A little Christmas in our Ho*Me*…...

I'm not going to chat your ear off about our holiday decor….

Here it is….I actually enjoyed doing less this year…..seems there is a

trend towards 'more life, less hassle' and I am a big fan of that mantra.

I couldn't resist these whimsical bottle brush trees from Anthropologie this year -

especially their fabulous colors….love.

I made the pom-pom wreath……I did.  I will attempt my version

of a 'tutorial' next week.  I'm not saying I would do it again.  I have

a wrist injury from the repetitive pom-pom making…..the jury is still

out whether it is worth it to just 'pop' for the cost of the Anthro version…..

I think I would if I had to do it all over, but that's me, the non-crafty,

impatient gal that I am.

Our tree was fresh cut by the hubs in the National Forest - it's irregular

and natural and I love it a lot.  My girls really like the process

of hiking in the forest to find the tree but would prefer a perfectly

coiffed and sheared Christmas tree farm tree….this year, momma won out.

We'll see what next year brings.

We have collected Christopher Radko ornaments since my parents lived

in Warsaw, Poland while my dad worked there in the early 90's.  The

Radko ornaments were manufactured in Poland and we were able to purchase

many for little money when we visited

 - my sweet husband carried many fragile ornaments

back to the U.S. in his carry-on backpack.  Thus, a collection was started and

over the years we have added others, including the tree topper.

I have also collected vintage glass ornament forever - always break a few each

year but love displaying them in my Polish dough bowl.

There you go!  I am not linking up with any Holiday house tours, I am not 

featured anywhere, I didn't have Balsam Hill send me a beautifully flocked tree….

but our home is decorated!  I have also enjoyed socializing with friends, making dinner

for my family, working with clients……nothing was harmed or neglected

in the process of decorating this house….

Merry Christmas!