Christmas Trees in Pots!

I'm back from the beautiful Pacific Northwest and definitely in the mood to get some Christmas decorating done and get the home festive for the season.

I have been collecting ideas for trees in pots or different types of vessels.

Last year we were going to be away over Christmas and for the first time ever I did not put up a tree.  BIG MISTAKE.

Mr. MD is away and will not be home until just a few days before so I want to make our home look and feel extra special.

I put two Leland Cypress Trees out front in urns and very easily with some other evergreen and color they can be fabulous.

It's a perfect time of year to clip some branches, add a bit of moss to the base and add some of your favorite ornaments.

Whatever your style, a smaller tree in something different other than a tree stand.  Get the kids to go out and find pine cones, if you don't have any nearby, Michael's usually has them!

Love the pottery pot!

What do you have planned for your holiday decorations?

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Thanksgiving Floral Inspiration

Fall leaves, sunflowers, evergreens and an assortment of seasonal flowers

are spectacularly arranged atop this outstanding concrete table.

I am going to attempt to recreate something that would honor the scale of my home for Thanksgiving.

Happy Weekend!

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Table custom made for Martha Stewart's Skyland's home.

Simple Tablescape

My decorations this season are very simple since DH and one son will not be home and the other son and I will be traveling.

I went to the fabric store and bought one yard of a sueded cotton and folded in thirds to make a runner and cut greenery from the yard.

placed pine cones and ornaments in this tall vase, added the candlesticks and tall tea light holders

plus two of the vases I made in the previous post

a bit of 'ice'

and battery operated lights

It looks so pretty at night with all of the candles lit, just hard to capture with my camera.

Why not take a little trip over to Susan at Between Naps and the Porch and see what others are doing on their tables? Another fun place to visit is Julia at Hooked on Houses for her holiday house tour.

Good Greens for Friends!

Every year I raid my yard for whatever evergreens I can find to make simple but fun arrangements that I can put all over my home and give to my friends.

you will need...

whatever evergreens are handy, here I have cypress, juniper and fir...

I like to use mason jars...

...and some festive wired ribbon

clean the stems...

arrange in the jar

add the ribbon

then place around your home.

Soon to come....how I used these on the DR table for a festive scape!

***Addendum!

If you do not have greens in your yard, go to the tree lots and ask for what they have trimmed from the trees...they will give it to you for no charge!

Fall Festival

One of my favourite things to do is create a beautiful arrangement.

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It takes having a few supplies such as floral foam and pins...
(for dry or wet arrangements, whatever the case may be).

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shop around your home for interesting candlesticks...

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and planters, or anything that adds interest or height

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go outside and see what leaves you have to mix in

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hollow out small pumpkins or gourds and put a votive or tea light
depending on the size

I saw this on a recent post by Joni at Cote de Texas did, see here.
I'm drooling over that table.

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wrap dried corn husks around glass votive candle vases and secure with a ribbon

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get the children involved and make some luminaries to line your walk
my boys had great fun doing this when they were young

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make your own chandelier or dress yours up

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hollow out a pumpkin and make a potpourri by using pumpkin incense

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what says Fall or harvest time better than a cornucopia?

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use any flowers you like, let your creative juices flow

Friday Flowers!

I LOVE arranging flowers.

What a fabulous sink this is....not only for cleaning and pruning flowers...

...but ALSO putting beverages on ICE for a party!

Great architectural legs on this utility sink. I would have cabinets on the opposite wall for storage of all my containers, frogs, oasis, pins, tape, etc...

How about a potting shed with a counter at just the right height?

Maybe a little something more upscale off the garage?

Perhaps I could put something together as beautiful as this!

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Dreary Day? Flower Power!

There is nothing better on a dreary day to lift one's spirits more than some fresh flowers.

It is that kind of day (and has been for seemingly weeks) here today in northern Atlanta!

These white spider mums are so pretty, with a stem of stargazer lilly and smaller green mums (does anyone know the "real" name of them?) and some very fragrant baby's breath.

The flowers all made such a great arrangement don't you think?

What lifts your spirit on a dreary day?

The plaid chair and a wing across the room are going to the upholsterer very soon. Just want to refinish the legs first....will post on that later! That fabric definitely looked better to me on the bolt than on the chairs and when they were delivered I NEVER liked them. So I am going in a bit of a different direction to open up some other decorating avenues!