I finally have Christmas completely packed away from the down stairs....I still have the upstairs to un-decorate for Christmas...Update Saturday Morning at 9:00 am- I just slid, I mean drove, home from work.....
They must think no one goes to work on a Saturday because they just started to plow the roads!!
Here is what my back yard looks like now.....
About 4 inches now and it is not supposed to stop until about 1:00 pm.....
And the front....
Back to decorating...I leave up several trees and decorate them for Valentine's Day but I also decorate my Den for Winter with snow men and skaters....
As you can see, all the Christmas decorations are down and everything is pretty much back to normal....
I love these houses lit up...Can you see the lights in the windows???
Next is the top of my computer armoire....
I left out several larger bottle brush trees and the 12 inch white tree was bought after Christmas on Clearance at Target...
As you can see I used several Snowman items.....
I filled the snowman canisters with some loose snow like crystals.....
Joe got me the snow man tea pot using his comp points from the casino...
Wanted...One Magic Hat...
And this jar lights up.....
Here in Penna., our winters can be quite dark and gloomy so I love the way rooms look lit up with candle lights and the lights from trees.......
Then I decorate this cupboard also for Winter....
This is the top of the cupboard....
Again, I used a large bottle brush tree and another white tree and I moved the tea pot and pitcher out of the Guest Room where I had them on the mantle , decorated for Christmas....
I love the winter scene on the tea pot and matching pitcher...
This little resin plate has a nice winter scene on it too....
And there is another snow man candle light in this vignette....
I removed the Christmas things from the hutch but left some bottle brush trees and skaters and snow men....
And of course, I love it lit at night....
Then I decided to leave up this alpine tree. I removed the Christmas snow men I had on it ....
So this is now my Winter Snow and Ice tree...
And of course, a bird and a pine cone ornament at the top.....
I love how it looks all lit up.....
Snow and Ice.......
I will let you in on some plans that I have for the future......
I also want to paint the vintage cupboard a nice ivory and decoupage music sheets to the inside back. And I want to paint the 2 end tables in this room ivory but leave the tops wood stained. So this room is one of my projects planned for the summer....
Another project is repainting our upstairs bathroom.... I am sure Joe will be running for the hills.....In my last post, I hinted at having a tree in the Kitchen and it was not my Candy and Ginger Bread tree that I had there for Christmas.....
I moved the 2nd Alpine tree that I had on the Dining Room Buffet at Christmas into the Kitchen and placed it in a basket with red cardinals painted on it....
I decorated it with a few birdhouses and bird ornaments.....
And stuffed some Buffalo Snow in the tree....
Next to it, in a copper urn , is another small tree, creating a forest effect...
Well, okay....I tried to create a forest effect.....
Just because Christmas is over, it does not mean that you have to put away all of your trees...
After all, they now make ornaments for all Holidays and all Seasons .......
So why not keep the magic of a lit Christmas tree year round in your home....
All of these ornaments were bought after Christmas on Clearance....
So that is my Winter decorations.....
Yep. you read that right....
Actually, this is an easy way of not having to take down 17 trees and pack them away and all of the other Christmas decorations through out the entire house at once.....
My Winter Decor will stay up now until the beginning of March......
I also have left up my Snow Buddies in my Powder Room but will be adding some Valentine's Day Snow Buddies and hearts to that room so I will be sharing the Powder Room with you in a later post......
For those of you getting snow, stay safe and enjoy WINTER!!!!
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25 Dabble comments:
Oh Debbie you are a busy Lady! Everything looks lovely.. have a great weekend!
ALways love your Holiday Home Tours!!
We have about 6" here at 10 a.m. DH is outside with the snowblower now.
Stay Safe & Warm ....
Marilyn
goodness.. reading everyones post..I am glad I moved! I too an am a lover of trees..If I could get a away with it..there would be one in every room!
Enjoy your weekend..
Smiles!
Cricket
I love your warm and cozy shelves all lit up at night. Can't wait to see your V-day trees.
Hi Debbie
You just keep going and going I love the idea of decorating for winter! I just usually move to Valentines day.
Enjoy your weekend!
Leann
Hi Debbie! We had the snow that your getting now...Hubby just finished clearing it. It was nice watching it fall, I'm hoping for more!!!
Lovin all your snow decor, the houses are so cute and all your snowmen adorable. I like the tree with the birds and birdhouses too. Can't wait to see your valentines day stuff ;o)
Have a nice weekend! Hugs Jennifer
I'm ready for some snow. Enjoy your weekend.
Hi Debbie,
You sure know how to warm up the winter gloomies. I just love all of your vingettes and it must be fun living in your home with all the pretties everywhere.
Thanks for sharing.
hugs
Sissie
I cannot believe that on just a few hours sleep that you're ready to decorate for Valentine's Day. You're too much!
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Your snow looks so pretty and makes your winter decorations even more special. I always enjoy seeing your tree transformations. So many details to take in. I was scrolling up and down looking at every picture. Next weekend, I'll be busy transforming our Chinese New Year tree into a Valentine tree.
Hugs!
Good morning Debbie, It is hard to say goodbye to Christmas. Like you, I enjoy it so much. I am proud of you for packing so much away. I'm waiting for our dtr and family to come soon and then I will dismantle. Yuck!
Your snow is impressive. Not much here yet. Your snow and ice tree is pretty. I love the idea. For decorating ideas, you are the best!!!
Hugs, Jeanne
Your penchant for decorating has us all outdone... In looking in on your little villages of people I am amazed... they are like little families playing together, all arranged just perfectly so! andrea@townandprairie
You definitely have the gift of decorating. I've never thought to leave our tree up and winterize it, but next year maybe I will. I have many little villages and next year will leave out. You vignettes are quite beautiful and love seeing them all lite up. I also love your Hutch vignette with the strawberries. You are lucky to have a friend like Anne Marie. Is she looking for any new ones. Thanks for sharing all your inspiration at Sunday's Best.
Happy Blue Monday, Debbie.
Do not know how you do it. I would be in bed if I had to put away all the things you had.
Would love some pointers on how you store your decorations as I am having some problems with this, things are getting broken and I have had to use some of the garage for storage...and the Hubby is starting to notice :O (Love your snow Outside and In)!!
That snow in your yard looks so pretty but I'm a CA girl so I'm afraid I would have slid home and right into the garage door! Eeeks!
Your winter trees are lovely.
Robin
Beautiful blues! Thank's for sharing:) We finally got 7- 8" of snow:)
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Debbie- I truly admire you for working and then being able to come home and do all this. I think I've told you this before, but it's true. You need to bottle up your energy and sell it! I'd buy it if you can get this much done in a few days!
You remind me of a lady in our neighborhood. No matter when you drive by her house, her entire yard is filld with decorations for the holiday to come. Like now she has Valetine stuff out. She'll have St. Patrick's stuff out late Feb. Then Easter, then spring, etc. etc.
It's always so fun to drive by seeing whatever new thing she has. You can tell she like you really enjoys the holidays and making her house a place that will be loved by everyone. That's the sign of a very loving and happy person!
Enjoyed seeing your snow pictures too. We generally get one good snow a year, but it hasn't happened yet. Be careful driving in that stuff!
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Debbie, beautiful winter displays. I love looking at all of your beautiful vignettes. Thanks so much for joining TTT Hugs, Marty
Loved looking at all your pictures, your winter decor is so pretty. I just don't know how you work AND find time for this decorating.
You have such lovely winter decorations. Especially love the winter teapot you have and bottle brush trees. I like to decorate with winter theme things, too. When Valentine season comes around then add the Valentine decorations. Thanks for sharing. Also a joy to visit you.
Nancy @ Two Cottages And Tea
I adore all your winter decor, so much fun!
Happy Rednesday!
Thank you for sharing your lovely Winter decor at Potpourri Friday!
So, do you still have all that snow? We're usually buried in snow and ice from about Thanksgiving to mid-March. We have NOTHING. We've had NOTHING. Am I really in Eastern Oregon???
Your decorations are beautiful, as always!
Thanks so much for coming over and linking up your post with my Homemaking Link-Up Weekend last week! The new post is up now and I'd love to have you back!
Hope you have a really great weekend!
Mrs. Sarah Coller
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