Decorate!

I was SO excited to decorate for Christmas this year! A few months back I decided on a color scheme and did what I could to make it happen. Today, you get to take a short tour of our humble Christmassy home! Please enjoy!

This is what adorns our kitchen table. I've been collecting pinecones for some time and now I have a place to put them! And I simply spray painted tree limbs that I found around our yard. I had all the other supplies so I didn't spend any extra $$ for this project. Oh wait, I had to buy spray paint but that was $1.00. :)

Coffee beans and a vanilla mint tealight... heavenly aroma!



This is a little corner nook in our living room. I already had everything you see here except for the snowflake ornaments and tree topper. I borrowed the window from a friend.

I cleared everything off the shelves and replaced is with these beauties! I love it all, from the pinecone garland to the mason jars full of rock salt snow and tealights.

Here's the breakdown: Yes, I got this idea from pinterest (so shoot me). I painted the "N" and "L". I like the "snowy" effect that I came up with (it was really a coincidence).



I spray painted this star that I already had and filled in the blank spaces with mason jars filled with rock salt (which is only $1-ish at Wal-Mart) and added more vanilla mint tealights. The twine gives it a nice touch too, don'tcha think?

I made this ornament tree a couple of years ago. I'm glad it gets to be showcased this year! Oh and this pinecone! Isn't it perfect?!

Who doesn't love a jar of twinkle lights?

A basket of twinkle lights and ornaments. Now tell me how that doesn't put you in the Christmas mood!

I'm beginning to love burlap and twine.

And that about does it, folks. I've always been drawn to the blues and snowy look of Christmas. I'm pretty satsfied with how our little space turned out. Happy decorating!!

A Fall Day, #19

Sunday afternoon, I went on a search for some pinecones at Kiesel Park in Auburn.

If you're an Auburn resident, you know of this wonderful place. Here there are trails to walk/run, a huge dog pen to socialize your dogs, and a great venue to get married at (trust me, I've been to one there and it was beautiful!). And all this is only a 5 minute walk from my house. How lucky is that!

As I was walking back with my basketful of pricklies, I started noticing that autumn was busting at the seams. I rushed home to get my husband, our dog, and a camera (hence #19: take more pictures). Here is what we captured (our camera is not the best in the world, but I hope you can get a sense of how awesome our Sunday was):



I absolutely LOVE fall in Auburn! It means football, boots & scarves, pumpkins, hay bales, and days like Sunday! Take time to enjoy it because it sure doesn't last long enough here!