Welcome to my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas!!
I am so happy you decided to stop by my Christmas Blog!!
I prove that you do not have to live in a large home to have several Trees, over 20, in all shapes and sizes!!
The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same room every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but to me, it like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas as many of my decorations were gifts from family and friends...........
The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same room every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but to me, it like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas as many of my decorations were gifts from family and friends...........
I do try to add a few new things and change up things a bit but for the most part, these decorations are part of my Christmas Traditions and bring back a lot of treasured memories.....
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In my last post, I sort of gave you a sneak peek of how I decorated my Front Porch and Yard using upcycled old Christmas Trees and faux greenery and florals....
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And now for a few Personal Notes...
For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....
On THURSDAYS,
I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local
cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...
I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....
On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...
Well, it is MONDAY so what have I bought lately???
I am proud to say not much!!
I received a 20% off one item reward coupon via email from Ollies so I bought this , which caught my eye the last time I went to Oliies....
I will be using this as part of my outside Winter decor whose theme is snowmen and red cardinals!!
It was $12.99 and 20% off took it to a little over $10 with tax...
I forgot to mention when I shared my last haul that I had ordered one of these place mats from J.C.Penney's....
Yes, this is a place ma!!
I may order one or 2 more....
In my previous post, I shared how I used faux greenery and branches from a flocked Christmas Tree to fill my pots out in the front of my house for Christmas/Winter so I am just going to continue on and share how I decorated my Front Porch and Yard for Christmas this year!!
I took advantage of unseasonably warm temps. here in NEPA right after Halloween and packed up my Halloween decor, moved the Front Porch furniture to the back of the house and covered it with a tarp along with 2 chairs and a table from the back Patio,,,,,
You can see that I also got out my shovels, ice choppers and ice melt from my garden shed in the back of the yard, in preparation for the upcoming Winter....
I still have a few things to pack up out back and clean up a bit more leaves as all the leaves are now off most of the trees here.....
This is the tree in the neighbor's yard across that I kept sharing this Fall as the leaves on it changed to a brilliant reddish orange.....
And we are expected to get a Wintery mix with snow flakes falling on Friday of this week!!!
So Winter is definitely coming here in NEPA!!
Looking up from my parking lot at the front of my townhouse.....
What you see when walking up the steps.....
I call myself a "Sentimental" decorator, using items that give me a sense of nostalgia that honors mine and my family's past, along with treasures that weew made and gifted to me.....
I commissioned my great niece Caitlin to create this beautiful Porch sign for me.....
It graces my Front Porch year round.....
Last year, because of my twin Granddaughters, I went with more of a Santa Theme .....
This year, I also used a set of 3 owls that were gifted to me by my former neighbors Khalid and Hidaya, who moved to a larger home but still own the 2 townhouses on the one side of me....
On this side of my Porch, that separates my Porch from my neighbor's Mo and Mehrukh's....
In my last post, I went into detail about how I decorated the pots using all faux greenery and branches from a flocked Christmas tree so you can go back to that post to see those details....
I did tuck a "Santa Stop Here" sign in this black urn that once was the base for old Christmas tree that I had used out on the back patio......
In the middle is this wooden reindeer that my son Joey made in Cub Scouts and gifted to me....
Last year, I did a new arrangement of florals in the pot for it.....
It has graced my Front Porch for over 35 years.....
On the red milk can that once belonged to my late neighbor Elly.....
Is a pot that I placed a garden Angel inside of and filled with faux greenery....
Like previous years, I have also used several candy canes on the Porch and in the Yard.....
I did tie a bow made in the same ribbon I used to make Christmas/Winter bows for the Porch....
Also in a previous post, I shared that I added a simple and cheap evergreen Walmart garland to the garland that I now keep up year round ( using it as a base for other seasonal garland)
If you haven't noticed, Bells are BIG this year when it comes to decorating for Christmas.....
So I decided to use Bells and snowflakes on the garland around the front door this year.....
Winter plaid ribbon bows were hung at the top corners, with red Christmas bells and jingle bells alternating with snowflakes down each side....
In the center are red bells I recently bought in Dollar General and on the side are simple red bells bought at Dollar Tree last year....
I bought the red jingle bells last year.....
I really like this look for this year.....
I made the wreath several years ago and recently added the Santa head and signs to it in keeping with the Santa theme....
I also added red reindeer ornaments to it 2 years ago.....
I am able to hang things off the "weeping" mortar on front of the house....
On the right side of the door...
This wooden "sleigh" was made in Cub Scouts by my son Jim and gifted to me!!
I changed up the florals last year and hung some jingle bells from it....
My late husband Joe bought this snowman in Wegman's for me....
Those 3 candy canes light up!!
I added a plaid bow to the front porch light and placed an LED green bulb inside of it....
This is my childhood sled, gifted to me by my parents, bought at an American Auto Store in the 1960's!!
It has graced my front porch for over 45 years now.....
The "Welcome to the Warming House" sign was bought at Target about 20 years ago!!
I added a pair of black men's ice skates with red gloves inside of them to it.....
I bought this Santa sign a few years ago in Ollies....
I moved the lighthouse I made out of clay pots over here for the Winter.....
In the corner of the Porch.....
Last year, I also bought this sign in Ollies...
This tree, which is the top half of my former 7ft. slim Dining Room Tree now graces this corner year round....
This year, I added a set of lighted candy canes to the top of the Tree with a Winter plaid bow......
You can see that I hung a wreath I made on the Living Room window and added a bough of greenery to the sill....
I bought the "Christmas Tree Farm" sign last year in Dollar General for $1....
This year, I decorated this Tree with the red cardinal ornaments I recently bought in Dollar General and 2 more $1 ornaments bought in Dollar Tree.....
Hanging at the bottom of the Tree is a cardinal sign that I painted.....
At he base of the Tree is my Dad's red tool box that I placed a faux swag on top of.....
There are some garden gloves inside of it....
A Winter scene cover on the mailbox that I store garden tools in.....
I placed greenery in these pots that will be stored here for the Winter..... 
I added a flocked branch to the arrangement inside of it that I freshened up last year....
I placed greenery in these pots that will be stored here for the Winter.....
I bought this post over 40 years ago at a state fair and was gifted this tin stocking by a friend.....
Winter plaid bows along with gold bells, that I spray painted as they were silver, and added red velvet bows to, hang at each corner of the porch railing.....
Dollar Tree snowflakes.....
The other 2 owls flank this planter filled with a piece of an old garland and a Dollar general solar light....
The other side....
A Winter plaid bow hangs in the center.....
In previous years, I hung this star, that I added a wreath to, in the center of the railing.....
I actually need to find it down my storage unit and then I am not sure where or if I will use it for Christmas this year.....
I may remove the red velvet bow, add a Winter plaid one and use it for Winter outside decor.....
Wired to this pillar is my Snow sign.....
Attached to the railing by planter brackets is my mail box and hanging from a hook is a Mail Man wind chime.....
This pays homage to Joe, who was a letter carrier for the United States Post office.....
I placed more old garland in this planter on the side of the Porch.....
The flower bed under the Living Room window.....
I am really happy with how this flower bed looks this year....
I spray painted this lantern red a few years ago and this year, topped it with a flocked candle ring that I had used in the Powder Room in the past....
I already shared the 2 pots, on each side of my chippy Angel, that I do have hostas planted in.....
Again, Dollar Tree candy canes tucked into each pot.....
The 3 metal yard stakes in the center were bought at Dollar General a few years ago.....
Right after my son Jim removed the air conditioner from the Living Room window, I added a set of net lights to the shrubs and replaced a set of lights on the Amish star that were not working so that saved me time when doing the Front Porch.....
The Santa solar lights came from Dollar Tree.....
The other pot.....
I also painted the jingle bell red and added another flocked candle ring to the top....
On the retaining wall, that separates my yard from my neighbor's, is the bottom half of my old Dining Room tree and this year, I added a set of lights to it!!
The flower bed on top of the slope in front of my house.....
I did already share all the pots in my previous post but I just bought this Santa Yard stake for $1 in Dollar Tree...
I hung this mini flag for now but after Thanksgiving, I will change it to a Santa one.....
I spruced up these deer, that Joe bought in Wegman's, with red velvet bows.....
A Dollar Tree solar light in this vintage red watering can...
My park bench......
I added bows to the lantern on both sides so they can be seen from the parking lot and the front sidewalk.....
Again, I featured these pots in my previous post.....
A Winter plaid bow on top of the lantern and a piece of old garland that I added pine cones from the side of my road to....
The top of the solar lights placed into the bench, illuminate the ground underneath it.....
On the side of the bench......
I will also switch out this mini flag for a Santa one after Thanksgiving.....
This is the top of my old Den Christmas Tree that I have used outside in a pot now for 2 years.....
I leave my rusty cherub bird bath out year round and covered the top with my "Angels Gather Here" paving stone.....
And that is how my Front Porch and Yard looks decorated for Christmas this year....
Of course, snow will make it look magical so I will be sharing how it looks with the first snow and also lit up at night.....
I am super happy with how it came out this year.....
I think, after a week, I am finally getting over whatever respiratory bug I had and I have finished my Powder Room and will be starting the Dining Room today!!
Christmas Decorating Breakdown so far....
My Bedroom......1 Day
Upstairs Bathroom....1 Day
Hallway......1 Day
Craft Room.....1 Day
Sitting Room.....5 days...
Den.....4 Days
Front Porch and Yard.....3 Days
Powder Room.....2 Days
Total to date.....18 Days
I still have about 13 - 14 more days of decorating to go!!!
I hope you will stop by to visit again on THURSDAY for my next post when we will go back inside and take a look at the upstairs hallway, decorated for Christmas....
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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