Joke's On Me!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This year, I wanted to keep our Christmas mantel simple.  Ha Ha ... *who* am I kidding?!</span><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Meet our new buddy, "Buck."  He's the reason my thoughts of simplicity went right out the Christmas window!  He's a Virgo ... likes long walks through the snow covered forest ... annnd, if you stare at him long enough, you'll swear that he has winked at you!  The moment I spotted him at "New River Pottery" (an a-MAZING Christmas shop in Wilmington, NC), I knew I just had to have him as our holiday mantel guest of honor.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGCCQkVwA4HDzFaOmtTFcmeE0HpxOMGL9VzhRkEiocI0u6jIZLmrRU8mmFEif_Gbl01i5iOX2uInOaRM6cFpRcgPerfcUMKUj5XnTYxWi44PpSV56-bqid5xz0Dbe14XHjt4XISHZIg/s1600/xmasmanteldeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGCCQkVwA4HDzFaOmtTFcmeE0HpxOMGL9VzhRkEiocI0u6jIZLmrRU8mmFEif_Gbl01i5iOX2uInOaRM6cFpRcgPerfcUMKUj5XnTYxWi44PpSV56-bqid5xz0Dbe14XHjt4XISHZIg/s640/xmasmanteldeer.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, to properly welcome him to the family, I saw it only fitting to splash a few lights and ornaments to the wreath that came with him.  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">From there ... it only got worse!  Ornaments began to hang themselves from the top of the mantel:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHgd7d2Zp_EZfnuqf0SwC8DFup9q1-lsdZBHGU4cDU8f-1G4enN2FAsySHfTbHJpqsEkx4WGoeMluMLp0oCthv7unA33gsh2thIvLLpGm05WIQYd7g4Tv5GWR-GwVVIFsNrjYYU3sDw/s1600/xmasmantelorn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHgd7d2Zp_EZfnuqf0SwC8DFup9q1-lsdZBHGU4cDU8f-1G4enN2FAsySHfTbHJpqsEkx4WGoeMluMLp0oCthv7unA33gsh2thIvLLpGm05WIQYd7g4Tv5GWR-GwVVIFsNrjYYU3sDw/s640/xmasmantelorn.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A big, lush garland arrived on the scene ... only for me to add lots of ornaments, glittery garland and snowflakes:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0UVmJPWCt70T6TseOFpwMlxI5B2tYP6Wl-yySpXXVU75iEtWViZr_uVpcqJqGkV4BEf5BhJgy-uRe6zRPJVz76i6E56n3gtWQXXNkmNbe9bzB8GzEj9MbBQw8VS1XVQRUfMsfLeJOg/s1600/xmasmantelornament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0UVmJPWCt70T6TseOFpwMlxI5B2tYP6Wl-yySpXXVU75iEtWViZr_uVpcqJqGkV4BEf5BhJgy-uRe6zRPJVz76i6E56n3gtWQXXNkmNbe9bzB8GzEj9MbBQw8VS1XVQRUfMsfLeJOg/s640/xmasmantelornament.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Prelit topiary trees made their way to the mantel, too, but not before I placed them in cream urns I had on hand, along with *more* ornaments:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3EAo2XccWldHdG7LDrp4VSs-Wr3R6rMTp82cfS7BmNeJIuumM-xw4R8nHp_NnCKMsEHrM-Fde8fPztqtAEQ7ioDRt_nsfZnJAFrmmIm_XEPz6KZMEHDt8KivgHrmIFapjTHTZcHt6Q/s1600/xmasmanteltree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3EAo2XccWldHdG7LDrp4VSs-Wr3R6rMTp82cfS7BmNeJIuumM-xw4R8nHp_NnCKMsEHrM-Fde8fPztqtAEQ7ioDRt_nsfZnJAFrmmIm_XEPz6KZMEHDt8KivgHrmIFapjTHTZcHt6Q/s640/xmasmanteltree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, hmmmm ... where did Santa 1 and Santa 2 come from?  I must've purchased them while in one of my *Christmas comas* at HomeGoods!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnVVs41WTcYUD09DF84JX20-HXKfUIjt8WXh6GtIChOGArbyCChC3It9pZYC52wNX0V5EVW6hRbqObcJy3j8c6ohatmk1y9rHF5UGgN-PmlGJxIznkJ4fJFo9aoSW72hA9UBzh88C6g/s1600/xmasmantelsanta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnVVs41WTcYUD09DF84JX20-HXKfUIjt8WXh6GtIChOGArbyCChC3It9pZYC52wNX0V5EVW6hRbqObcJy3j8c6ohatmk1y9rHF5UGgN-PmlGJxIznkJ4fJFo9aoSW72hA9UBzh88C6g/s640/xmasmantelsanta.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, after all of that I had to "believe" that I was done!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCIN6pAI08xS86lTGo93bJimnvzlahr4Yh2aEG7e2hQHbPXfhLM5Bkrq0XPBrl3d0aCKD-ri4E6llsTnsnP5DY9epXZoaOZfZ83DkHZP8CTbSqFqB4My-msjNfAPJfi7tdOaOdT2AaQ/s1600/xmasmantelbelieve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCIN6pAI08xS86lTGo93bJimnvzlahr4Yh2aEG7e2hQHbPXfhLM5Bkrq0XPBrl3d0aCKD-ri4E6llsTnsnP5DY9epXZoaOZfZ83DkHZP8CTbSqFqB4My-msjNfAPJfi7tdOaOdT2AaQ/s640/xmasmantelbelieve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Needless to say ... somehow this ALLL came together to create this:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rCU_1iKNSIxFZflvWiytLjMMBzRYkzDMyNuOaicLH70bApuARlpyFnpjWiID4SnSEXZM3c9OT5nzcgt7O4PAf5F5G9yzlBisR3tvJizseto7gjDtoUDuZxElPXYC8xxAyK3_ut9W9g/s1600/xmasmanteloverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rCU_1iKNSIxFZflvWiytLjMMBzRYkzDMyNuOaicLH70bApuARlpyFnpjWiID4SnSEXZM3c9OT5nzcgt7O4PAf5F5G9yzlBisR3tvJizseto7gjDtoUDuZxElPXYC8xxAyK3_ut9W9g/s640/xmasmanteloverall.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not exactly *simple,* but we'll take it ...</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu-CX9ifcWaqAS4doq7N71yNSDYdoYHmiYE5GeMSzAtXlRrf1OXCIHFMeQPOeQ9hsoGktWvDW1K6ekdgh6CGaMtv20VlDwqqVQomcTfq0zRaG9JqptgIiJeT0iZ-2gS3xiKLjR_k8Mw/s1600/xmasmantelclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWu-CX9ifcWaqAS4doq7N71yNSDYdoYHmiYE5GeMSzAtXlRrf1OXCIHFMeQPOeQ9hsoGktWvDW1K6ekdgh6CGaMtv20VlDwqqVQomcTfq0zRaG9JqptgIiJeT0iZ-2gS3xiKLjR_k8Mw/s640/xmasmantelclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, while I know our sled would much rather be used to fly us down a snowy hill (that does NOT exist here in Myrtle Beach), I gave it no choice but to be dressed with winter greenery and faux skates and placed by the fireplace:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xeXFSJ1JHXLS_306X1NUyweY3dYsKBAmg15CwI4EHxBoizkAxZpqlXKOGAIGSlzxK5P7Fr1ITAH_7OfOIZmNcxHs_qgIRZtQZFp4lVnmRerjt1rottGklLtL0albjIuQRGi-zj5zcg/s1600/xmasmantelsled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xeXFSJ1JHXLS_306X1NUyweY3dYsKBAmg15CwI4EHxBoizkAxZpqlXKOGAIGSlzxK5P7Fr1ITAH_7OfOIZmNcxHs_qgIRZtQZFp4lVnmRerjt1rottGklLtL0albjIuQRGi-zj5zcg/s640/xmasmantelsled.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So much for a simple Christmas mantel, right?  I s'pose the only missing now is a warm fire ... next time!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB3N5boHwMPKMP3F9ellA872-vVvMMWl10ICagqXzRKOziARG9Lc_p75I8eekP75QA_n3jBQHYM86Alv_jDlGHsT8QJPwzue9BZ_WSxW328D2-UkzlA7_i0lgdMwXxR8AukiJU7PKHw/s1600/xmasmantelside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB3N5boHwMPKMP3F9ellA872-vVvMMWl10ICagqXzRKOziARG9Lc_p75I8eekP75QA_n3jBQHYM86Alv_jDlGHsT8QJPwzue9BZ_WSxW328D2-UkzlA7_i0lgdMwXxR8AukiJU7PKHw/s640/xmasmantelside.jpg" width="328" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOTu7Jyf35p6bkCDVe197rK35WclSQ2NeYr_CEBwlAVd9jeCPq3UgHtc2p9tomBHWyxo_20z2wo-DYPTFVBPpQckWX4nz6EF3gwlPBF53_KEn7rX-Elhi9XCi4OFRBPJGUkbPJBshbQ/s1600/xmasmantelnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOTu7Jyf35p6bkCDVe197rK35WclSQ2NeYr_CEBwlAVd9jeCPq3UgHtc2p9tomBHWyxo_20z2wo-DYPTFVBPpQckWX4nz6EF3gwlPBF53_KEn7rX-Elhi9XCi4OFRBPJGUkbPJBshbQ/s640/xmasmantelnight.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, please tell me ... do you always start out with one decorating plan and end up doing the exact opposite?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm joining up with:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/V<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/12/a-homespun-christmasvignettes-and.html">ignettes and Mantel Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Lettered Cottage/<a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/christmas-mantel-decorating-ideas-link-party/">Christmas Mantel Party</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">52 Mantels/<a href="http://www.52mantels.com/2012/12/christmas-mantel-link-party.html">Christmas Link Party</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Joke's On Me!

This year, I wanted to keep our Christmas mantel simple.  Ha Ha ... *who* am I kidding?! Meet our new buddy, "Buck."  He's the reason my thoughts of simplicity went right out the Christmas window!  He's a Virgo ... likes long walks through the snow covered forest ... annnd, if you stare at him long …

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Movie Time!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Raise your hand if you're still full from yesterday!  I hope all of you enjoyed a Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to share one of my favorite trees that I just finished decorating for a client.  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's in a room (the "study") where a sweet family likes to unwind, play video games and watch movies.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">They'd never put a Christmas tree in this room ... that is, until crazy me arrived on the scene three years ago and suggested a movie-themed tree to add a bit of whimsy to this space:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2MzWahmnJL5UNJr9EtKQVuBIWAv-KkE5XjvTqzisB-mzM2tidw4o2tvuR8wDVxpFd_ijMBYexzHLRX_P-I9KMW4LAZw_-KtHQtKh5zdVZd7tBQbOSNQ9lHEb7tZh8gnmJyhM0g7qbA/s1600/kaylamovieclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2MzWahmnJL5UNJr9EtKQVuBIWAv-KkE5XjvTqzisB-mzM2tidw4o2tvuR8wDVxpFd_ijMBYexzHLRX_P-I9KMW4LAZw_-KtHQtKh5zdVZd7tBQbOSNQ9lHEb7tZh8gnmJyhM0g7qbA/s640/kaylamovieclose.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I tuck their son's favorite movies in here and there (and, this year, I added this fun movie scene prop) ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTxDuaG4R1Fu8Gm-_oOUP7yi2rSoxNJtquwJ9e-AlgQMFqHVyDUgyc9KFVQTBgbQEpiytPFFXatkG8SzqahpVmwEgUtIMLbko4ge_xzg4egfpj6wndei-FzOdXH3rSR9DuITldRfCJQ/s1600/kaylamovieact.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTxDuaG4R1Fu8Gm-_oOUP7yi2rSoxNJtquwJ9e-AlgQMFqHVyDUgyc9KFVQTBgbQEpiytPFFXatkG8SzqahpVmwEgUtIMLbko4ge_xzg4egfpj6wndei-FzOdXH3rSR9DuITldRfCJQ/s640/kaylamovieact.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The movie reel I also added this year is a great companion to the movie reel tape spilling out of the tree.  Who wants a handful of Mike and Ikes?</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div align="justify"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYTN_uGWvRodqQT0NTn7s3s_iAw4FBydAhjxyY__QlRWNP5sO_CcRtktpN9xFPQjLou8JPd2ahDI_cdoXw5Rxcoe06jR7swaV-omWZShcj3mbtQxVIlWbetMWpe5uU6xAO4djOkZKrQ/s1600/movietree1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYTN_uGWvRodqQT0NTn7s3s_iAw4FBydAhjxyY__QlRWNP5sO_CcRtktpN9xFPQjLou8JPd2ahDI_cdoXw5Rxcoe06jR7swaV-omWZShcj3mbtQxVIlWbetMWpe5uU6xAO4djOkZKrQ/s640/movietree1.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just *had* to add this popcorn "bucket" this year, as well ...</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UpnwmBh3mPsQdQrSFcV-WqE6qaoP-zn-QOSBYsJfCtwCrUtKspbgG5IbFc1LNyxy__x10M00faHCFxlcxFI8gPgr2z2TRdE6h4uv0CmpjQ38wH4sUbclsDKsXdUYGbcwuagdR8WlGA/s1600/kaylamoviepop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UpnwmBh3mPsQdQrSFcV-WqE6qaoP-zn-QOSBYsJfCtwCrUtKspbgG5IbFc1LNyxy__x10M00faHCFxlcxFI8gPgr2z2TRdE6h4uv0CmpjQ38wH4sUbclsDKsXdUYGbcwuagdR8WlGA/s640/kaylamoviepop.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Naturally, "Elf" is the perfect topper (I'm hopefully going to add sprouts of popcorn, as well):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhJ820CFuI2UQBRLIBsRMnoO7UW-0G2rJrpmDpBIK2eIgseWo9oPmpzmzWyvXTL9kBF4V4vGFiPDX8Y1jpEioVAhVLCarcG9dplVFX8_pxkWmf2yHSjxL1OSiihVymiCGsSkE6o6UBg/s1600/kaylamovietop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhJ820CFuI2UQBRLIBsRMnoO7UW-0G2rJrpmDpBIK2eIgseWo9oPmpzmzWyvXTL9kBF4V4vGFiPDX8Y1jpEioVAhVLCarcG9dplVFX8_pxkWmf2yHSjxL1OSiihVymiCGsSkE6o6UBg/s640/kaylamovietop.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I appreciate that my clients were so open to my suggestion, and truly hope that they'll enjoy the tree again this holiday season!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI3iQM3Yn_irpUyY3VL2BVy0Fpt1FDCujYFaVlxk45IgxAu0sRSkJsqNZ3Eq_AqfVLRbm8m8E-K0wt9f5G4yHJ80AOxwPr9IXMx11s2gKJutiddXJrynmYM6tNZ48KyWXqvZlnqbfZQ/s1600/kaylamovieoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI3iQM3Yn_irpUyY3VL2BVy0Fpt1FDCujYFaVlxk45IgxAu0sRSkJsqNZ3Eq_AqfVLRbm8m8E-K0wt9f5G4yHJ80AOxwPr9IXMx11s2gKJutiddXJrynmYM6tNZ48KyWXqvZlnqbfZQ/s640/kaylamovieoverall.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, what about you ... do *you* like creating "themed" trees?</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/324/23F7A341254AC000A256EF1E6BE921AB.png" /><br /><br />

Movie Time!

Raise your hand if you're still full from yesterday!  I hope all of you enjoyed a Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to share one of my favorite trees that I just finished decorating for a client.  It's in a room (the "study") where a sweet family likes to unwind, play video games and watch movies. They'd…

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Almost Time!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is Thanksgiving really only *4* days away?!  Do you have your elastic waistband pants ready to go?  I sure do!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also ready to start sharing Christmas decor ... like our dining room buffet, which is *almost* done:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1E0Y6tV_2jLiCSI3Qe5OXyb-myy-Vt60EUpe9maNkMOcgwLFSrdjxcDWOyoMx_eFkVK4gw95FCrc_J08JZiS3bk5pL4uToNQtwSDBRoLn3lY3uAjYB6jSEf8EnjyHVOMSc_BV_xkWg/s1600/xmasdiningsidefb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1E0Y6tV_2jLiCSI3Qe5OXyb-myy-Vt60EUpe9maNkMOcgwLFSrdjxcDWOyoMx_eFkVK4gw95FCrc_J08JZiS3bk5pL4uToNQtwSDBRoLn3lY3uAjYB6jSEf8EnjyHVOMSc_BV_xkWg/s640/xmasdiningsidefb.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've also enjoyed decorating Christmas trees for a few clients ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsVvPRlj4_sZl-uD-WKCc6vVPjbDLZD3zk4VaQspbRZXZy61cpGcgGEvX1UDqQGxEHq4mfiDMZZdwyqbEeBBx3ckDokQmJTsuIfk6FRHN2z0tr9-900hkcSxrE1LQjhIpZZhyPJlT7Q/s1600/catotree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsVvPRlj4_sZl-uD-WKCc6vVPjbDLZD3zk4VaQspbRZXZy61cpGcgGEvX1UDqQGxEHq4mfiDMZZdwyqbEeBBx3ckDokQmJTsuIfk6FRHN2z0tr9-900hkcSxrE1LQjhIpZZhyPJlT7Q/s640/catotree.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2K5d7lSpLkUWfflo8MMpqe7u42__HSZWaS_MWhvKht2oXBWkebpg0f6gnnasZqyIzbRBBfBzDCqKGYYqTgG53Z9ntXZ4nz5KlF-SxBh9hFgm10WnJsnXu3Yt09S00Bj91pC3ZyPssQ/s1600/ktree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2K5d7lSpLkUWfflo8MMpqe7u42__HSZWaS_MWhvKht2oXBWkebpg0f6gnnasZqyIzbRBBfBzDCqKGYYqTgG53Z9ntXZ4nz5KlF-SxBh9hFgm10WnJsnXu3Yt09S00Bj91pC3ZyPssQ/s640/ktree.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRyNu0qJXWWyU2ne75oddJMKSZozACwmthN6Fj0fp6_5_i3bc3MtQhLQCaO5P-RulgZ00X1LDiSybx4oJBOuEuLtTD0GeKbNP4ewiPQZwMlaKk6YRgxUAhif0GWSMS0kRnRLezRIgyA/s1600/baelitree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRyNu0qJXWWyU2ne75oddJMKSZozACwmthN6Fj0fp6_5_i3bc3MtQhLQCaO5P-RulgZ00X1LDiSybx4oJBOuEuLtTD0GeKbNP4ewiPQZwMlaKk6YRgxUAhif0GWSMS0kRnRLezRIgyA/s640/baelitree.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">look forward to decorating for a special family this week, too!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, I'm truly appreciative of the Christmas wreath orders that I've been getting ... love making them and will be sending several orders out this week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DuR-8jR_VnPrYf-5rQRIQbF5x_nqWNLT9-895jclnHSq_uF5NQcU8jZbQy-ESHV2Y1pburTz4G3NjruetQBwwelvB-znE0NzlgVovh3ttrHr2wBL6QE9qopgi0xfKXGlkeHPLOhNEA/s1600/swreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DuR-8jR_VnPrYf-5rQRIQbF5x_nqWNLT9-895jclnHSq_uF5NQcU8jZbQy-ESHV2Y1pburTz4G3NjruetQBwwelvB-znE0NzlgVovh3ttrHr2wBL6QE9qopgi0xfKXGlkeHPLOhNEA/s640/swreath.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooo, are you all ready to start sharing your holiday decor?  I can't wait to see all that you've done!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by,</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/324/23F7A341254AC000A256EF1E6BE921AB.png" />

Almost Time!

Is Thanksgiving really only *4* days away?!  Do you have your elastic waistband pants ready to go?  I sure do!I'm also ready to start sharing Christmas decor ... like our dining room buffet, which is *almost* done: I've also enjoyed decorating Christmas trees for a few clients ...     look forward t…

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"My Favorite Room"

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Friday, everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm happy to have been asked by sweet Kim of her famous "Savvy Southern Style" to be a part of her wonderful series, "<a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/11/my-favorite-roomadventures-in-decorating.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">My Favorite Room</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5x4GP9mSdld96KG2zg8A_RMdtRmnWXsFoC3XK3i24kVDb3ap-1SJ4NRG0OU6D1rPsn8VLFsZsnb0MhG7_GHgtkfsZDZr-bPDiy0WgDHsXGQODtPq8CyOi96-w_AKZ9GeoyWno0Aokw/s1600/kitchennewbfast1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5x4GP9mSdld96KG2zg8A_RMdtRmnWXsFoC3XK3i24kVDb3ap-1SJ4NRG0OU6D1rPsn8VLFsZsnb0MhG7_GHgtkfsZDZr-bPDiy0WgDHsXGQODtPq8CyOi96-w_AKZ9GeoyWno0Aokw/s640/kitchennewbfast1.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I hope to see you over there ... have a fabulous weekend!</span><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54490/324/23F7A341254AC000A256EF1E6BE921AB.png" />

"My Favorite Room"

Happy Friday, everyone! I'm happy to have been asked by sweet Kim of her famous "Savvy Southern Style" to be a part of her wonderful series, "My Favorite Room."  I hope to see you over there ... have a fabulous weekend!…

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