Another Christmas season has come to a closeso today I am doing my annual Christmas wrap up!You can see last year's post here.
As I said at the beginning of the seasonhereI went for a much more simple decor style this yearleaving all my ornaments in their boxesandopting for more natural decor.
I garnished with cranberries, apples and greenerywherever I could!
In the living room I used my crystal candleson slate boardstrimmed with tins of cranberries and branches.
I even kept my couch pillows there simple which for me was definitely something new!
My paper whiteswhich we realized must be a Narcissus lasted the whole season!The blooms have lasted over 2 weeks!The regular paper whites seem to only last a few days.I had no idea until this year the difference in the quality and type of bulbs.
We even changed up the type our type of Christmas tree this yearopting for a grafted Blue Noble.
Since I was choosing to only use garland this yearI wanted a tree with distinguished branchesto really show case the garland.
It was an attempt that looked good enough in personbut I don't think I will repeat this choice.The branches were so sparse you could always see through the tree.The tree was also much bluer in our house than I had anticipated.But all in all it was a beautiful treewhich is still fresh at the end of the season.
I of course brought out my Vintage Brooch Christmas Necklacefor the season!
It paired perfectly with a navy blue sparkly maxifor Christmas Eve dinner.
Our outside spaces were decorated for the holidaysbut our rain kept them infrequently used.No complaints here about raineach storm was a gift to out drougb parched state!
I left my champagne glasses from the Engagement Party
heredressed for Christmas!
My collection of vintage glassware grew a we bit this season.
My backyard lemons were so bountifulthey made for a perfect impromptu centerpiece for Christmas Day!
I carried my natural Christmas style all the way through to my wrapping as well.
It was fun to see how everyones presents
coordinated so beautifully.
As much as I enjoying styling the holidaysI realize my favorite part of the seasonare the moments of togetherness shared.
I now see the season as a perfect frameworkfor these shared almost fleeting moments.
With my kids having lives of there own
I am so grateful with time spent together
and
sometimes cringe thinking how I used to take this for granted.
Anymore to me it's not the presents or the decorations that are important.
I see now thatthey are really just markers on the pathto making magical memoriesof time shared togetherand
and
now the true gifts to my heart.
It's being somewhereat the same timeand committing that moment to memoryin a kind of joining of heartsin memory and tradition to be pulled out year after year.
A swirling mixture of memory
that gets sweeter each yearwith memories of the past shading the moments of today
while at the same timelaying the way for traditions of tomorrow.
For me the Christmas holidays
provide moments where
I can touch the past
and
feel the present
knowing all the while
through my children
I am investing in Christmas's to come.
As always my friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your life
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