Hello, dear friends!
Yes, I am STILL decorating! I feel like I have been decorating forever! Actually, I have been....since mid October. But I have been working around working full time, participating in 2 Craft Fairs and a surgical procedure!
Every year I say I must plan better but.........
Maybe next year.
I must apologize for not getting out to visit everyone in Blogland and I promise that once I am FINALLY done decorating, I will visit all of you!
I am finishing the Kitchen today and then moving on to the Powder Room, which will be the last room!
Many of you have been asking to see what I have been up to and I will start the Tour of Our Home next Friday Evening. I will be doing several posts a week rather than the one weekly post that I have been doing for some time now. Thanks so much for your interest!
Here is another sneak peek of some of my trees.......
My Living Room Tree....
My Dining Room Tree....
A wire ornament Tree in my Den....
My Den Tree....
And this darn thing above my Kitchen window out to the Den, took me FOREVER yesterday to do.....
Have I ever mentioned that I pretty much take out everything normal, and replace it with Christmas things in the entire downstairs?????
Yes, I am crazy! Crazy for Christmas!!
So please come back and visit soon as I start to unveil the fruits of all my labors!
One more thing, I have been invited by my friend, Lisa Lewis, Victoriana Lady,
who is employed by the Stegmaier Mansion as Tour Guide among other functions, to help decorate the mansion for Christmas!!!!
I have always wanted to help decorate the White House but this is just as good and I am so looking forward to Monday morning when we start to decorate the Stegmaier Mansion which has been featured in Victorian Homes magazine twice this year. To see the actual articles, please click on the link to the Stegmaier above. The articles are on the mansion's web site.
Thanks for stopping by today and every day that you take the time to do so!!
Hugs,
Debbie
I Will Honour Christmas In My Heart
I will honour Christmas in my heart,
and try to keep it all the year.
and try to keep it all the year.
I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.
The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.
I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!
~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
Debbie, I know you mentioned it took you forever to get that beautiful vignette done above your kitchen out into the Den, and the reason being is because it is absolutely gorgeous. I just AWED..now i'm going back to enlarge the pic..LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm back now, LOL..Yepper, i'm SO in love with it.
ReplyDeleteOh, Debbie, your trees are beautiful and your plans sound wonderful. Take some time to rest and enjoy that sweet family.
ReplyDeleteI now have you on my toolbar on my AOL so I check back with you daily. There is always so much to see and enjoy on your blog.
Please pass along some of that great energy would you?
Have a blessed day!
Karen
Ladybug Creek
UGH! I haven't even started! Your trees are beautiful. TFS, Nan
ReplyDeleteDebbie, I am loving your decorating and I love that darn thing above your kitchen window! So pretty. You are so creative and I am so glad I found your wonderful blog. I am looking forward to your home tour. You inspire me. I am so happy for you that you will help in decorating the mansion. It will be even more beautiful with your touch! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Debbie,
ReplyDeleteYou sure have been working hard on your decorating and it looks amamzing. Love the window topper and your trees are beautiful. So many special treasures displayed with such care to details.
Congrats on your invite to decorate the mansion. It will be an event to always remember for sure. Have fun and looking forward to your tour.
I am having a giveaway if you have time to enter.
Hugs from Texas, Celestina Marie
Wow, you're a busy elf! Lots of things to look forward to when you post your photo tour of your home. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great Debbie!! Congratulations on getting to decorate the mansion, that should be LOTS of fun. Can't wait to see everything you post.
ReplyDeleteI am still decorating too, but I am still behind you! I don't think I am going to do as much as I usually do but I think it will still be merry around here!
ReplyDeleteHi Debbie...cute, cute, cute... can't wait to see it when it's all finished. Everything is lovely and it really spreads some wonderful Christmas atmosphere throughout the whole house ;) :) Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :) :)
ReplyDeletep.s. I'll stop buy and take a look at those other two sites you menioned in your post :) :)
Hi Debbie....I had to come by and say "thank you" for posting the link to the Stegmaier mansion as well as Lisa Lewis, Victoriana Lady. To my absolute delight both have pages on Facebook...which I promptly joined!!! I LOVE Victorian things...and it's always nice to find other people who love that too!!! Have a lovely week. Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)
ReplyDeleteMy GOODNESS Debbie!!! You certainly do go all-out when it comes to Christmas decorating!! It's going to take me a while to take everything all in :) Absolutely GORGEOUS!! What fun it will be to help in decorating the Mansion...I hope we will get to see some photos of it :)
ReplyDeleteWarmest hugs, Brenda
Of course you are still decorating , you crazy for Christmas lady. I think maybe you should start decorating in July next year! It looks like a wonderland.
ReplyDeleteCarol
I LOVE Christmas, and have been looking for some Christmas blogs to follow... I am so glad to have found you! Thanks for the wonderful pictures and the links to the other Christmas blogs. What a wonderful way to get ready for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteYou are so amazing ... and wherever do you get the energy to keep going? You're like that battery bunny in the television commercials. I certainly know why you were asked to help decorate S. Mansion ... you're super talented at pulling it all together for the holidays!
ReplyDeleteDo you do a house tour? A freind of ours gives a tour and the cover charge is canned goods that she donates to a food pantry.
ReplyDeleteLove the sneak peak!
Leann
Everything looks fabulous Debbie and how is exciting is that to be helping to decorate that wonderful old mansion! If you can it would be great to see pictures of what you guys do to it! Have a super week!
ReplyDeleteTina xo
WOW! The sneek peeks are beautiful! The trees are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
Londen
Hi Debbie! I miss you.
ReplyDeleteAre you crazy for Christmas? Wow, this is wonderful!
Your trees are beautiful and your home too.
Today is Christmas First. I`m Happy!
I love your blog.
Hugs,
Lila