thanks so much for linking up AND for shopping here!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Christmas Mantel

I think my roots are showing...

my traditional decor roots that is.

I wanted to "Simplify" my Christmas decor this year, and I'm not sure I really did that. But as I was pulling things out and trying to get some inspiration about where I was going in the Living Room, I just knew that I wanted it to be different from years past. I let my "white" be the backdrop, and went for some greenery to liven things up.

I've kept the basics in here; my mirrors, vintage book bundles,

Wolff Pottery vases, and lamps.

Here are posts of the last two years mantels.

Click Here, and Here

And if you want to see

what it looked like in the beginning of my blog,

just click Here

(just a warning, things look really different)

I wanted a preserved Boxwood Wreath, but haven't been able to locate one, so I improvised with a basic faux greenery wreath and wired in some faux boxwood sprigs. (Oh, I know where some are on the Internet, just not willing to fork out those prices)

These topiaries that I made about nine years ago

have come back from the lower level family room decor.

And I found this wonderfully simple "Noel" sign at Leola's this year, letting it take center stage. I think a lot of us have wanted a more "simple" approach to our Christmas decorating, this year. I love decorating for Christmas, but putting it all away is the downside for going all out. Maybe I'm somewhere in the middle.