Christmas Home Tour!

Our house has been beautified for the holidays since the day after Thanksgiving! Inviting you inside has been long overdue! Welcome!....

I stripped the wreath that I made last year {that I was none too thrilled with} and started all over again. Since I did a somewhat peacock theme this year, I did our wreath in a color scheme of blues, whites and golds.

Come on in!!....

Here is our tree in all her beauty. I initially showed her off in this post, but here are a few more pictures....

Do you see the peacock ribbon in the photo below? I found it at Hobby Lobby and bought it not knowing how I would use it and then decided I would incorporate it in my tree! It ended up being the inspiration for my theme this year!

Peacock feathers in the tree topper....

You can see more photos here.

Not too much going on in the living room. I decorated the fireplace mantle a bit and hung up our stockings....

Here is our little Ilah watching the Dora Christmas special!....

Some close-up pictures of the mantle decor and the stockings....

A few photos with the lights on....

Peacock feathers made their way into the mantle decor too : ) ....

Onto the kitchen. On our island is this little Christmas tree....

The ribbon on this tree matches the ribbon that I used on the fireplace mantle.

Guarding the tree are a few nutcrackers ; ) ....

I found these peacock ornaments at Marshalls. Aren't they awesome!? I love them!....

Time to head to the staircase....

I used the same ribbon on the staircase banister that I used in my tree....

Peacock Christmas bulbs found at Homegoods....

I kept things to a minimum in the dining area. I just added a small touch of greenery to the centerpiece...

And put these two whimsical peacock trees out on the table...

A TJ Maxx find for just $12.99 each.

Upstairs you will find Ilah's Christmas tree in her room...

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I hope you enjoyed stepping inside of our home and seeing how it's decorated for Christmas!!

May you all experience joy, peace and wonderful memories this Christmas season!

Pumpin' Out Christmas Cookies!

Time to showcase some more Christmas cookies that I've been making!....

I thought this would be a fun set to pair together...Santa's, cupcakes, gingerbread boys and girls...and a few "light bulbs"!....

The youth group at our church is having a Christmas party next Friday night and I've been asked to make cookies for their fun shin-dig! I got some cute ideas in mind...that include a zebra pattern ; ) Can't wait to start!

Ilah's Christmas Tree!

I'm finally getting around to posting photos of Ilah's Christmas tree! It was the first tree in the house that I put up and decorated - the day after Thanksgiving. It pretty much looks the same as it did last year, with the exception of the gold ribbon that I added to it this year...

For those wondering...Ilah definitely takes notice of her pretty tree, but she doesn't pull on the ornaments. She admirers them by pointing at them and/or gently holding a few {while they are still on the limb} and saying "pretty!".

I still need to take pictures of the other Christmas decor that I've put up in our home. I will be posting those photos soon!