Sweet Images of Christmas......

Blush pink roses, old silver & a scattering of wee oranments.......

This afternoon, finds me thoroughly enveloped in the "Christmas Spirit"!.....Last night was my annual "Cookie Party".....a gathering of my dearest friends, for a cozy evening of chatting, eating & just enjoying the season!.....In preparation, I begin dressing up the corners & cubbyholes of our house, & even though there is still much to do, our home is beginning to feel like Christmas might be just around the corner!......Instead of coming up with "grand decorating plans" for our house, I am instead focusing on decorating in a sweet, sort of "old-fashioned" way...with no real plan, or color scheme, no theme..... I'm not interested in buying "brand-new" or trying to create anything "elaborate"...... What is calling to me is a simple, cozy, some-what "humble" feel.....tiny red printed fabric lampshades, jelly jars & crocks filled with "peppermints & candy canes" & lots of greenery!......strands of sparkling white lights strung across my kitchen,... masses of pure white votives scattered among antique ornaments & the sparkle of slightly tarnished tinsel! There will be paper chains made from brown craft paper & dusted with glitter, "snowballs" of plain "muslin & mica dust"......& stacks of somewhat tattered, but dearly loved, Christmas stories, just waiting to be enjoyed. This is the type of holiday decorating that is happening at my house, charmingly "plain & simple"!...... I hope you enjoy these "Sweet Images of Christmas"........ Heidi XO

Soft, worn linens..accessorized with "bits" of Christmas.....

A room where, ...... "visions of sugarplums dance through our heads".....

Sweet, tiny trees.......

Note: All photos courtesy of Country Living magazine....