So Simple

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall,

Who Is the Fairest of All?

My Mother had this pretty, little mirror in her home and now it is in my foyer.  I found these beautiful silk flowers and thought this is the perfect place to display them.  I think they look real.  So here they will stay.

Please join our lovely host Cindy at My Romantic Home (here) for more "Show and Tell" Friday.

Sandy at Teacup Lane

Christmas 2008

Have I mentioned I LOVE, really LOVE decorating for Christmas?  Well, I do.  I haven't started decorating for 2009 yet but I thought I would share some photos of my home from last Christmas with you.   This photo is a close up of our fireplace mantel.  My SIL gave me the cute Snowman.  I made the quilted forest scene fabric panel behind the Snowman many years ago (i.e., 1991) and embellished the mantel with green garland, pine cones and red poinsettia silk flowers.

Here's the mantel in all its glory!  As I mentioned I first quilted the piece on my sewing machine, added fabric paint, beads (red ones to embellish the berries, white star shaped ones, and a string of red beads on the Christmas tree) and tiny pine cones.   PS - I just discovered how to make the photos larger.  Ah - tah!

Last year I decided to get a small, slim Christmas tree and found this one at Target for just $25!  After much thought (i.e., where to put the extra tree???) I put it up in our foyer.  I love all styles for Christmas (white, pink etc.) but I still decorate in the traditional reds and greens of my childhood.

One of my vintage ornaments!  Isn't it beautiful!

Now you can see the embellishments on the forest scene from the silver glitter fabric paint on the snow, to the red beads on the berries, white star beads on the stars, to the red garland beading on the Christmas tree.  I had fun making this fabric panel.  I have another fabric panel of Santa Claus that I may try to make for Christmas this year.

Our family room Christmas tree and fireplace all decorated up for 2008.  I hope you enjoyed the tour.  I can hardly wait to start decorating for Christmas 2009.