Our Old Fashioned Christmas Tree

OH MY GOODNESS....

I am so excited about CHRISTMAS ...

...not for the gifts (tho, they ARE wonderful)

but just the sheer wonderment of it all takes my breath away.

I am very olden and getting more olden by the micro second...

I'll be 76 at the end of this magical month.

You might think that when one is "of a certain age", she might not like all the hustle, bustle, fuss

and DECORATING....

so may I just say right here and now....

ONE NEVER GETS TOO OLD FOR FUN.

 (now, isn't THAT good to know..??)

 O, I love my little 4' tree

with all the old fashioned decorations on it....

Some are so vintage, I can't even remember where I got them.
(that could be because I'm vintage, too.....)

Red and White have always been 

MY CHRISTMAS COLORS.

I wondered if my colors would look okay in this beautiful new home of ours....
 and they DO.

That cute Santa, with the candle light in hand, was bought when our first grandson, DREW,
was born....well, I recall that it was for his very first CHRISTMAS...
"DREW....you can have him any time you decide you want him"!!

OH, YES...

I do love
CHRISTMAS TIME.

 

 

 I am using the adorable SANTA HAT for my tree topper this year and

I really like the looks of it...

MR SWEET, on the other hand, is thinking I might need to go back to the

traditional STAR.....

or

ANGEL..... 

 

 I use a lot of WHITE on this little green tree...

This is the 2nd year I've used these large, PAPER SNOWFLAKES...

They are one of my favorite things to go on our tree.

The pretty LAYLA of THE LETTERED COTTAGE

made all those amazing paper snow flakes and I nearly died, just looking at this lovely vision.
She said to just google PAPER SNOWFLAKE TEMPLATES,
I did...
and I made several of the larger ones.

I am working on some more for NEXT CHRISTMAS.
I think they are just beautiful....

  
I used some of the MESH ribbon on the tree this year and
let me say, right here and now...
I SURE DO LOVE IT.

It picks up the reflection of lights and colors and works very well....
no trouble at all in putting it on.
I decided this year that I'd do NOTHING that would cause STRESS.

 These two long legged girls are
MR. SWEET'S
favorite decoration for Christmas.
He says they are so SASSY and CUTE.

I love 'em, too,
and will keep them out to cheer us all thru the long winter.

Then, they will be packed away for the summer.

I bought these cuties at HOBBY LOBBY last year...

These long-legged beauties are just delightful to have in our Christmas room....

HL has the CUTEST things and I bought a
WOODLAND SANTA
last week that I wanna marry.

I'll show him to you soon...

I have a lot of SANTAS
on my tree every year.

I am obsessed with Santa Clauses....

 The magic of CHRISTMAS takes my breath away.

 Something else that 

TAKES MY BREATH AWAY....

PEPPERMINT CANDY...

OOO  HONEY

Williams Sonoma PEPPERMINT BARK on the left...mega bucks

my candy on the right...not nearly as expensive and ALMOST as good...

RECIPE, such as it is...:)

♥

GOOD white chocolate ( I am not a fan of BARK...I like the GOOD STUFF)

peppermint candies..

peppermint oil, optional. (I didn't use it but bet it's awesome.)

♥♥

Smash the candies,

microwave the chocolate,

add candy and pour onto a buttered/sprayed cookie sheet.

♥♥♥

When hard, break into pieces.

UMMM UM GOOD.

Now, some folks add a layer of CHOCOLATE to their 

Peppermint Bark...

You might like it, too.

I prefer mine just plain Peppermint Bark.

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WINNER of the beautiful RAMSIGN HOUSE NUMBER SIGN

PATTI that live in PANDORA'S BOX

Congratulations, Patti....you are going to love this pretty sign.
I will notify Tezz of RAMSIGNS
with your name and email address.
She, in turn, will get in touch with you for details on the sign of your choice.

xoxo