Christmas Decor 2010

& So this is Christmas..♪♫♬♫♪♩{I love that song} I'm always a little sad when Christmas Eve comes around. I feel like I just finished decorating the house. In fact I just finished Elsa's stocking today & the Nativity Wreath {look at previous post} last night. Here are some pics of Christmas at our house this year.

we decided to go with our silver tree this year

stockings finished ✓

pom pom wreath made at diy club last year

vintage ornaments- from adam's childhood

decided to do a different kind of garland this year by bunching some round ornaments together- may also be considered the lazy garland

nativity wreath -we needed to add a little spiritual value to our decor

advent calendar- adam's mom made us a few years ago to be just like his childhood one

I usually fill the glass trees with peanut m & m's but with two sugar loving toddlers around I found it was just impossible this year

vintage redone- ornaments made by darlybird

land of misfit toys- bought at urban outfitters years ago

I bought this little modern tree at retro rose a couple of years ago- I believe it's made out of tuna cans- it's one of my favorite finds ever. This is definitely something you could DIY at home.

Halloween Decor/ My House

I bought these bats for the bat garland from House of Clouds on etsy. I bought the cheapest version {you score & bend them & put it together yourself} because I felt strange spending money on paper bats-  I really couldn't have made these on my own- without it taking a million years anyways. Also everyone who sees them loves them so go & order yours before it's too late!

I think I bought this big spider at Big Lots about 6 years ago

my mom gave me this orange tinsel tree for a wedding gift {she knows orange is my favorite color} I use it every other year for christmas but this is the first time i've used it for Halloween! Can you believe it- I think it's amazing. The Halloween ornaments are made of chip board. I just painted them black & added a hole at the top to put ornament hangers on. I bought them half off at Smith's Marketplace. The cat is super creepy. Adam's moms gave it to Little Pookie for Christmas last year. It purrrrs & licks it's self...

since we can't put gum balls in our gumball machine {because the girls would go crazy wanting them every minute} I decided to put these vintage cake toppers I bought from Gingerly 88 on etsy in it. It's Hansel & Gretel with a witch & a cat. I couldn't get a better picture.