Romantic Country Living: 2017 Christmas Home Tour

I finally got a new lap top! And now that I have all working keys, I'd say that calls for a blog post!

And just in time for Christmas.

I'm not a consistent blogger, but I have been pretty good about doing a Christmas home tour just about every year I think...

Cause Christmas is the best.

So, here goes...

Here is our lovely tree right from the woods. Thankful for parents with lots of land and pine trees.

I've again got my crocheted snowflakes and pom-poms with bits of burlap and lace and all my favorite ornaments.

I'd like to point out that I was a few years ahead of the pom-pom trend!

All the big name decorators have them on their tree this year.

However, unlike them, I will probably have these on my tree until I'm 40 ;)

They will be on to the next best thing next year.

I ditched my cheep little nativity stable this year, and I'm glad I did.

I ended up flipping one of my old crates upside down, and I really like it!

I don't think there were actually snow covered pine trees where Jesus was born, but we're in the northwoods here in real life.

This booklet was my new piece of decor this year.

A $1 score from "Recycled Christmas" and the vintagy pictures in it make me soooo happy!

I still need to sit down and read it.

My manger.
My baby can't quite crawl yet but he rolled over and started pulling out the straw trying to eat it!! Yikes. Made me realize I may not be able to put out a lot of the decor next year that I usually do. Or I may need to buy a baby gate...

Re took nativity pictures when there was snow on the ground because it just looks more Chirstmasy, right??

Okay, so I let my husband decorate this year!

My sister and I went out thrifting (naturally) on the day I was planning to decorate.

Before we left I jokingly told my husband he needed to do the decorating, and I came back home to this little display by the TV that I really like!

I like how he tied the red of the prim Santa in with the sign.

And I like how he sprinkled in jewels like snow!

Seeing the three stocking this year makes me so excited!

Baby's first Christmas, here we come!

Angel in my corner hutch

It's funny how I've used these same things every year to decorate, but just this year I realized that these plates I have go pretty well with this little nativity. I just kinda threw them next to each other. I'll have to figure out something a little more creative for next year.

The barn door got some Christmas love too...

but would someone help those pine cones!? oy.

And the pop of classic Christmas red is over by the pew...

The Believe banner is from the Target dollar spot!

And I'm loving my truck pillow that was a Christmas gift from last year.

The chandelier got prettied up for Christmas again this year...

I think it's a little classier than the ornaments I hung last year.

God's Christmas decor...

I like to take my inspiration from Him: Sparkly & White

The white tree...

I'm guessing it won't be going up for a few years after this one.

A toddler + one tree sounds like enough.

I scored the awesome crocheted tree skirt for this tree for $3 at a church garage sale!

The other vintage thing I got at Recycled Christmas this year is the NOEL Santa set. I just snatched it up fast without really looking at it. Once I set it up I noticed that it's kinda silly...

Does anyone else think the "N" Santa is looking a little too sexy!?? hehe

I got these bottle brush trees as an early Christmas present from my mom, and I so love the vintage + shabby chic vibe! I think I need a bit more of that in my decor. I'm liking the blush pink.

I think the snowflakes will forever be hanging in this window!

Love them here.

Here's more detail of the console table area...

It's my "sparkly" area.

I chalk painted the little light up church...except for the bottle brush trees on it, and they are the exact shade of green as the "Christmas of Years Gone By" booklet, so that worked out perfectly.