Welcome to my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas!!
I am so happy you decided to stop by my Christmas Blog!!
Every room in our townhouse has a different Christmas Theme and Color Scheme!!
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.....
I post 3 TIMES A WEEK on MONDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAYS.....
As always, click on each picture if you would like to enlarge it....
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In my last post, I shared the rest of my Kitchen decorated for Christmas in a Gingerbread and Candy theme...
I would like to Thank
Andrea, over at The Cottage Market, for choosing my post, Victorian Tree and Village in the Living Room, as one of her features from last
week's Morning Cup of Joe Link Party!!
Thanks so much, Andrea!!
Please stop by and link up to this charming party!!
And now for a few Personal Notes...
We have been in a cold snap here in NEPA for over a week now with low's near 20 degrees and high's around 30....
Some snow squalls moved through the area on Thursday......
I stuck my head out the front door and took these pics at Dawn....
Another squall came through later in the morning, triggering my lights to come on again.....
Temps are supposed to warm up a bit next week but plummet back down by the end of the week again....
I am too far East to be affected by the lake effect snows that are burying parts of western Pa. and NY....
Thank God!!
Well, I finished decorating the Den and I am glad that I did....
I know if I elected to not do it, I would regret it.....
Again, I did try to change up some things in the Den but space limits me....
Today, I will be sharing the first half of my Tour of the Den.....
I am not going to go into too much detail in this post because most of it is the same as last year.....
We will be taking a look at the left side of the room when you enter it from the Kitchen....
Bare in mind that this long ( 20 ft.) narrow ( 8 ft.) room was once a Patio and part of a large storage room.....
This part of the Den was actually part of a large storage room....
I had my Dad remove the wall and then build a wall using the original door to close off what was left of the storage room.....
My sister gifted me this when My Mom passed away 20 years ago.....
A few years ago, I changed the picture to one of both my parents.....
I filled the mailbox with burgundy poinsettias.....
On the door to the storage room......
A wreath that I made.....
I had my Dad build me a pantry closet....
My Cynthia Hart Victorian calendar....
I decorated the Den for Christmas in a blue, burgundy and ivory color theme.....
I am not going to go into too much detail because I did not change up much in this room.....
In the corner.....
On the end table....
Above the chair....
I framed a picture from a Thomas Kinkade calendar....
The back door...
My Thomas Kinade 4 Seasons clock....
A Thomas Kinkade Angel...
My 4 1/2 ft. table top Tree...
I decorated it in the same color theme as the room....
Pheasant feathers are tucked in the top of the Tree like they did in Victorian times....
The bow is made from a burgundy velvet like embossed ribbon....
I collected the ornaments over many years...
I added gold candle ornaments to this Tree......
Joe bought the blue velvet like tree skirt on Clearance in Big Lot's a few years ago at 90%ff....
The vintage manger was mine as a child...
A Thomas Kinkade church....
A Thomas Kinkade house....
Next to the Tree....
A Santa bought in Sam's Club many years ago....
The shelves between the windows....
My homage to Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"
I bought 3 sets of these figurines in Boscov's about 35 years ago....
One set for each of my sons to have in their rooms and one set for me....
I decided not to pass on the large nativity set that I did not use in the Living Room this year....
Instead, I used it here in the Den on top of the computer armoire...
Joe won this in a raffle at our church....
He only bought one ticket for $1!!
It was bought at Sam's Club and made by Grandeur Noel....
I am so glad that I decided to keep it....
And this is where I will leave off for today....
In my next post on MONDAY, I will be completing my Tour of the Den decorated for Christmas....
So I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY....
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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I am linking up to these parties:
TUESDAY
Inspire Me Tuesdays
Lou Lou Girl's Linky Party
Tuesdays with a Twist
Tuesday Turn About Link Party
Inspire Me Tuesdays
Lou Lou Girl's Linky Party
Tuesdays with a Twist
Tuesday Turn About Link Party
THURSDAY
Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!
Your den looks wonderful. I am so glad you decided to decorate for this year. I made a very smart move last spring and bought two new winter coats on clearance. They are both very warm, one is shorter, I call it a car coat and the other is longer. Even though they are keeping me very warm - I still try to avoid stepping outside in these temps!!! We are west of the deep snows in Northern Ohio and I am grateful for that!
ReplyDeleteYour nativity is really beautiful -- I'm glad you decided to keep it too. And that porch -- wow! Beautiful with the snow!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb..the den looks great..love the Thomas Kincaid accessories..I am a fan too. Looks very festive!
ReplyDeleteHugs..Barb
Happy holidays, Deb! I love your vintage manger and the beautiful blue velvet tree skirt underneath... and then the nativity Joe won - it's definitely a keeper and especially so knowing the story behind it! Thinking of you this holiday season. I can only imagine how bittersweet it is. Praying that your memories sustain you and that those sweet granddaughters bring lots of joy to your days!
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