Christmas Decorating ... The Fun Is In The Details

 Having finished all of the major Christmas decoratinghere the my house
I have move onto my absolute favorite part
The fluffing details!
This year I am lovinglayering in some natural finishing detailsin my Christmas styling.
I brought in my buckets of Norfolk pinesthat I am happy to reporthave been with me since last Christmas.
As long as these are kept really wetthey have done well.
 I have lined all of my candled urnswith fresh cranberriesandadded Cranberries to my tray of candles.
 In the front courtyardI planted some new trees in urnsand added some plain red ornaments.
I  grouped them all together for dramatic impact.
 My front planters are thriving withkale and lavender.I am keeping the planters  neutral with just   some white accentsand adding in some red ornaments for impact.This makes for an easy New Years transition.I simply edit the redand voilaa thriving January SoCal planter!
 I had a dear friend over for coffee today.Which made for a perfect opportunityto put my own spin on some Pinterest inspirations!
I used some recycled jam jarsto do these beautiful floating candle arrangements.
 They are simple and easymy favorite type!
Any glass or jar will doJust cut some greensadd watercranberriesand a candle!
I used short votivesbut tea lights will work just as well.
 The effect is clean and simpleI think  a large collection of these beautieswill be making it to my Christmas Eve tableas well as  being used throughout the entire season.
 My next inspiration wasto  use individual greens branchesin glass bottles.
I chose to use my basket of miniature milk bottlesthat I bought at the delightfulOh Hello Friendin Fullerton.
 Talk about a simple arrangement!
I just bought an assortment of greens fromthe grocery storecut individual branches down to size
 and placed a single branch in each bottle.
 With all of my pretties doneall I had to do was pull out my Xlarge wooden trayand layer in coffee and cookiesand settle in for a cozy afternoon of catching up with a dear friend!

As always dear friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your life