Our Tree.

A few shots of our tree this year. More to come. But

I want to capture the sparkle and light. The soft heart

is new this year. We try to add an ornament each year,

if we can find one that speaks to us. This year: LOVE!

~ Chy

Vintage and Shiny.

My favorite decorations that never end

up on the tree! I found this old vintage

muffin tin at the Antique Mall and put

these pretty balls into it one year and

they've never left their safe place. Now

I bring it out every year with the idea that

I'll actually put them on the tree .... then

they stay in the tin. Vintage and shiny!

Do you have any decorations that don't

make it on to your Christmas Tree?

~ Chy

Precious Pretties.

The last few decorations went on our trees

over the last week. These are my favorite!

The vintage muffin tin is amazing. We

found it at the antique mall a few years

ago. Just perfect for these vintage balls

we also found there. I hung them on our

tiered dessert tray until we figured out

which tree to hang them on. They ended

up on the 2nd tree. Precious pretties we

are so happy to have found years ago.

~ Chy

Saying Goodbye.

Sometime over the weekend, we'll begin

to take down all the Winter decorations.

Time to say goodbye to the lovely light

the tree brings. We've loved our look

this holiday. It's time to start thinking

now about Spring and fresh decor for

Our Little Cottage in the Big Woods

as the warm sun stays longer each day.

~ Chy

New Skirt.

Not for me though! For our Christmas tree,

that we bought brand new last Christmas.

Somewhere along the line, we've misplaced

our light green velvet tree skirt. I have all our

decorations organized in bins, so can't figure

out where it went. Truth be told, it was way

too small. So I'm not upset that a new skirt

was added to our budget this month. I looked

online and didn't find anything. I put a white

tablecloth under the tree until we could shop.

We went to HomeSense yesterday and came home

with two possibilities. This one was just perfect in

size and color, with just a wee bit of sparkle. I took

the tags off and it became our new tree skirt for 2019.

What do you put under your tree?

Any new decorations for your house this year?

~ Chy

Unpacking Xmas.

We keep our vintage and the very special

decorations in my gramma's Hope Chest.

Sorting takes a long time as we decide

what colors to use for the season ahead. 

Laying out all the Christmas balls for

the tree, in order of color, then size order. 

Taking a break while we continue to mull

over our choices while we vision the tree.

~ Chy

Fall Mantel.

Finally had a few moments yesterday to dig up the

Fall decorations and start making our cottage cozy.

Sorry for the shadows. Still figuring out how to take

great pictures. But here is our Fall Mantel for 2019.

~ Chy

Still Festive.

Yes, you can see that we haven't yet put away

our decorations from the Christmas Season.

Personally, we love to let the Season last

just a bit longer. It's not over powering,

just a few items here and there. Like our

range hood, with our little Elf and a

sweet little Christmas glass van. And

the wreath is there all year long. It will

come down soon. When we're feeling

ready to put it all away. Soon, I promise!

~ Chy

Our First.

We found this tiny Cherished Teddies

the year we had our 10th Wedding

Anniversary. So technically it wasn't

our 1st Christmas together but there is

no year on it so we knew it would still

be a fit for us. We had never been able

to find a "1st" ornament that we truly

liked but this one fit us perfectly, even

down to the purple and green caps on

their little heads (our colors). Love!

~ Chy

Shiny Snowman.

A pretty shiny Snowman that we found

at the charity shop one day last year.

~ Chy

Homemade Joy.

I love homemade Christmas Tree

decorations. From a dear loved friend.

~ Chy

Shimmery Gold.

Gold seemed to be a big part of our

theme this year ~ naturally evolved.

~ Chy

Sparkly Green.

This one, when it moves in the breeze,

sparkles like crazy. Another favorite!

~ Chy

Brown Ball.

From a collection of green and brown.

It's just the right size for our little tree.

~ Chy

Snow Lady.

We bought this sweet little Snow Lady

a number of years ago. A favorite!

~ Chy

Silver Ball.

Though we have very little silver on

our tree, we couldn't pass this little gem

up when we found it at the Antique

Mall. Love the scrolls and the lid. 

~ Chy

Gingerbread Man.

Continuing on my quest to show all

 our decorations on the new tree. A

tiny gingerbread man given to me by

a client a few years ago. So sweet.

~ Chy

Pretty Ribbon.

I love ribbons on trees. Seems like

the perfect finishing touch. And easy!

~ Chy

Sparkly Heart.

The next ornament up .... this sparkly

heart with scrolls. Reminds us a lot

of our logo for our Centre and for

our grief programming. Meaningful.

~ Chy

Vintage Couple.

I wanted to capture the decorations

on our new Christmas Tree this year.

So many are vintage or have a story

that means something to us. Above

is a vintage glass couple that we were

gifted from my grandparents. I wish I

had asked then what year they bought

this ornament in. No one can tell me

now but I'm going to guess in the 30's

or the 40's. Very precious to us now.

~ Chy