Rest of Christmas Decor...oops!

Might have been nice to put up the rest of my Christmas decor on the blog, but it's better late than never! : ) These pictures are of our basement family room. Not the best...I basically used whatever scraps I had!



This shelf is probably my LEAST favorite, but it had to do. There's always next year!


Our family room is long...here's a shot of the area where our daughter plays. The tree down here is always the same as far as decorations. All fun, some made by a Great Aunt of mine that passed away in October 2008. I added red lights this year and the spikey white branch thingies. I L.O.V.E. the red lights mixed with the white. It's fun and flirty...kinda like me! ; )




I had to show off my Pottery Barn-inspired frame collage...



Close-up of some of the ornaments. My absolute favorite is the little basket of yarn toward the top left. Nails painted gray are used for the knitting needles! SO cute...miss you Nancy!!!


Life definitely is good.




Acrylic snowflakes from Dollar Tree & white snowflake bucket tins from the $1 bins at Target.



Marabou "ribbon" & gift labels from Target. I added alphabet scrapbooking stickers I had laying around from an old project.





I'm linking up to DIY Show Off's Holiday Highlights!



HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Stairwell

The stairwell going down to our family room/basement. I continually struggle with decorating this on a regular basis, but for some reason the holiday decor worked this year. I'll take it!




Our daughter was born in November 2007...I cannot believe time has gone by so fast already.




My $2 garlands from WalMart. I'll be lucky if there are any "needles" left by the end of the holiday season. You really do get what you pay for!




Linking to holiday house parties at:

* Hooked on Houses
* Southern Hospitality Blog
* Funky Junk
* The Inspired Room

Random Spots

The tree in our daughter's room. She picked out the {colored} lights & ornaments. Not the greatest picture, as she was napping when I took it!


Bathroom shot...our bathroom is VERY small, so I limited the decor in here!

Kitchen Cheer

I've been itching to do red & kelly-lime-ish green for a while now and decided this was the year. Seeing that our daughter is two, I thought she'd really enjoy the fun colors, which she definitely has!

Here's the kitchen table...


One of my favorite things I put together this year...it just makes me happy to look at it! Uh...ignore any duct tape you may see holding the green ribbon on. I was improvising!


I cannot remember where I saw this, but [at least] one creative blogger wrote about using epsom salts for some twinkle-like "snow" filler in candle holders. I LOVE this...as does my Mom!


I have some blank canvases lying around that I picked up at the Christmas Tree Shoppe and just covered it with some paper I had lying around. I bought the ribbon at WalMart for about $3 and stuck a little do-dad in there for a little more interest.


The jar on the top shelf has green snowflakes...not sure if you can tell!




My Grandmother was getting rid of the white plates on the shelf (I've got a TON more), so I stuck a few up there for interest. My Mom is using her Cricut to cut red vinyl letters to spell out "PEACE" that I'll stick on the plates.


Close-up of the advent "calendar" box that my Mom made for our daughter out of match boxes. I cannot imagine the work this took! She's so talented!




Dollar store ornaments and box from the $1 section at Target (LOVE that section!).

Teal, Silver, & Brown

After much pondering (a.k.a. DROOLING) over the amazing Christmas decorations at Hobby Lobby, I decided to expand upon my teal & silver decor from last year to include a little brown. Seeing that our budget is limited this year (I'm finishing my Master's and not working!), I hit up WalMart for some cheap-o brown fillers for the tree.





A very talented friend of mine taught me that using material I have around the house is a great way to fill in empty spots on the tree. I had some satin material around in teal last year, so I bought a yard of brown this year for $2 at WalMart.


My "in the works" dining room table that probably won't see much more action than what's there. I think I've tapped my resources, and I detest our dining room table so my inspiration is lacking! I splurged a little (don't tell the hubs!) at Michael's on Sunday...I couldn't resist. These glass pillar/taper holders and votive holders were on clearance. A little more than I wanted to spend, but I know I'll use them quite a bit so I thought it was justified.



I added some ribbon and Swarovski crystals I had lying around to give it a little more interest.



I'm linking to Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage!