I absolutely adore the bar cart trend with its darling drink stirrers, gorgeous glasses, and super cute straws. But I am not much of a drinker. So here is A Christmas Bar Cart for Teetotalers Plus an easy way to make festive stirrers. A Christmas Bar Cart for Teetotalers So, Anthro sells four tinsel pom-pom cocktails stirrers for $18.00. They’re cute, but NO! The Supplies You can get a bag of bamboo skewers and pom-poms at the dollar store and create like a zillion stirrers for ... View the Post
Archives for December 2014
I Decorated My Very First Christmas Banister
Having grown up in the era of The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family I have often longed for a fabulous staircase. Sliding down the banister seemed like such fun! Mr. Décor and I had a metal spiral staircase while living in Germany but alas not much in the way of Christmas décor since we were living on an airman's salary. But this Christmas I Decorated My Very First Christmas Banister. I Decorated My Very First Christmas Banister Of course one would expect Storybook Cottage to have a ... View the Post
Decorating A Ginormous Fireplace and Mantle for Christmas
The elephant in the living room, AKA the fireplace, has gotten its Christmas on. Here is how I began Decorating A Ginormous Fireplace and Mantel for Christmas. I still don’t know how it will be decorated for the rest of the year but at least the living room has a bit of cheer because it is basically still empty. (It’s next on my list to decorate.) My dear friend Missy made me the lovely “Peace” angel-winged ornament. How Big Is It? This fireplace and mantel is a beast I tell you! To give ... View the Post
Something More Sundays Week 3
Did you see all the Christmas house tours this week? Completely glorious! Utterly enchanting! I think I may have even worn out my “Pin It” button. But somehow it was not enough to motivate me any further in terms of decorating my own home. I needed Something More Sundays Week 3. Something More Sundays Week 3 You see truthfully, I’ve felt about as broken as this ornament. I was so excited to have a REAL tree this year. We went as a family to go select it, we set it up and the smell was ... View the Post
Easy Doublemint Brownies
As a child, Mr. Décor’s mother would make Easy Doublemint Brownies every Christmas. A batch is easy to whip up and these brownies freeze very well. Make some now to have on hand all holiday season long. Here are the brownie ingredients: 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate (I often use Bakers brand) 1 cup of butter or margarine 2 cups of sugar 4 eggs 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint oil (you can find this in the cake decorating aisle at Michael’s and Joann’s) 1 cup of flour 1/4 teaspoon ... View the Post
He Puts Up With It
I am smack dab in the middle of Christmas crafting, even though two of the rooms and one of the bedrooms in our house still look like a bomb went off. He puts up with it. He Puts Up With It A pink tow truck was arranged to show up to move his truck from Arizona to Texas. This boy has no problem taking the last cookie, the last drink or anything else not nailed down. He puts up with it. Thanksgiving dinner was delayed by an hour because this girl needed social media images taken for ... View the Post