DO YOU NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS?

Haul out the holly
Put up the tree before my spirit falls again
Fill up the stockings
I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now

For we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
Candles in the window
Carols at the spinet

Yes, we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
It hasn't snowed a single flurry
But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

So climb down the chimney
Put up the brightest string of light I've ever seen
Slice up the fruitcake
It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough

Haul out the holly
Well, once I taught you all to live each living day
Fill up the stocking
But Auntie Mame, it's one week past Thanksgiving Day now

So climb down the chimney
It's been a long time since I felt good, neighborly
Slice up the fruitcake
It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough

For we need a little Christmas
Right this very minute
Candles in the window
Carols at the spinet

As always, thanks for stopping by.  I hope the season of goodness and light is upon you because it is so stinking short this year.  Stop by next week and I'll show Christmas vignettes around my home!

 

Robin

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ORGANIZING CHRISTMAS

For those of you who hate Christmas encroaching on Thanksgiving, STOP READING NOW!

BUT, for those of you who need a little extra time to work on projects, like me, here is a post for you!

For the first time ever, I decided to look at my Christmas decorations and see what I needed to get done before the decorating season begins.  This post features one of those projects.  I decided to update a couple of matching wreaths I put inside my double front doors.  I had not redone them in about 15 or 20 years!  Eeeekkk, could that be true?

WARNING #2, this post has a lot of pictures.  I wanted to show all of the details so that the pictures could answer any questions.

Here is one of my inspirations...

It is difficult to get a good picture inside Hobby Lobby.

This wreath is $129.99--I needed two!

Even at 50% off, that was not a possibility.

Here is what my old wreath looked like before the makeover.

Not bad, just boring.  I also wanted it more neutral.

 The undressed wreath

 The goodies that will have another reincarnation

 This was my only trash from both wreaths.  I am frugal.

I sparsely spray painted the wreath white to give it a frosted look.
 The picture doesn't pick up the detail very well.

 I reused the white poinsettias and began putting on the silver ornaments.

Still adding ornaments...

 I took pictures of the wreath in two different lighting conditions to show you.
Here's the first one...

Here's the second situation...

 A close-up view of the reused flowers...not bad for 15-20 years old!

 I spent $20 on this project and saved $110!

For those of you who hate Christmas eclipsing Thanksgiving, THANKS for reading anyway.  For those of you who understand a little organization for a big holiday pays off, I hope I've inspired you.  I appreciate all of my readers and have a sweet little post planned for next week too.  Till then...

Robin

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