Christmas Decor Part One

seems kinda old talking about Christmas right now

like it should be over

I freaked out for the last two weeks

and because I did

I'm pretty calm right now

what with all the shopping done

the baking started and the zillions of other little things that take hours and added extra minutes to every plan I have for just checking things off the list

but still I am calm

Christmas will be here in 3 days whether I am ready or not

For those of you who are expecting your gifts in the mail,

well just say they may be late

that does not change their gift status, however,

or my adoration for you

or my love

It's out there

my admission to tardiness, laziness, craziness

way back up there in the photo before I started rambling

I added a Santa to my "hurricane chic" toppled over chair "mantle" on top of our computer armoire

I've had him for a l-o-n-g time

this is what I did with the dried orange peels

made a twine and pine cone garland

it's aroma is - sweet as an orange

after the peels were dried and hardened I hot glued them with the pine cones to the twine

then I noticed the mesh sack the oranges had been in and thought, why not?

so I cut it into strips and there it hangs

daytime or evening it looks really neat

here's the table

(minus a chair - EC has it downstairs - gluing it)

outdoor fabric wrapped around the backs,

tied with tulle like ribbon

yes, I covered our large print in wrapping paper

everything in the DR/LR area is in the red/white/aqua colors

with a little twig thrown in

I'm hoping to do another part

there's a huge family room loaded with decorations

my calm may stay

or

it may go

so either part two will come

or

I will be posting about all the new storage ideas

I have planned for January

Can anyone say, "Large Dumpster Tote?"

Happy Christmas