Thursday, May 22, 2008

Christmas!



This is our fireplace and mantle... it was very festive! :) My mom decorated the top with decorative sugared fruit garland, and replica vintage tin Christmas signs. LOL Of course, my mom handmade the stockings as well. :)




Our Christmas tree! This was before the gifts were torn in to! It's artificial, but my mom thinks it looks nearly real.





I don't know what you call this except to say the cornerpiece? On the bottom shelf, the Bavarian house was actually a clock, and on the hour it plays various Christmas songs, and little Bavarian musicians come poking out of the windows.





Right next to the tv, my mom loves these white angels and white Christmas tree.


This was the "swag" garland hanging in the archway of the dining room.




This is the buffet, with more sugared fruit garland. I didn't even think to get a close up!


My mom's beloved white Christmas tree... I'm not a huge fan of white trees, but I think they're cute in minature size. To the left my mom has a vintage-y looking Santa, and to the right a carosel horse my dad proudly picked out, and a wreath :)




The little tree at a different angle.





The little tree all lit up with the lights off, but a bit blurry.





This is the chandelier/candelabra thing hanging in the dining room, my mom decorated it with red and gold ribbons, and sugared fruit, and little sugared fruit wreaths around the lights.





A close up. This was probably my favorite of all the decor.





My own little stab at decorating, not as sophisticated as my mother's, but cute for my bedroom.





All lit up at night before I went to bed on Christmas Eve. :)




A close up on my little tree, I love the miniature Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ornaments I got at Target!




A more candid shot of me and my sis goofing off with my camera.





Tiff's 25th birthday cake :) I made it (from the box) and it tasted really good! It was "strawberry supreme" cake, with cream cheese frosting.