Holiday Dining Room {Part 1}

 

 

 

This year I put my sweet tree in the dining room to add some color and sparkle. I'm loving the contrast of the white tree against the dark gray/blue walls.   

 

 

 

 

The black and gold Mikasa plates were a Christmas gift last year. I drooled over them forever before receiving them! What's funny is they haven't even been used yet! Maybe I'll actually wash them for dessert on Christmas Day since I'm hosting this year.

 

 

 

 

Come back tomorrow for part 2 of the dining room to see my holiday tablescape and a festive bar cart!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm Wishing For...

Tory Burch Michelle Tote/ Tory Burch Sunglasses/ Kendra Scott Earrings/ Ugg Slippers/ 

Mingle Bar Glasses/ Gala Plates/ Twirl Parfum

Get Social Sunday

Welcome to the 17th edition of Get Social Sunday hosted by A Lived in Home! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday spirit! I've been busy wrapping gifts and finishing up my shopping. I love this time of year! 

Thank you to everyone that has been partying with us and spreading the word! I'm changing the rules today and letting you link up anything! There are so many awesome holiday projects out there! I want to see what you've been up to! 

The rules are simple:

1. Follow your host on the right side bar. That would be me!! :)

2. Link up your favorite post or two.

3. Stick around and check out other awesome blogs!

4. Tell you friends about Get Social Sunday and tell them to tell their friends!

5. Come back each Sunday through Tuesday and link up.

That's all! Easy peasy! 

Now enjoy meeting new blog friends!

Frugal Find Friday

 

I'm so excited about my find this week at Crate and Barrel! This gold dipped Emery pillar candle set has been on my radar for a while now. I caved since they went on sale and purchased them this week. Merry Christmas to me!

 

 

Via

 

You can't beat a whole set for $26.85!!

 

 

 

Holiday Happenings at My Home

Have you been furiously decorating your home for the holidays like I have? Today's the first day that I feel like I'm not suffocated by Christmas decor all over my home. I spent over an hour last night reorganizing and putting away all the storage containers and empty boxes. Needless to say my holiday closet is more stuffed than before I started because I keep purchasing ornaments! I confess that I'm done though! 

Here's a few snippets of progress from around my home.

More to come...

*Linked up here: Mopping the Floor, Home Sweet Home, The Gunny Sack, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Craft O Maniac, CRAFT, Skip to My Lou, Sugar Bee Crafts, DIY Dreamer, Cherished Bliss, Uncommon, My Uncommon Slice, Someday Crafts, Printabelle, Southern Lovely, Cheap Crafty Mama,  Savvy Southern Style, The Sasse Life, Clean and Scentsible, Ginger Snap Crafts, Somewhat Simple, Delightful Order,  Embracing Change,  Fireflies,House of Hepworths, Shabby Chic Cottage, KatiesNesting, The Shabby Nest, Beyond the Picket Fence, French Country Cottage, Simply Sweet, Sassy Sites, Chocolate, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Delicate,  Finding Fabulous, Five Days Five Ways, Remodelholic, Fingerprints on the Fridge,

The Santa Visit That Was...

We hit the mall for our yearly Santa visit last week before everyone else in the world got the same idea too! Lets just say it was an epic event! 

As you can see, Ava simply adores Santa! Not!! She literally started screaming the second she saw Santa's village and didn't stop until she got a cookie afterwards! 

Maybe next year will be better, although I have to admit that I find this year's pic absolutely hilarious! 

The best part is the next morning Ava asked to go back and see Santa so she could smile pretty again for her picture! 

So thankful that's how things played out in her mind because I have a different take on the situation! 

Get Social Sunday

Welcome to the 16th edition of Get Social Sunday hosted by A Lived in Home! Have you been crazy busy preparing for Christmas like I have! My home is covered in glitter, but looking festive!
Thank you to everyone that has been partying with us and spreading the word! Now it's time to get social with other bloggers again! 

The rules are simple:

1. Follow your host on the right side bar. That would be me!! :)

2. Link up your blog homepage, NOT a specific post.

3. Stick around and check out other awesome blogs!

4. Tell you friends about Get Social Sunday and tell them to tell their friends!

5. Come back each Sunday through Tuesday and link up.

That's all! Easy peasy! 

Now enjoy meeting new blog friends!