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Hello friends,
I'm back with some more Christmas cheer! Last week I promised to share some more pics of my decorating so here goes....
Our front door is decorated with an evergreen wreath. The wreath was nice, but pretty plain, so I added some ribbon and that Gingerbread girl, as well as dried clementines ( that's what I had on hand!) and some anise stars...it smells so good when you open the door!
Our banister is decorated with a garland that I stuck little wooden spools, as well as metal bells, little toadstools, and fairy lights in ( I found my items here and here) . If I could only decorate with a few items I would always choose greenery, fairy lights, and toadstools, because they are easy to get, not expensive, but super hygge!
In our hallway we also have our stocking hanger. It's a funny place, I know, but one that is not accessible to chewy bunny rabbits or curious puppies! And do you notice the finished stockings for the girlfriends? They turned out pretty cute! I found the pattern in the Night Before Christmas book by Art to Heart, but this one has some of those same style of appliques ( all her books are cute!) .
( and p.s. we know we need a bigger hanger! ;) )
In our living room we have a beautiful antique mantle that surrounds a fake fireplace. These items have moved with us a few times now and I will never give them up! They add so much warmth ( figuratively and literally) to any room we use them in! Plus it makes for a great place to add some Christmas decorations! Our daughter decorated this one in a woodland theme. 
Our living room is also decorated with some quilts...of course! 
This one was so much fun to work on, with all those different colors. And I bought the kit in Montana so this quilt will always bring back memories of living there.
This quilt was made with Bee in My Bonnet Christmas templates and it was super fun to make ( as are all Lori Holt quilts!) and if you are looking for a project that is not too complicated I can highly recommend any of her patterns. ( If you are especially interested in Christmas patterns, check out this book!)
Now onto the family room, where we have a REAL wood burning fireplace, and ahh, how I love that! When we moved into this house the walls were brown and there was no mantle, so I painted the bricks a creamy white and we added a mantle Actually a surprisingly easy thing to do...says she whose husband is very handy ;). But all kidding aside, the mantle we ordered online and it was delivered to our doorstep and all we had to do was drill some holes into the brick, hang a cleat and install the mantle, so in reality it was super easy. And of course it gets decorated for Christmas, with some green garland, candlesticks, fairy lights, pinecones, and some other fun Scandi inspired finds! And little red toadstools, can't forget about those! The quilts on the ladder were both made by my quilty friend Colleen, and I think they go perfectly with my Scandinavian theme!
Next week I will share some photos of the different trees in our house...yes, you read that right! We usually have 1 real tree, and then I add fake trees in lots of other rooms, ranging in size from a few inches to 6ft tall. The more, the merrier, in my opinion!
I hope you are enjoying decorating and doing all the other special little things that can make us so busy these last few weeks before Christmas. Just don't forget to take a break once in a while, make yourself some hot cocoa ( with whipped cream!), and just sit and enjoy the twinkling lights while listening to some Christmas carols!
Until next time~ happy creating!
Monique
