Good morning my dear friends, and welcome new visitors. Today is The Nester’s Christmas Home Tour, so please come in and have a look around at my all new (as in totally changed from previous years) Christmas décor.
Every house needs at least one wreath I believe. This is our front door wreath. I made a Fall pinecone wreath and then glamoured that up for Christmas.
When I decided that I was breaking my twenty year long tradition of red and gold Christmas decorations, my transformation to new, simpler, nature inspired and handmade begin in my living room with my ‘faux-mantel-‘ vignette.
I used a homemade twig wreath that has served me so well all through 2010 added a pinecone garland, scattered some small silver balls among some mercury silver candle sticks and added some small pinecones to that mix for good measure.
This mantel set the tone for the rest of my Christmas decorations: simple, natural, sparkly and elegant.
Of course that meant my tree had to match this look. And I didn’t have a single silver or white or natural ornament for it. So I made them, and as a result I know have this lovely all white and silver Christmas tree.
All the ornaments are handmade by me (with some much appreciated help from My Love). Let’s take a closer look shall we:
Wooden stars in various sizes and wooden hearts. Doilie ornaments made out of cut up crochet runners from the flea market, and a garland of lights that have been decorated with paper trees.
Of course a true Songbird Christmas would not be complete without at least one little vignette.
For this one I turned regular leftover vegetable tins into lanterns. Sparkly, shiny, and simple, this years favorite triple S signature.
And this weekend I added some more decorations to my back patio too. For outside I still love adding some red because it stands out so wonderful against all the grays, greens and browns that makeup my garden now.
And this is how far I have come with my Christmas decorations this year. I am quite sure I am not done yet. Too many ideas still going through my head. But crafting just for the fun of it with the knowledge that everything is already love as is, is wonderfully relaxing and just as I like it.
Thank you for visiting!!
Love,
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WAT IS JOU HUIS MOOIE IN EEN WARME KERST SFEER.
IK BEN ZELF NOG NIET ZO VER.
LIEVE GROET,
MIRANDA
It looks beautiful!
So beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Sue
So so pretty! Love that the back porch gets a little Christmas too!
I love your can lights – beautifully simple!
Looks lovely!!
Everything is so pretty! I like the natural feel of everything. Merry Christmas!
Marianne! Love everything! It's gently festive – so calm and light!
Is that dried fruit on your arrangement outdoors?? I'm trying that out this year!
I'm almost done here…I think!
xo
~Kolein
I love that you made all the new ornaments for your tree rather than saying you went out and bought all new ornaments for a different tree. My favorite things though are the veggie can lanterns! I remember seeing those in a book/magazine in my childhood and wanting to make them. I also like that you're not "done". I'm not either.
Kelly
Absolutely beautiful. Peaceful and sparkly and perfect! Lots of eye candy
Hoi Marianne,
wauw, wat is het mooi bij je. Zo gezellig en wat ben je supercreatief geweest zeg. Je boom is een plaatje.
Lieve groetjes, Ingrid.
Beautiful, as always, at your home, Marianne.
Your home is beautiful, Marianne!
xo
Claudia
Hi,
I love all your pictures.
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Love all the white and silver. Everything looks fabulous. Merry Christmas. Hugs, Marty
Very pretty. Especially love the handmade ornaments.
Beautiful. I love the handmade ornaments on your tree.
So calming and inviting!! Your home and all of your wonderfully creative talents look spectacular at this time of year and always!
Happy HOlidays xOxO
It all looks amazing! What a special tree! I love the handmade ornaments. I have the exact same wreath in our kitchen. The natural look with mercury glass is very pretty!
Wishing you a happy one!
~Michelle
It all looks so lovely and natural. I love that you decorate outside, I do too! Have a wonderful Christmas.
Some great ideas here! That front door wreath is gorgeous.
What great ideas and beautiful decor! I love the idea of the twig wreath! I have one that I bought from a arts and crafts festival and I do believe I may glam it up like yours for next year! The soup can idea into lanterns is fabulous! I love the natural colors and feel of your home
thanks for letting us see
Summer
I love the white and silver, simple yet elegant. The tins are fabulous. Such wonderful decorations.
Thanks for the tour
It's beautiful! I love the tin can lanterns, how fun!
Love your home and decorations, what a great blog to see creative ideas. Thanks for sharing with us.
GORGEOUS! Love the ornaments and the coffee cans!
Very nice – what a great way to decorate without spending a fortune
Oh, I like your name
Absolutely beautiful!!! And jealous. I haven't a crafty bone in my body, so I'll live vicariously through you and your talents!
Merry Christmas!
Everything is gorgeous!
It's all beautiful!
Blessings,
Kim
Everything looks sooooo PRETTY…love those tin cans. I’m having a Christmas Open House on the 16th…you love to have you join in!
Blessings,
Linda
Just gorgeous!
I love seeing it all in one place! So, so gorgeous. Loved taking in the review and LOVE your back patio decorations! Too pretty!
Simply pretty!
love the silver and white!
Gorgeous gorgeous! Thanks for your lovely tour around the house. Love that youve decorated with simple things as pine cones and tins. Very inspirational. Hugs /Therese
A very sophisticated Christmas to you! Beautiful, everything is an 'easy' beautiful!
very pretty! Love the vegetable tin lanterns!
You already know how very much I love the handmade ornaments on your tree! And you've even decked out your outdoors. Which is something I've so far failed to do!
Brenda
Lovely decor, it looks so homey!
Just beautiful! Your Christmas tree is stunning! Happy Christmas!
So very lovely…. and the patio area is a wonderful touch!
Hi! fantastic!
Merry xmas
xoxo
LOVE that you took the time to decorate your outdoor table as well!
Hello, I'm visiting from the Nesters Home tour and just wanted to say your home looks lovely. I love all the white your collages are beautiful. Merry Christmas to you. Stacey
Lovely decorations! Cute idea to use the vegetable tins for luminaries. This would be a great post to link to my party: http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/2010/12/diamond-in-rough.html
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Blessings and a very Merry Christmas!
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
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Oh I am in awe… I love it all!!! So beautiful! Stopping by from Funky Junks…Following you along!
Love your blog! Just found you through the nester…you have a lovely Christmas home.
shaunna
Just found your blog ~ Love your Christmas decor so beautiful!