Christmas Manger Scene 2011, posted with vodpod
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Christmas Mantles
This is the mantle in the family room. It’s a corner fireplace and we use it as a prayer corner. It holds our icons and statues. The garland is made with around 3 different garland types and a light strand entwined together and held together with pipe cleaners. Below the mantle garland I have displayed our Jesus centered cards.
This is our mantle in the living room. No more garland so I just layered ribbons and the beads garland. Used pinecones as filler and a dollar store paper star, a wreath with JOY suspended in it and a picture frame with some bows and ornaments. The poinsettias provide a great way to suspend the ribbons.
The left side of the mantle has the set of Santas I made last year from a pattern off Martha Stewart’s side.
The right side of them mantle has the elves I made last year from Martha’s site again.
The middle of the mantle
From another angle
Want to see some spectacular mantles? Join the Mantle Party at the Rhoda’s Mantel Party, The Hooked on Holiday Houses Tour and Beth’s Party.
365-365 Opening the Presents
The reason the tree is such a mess is that the kids keep moving the ornaments around and crowding them up front rather than spreading them around!
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Our Christmas Tree & more
Our Christmas Tree has very few bought ornaments this year. Most of them were made by me along with many of the decorations. Here’s a couple of pictures of our tree
These are some of the ornaments I made. I love how they turned out
The dining room was decorated with more homemade snowflakes.
I made these trees with silver tinsel and cones made from cardstock. The runners was crocheted by me.
By the Front Door
The mantle in the living room is decorated with more homemade decorations
The stockings are hung in hopes that St. Nick will stop by
I also made our fireplace mantle garland and a Nativity Scene . I hope you enjoyed your tour of my home made Christmas!
365-349 through 365-352 Christmas Sweets
Traditional Goan Kulkuls (a fried cookie)
Traditional Goan Batica ( a semolina and coconut cake)
Cranberry & Walnut cookies
Christmas Nativity 2010
Every year I create a Nativity scene in our house. Here’s the one for Christmas 2010. The buildings are all made by me and so are most of the accessories. I use clay, foam, wood, foam core etc. It measures around 6 feet long and 2.3 feet wide.
Christmas Nativity 2010 , posted with vodpod
