Champagne and Christmas Lanterns

The weekend before Christmas I like to host a small luncheon for a couple of special friends.  Making time for Christmas is the key to making sure I get to stop and smell the roses during this hectic season.  We also do a gift swap and this year  I was inspired by some Christmas Lanterns I saw on Pinterest.   Each guest was asked to bring a lantern and any miniature items they may have on hand for creating a vignette insdie the lantern.  The end result was as charming...

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Snowy Sugarplum Teacup Tree

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads....  A sugarplum tree!  A snowy sugarplum tree with tiny teacups!  Come inside and let me share my vision and  show off this magical and delightful...

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A French Blue Christmas Tree

French Blue.  French Blue, that pretty shade of medium blue that may have a touch of green.... Our living room tree this year is the slender Tree Classic Fir Kennedy Tree  we had in our family room last year.  But we have had some changes in our space,  like the addition of the portable baby crib I keep for granddaughter Reeve. And an extra dog kennel in the family room for Piper.  So no tree in the family room anymore, which is a bit sad. I also couldn't...

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Antique French Doorknobs and My Own Grey Gardens

Candy colored porcelain doorknobs from France. Oh. My. These beauties were spotted on an Instagram post by a woman who mostly sells amazing antique garden furniture and ornaments.  She is also from  Massachusetts, and I am constantly amazed at her incredible inventory. I ooh and ahhh over the furniture, but when she posted these special hand painted and gilded knobs, I knew I just had to have them! Laurie of Plain and Elegant Antiques is someone to follow if you, like me,  are...

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French Country Christmas Courtyard

 Welcome to our Christmas Courtyard!  Decking the halls begins with the exterior, and for me, it is the wreath on the door that says "Merry Christmas" and "Welcome" to our home.  Happily I partnered with Lynch Creek Farm,  a family business located in the Pacific Northwest that sells elegant evergreens from their farm.  Living in the New England, I have decorated our home for many years with local evergreens from big box stores and small garden nurseries....

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