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12 Days of Our Holiday Decorating~~Day 4

Hello, My Friends!~~~

Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Days of Our Holiday Decorating!

Today I would like to show you our holiday books...

The top book was owned by my great-grandmother, Virginia Tunstal Alexander (how's that for an old Southern name?). This edition of "The Night Before Christmas" is from 1883, and no doubt was bought when she was a new, very young bride. My grandmother is the youngest of her 13 children and had this book in her attic after she died in 1997.

The three books below great-grandmother's book, are by Susan Waggoner, and have the most fabulous illustrations of vintage Christmas! You can find her books here. The bottom book is by Bruce Littlefield and has tons of photos of FUN lighted holiday homes! My hometown of Richmond, VA is featured with it's annual "Tacky Lights Tour." You can find Bruce's fabulous book here.

So there you have it! Our holiday books! Loads of fun and we only bring them out in December so it's like having new books every year!~~~XXOO, Beth

12 Days of Our Holiday Decorating~~Day 3

Hello, My Friends!~~~

Welcome to Day 3 of our 12 Days of Holiday Decorating!

Today I'd like to show you a cute decoration sitting on the framing around our fireplace...

This Noel is a candle holder, but as you can see it has had a rough time of it with a repaired crack. A neighbor was going to toss it out (and it's original box!) and I rescued from the trash. I am so glad I did. It fits on the thin ledge perfectly!~~Thanks for stopping by!~~~XXOO, Beth

Twelve Days of Our Holiday Decorating~~Day 2

Hello, My Friends!~~

Welcome to Day 2 of 12 Days of Decorating Our Holiday Home!

Today I'd like to show you the tableau on our coffee table...

Mr. Snowman, designed by the fabulous Johanna Parker, stands over a small German snowman, ceramic tree, a silly wire tree, handmade card candy box (yes, there is candy in there), Danish wooden girl, and a glittery boot full of holiday whimsies!~~~Thanks for stopping by!~~~XXOO, Beth

12 Days of Our Holiday Decorating~~Day 1

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We have finished decorating our holiday home! Sunday was gloomy and rainy, the perfect day to stay in a decorate!

For the next 12 days I will show you in bits and pieces our holiday home (mostly our living room), with day 12 being the whole room. Please take a look at the whimsical silliness that is our holiday home. As I like to tell folks who visit, that our holiday decorating theme is "Woolworth's Exploded."

Here is day 1...

Merry says it all! Mr. Hippity Hop the Rabbit stays up all year with his squirrel friends. We adorn them with vintage bottle brish trees, pom pom garland (that I was lucky to get in a holiday swap last year!), and aglittered "Merry" banner!~~~~XXOO, Beth

Problem Solved and Something New!

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My poor computer had a nasty virus, but I am happy to report she is all better. I am now catching up by re-bookmarking all of my favorite sites and blogs. Such a tedious chore!

What is not a tedious chore is spending time in the studio on a new design, and I am delighted to debut it right here!

What are these things, you may ask? They are a combination of my pin cushions and my prize ribbon corsages made into whimsical ornaments!

Here is a close up of a fun gnome pin cushion ornament. You can hang them or set them on your sewing/craft table! You can write a fun note and pin it to the ornament with the pins I've provided and hang it on your holiday tree or anywhere!

These cuties may be used all year!~~~I hope you like them. They are now in my Beth's Bagz etsy shop. I had such fun making them, and as you can see I spared no embellishment opportunity! More of a good thing is SO wonderful!~~~Have a great day and keep those computer viruses away!~~~XXOO, Beth

 

Ribbon, So Versatile!

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I think my last several posts have been commercials for goods in my etsy shop. Hope you don't mind! We'll be decorating for Christmas this coming week and I'll be happy to share that with you, but right now I am excited to tell you about the Ribbon O' Ram happening in Dime Store Chic now!

Isn't this golden yellow satin gorgeous? And wouldn't a package look FABULOUS with this shade of pewter?

There is LOTS more ribbon in Dime Store Chic and more to come this week! If you need ribbon for crafting, decorating, or making a gift extra speical and if you need LOTS of ribbon offered for wallet-friendly prices stop by Dime Store Chic!~~~I'll now return this blog back to it's regularly scheduled whimsies...XXOO, Beth

The One--Letting Go

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You may have notice my photo to the left of this post and the corsage I am wearing. Well, that photo was taken over 40 pounds ago. There is less of me and for the new year I am going to put up a newer photo. I honestly hate having my picture taken. Maybe I have some Amish in me that I don't know about. Anyhoo, I am letting go of the corsge in the photo. I love that corsage. I wore it once in the photo. And now it's time to say so long along with the photo.

I know this sweetie will go to a good home. If you want to take a look, please go here. I have other corsages offered too to make your holiday sparkle!~~~XXOO, Beth

Mini

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Today I decided to go small and intimate in the studio.

Tiny pin cushions with tiny figurines. I do love small!~~~XXOO, Beth