Creating a magical look for Christmas...

I somehow managed to get my husband Todd on board to string up patio lights in our great room...I had a vision and although I had my doubts I figured it was worth a shot...we had three strings of lights from outside but we knew we needed one more...which was fine because we wanted more lights outside next summer...I found some through amazon I have added a link below...*this post does contain affiliate links...I am an avid amazon shopper so I thought this was a perfect fit for me....

There was some major controversy in the house when I proposed adding a tree above the cabinets....now I do not like to decorate above cabinets normally...but Christmas is the time to break the rules and to go over the top...and we love the look...I just need to add the Christmas tree sign I made...

 

This Christmas sack was a huge hit at our house tour last year...

                                                                     

check out our last years Holiday house tour I did just before we moved 

I have had these knit stockings for almost 20 years...look at these...I think I might need a few new ones...

                                                                   

I thought this Christmas pillow was such a nice touch...I found it at Winners recently but here are a few other options I found that are easily available...I have purchased pillow covers through amazon before...check if these are only covers before buying...I swear by Ikea feather inserts.

                                      

I had to take home this little church decor piece last year...I mean I live in a church right...

With the vaulted ceilings I just knew this would create such a magical effect...it will be perfect for the upcoming White Wood Winter Market on Dec 2nd and 3rd 2017 

The string lights are commercial style heavy duty outdoor lights...we re purposed our outdoor lights but we needed more so I ordered 48' more from amazon...these are the ones we ordered and we were very happy with them, they are the same quality as the ones I bought earlier and paid much more for.

                                                                                                                                     

We had to figure out how to hang these lights...so I dug out these wheels that were part of the windows previously...

I gave them a good soak in the crock pot in water dish soap and a couple splashes of vinegar...then I scrubbed them with a small wire brush and they looked like new.

I made this simple sign to add above the cabinets....now how do I get this up there....

I have always loved flocked trees and this year when I cooked up the crazy idea to put a tree above the kitchen cabinets I always envisioned a small flocked tree...I found a 5ft tree locally and decided to use just the top two sections and it worked perfectly...I used some of the extra branches to fill my table boxes...

I think that flocked trees are all the rage...they are so whimsical...and I think they need far less dressing to make them look stunning...I left mine simple and unadorned...

here are a few good options from amazon ...I have seen them done in groups of two and they look magical...I wish I had room for more.

                                

For this year I decided to try the galvanized bucket in place of the tree skirt...and I love it...it is the perfect farmhouse touch...I picked up mine at the local hardware store...see how I use it in the summer in this POST about our completed backyard project from our last house 

I made this tag garland by simple stringing together burlap tags I found and stamping them with 1-25 alternating black paint and rose gold paint...I used twine to string them...this was a fun and super simple diy project.

                                                                   

It feels good to be ready from Christmas now...thanks for stopping by...