Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale & Nollaig Shona Duit!

Have a beautiful day with your family and friends!

I have been up all night gift wrapping, building dream houses, and adding final touches for Christmas morning.

I hope to be able to sleep for the next two hours before our kids wake up!

This always happens to me every year but it's so much fun to see their faces light up.

Here are a few Christmas touches around our home.

Enjoy this wonderful day and Merry Christmas from our family to yours!














We were blessed with a White Christmas!

It was a fun week playing in the snow.


Take care,

Claudia

Wishing for a White Christmas!

Here in New England we are wishing for a White Christmas
to go along with our Christmas decor!

My husband flew out to Hong Kong yesterday morning and so we decided to pick our Christmas tree and do all the decorating last weekend before he left.

That is early for us.

Now if it would only snow.

The kids had their first sleep over under the Christmas tree.

Their cute little eyes covered with the 3D Christmas glasses.
Have you seen those?

Really cute idea for Advent and stocking stuffers.
They can see different Christmas images of Santa, reindeers, and snowmen.

They love them!

After they fell asleep I watched one of my favorite movies
White Christmas right next to a cozy fire.

Just wish my hubby was here with me to enjoy it.

Soon enough....

What is your favorite Christmas movie?

Here are some inspirational holiday decor.

Have a great Sunday!

Image by Country Home

Image by Country Living

Image by Country Living

Image by Country Living

Image by Country Living

Image by Country Living

Image by Coastal Living

Image by Country Home


Take care,

Claudia

Advent Calendar

Hello,

It's the first week of December. It's so exciting!

We are getting ready around here to decorate for Christmas.

We started listening to our Christmas music playlists, gathering together after dinner and
watching our favorite Christmas shows.

Last night after the kids went to bed I watched one of my favorite Black and White movies

The Bells of St. Mary's.

While watching the great Ingrid Bergman I made an Advent Calendar.

I have purchased in the past card board box calenders filled with chocolates and have done the wooden boxes with hidden treasures but I was tired of the same old thing.

So I decided to look on the web and found a couple of inspirations!

I loved one of them but it wouldn't get here in time.....

I decided to make one. It's simple but it's cute and the kids love it!

Do you keep the tradition of an Advent Calendar?

Image from Land of Nod

Image from Land of Nod

This one I almost bought but wasn't going to get here in time.
Isn't it cute?
Lots of room to put lots of goodies.

Image from Potterybarn

This one is my favorite. I wish I had more time to copy this idea.
Isn't it fabulous?
Image from Potterybarn


Here is mine.



Have fun decorating!

Take care, Claudia

My new Rustic Table Runner from Faded Plains

Hello,

I hope you all had a festive and memorable Thanksgiving!

We had lots of fun cooking, drinking red wine, playing music, and making memories.

The day before Thanksgiving I opened up a beautiful package from Faded Plains.

One of my inspirational blogs I follow.

I love all of Andrea's beautiful vintage goods in her shop.

Look on my inspirational blog roll and you will find Faded Plains.

It's a wonderful blog with so many gorgeous pictures of her home and her etsy shop.

Please take a look.

I took a few pictures of my recent purchase of this 100% cotton French blue rustic table runner.

It's sitting on my farm table in the dining room.

It looks so pretty.



Don't you just love how she wrapped up the package?



It was hard for me to unwrap it.

I saved the packaging and she also sent a lavender scent sachet along with the runner.

Beautiful touches.

Take care,
Claudia

Zac Brown Band

Hello,

I just discovered the Zac Brown Band and can't get enough of this band. Our home has been filled with his music.

Usually I just blog about beautiful house accessories but thought this would be fun to write about. Our family loves all types of music but this new discovery has me so happy. When we did our kitchen renovations we installed speakers all over the first floor of the house. Our home always has music playing even if we are not here. I run out for errands and return with something fun on as I enter the house.

Back to Zac Brown Band. I think all of his music is brilliant and beautiful. Love the violin and banjo in the background. His voice is exceptional too. Just love it!!

Let me know if you like them too and which song is your favorite?

I love them all but I do think Coldhearted and Whiskey's Gone is fun!!! Can't get enough of that violin playing.

Back to dancing and listening to the Zac Brown Band!!


Have a great weekend! Enjoy!

Take care,
Claudia

Old Wooden Crates

Happy Friday everyone!

I came across this picture and thought it was a cool idea.

Old wooden crates stacked together.

This would look nice on an empty wall space.

I might have to steal this idea.

Just love it!

Also love the color of the wooden crates.

What do you think?

Would you use this as furniture in your home?

Image from Houzz


Have a great weekend!

Take care,

Claudia

Rain drops are falling on my head!

It's been cloudy and rainy and all I want to do is snuggle and watch old movies.

I need sunshine to get me in the mood for holiday decorating.

Which holidays are you getting ready for?

Most stores have forgotten about Thanksgiving and are decorating for Christmas.

I do enjoy the holiday issues of Country Living, Martha Stewart and some others to jump start

on

Christmas decorations. I still love the idea of everyone at our home enjoying the

Feast of Thanksgiving.

Here are some inspirational pictures.

Courtesy of Canadian House & Home


Courtesy of PotteryBarn

Image by Country Living

Image by Country Living

Image by Country Living

There's always a theme in our home. Music, fire, good food & wine!


Have a great weekend!

Take care,
Claudia