Holiday Finishing Touches!

With my annual holiday party coming up, I took Friday off from work with all intentions of cleaning. But as it happens, I got sidetracked. Sometimes this happens to me (a lot really). It started by tweaking one holiday decoration, then another and another, and another until a few hours had gone by and no cleaning in sight. It looked great though, and I checked that off my to-do list! I will not be giving you any cleaning tips (Ha Ha), but I will share what I did!

Starting on the outside I tweaked my flower boxes. These were the easiest Christmas flower box I have ever done! I bought greens from Wegmans, laid them in the bottom, placed the lantern in the middle, added three holiday stems from Michael’s on either side of the lantern, and topped it off with ribbon. Voilà!

Time to back inside it is cold.

Inside I started with the Newel Post. It is the first thing you see as you walk in the house. So welcoming!

These are the vases I had been working on, along with the finished mantle! All the stockings are hung by the faux chimney with care!

These are the vases I had been working on, along with the finished mantle! All the stockings are hung by the faux chimney with care!

These were such a find! I got them at the after Christmas sale at Target. They are the perfect color and style for my living room.

In the dining room I tied a bow around the lantern and added a candle.

This guy has been with us forever! I used to have him outside sitting on a sled every year. You can tell his gloves used to be a brighter green. He’s earned his stripes and now has a permanent spot in the house every Christmas!

I am going to leave you now. I had better get back to cleaning.

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