Lewis Ginter Christmas decor

Champagne and shopping tonight at Lewis Ginter.   The gift shop had several trees decorated so pretty.     I picked up several gifts for myself.  

Natural grapevine , pine cones,  Spanish moss and pretty red ribbon adorned the columns at entrance

garland draped with woodland creatures

owl made from natural materials

very pretty

I like the texture and roses on this one

 

 

Not much different than last year.

 

vintage shop - Christmas sale

Saturday we went to the open house at "Through the Garden Gate".    Always festive and good cheese , grapes and yummy cookies and brownies to snack on while shopping.
We always buy a snow man and I bought other things I didn't need,  thats the fun of shopping.

greeted by a gate with rudolph at the bottom

snowflakes seen from outside

fun wooden santa with old luggage behind him

blurry but still pretty

santa faces on metal

 

 

 

 

pretty dressed round boxes

I am gonna try a few of these myself

pretty setting on dresser-notice the salt and pepper shakers as angels

Very pretty gift bag someone made and for sale

pretty garlands

Old fashioned Santa

I liked this wreath right away.

 

Little touches like this brighten an area and add interest I think, now if I can remember to do little things like this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

these are popular now it seems

 

 

Sharing with Make it pretty Monday

 

Time Travel Thursday 

 

 

 

 

til next time - betsy

 

Ornaments

I have been working on some Christmas ornaments to give at Christmas and finished one.

 

 

 

I added glitter some on the beard and star

my beads need to be a little straighter on my next one

I put felt on the back with a ribbon sandwiched between the felt and plate

It s very light and will hang on the tree

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for this one I just guessed at how to  lay it out and getting it straight wasn't to bad

 

getting to the finish line

 

I will cover the disc .  The back I will put a hanger and finish off

 

This one is finished on both sides

the next one I do,  I will fold one side from right and the back portion I will fold the papers from left to get them to match up better.   I don't think they matched well.  I lined around the ruffle with glitter glue

not sure what I will put on the banner on top of the button

 

 

 

Well back to work

last christmas

thinking about christmas today while weeding in the flower beds.  I have to think of happy thoughts to get through the dirt I am shoveling.

I want something that shows up more this year from the road

purchased this santa from a flower shop in the mountains for half the price after Christmas.  

 woolworth ornaments I found very reasonable at Hickory Creek Antiques in Ashland , Va.

My friend Jennifer sent me this papier mache ornament.  I like this very much .

a window in fredericksburg va
Back to spreading dirt and I have some ideas for this year.