Christmas Decorating

[Blue Belle]

I have to start this thread before Jennie does so that we can get a picture or two up before Jennie takes up all the room. :lol:
Here's my measly contribution. I didn't get too far today. I didn't even finish the table. :blush:

[grindle]

:lol:so you're not going overboard with the decorations then
I haven't even thought about mine yet they're all still in the loft, have to get them out for the 13th though as my babies are coming home for the weekend:hug:

[Pennylee]

I like the look of the table, and you are far ahead of me because I haven't
even taken the squashed up old Christmas tree out of the laundry cupboard.
I always tried to buy "genuine" trees in the old days, but plastic took over
when the children left. I hope the fairy lights can be untangled and that they
still work this year.

I think for a perfect Christmas you need a very small child staggering into the
room and saying oooooooh, aaaaaah, pointing to the twinkliness of it all.

[erdine]

oh so true Pennylee, I love Christmas when we're all together, but it's the small children and their wide-eyed wonder that makes it.
grindle, that will be so nice for you when your babies are home.

[CMStubbe320]

I bought a basket with some evergreen branches, holly leaves and a Santa-on-a-stick, put it on my dining room table (after clearing off enough space) and called it good. Without children in the house it's just too much trouble. I was going to do my yard yesterday but it was rainy, cold and windy. Maybe next weekend I can drag the raindeer and spiral tree out of the basement.

[grindle]

oh so true Pennylee, I love Christmas when we're all together, but it's the small children and their wide-eyed wonder that makes it.
grindle, that will be so nice for you when your babies are home.

:ph34r: don't think they'd appreciate being called my babies do you:lol::lol:

[Sashweezy]

The big plan is to start decorating this weekend. I promised the kids that they could put up the tree after we vacuum and dust etc. May as well take advantage of the extra help.;)

I did some online Christmas shopping today. I spent most of the afternoon looking at this and that and got a good start on it.

[jennie]

I like your placemats and runner blue. :)
Ok here are a few pics of my decorating :blush: I just love Christmas! :grin:

[Blue Belle]

Very nice! But you missed a spot. :lol: I want to know who has to dust all that.

[mla2ofus]

We put up the outdoor decorations yesterday. First time we've ever done that without running back in the house every 15 minutes to warm our fingers up! It was about 55 with a nasty wind blowing. I'll take pics tomorrow.

[PRH]

Very nice! But you missed a spot. :lol: I want to know who has to dust all that.



Good statements there Blue! :grin:
WTG jennie - Merry Christmas!! :p

[Audwoman]

Great beginning Blue but I think Jennie topped you on the decorating.

Jennie I want to be you when I grow up and get a live in maid. :hug:

[grindle]

:rolleyes: you've been really busy Jenny, looks great

[jennie]

Very nice! But you missed a spot. :lol: I want to know who has to dust all that.

:unsure: your supposed to dust???? :p And here you thought I lounged on the couch all day :rolleyes:
Thanks for looking guys. I didnt even show you everything :blush: I have the bathroom decorated too. And my china cabinet is full of christmas dishes. I even decorated the laundry/mud room :lol: My mom got me some decorations that are clotheslines with miniature santa, mrs claus and elves clothes on them, they are super cute!
So come on, where are the rest of the pics, I can't be the only one!?? :unsure:

[grindle]

mine are still safetly locked in the attic:p

[mla2ofus]

So far all I've done is get my Christmas village together.
The first pic is a real close up to show you the stores that DH and I built and painted. Each store is 'owned' by a member of the family. DH has the Saloon (he was still drinking when we built them, almost a tee-totaler now :grin:) and the drinkers have moved outside! I have the Mercantile and am sweeping the snow away. It is 'suppose' to be a western town.
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The church and skating rink
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and the wildlife area.
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[OSunshine]

Sis and I are not going to do any major decorating this year.I'm going to decorate my lamp post(keep it indoors)and she is doing her fiber optic tree.She just found batteries for her camera so hopefully I will be able to post pics soon.We cleaned our storage room and put everything else up in the attic,so,that is that.Now,I'm discovering that we packed away all the lights,so,I'll have to buy a couple of strings tomorrow while I'm out.Other than the nativity,that'll be all we do...unless I just can't help myself and buy something new...you know just a little something new to document this year....

[Blue Belle]

And here you thought I lounged on the couch all day
Must have been hard as heck dragging around the couch all over the house while you decorated. :grin:

Linda, nice job on the village! Great idea with the ownership. I like villages. I haven't taken mine out yet.

[Pennylee]

I am so stimulated by good examples here that after lunch I am definitely going to rush into the laundry
cupboard, find the tree, which will have to be unsquashed, the lights,
which will have to be untangled, and the box with the decorations.
You would not believe how many times this year I have found this box when
I didn't want it, and now it will have somehow manoeuvred itself into a dark corner
under old sprinklers and plumbing equipment that will never ever plumb again,
and will have to be hunted out with a torch.

I have to tell you, however, that I had a really successful shopping morning at
the nearest big shopping centre. I wore my Asics and didn't care who
saw them, and my feet don't hurt now. I found presents for all my
close family and some others and remembered the wrapping paper.
This success, compared with other years, has sent the blood flowing
through my veins. I can manage a bit of decorating now.

[grindle]

:rolleyes: Linda those are lovely, bet you're going to find it strange not being under feet of snow this Christmas

Penny I never know where to look for the decorations in the loft, every year I put them in the same place and every year they've managed to find somewhere else they like better:lol:

[mla2ofus]

I've had a hard time finding everything this year with moving. Things got a little scattered. On top of that, when we first moved in the shed leaked so DH pulled everthing out so he could stop the leaks. That night we had a good old TEXAS rain storm, buckets of rain falling sideways because of the wind and it soaked everything. I don't know how we lucked out but there were only a few things ruined. I bought the big plastic containers for everthing now.

[erdine]

wow, jennie, you really go all out. your house must feel so Christmassy.
mla2ofus, your village is beautiful. what a lot of work just putting it up,never mind making it.
Pennylee, you crack me up. We could make a movie out of you getting the tree:lol:

[Sashweezy]

Penny you crack me up too. :) jennie, everything looks beautiful. I wish I had the energy and inclination that you do. Linda, love your village. :) Grindle my DD tidied up my basement storage area so goodness knows where mine are. I'll need to borrow Penny's flashlight.

[jennie]

Linda I love your village! I love the fact that you named the buildings for family members, thats really cool!
I'll try to post some close up pics of my village later.:)

[Blue Belle]

:lol:Penny!

Jennie, how many villages do you have? {snicker}

I just finished decorating the clinic. Now I feel like belting out a Christmas tune.
Not sure the patients would appreciate it, though. :lol:

[Sashweezy]

I just finished decorating the clinic. Now I feel like belting out a Christmas tune. Not sure the patients would appreciate it, though. :lol:

Hey, record it and put it on U-Tube so we can copy it to listen to on Christmas day.

I need a good laugh.

[Blue Belle]

:mad: Just for that, I think I will. :p:lol:

[Cazimere]

Do you ever take a break from your many breaks to do any work :unsure:

[jennie]

:lol:Penny!

Jennie, how many villages do you have? {snicker}

I just finished decorating the clinic. Now I feel like belting out a Christmas tune. Not sure the patients would appreciate it, though. :lol:

I only have one :p

[erdine]

I'm not much at making baskets and stuff, but I put some greens in baskets and called them Christmassy:lol:
the poinsettia lights I got from Avon, and I love them
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[jennie]

I think the baskets are gorgeous!

[Blue Belle]

Do you ever take a break from your many breaks to do any work :unsure:
I'll take a break from my break to give you a break. :p

Nice decorating, Erdine! But there's something missing. You need some snow on the roofs. We'll send you some.
Would you prefer mine or Jennie's. :grin:

[jennie]

Thats it, I knew she needed something ;) Maybe we could both send her some blue ;) just to make sure she has enough :p

[Blue Belle]

I'm sure Sash wold like to contribute too. Erdine is so lucky to have us. We're such a generous bunch. :lol:

[jennie]

:grin: She'll be sooo thankful. I'll make sure I send her the fresh stuff we're supposed to get tonight ;)

[Audwoman]

erdine the baskets are pretty. I usually cut some of my evergreen trees and stick them in the plant holder for christmas. I have to remember the bow that really set it off.

[Bernie]

Everyone's decorations looks wonderful. Jennie would you like to come over and deck my halls? :lol: You've done a lovely job. I'll bet you could make my stuff look really nice. Linda I'd never have guessed those were homemade. They are lovely.

[boo]

Your baskets are great erdine. :)

[Sashweezy]

I'm sure Sash wold like to contribute too. Erdine is so lucky to have us. We're such a generous bunch. :lol:

I'd be happy to as it would really bring out the colour in her baskets. :)

[erdine]

I'm sure Sash wold like to contribute too. Erdine is so lucky to have us. We're such a generous bunch. :lol:
:lol::lol:thanks, but it's okay. I'm fine,don't need any extra decorations.
thanks all, we are lucky to be able to just go around the corner and have all sorts of greens.

[Sashweezy]

The kids are busy vacuuming and dusting so they can put the tree up. Now if I could only motivate them through the year. :lol:

[Blue Belle]

You may have to put up a tree weekly. ;)

[Sashweezy]

I don't think so Blue as it's a job I don't enjoy. Anyway it's up I'll try and post a pic or two later. Of course they had to use all the bits and bobbles etc. that they found in boxes downstairs. I, however, drew the line at a blue garland they found in one of their mom's boxes.

I learned something about myself when they were doing it. Their mom told them not to worry about where they put things as, when she and her brother's decorated the tree they'd come back from school the next day and everything would be moved. She said that Nana has an obsession for conformity. Now do you believe that?:lol:

[Blue Belle]

She said that Nana has an obsession for conformity. Now do you believe that?
I never would have believed it! :whistle:

I think we've all done that. The funny part of it is that we think our kids never noticed, then when they're older, they tell us they knew all along. :grin:

[Sashweezy]

Right Blue and surprise, surprise, I've been at it already. :blush:

Here's the original creation and a picture of Santa's Little Helper getting a doggie treat after supervising the decorating.

If you look closely you'll notice the garland round the entranceway to the dining room was pulled down by a kitty and had to be put up again before getting more bows on it. I hadn't even noticed until after I took the pic. And there she was under the tree looking like she hadn't done a thing.

[Blue Belle]

Looks good Sash! The kids must have had fun. I don't know about Weezy, she has a pretty guilty look on her face. :ph34r:

In that pic of Sam, I really can't tell which end is which. :lol:

[Blue Belle]

DD put up our puny tree today. It didn't look too bad last year, but this year DS is almost the same height. He sprouted a few inches in the last few months. He put the angel on the tree with no problem. Kind of like the Bumble on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. :grin:

[Audwoman]

Sash, it looks great. I cannot wait to put my tree up. It really puts me in the Holiday Spirit. I am like you I hate to take it down. Santa's helper is adorable. How long have you had him/her?

[Alberta Sage]

I'll do my tree tomorrow, DH likes me to wait till after his B-day.:rolleyes:
On the other hand, mother nature finally desided to do her part. I got up this morning, totally dry out. now it's all white,and a heavy snowfall warning.
(Mama N. don't do things half way)

[erdine]

your helper is adorable Sash, love the sweater.

[Sashweezy]

Aud, thanks, he's three and is my co-pilot when I go out driving. The legs you see in the background are my sixteen year olds, she'll be seventeen in February. She's a sweetie also. From day one she's shared everything with him. I got him three years ago as I thought she wasn't going to be with me much longer but he gave her a lease on life. :)

Erdine, my sister sent that to me after she saw his pic with Santa early last December.........and it still fits. :)

Blue, she's a devil when she wants to be, but she can be an angel also. :rolleyes: I think you have to do what I do and tweak the tree when they're not around. ;)

[springsprunginmy<3]

Awww, what a cute elf ya have there !!:hug:

We got our first snow fall today...and we always call this our "outside" Christmas tree...Id love to put lights on it..


this is the same size tree that came down on the house last spring, thankfully this one is far away:lol:

[grindle]

Right Blue and surprise, surprise, I've been at it already. :blush:

Here's the original creation and a picture of Santa's Little Helper getting a doggie treat after supervising the decorating.

If you look closely you'll notice the garland round the entranceway to the dining room was pulled down by a kitty and had to be put up again before getting more bows on it. I hadn't even noticed until after I took the pic. And there she was under the tree looking like she hadn't done a thing.


Your tree is lovely Sash and Santa's helper is so sweet :rolleyes:

[Pennylee]

I love the dog with no end in sight, and his Christmas clothes.

I had a bad start with my gift wrapping, as the big stickytape which gives
the parcels a more refined look (two pieces at the most and each is secure) flipped back and concealed itself from further use. Even wielding
an old fashioned can opener did not solve the problem of a totally smooth
tape without a way to use it. So I'm making the best of the tiny little tapes
which so far seem to be nobly holding things together. I know some people
can make beautiful shapes, tight and smooth, using a minimum of help from any kind of tapes, but on the other hand they
don't produce the exciting knobbly corners that I do.

[erdine]

Pennylee, thank you again for your humorous take on life. You are the best storyteller. And you crack me up.:lol:

[jennie]

:lol: I alwyas love Panny's posts too!
Sash the tree and your helpers look great! What is it about cats and the tree, mine has slept under it ever since I put it up :rolleyes:
I always re-decorated the tree after the kids went to bed too :blush: then I just got them their own tree and we put it upstairs and I let them do whatever they wanted on it :lol:

[Sashweezy]

Weezy decided to do a little tweaking of the tree last night. :(

[Blue Belle]

lol Well she wants to decorate too! ;)

[erdine]

she is so sweet, and so helpful.what would we do without our critters?

[galu]

Pennylee, you give me such hope that I am going to put this computer down and get out there! I have no idea where any decor might be in my storage, so I have too good an excuse to just chill this year but I will start the hunt for gifts because of your encouragement. Off I go!

[Pennylee]

Well, isn't that nice, Galu? And to Jennie and Erdine, I love kind words,
so thank you all.

I'm enjoying hearing how everyone decorates the house in the old
traditional ways. If I keep my health and strength, I plan to do more
in 2009, when I will have some better facilities for entertaining. A new
oven too. But this present old house has seen some happy Christmases
in the past, especially in the times when we left Santa a drink and a piece of cake and a carrot for the reindeer.

[Blue Belle]

Has anyone done any more decorating? I still haven't ventured beyond the table. :blush: Maybe tomorrow when we're snowed in.

[jennie]

:unsure: Do I need to post more pictures?? :p:lol:

[erdine]

9462thought I would add some icicles to the basket, make it a bit more festive, does that count?

[Sashweezy]

Hee, most definitely. :lol: Very creative!

[buster]

I didn't do any decorating this year. I can only imagine the "FUN" Miss Kitty would have had with the decorations. She is into everything and I mean everything. My little grand kids aren't coming home for Christmas this year and I also think they are the joy of Christmas. So Miss Kitty and me are going to have a quiet, non decorated Christmas. I'll enjoy seeing your pix that you post, so post away. Connie

[boo]

erdine, did that happen when you threw that pot of water up into the air? I'm sure Caz will be excited to see what the outcome was. beautiful! :lol:

[erdine]

yup, exactly what happened.:lol:

[Blue Belle]

:unsure: Do I need to post more pictures?? :p:lol:
Definitely not! :um: I was hoping some of the normal people would post some. Of course, I may have to go to another forum then. :lol:

Erdine :lol:. I decorated with more snow today. :rolleyes: By the way, I've been meaning to mention that I like your little critter with the Santa hat (avatar). :)

[jennie]

:o But I am normal, at least thats what the voices in my head tell me :unsure:

shut up!...no, you shut up!...must post more pictures!...no you post pictures! hang more christmas lights!...no you hang more lights! :wacko:

[Blue Belle]

:lol: You sound like my teens. :( I wish I could turn their voices off. :grin:

[jennie]

;) It would be nice if they came with a mute button wouldnt it :lol:

[Blue Belle]

lol A disappear button would be even better. Or a transport button. Push it, next thing you know, they're standing outside in the storm. :lol:

[jennie]

Yeah, or a clean your room button! Now that would be cool!:lol:

[Blue Belle]

I'd be happy enough if they'd leave the rest of the house clean and just contain it to their rooms. :grin:

[jennie]

:lol: thats true, you can always just shut the bedroom door.

[Blue Belle]

DS isn't that bad, his is more in his room, but DD leaves a trail behind her. :( She'd never get lost in a forest. :lol:

[Cazimere]

A mute button wouldn't be a bad idea around here either :whistle:

[Sashweezy]

A mute button wouldn't be a bad idea around here either :whistle:

Gosh, you sure nailed that in the head. We could turn you off when you get raunchy or is that frisky? I do know it's smart-a$$ed and sarcastic. :p:lol::lol:

I'm never sarcastic, always sweet and understanding.

[pennyandrusty]

Everyone's houses seems so festival with their decorations. I only do the living room now. :ph34r: Here are my pictures.

[Blue Belle]

How festive, Penny! I love the Bumble. Does he bounce? ;):grin:

[Sashweezy]

I love all your pics P&R but especially your mantle pic. :)

The, are they sketches of the dogs above it? Are just great! :grin:

[Blue Belle]

I read, and reread that last sentence, and either you mixed up some words, Sash, or I'm really tired. :lol:

[Cazimere]

She must have gotten into the christmas spirits again :whistle:

[jennie]

Your house looks beautiful P&R. I love the bumble too!!

Caz, where are your decorations?? You must have done something festive to the goofinloafer :p

[jerseygirl]

Come on people, let's see those trees!

[Blue Belle]

Nice decorations, Jerseygirl. Our tree has two baubles on it because we can't find the box with the tree decorations. :rolleyes: The kids will look for it tomorrow while I'm at work, since they're off school now. Maybe I'll come home to a decorated tree. :)

[Sashweezy]

I read, and reread that last sentence, and either you mixed up some words, Sash, or I'm really tired. :lol:

I'm just too fast a typist sometimes. I type and nothing shows up then the cursor comes up and I start typing again and don't proof read. What happened was what I'd typed that didn't show up came back to haunt me. Just like Caz said but it was the ghost of 'posting past', not the spirit. :lol::lol:

[Sashweezy]

Caz post the picture of the 'nuthin' that I sent you. It would be very acceptable on this thread.

Here's a pic of the beautiful snowman my grandson made me on a classroom project. They had a class trip to a studio and made a ceramic figure. He picked the snowman. Cheap at the cost only $12. On the bottom it says, Tristan Xmas 2008, to Nana and a heart drawn. :)

I put him on my stove to take the pic so he's show up really well.

[erdine]

PennyandRusty, love your decorations and tree.
Jerseygirl, very pretty, and I like the color of your walls.
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Sashweezy, that snowman is wonderful, what a great gift from your grandson. He did very well.

[Blue Belle]

Oh, that's nice, Erdine! And the little village underneat. I haven't even attempted my village this year.

Sash, how cute! A definite keeper. :)

[Sashweezy]

Erdine and jerseygirl, you're trees look great! I already posted ours. The only difference now is that the kids put some candy canes on it................a definite improvement. :rolleyes: But it's their tree. :)

[donna]

this is what I did this year.?The last is a photo of how the serviettes will be on the table which I will do in white and gold this year.

[buster]

they all look so nice and festive. Great job, folks. connie

[jennie]

That looks great Donna, I love your angels.

[Sashweezy]

Very nice donna. :) Love your angels too.

[Alberta Sage]

Here's mine: The tree, the angel, and the stockings

[Alberta Sage]

Some of the crafty stuff

[Sashweezy]

Very nice and festive, Alberta. You're crafts are lovely. :) Did you make the angel yourself?

[Alberta Sage]

Yes my angel was made about 10 years ago

[Blue Belle]

Very pretty Donna and Alberta!

[Bernie]

Everything looks so lovely and festive.

Donna I'm so sorry you don't like angels. :lol:Actually they are all so lovely. Never heard of the masqurade dolls before but you do have a real nice collection of them.

Alberta I love all your cross stitch work. I did some in years past but my eyes aren't as good as they once where so I haven't done any lately. I never did anyting as lovely as that winter sceen of yours. I really love that.

[Audwoman]

You all have such lovely decoration. I am jealous. I am pushing to exhaustion to get the downstairs of my house done so I can have Christmas at my new house. All I am going to have time to do is put up one Tree. If I get it done I will post a pic Christmas Eve. :blush:

[Sashweezy]

Aud, take it easy. Don't push yourself to the extent that you can't enjoy the holiday. :)

[donna]

Thanks everyone and yes Bernie I do love Christmas Angels.Even the tree has mainly angel ornaments.I have been collecting the Russ Masqerade Angels for a few years now and try to add to it each time I go to Adelaide to my favourite shop- The Christmas Shop and Teddy Bear Corner.

[Blue Belle]

Yes, Aud, do take is easy. So, where are the pics??? :lol:

[jennie]

Aud, will you be serving hot cocoa?? :ph34r::lol:

[Audwoman]

Yes, Aud, do take is easy. So, where are the pics???

Blue you are just mean. I am moving as fast as the old body will go. :unsure:

Aud, will you be serving hot cocoa?? :ph34r::lol:

My boyfriend has never asked me to make him any hot cocoa. He buys cold chocolate milk. You think he knows what I did? :unsure: I never told him. He thinks I am an angle. :rolleyes:

Sash, I have a goal and I hope I am not to tired to enjoy the fun. I love Christmas but because things did not go as fast as they should I figured it was already ruined I will try to do what I can to save the day.

[Blue Belle]

He thinks I am an angle. :rolleyes:
You've got an angle, all right. :lol: I love those good typos. :grin:

[boo]

:sleazy: Does he call you his little acute angle? :lol::lol:

{{sigh}}

[Blue Belle]

:rolleyes: Yup, that's about as bad as the joke you sent me. ;):grin: Don't give up your day job.

[pennyandrusty]

How festive, Penny! I love the Bumble. Does he bounce? ;):grin:

I thought he moved, but he doesn't seem to, but he does roar. :p


I love all your pics P&R but especially your mantle pic. :)

Are they sketches of the dogs above it? Are just great! :grin:

Yes, they are. A good friend of mine had them done up for us one Christmas, so they get the best wall in the house. :)

I love how everyone has done up their homes. Some of you go all out and they look so festive!

Erdine, I love how you have that snow under your tree with your village under it.

[boo]

Yup, that's about as bad as the joke you sent me.

That was actually picked as the funniest joke of the year or something such award. :rolleyes: Perhaps it was lost on you.... :hug:

[Blue Belle]

lol I must admit that I literally LOL'd when I read it. :) But you know I have to jab at you about it. :hug:

[boo]

:ph34r: I hope I get you for Valentines Day. :lol:

[Blue Belle]

Nooooooooooo! :um: I'll be just about done vacuuming up glitter from your Christmas card by then. I'd better be reeeeeeally nice to Jennie.

[Sashweezy]

Nooooooooooo! :um: I'll be just about done vacuuming up glitter from your Christmas card by then. I'd better be reeeeeeally nice to Jennie.

Why don't you organize it Blue, you could really scre.....I mean set us all up? :p

[Alberta Sage]

I took down the tree today, but before I boxed up everything, I thought I'd take a shot of my homemades

[Sashweezy]

Oh, they are so lovely Alberta. :) I don't take mine down until the 12th day after Christmas.

[Audwoman]

Alberta those are beautiful. I am not crafty.

My tree does not come down until I have the energy. Most time about the 16 of January. :lol: