This year I had a really hard time getting decorations out. I'm usually super gung-ho and they're done before Thanksgiving weekend is over. Of course, this year I was in Virginia so that wasn't going to happen, but even once I got home, I just couldn't get into the mood to do it. But I finally started doing just bits and pieces to get everything pulled out and started. I finished the tree at the end of last week, and last night I did the rest of it. I'm so glad I decided to push myself to get it done... I love having it all out!
So today's December Daily (12/3) entry is all about getting the decorations finished. I wrote quite a bit more about having such a hard time doing it this year since that's so unusual for me.
I added a little Doodlebug folder card to the back of the day 2 journaling so I could get all the writing down... I liked using a folder since I could sort of hide the journaling and keep to one pocket for the day's entry.
I added the little arrow brad to kind of point down inside the folder to show that's where the journaling was for that day. And I love those blue letter stickers from the SC kit.
A little peek at the journaling - it's on both sides of the inside of the folder.
I added a fun card from my Kelly Purkey December Daily kit on the back of the folder, along with a stamp from the SC kit, some veneers, glitter tape and a vellum diecut arrow (pointing at the photos of the halls which were decked.)
(The veneer trees are actually covering a little lazy stamping booboo ;)
And just a few pictures from around the house. The "Good Cheer" circle is a printable from the SC class.
So that's the entry... and here are bigger photos of the house.
The staircase... I left off all the icicle lights. I don't really have a lot of outlets, and there's no place near here to plug anything in. So I just wrapped the banisters and added my cute little Christmas bears. Someday I'll be too old for those. And I'm okay with no lights... saves on the power bill, and in this old house it seems like it fits to keep things a little plainer.
A look at part of the sitting room / parlor (technically it's a formal dining room, but since I don't use it for that, I'm opting for a more pretentious name). Again, pulled the lights out of the garland and just added my scholar santa and my creche.
Looking into the living room from the sitting room... you can see my wreath on the back door (which is my main door - I never use the front door.)
My little homemade advent and my nutcrackers in the kitchen. I have peppermint patties in the pockets :)
Looking back into the living room with the garland (the only one I kept lit) and stocking hung under the TV.
Over the dining room table... I put the big fairy in the tree this year. I also found some little tiny Command Hooks so I could hang these without putting holes in the ceiling (no-no in my lease!)
Last but not least, table centerpiece. I left off some of what I usually do, but added a few of the birds that usually go on my mini trees. Normally I do 4 small trees, but this year I didn't do any of them. There wasn't really a good place for them so I just skipped it. We'll see if I add them back next year.
So there you go! So far 3 days in a row, and finished (if scaled down) Christmas decorations.
P.S. - fun little surprise today! I was reading my day 3 prompt for Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas class, and one of my layouts from last year is featured as a sample in the handout! That was pretty cool :)
i'm new to your space, but i truly love it. your December Daily had so much wonderful texture to it, and from these pictures it looks amazing. keep up the great work!
Posted by: sophie | December 14, 2012 at 12:26 AM