Christmas 2020 - Outdoor decor

I found this on you tube looking for Christmas Ideas. Love how this beautiful lady and her husband decorate their home at Christmas.

Candles and Quiet

 Few pictures for my scrapbook of our tree and candle light before time comes to take everything down.  I have taken a few things down already and now to be boxed  away till Christmas comes again this year, wow that's right!   Won't be long before it will be here again!

Tonight reading a few pages of a book owned by my grand father that I now have called, Mental Hygiene - the dynamics of adjustment.  I figure I may need some adjusting after the past year. Copy right 1947 and 1951. This is the second edition. I have many old books and like to pull one down now and again to read a little.

Little late but had to have a cup of coffee

 The soft lighting is so easy on the eyes, but I ruined it shortly by thinking about  how long it's going to take me to get those ornaments off of that tree and pack away, especially with all of that tinsel that has to come off first.  

O.K. now back to where I was which was the quiet, cozy warm ambience of the evening.  Now that's much better. 

Out of the five Chinese Zodiac elements, I think fire and metal are my favorites.  

 

Downstairs to check on husband. Curled up with a good book and doing some serious snacking on cookies.  I see he has his peppermints near by.  He is content and I need not interrupt his reading nor satisfying his sweet tooth.  

A short video 

later, betsy

Christmas Day

 Finally a few photos of Christmas day and after for my online scrapbook I call it.

First off, one of three nativities I have.  

A dish full of mints and a cute candy cane holder crocheted  by my sister in law

My grand daughter helped make these coasters with her mom for us.   

My good friend made me this bracelet from glass beads and she fashioned a nice lobster claw clasp onto it. 

I had Christmas cards for this year made from  a photo of my lamp post I took in the snow several years ago.    I decided to go ahead and have a pillow made too.   I have to say that Vista Print is the one for me as far as making cards and this pillow.  

I don't think people are sending cards like they used too.  We love getting them and send out ours to family and friends every year.  Hope the tradition doesn't get lost.  

A German made nutcracker my daughter purchased for me when she lived in Germany  

Rabbit fur beard and hair

my blue tree down stairs 

Children opening stockings

 

Everyone got a stocking

The Crackers I had packed away from last year and forgot to put out.  Glad I found them for this year as the girls especially had fun trying to guess some trivia questions that popped from them.

Miranda and Adalyn waiting on Opa to open his crown..  He had a hard time with it.  Not sure if he should have one I am thinking.

Opa trying to get his crown open to wear.

Still waiting for Opa to get his crown on

I wanted to show a picture of my sister's tree she purchased second hand and sprayed the whole tree silver.  Maybe she could send me a better shot of it, but it is all silver now instead of green.

Short video of Christmas morning

Few Christmas pictures

 Few pictures of Christmas around here and a few of a most beautifully decorated home of a friend of mine who I most enjoyed a Christmas gathering of old friends.  Good to see many again and it's been so many years.  Nothing getting in the way of the joy the season brings.  Won't allow and haven't. 

 A distant view of grands play house they decorated.  Need pics of inside.  Olaf at the entrance

O.K.  now on to my friends home.  Gorgeous decorated mantle.  Dripping with lights around the Nativity.

Little sampling of goodies. 

Every thing so neatly arranged and appetizing that is for sure.

Gorgeous Tree.  Looks like a soft feather tree but it is loaded with such pretty ribbon that it makes it look so soft like feathers.

Another beautifully decorated mantle.

Beautiful stockings lined up for guests and the twinkling of battery lights at the top of each one.  Never seen that done.   Lovingly decorated home and these stockings had much thought and love put into them too.   She really made things so nice for all of us.   

Took in a few vintage shops yesterday and had a great time with my sister who came to visit and grand girls.

Will have to post more of my trees later. Happy pre Christmas Eve

Lynn had to leave at 5 o'clock this morning.  Wished she could have stayed but Maine was calling.

This is my living room tree and Lynn

Downstairs

Hope she got to nap on the plane.   Very tired

til next time

Betsy

Den

 Hi and cold morning this is.   Finishing up some things and then will bake some cookies today after shopping.  

Here are a few finished pictures of my decorations.

Den and mostly blue

 My mama gave me this ornament some years ago of Princess Diana

A Christmas card my brother and his wife sent me about ten years ago.  I have the sentiment and their signature on back of hanging.  It's glued on a block of Styrofoam and then some added sparkle

Den mantle and did totally different this year with deer and an owl the children like.

Made this ornament from two paper plates and then decoupaged picture with added beads, sparkle, etc..

Now to finish up a few other things and take pictures.