More Christmas Decor...

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So how was your Monday!?.  Mine was a whirlwind... super busy... before I knew it the day at work was over... I did manage to get a bit of work on the kitchen chairs when I got home...

I said I'd post a few more Christmas decoration shots... here are a couple close up snaps of the greenery arrangement that its out on our front step...  it was so cold this past weekend that the arrangement had a frosty layer on it...

Then inside... I picked up this light mat a couple years back at ikea... and have never used it... well I stapled it to the back of one of my old windows!.. it adds a nice little glow to the front room...

In the back living room is where we have the tree... we thought about putting it out front but we both really like it next to the fireplace... and we spend most of our time in the kitchen/back living room...

Ooo... and I almost forgot... We picked up this greenery arrangement for our table!.. we got it this past weekend... and it should last all December... I had a gift certificate from the Vintage Chicks sale this past spring... and saved it for this very arrangement!..

See that beauty underneath the arrangement?.. Chris's paternal Grandmother made it for me a few years ago now... We've been keeping it packed up ever since... afraid that something might happen to it... but this year I decided to break it out... its too pretty and too special to us both to keep it packed away... and its a nice compliment to my Grandmother's ornaments on our tree... I love having these bits and pieces of loved ones around us all of the time... and at Christmas it just makes the season that much more special...

Make Christmas Balls Stay in a Bell Jar...

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So I really like how this looks... all the balls piled up under the bell jar... but its hard to move around and keep all the balls inside... 

Then I got an idea... and with the help of some clear packing tape... and my scissors... 

...snip... snip... snip... just cut right along the edge of the outside of the bell jar...

Press down the tape so that its good and stuck down... then you can turn it over and the balls will stay in!..

We picked up a pile of Christmas balls this evening ... we didn't get to the Christmas tree lights tonight but I got all of my glass containers filled...  This hurricane container isn't totally full of balls though... it just looks like it is... the plastic cylindrical container that these mini Christmas balls came in is down inside!.. these little balls fit perfectly around the container... and there is a layer of balls on top!.. or another idea to save on using all of your tiny Christmas balls is to put a big Christmas ball down inside to take up the bulk of the space!..

I even filled my front room crown... and I left the nest that was in here underneath to take up the bulk of the space in the container!..

Ooo... and check out these two baskets that I found at Winners... on clearance!..

Love them!.. once we get the basement finished they're going to go down there with some nautical rope balls in them...

Finally all of my mantle glass containers are now filled with Christmas balls...

Onto the Christmas lights tomorrow evening!...

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Let the Decorating Begin!..

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So... Christmas parties equal a non productive next day!.. I did manage to get a bit of shopping and a little bit of cleaning done yesterday... and even a little bit of decorating... no where near what I would have liked to have gotten done... Oh!.. because we had to move the TV cabinet down to fit the tree into the living room we had to clean the cabinet out and we also cleaned up the tangle of cords that had gotten all snarled together!..  it'll all continue this evening... laundry... Christmas tree decorating... and I'll get a picture of my Christmas apron!.. I can't wait to show it off... its too cute!..

Here's a sneaky peak at my decor...  This year all of my glass containers will contain glass balls... and a few baskets too... the glass containers won't contain baskets... some baskets will contain glass balls!..

Here is one of the furbabies on the top piece of the Christmas tree... luckily while it was still in the box... lets hope this year they're not interested in climbing the tree... HA!..  and yes we have a fake tree... Furs and I both grew up with fake trees at Christmas...

Anywhoot... I'm looking forward to putting on a Christmas movie... maybe National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation... or perhaps some Christmas music and decorating the tree with Furs after supper tonight!.. 

Do you have any Christmas tree decorating traditions?..