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A Christmas Tree Home Tour

December 17, 2013 By Meegan 9 Comments

Hello Hello!!  Christmas is just days away and nine bloggers and I have a beautiful and creative Christmas Tour of Homes for you.  Thanks to Rachel from Like a Saturday for putting it altogether!   To see the full tour schedule and to link up on December 20th, visit Rachel at Like a Saturday.

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 If you are coming from Kayla’s blog Home Coming-WELCOME!!  I am so happy to have you here!!

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Today, I am thrilled to share our Christmas Trees with a Christmas Tree Home Tour.  I LOVE Christmas trees.  But our 950 sq foot condo is too tiny for the size tree I want, so I have 4 little trees that bring the Christmas feeling into our home.

A Christmas Tree Home Tour

Each tree is unique and adds to the feel and look of our home.

This first tree is in our living room window.

It is filled with vintage “Shiny Brites”, snowflakes and icicles.

I used a glitter and crystal filled garland to lay around the tree as well.

The tree sits in my fleur box, along with the natural and glittered spheres from Pier One.

This white ornament is special because it was sent from one of my blog readers!!  Isn’t she sweet??

My next tree resides in our bedroom.  The colors are blue (one of my fave colors), silver and gold, with crystals scattered throughout.

With more vintage gold “Shiny Brites”,  I was able to get the look and feel I wanted for our bedroom.

The bedroom tree sits in a barn wood box. and surrounded with burlap.

You can see the cracks in some of the glass ornaments, showing the wear and age on them.

“Merry Christmas” adorns the top of the tree, as a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas.

One of my Christmas trees is also in the living room,  sitting in a vintage reproduction sleigh.   I decorated the tree with a pine cone garland that I made last year.

The Santa and toys were crocheted by my grandma.  Since she has passed on, they hold special meaning to me each year when I pull them out of the box.

Doesn’t Santa look excited to deliver toys on Christmas Eve??

Last, but certainly not least, is my DIY Flocked Tree in a Terracotta pot.  Having it sit right by my vintage birdhouse is a perfect place for my bird ornaments.

My Christmas Tree Home Tour has been so fun to share with you.  Each one makes me smile every time I see them and especially when they are lit up.  Be sure to also see my WHOLE Christmas Home Tour.

Thanks SO much for coming over for the Christmas Tour of Homes!  I KNOW you will enjoy each and every home as much as I have.

Your next stop on the tour will be with Gracie from Kitchen Table Art, tomorrow morning!!  You will not be disappointed.

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Make it a Christmas Home Tour kind of day!  And, Merry Christmas.

 

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Epsom Salt Christmas Jar Display

December 3, 2013 By Meegan 8 Comments

After visiting Pottery Barn and seeing their beautiful displays, I decided to make my own Epsom Salt Christmas Jar Display.

It wasn’t hard at all. AND using my own decorations and natural elements, I was ready to go…

Epsom Salt Christmas Jar Display

*This post was updated October 2025.

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Toasted Almond Russian Tea Cakes

November 13, 2013 By Meegan 9 Comments

I am always baking cookies and pies for our family.  I LOVE baking for them.  BUT, THIS recipe for Toasted Almond Russian Tea Cakes is their ALL-Time favorite.

I know this recipe traditionally call for walnuts or pecans.  I am now allergic to both of those nuts.  So, I don’t purchase them very often. One Christmas baking season, I only had raw, sliced almonds. So, I thought I might as well give it a try. They have been the family fave ever since!!

Another thing about this cookie-I ONLY use REAL vanilla & butter. It makes all the difference in the flaky texture and buttery flavor.

I bet you want the recipe, right?
*This post was updated November 2025.

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DIY Beach Striped Hamper

October 29, 2013 By Meegan 2 Comments

Recently I have been working on our master bathroom.  It has been looking a little boring, so it needed some refreshing.  I am happy to report she is almost done.

One of the final touches is this DIY Beach Striped Hamper.

It looks pretty good, right?  Hubby’s favorite color is orange, so I compromised and used an Antique Coral.

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