Interpretive Christmas Blog Reading

December 3, 20154 Comments

This is an interpretive picture to lyric reading from one of my favorite Christmas songs, “That’s Christmas to Me” by Pentatonix. I will be adding a picture for every line or two of the song. Not only will you reading the beautiful lyrics to this song, but you will also be seeing the decor around my apartment. Enjoy!

That’s Christmas to Me by Pentatonix

The fireplace is burning bright, shining all on me

Here is our version of a fireplace

So Cozy!

I see the presents underneath the good old Christmas tree

What could be in them?

And I wait all night ’til Santa comes to wake me from my dreams

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I see the children play outside, like angels in the snow

This is how much snow we get in California

While mom and daddy share a kiss under the mistletoe

Is this considered mistletoe?

And we’ll cherish all these simple things wherever we may be

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart

I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark

The candle has a protection team

I’m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I listen for the thud of reindeer walking on the roof
As I fall asleep to lullabies, the morning’s coming soon

The only gift I’ll ever need is the joy of family

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart

I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark

I’m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree

This is my stocking

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

Ooooohhhhoooohhooohhh

Oh, the joy that fills our hearts and makes us see

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart

Top of the

I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark

And then for years to come we’ll always know one thing

That’s the love that Christmas can bring

This is my personal tree

Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me

Oh Christmas Tree oh Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas from me, Danielle, Lydia, and Hannah!

Rustic Glam Christmas Fireplace

November 30, 2015November 30, 201512 Comments

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Only a few more weeks until Christmas! How is your decorating and shopping going? I got most of my decorating done this weekend after having a mess around the house for the past week. I kept it v-e-r-y simple this year. I used mostly silver and gold and natural items, like wood, greens and wire. I really like how it looks! It’s very calming and soothing. My trees are more colorful and really stand out. I have already shown you my Hot Chocolate Bar and my Silver and Gold Table, so today I am going to show you my Mantel of my Fauxplace.

I used many of the same types of items as I did on the table. Lots of gold, silver and wood.

I used many of Lauren’s books to fill in the space at the top and then placed a wooden tray with Shiny Brite ornaments in the center.

I have had this metal deer for years. He used to be kind of rusty, then turquoise and now he is silver! The magic of spray paint! I added a piece of burlap and a button that came from my grandma’s coat.

I love this little penguin! He is one of my favorite decorations to put out each year. I also love that he can stay out all winter!

I made these wreaths from small wood slices and added a green and white winter themed bow and a little silvery pom-pom to the center. I found the leather strap of bells at a thrift store several years ago.

The large wreath over the top has more wood slices with special Christmas words printed on them and some silver ornaments from Target.

Our stockings are hung on a ladder. I have added charms to each of our stockings that represent each of us. Some of the charms are from places we have been that year, or something special that has happened over the year. I have several Disney ones on mine.

Of course, I had to add my signature starfish to the mantel too!

I hope you enjoyed my little tour! I will be having more Christmas ideas in the weeks to come.

I can’t wait to see some of your decorations and ideas too! See you on Friday!

Corner News-November 27, 2015

November 27, 2015November 26, 20158 Comments

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Corner News. I hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving and good time with family or friends.

So, because I like fashion and taking pictures of my family, I am going to share how my mom and I celebrated Thanksgiving.

First of all, I actually had the day off from work. Hooray! So, I was actually able to dress up and get ready to celebrate with my family. I decided to start off the celebrations by posting a picture on Instagram.

And, here is the actual outfit!

The jeans are the same ones as the blue skinny jeans from my fall fashions blog last week. The blue shirt is actually a men’s shirt that I purchased from a thrift store. I also had some brown boots that were Haley’s that she was getting rid of, so I took them.

I also added a gold flower necklace that I bought from Forever 21. I used it as my statement piece. I then added small brown bead earrings as a little extra.

So enough about me, here are the centerpieces that my Aunt put together. They were very cute! And on each of the pumpkins were a small tag that told us who was sitting where. This was a great idea!

And finally, we took a family picture because we hardly get the chance.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving! And…now it’s on to Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2015November 21, 20151 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving 2015

Happy Thanksgiving to all our followers, family and friends! May your day be filled with good times, laughter and thanksgiving!

Gold, Silver & White Rustic Glam Table

November 23, 2015November 22, 201511 Comments

Hello! Are you ready for Thanksgiving Day? What do you usually do to celebrate? We will be going to my sister’s this year and eating lots of good food! I’m sure there will be some football watching, maybe some board games, and good naps. Sounds about right!

I’ve been slowly doing some decorating, but I did manage to get my table ready to go. I decided to go with a gold, silver and white theme this year. Kind of Rustic Glam. I picked up a few things that worked perfectly and put it all together.

The day I took the pictures was a beautiful sunshiny day. It didn’t quite give the cozy and warm feeling of the holidays, but it gave great light for the pictures! I used a white tablecloth and a white scarf with silver sparkles for a runner.

I started out with silver chargers at the ends of the table and then layered on white plates. I found some lovely grey napkins at Home Goods. I wrote names on a piece of wood and attached it to a wooden napkin ring. I used the flatware from Oneida that I received as wedding gifts many years ago.

The other place setting have a gold charger, but the rest is the same.

I layered items on top of a wooden tray I picked up at Goodwill. I love using trays for centerpieces. It contains everything, plus you can just pick up the whole thing to move it out of the way. I found the sparkly burlap tree at Target and the sequined starfish was from Kohl’s several years ago.

This serene deer came from Goodwill too. I thought he was so pretty and he works perfectly on the table.

The tiered dish is from my MIL and this is the first time I have used it on my table. I added some ornaments that came from Target and some sweets for after dinner.

I fell in love with this bird when I saw it! I knew it must come home with me! I bought it a friend too. It sits at the other end of the table. The arrow and feather garland was a must-have too. It just called out my name!

The mercury glass jar was from Haley’s graduation and I picked up some sticks from my yard and spray painted them white. Then just plopped them in! I also added a little green with some cut evergreen from my yard.

I really like how this turned out this year. I usually use a lot more color, so this was a bit of a challenge. It really looks beautiful at night with the candles and tree lights glowing.