Christmas Tour 2010

We love Christmas Time around here. And I love decorating- so put the two together....and you have alot of laundry piled up, alot of frozen dinners, and alot of messes.ha Seriously, its been fun decorating our new home that we just recently remodeled (and still have lots to do!)Kept it alitle simple---but come on in, and enjoy some Christmas at the Scott home!

I love my little sign by the door that I can personalize for different holidays/occasions!

I made this wreath last year. Its whimsical and fun.

 We have this lit up at night with the tree upstairs---I love it! It feels so homey! I love my "kissing ball" that I added this year, too!

 To the right is my dining room, and I loved making the centerpieces which I explained how to make them here.

View of dining room from Hallway.

 

 To the right is our "piano room"- don't be fooled---usually all of the boy's toys are all over the place. One day we hope to make it into a grown-up room---an office. I love having the tree here because you can see it from the road and view it from the family room!

My tree is alittle funky and whimsical and I love it---lime green, red, gold and emerald green. Me and my sister got all of our ornaments/sprigs a couple of years ago after Christmas when everything was all marked down!

I love my topper! So fun and crazy!

 

I love my manger scene that my sis-in-law gave me a long time ago!

 View of the Family room looking into the piano room....its so pretty at night with the tree and mantel lit up! 

 I loved decorating my kitchen. The wreath above the stove is lit at night! Its so pretty! I have a few more decorations to the left where the counter and desk is---but forgot to take a pic.

 My cookie sheet with cookies countdown!! Got this from Hallmark this year and we love it!

A few of the the decorations on the counter. I love making some Christmas picture frames this year! You can read about them here!

One of my boys broke the top to one of my apothecary jars- I was heartbroken. But I have found lots of different ways to use it---here it is upside down with ornaments inside and a candle on top!

 

I had so much fun decorating my mantel this year. I loved adding the personal touch of our monogram to the Left. I love how the lights on the little trees and the garland give off a beautiful reflection in the mirror when lit up at night! I also added one of my home-made Christmas pictures and added a ornament in a frame like my friend, Julie's.

Also, I just put a few ornaments in a glass hurricane and set it on top of the base of a candle that I already had.

This is the view of our tree from the top of the stairs. I love it at night when the garland on the mantel, the tree and the banisters are all lit up!

 

This is the first year for this Charlie Brown tree. It used to be in my 3rd grade classroom with colored lights and candy ornaments! I am going to hopefully get some more things after Christmas--but the theme is brown and white zebra print with some olive green......

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Joining up with The Nester and Kelly Korner's Christmas Tour Parties!

Remember--Jesus is the REASON for the SEASON!!

Friday Favorites....and a delicious recipe for Christmas Morning- (that you can make NOW and freeze)

So- my number one favorite this week- is my hubby, Myron! He has been extra helpful this week (he is always such a big help)--and he has even written me extra sweet emails and cleaned up the kitchen AND Done some laundry and put the kids to bed..and the list goes on! (what's wrong with him!ha) I love him to pieces and when thinking of my Friday Favorites- he came to mind. He's my BFF and my Soul Mate! Ok- enough of this sappy mess!ha

I am really into home-made gifts with meaning! Wouldn't you love to have this as a daily reminder to pray for your husband!! Go here to check this out! She will send you the project to download! Planning on sharing this with our mom2mom group!

I have been reading this blog for a long time now. She is probably one of my favorite "moms" to read after. They have 3 adorable boys and they adopted a sweet little girl a year ago. She also fosters children and just recently had to say goodbye to a 5 year old girl. She is very crafty and seems to have it all together (why can't I be like that!?)- and I really loved reading about this tutorial on how to make a t-shirt from material!! So cute! (she made the dress too and is doing a give-away on a custom dress right now!!) GO ENTER!

Need some ideas on ways to decorate your "nest" for Christmas? Go check out Rhonda's Party at Southern Hospitality. Hundreds of bloggers have linked up to her party and I have enjoyed looking for many ways to decorate my nest for my family! I loved drooling over reading about the way she decorated her Buffet. Stunning.

Need cheap but unique Christmas Art? Go here to download her free Art and then upload to your favorite photo center as a picture! This would be so pretty in a black or red frame in your kitchen, on your buffet or mantle! I love finding ways to decorate the Spiritual and Most important Side of Christmas!!

Ok. I am ending with this because A. I am hungry and B. I am trying to find unique Christmas presents to make for others. Yall...have you ever heard of the Pioneer Woman? I bought her cookbook last year and my hubby even looked at the pics with me! She is an amazing cook and these cinnamon rolls are to die for. Now, you may die while you are making them- or just by eating them- but it's so worth it. Yes, there are a few steps to them, but if I can do it- Anyone can.

They are the PERFECT breakfast for you to serve on Christmas morning. And let me tell you the best secret- they are even better frozen. I tried it (hey, she recommended it!) and they were awesome! Go ahead and make them all day next week and freeze them...and a wonderful, memorable breakfast is served on Christmas morning!

Find any Favorites this week in blogland?

A Simple Wintery-Stick Dining Room Centerpiece and a few pretty Presents.

This was my Inspiration.  The title to her post caught my eye..."How to be festive when times are rough"--So I thought this must be a great project to try with a few pennies and some branches.

 

So I took my boys outside to play- and gathered a few branches in my backyard. I then took some White Krylon Spray Paint and sprayed my branches white. I even added some silver Krylon Spray Paint to the edges for a glittery-snowy effect.

I went to Dollar Tree and found some beautiful silver/white/gold ornaments for cheap! I also had some glass vases but I really wanted them white- so I spray painted those as well. Yall- this was as simple as it gets- and thrifty, too. And that's how I like it.

I also needed a small wreath to go over the mirror. I had an old one with plaid ribbon and red berries. Cute but not for this room. So I took it all off- Spray painted the wreath, berries and pine cones silver and I love it! I already had the white fuzzy-snowy garland, so I used that to hang the wreath. (I just put a push-pin through the ribbon and "Pinned" it to the wall behind the mirror.)

I love the silvery and gold branches I found at Michaels for 60% off! And the perfect height for this corner! The Vase was also glass but I spray painted (can you believe it?) black.

I love the way the White/Silver/Gold look in my grey dining room. I wanted to add a touch of gold because we haven't changed out the chandelier in the dining room yet. I'm starting to really like it in there, though. The chandelier might meet Krylon if I get brave enough.

 Today we had our mom2mom Christmas Party---a time to eat, fellowship and wrap presents for needy children. Its so excited to be able to help others in need! These children are very faithful to ride our church buses each week to hear about God's gift of salvation!

 Aren't the presents beautiful? One of our moms (who is an awesome decorator) gave us all tutorials on how to wrap pretty Christmas presents and how to make Christmas bows. We then all practiced on the gifts we had brought for the needy children!

I wish I could be there to see each child open up these beautiful presents! Today was one of those days that served as a big reminder to me around this crazy-busy- time of the year! IT is ALWAYS more BLESSED to GIVE than RECEIVE!

Linking up with Rhonda's Party and few other great Parties!

Friday Favorites

Ok...so I am still here. We have just been all hit with the stomach bug. Lovely, I know. But we seem to be all feeling better and I have alot of "christamasing" to do- to get my nest ready for some Christmas Parties that are headed my way. While I have been nurse to my 3 kids   boys and their daddy--I have been finding somewhat of a "way to escape" by reading some of your blogs and finding some great Christmas ideas to tackle!

I have two downstairs in my garage just waiting to be touched, and that may *or may not* just happen tonight! But while we wait- Let's take the time to notice some of these fun projects and ideas!

I loved seeing the simple wreath that my friend, Julie, attached to a red picture frame to sit on her kitchen mantle. She inspired me to attach a wreath above my stove---so that happened this afternoon. I loved that she kept it simple yet very pretty!

I Love the monogrammed wreath at this blog. Honestly, isn't it adorable? This might just have to happen one day on my back door!

I am all about the way that she decorated her buffet using only items that she saw at Wal-Mart!

Don't you remember seeing this aisle when you were supposed to be only in-and-out to get some Milk? I have to stay away or it can become dangerous! This aisle at Wal-Mart is where she got most of her items and ideas. Love it!

I could go on for a while, but I will end with one of my favorite blogs...Click here to see how she decorated her buffet using items that she got 75% off at Target or the Goodwill. I Love all of the silver. And I love that with the a little bit of creativity and re-purposing you can use a handful-of-pennies to make something beautiful for Christmas!


I am now headed off to the garage to finish a project for my dining room that I found from "The Inspired Room." Check out her blog here!

What I am Thankful For- and a FEW black Friday Tips:

My Sweet Husband- and best friend! He is so sweet that he is glad to babysit tomorrow for me to go Black Friday Shopping- now that is good husband material!ha I am thankful that he is a wonderful spiritual leader and that he loves to spend time with me. He has the most tender heart and I love the way that he is with our boys.

 My precious first born- Evan. What a Sweet Little boy he is! With a tender heart and out-going personality. I love him!

My Second-Born...Pierson Reese. One year ago- my little bundle of joy was 3 days old. I was probably getting more sleep than I will tonite (with Black Friday!) He has pretty blues- and a heart that is so kind and gentle. I love my little Piers!

 Thank you, Lord, for allowing me to stay at home with these two boys. I am so thankful that my husband works hard so I can raise my boys at home. What a privilege and honor!

 We took the boys to the park this week to celebrate Pierson's birthday. I am thankful that my husband would rather spend time with his family then go out to eat most days with others. This picture is precious to me-the boys LOVE their daddy. They think he is a super-hero- and I love they way they are holding to his shirt.

Also thankful for God's precious Gift of Salvation!- Both of our families- Church and Pastor- Young Couples SS Class and Close Friends! God has been so GOOD to us!

NOW for a few BLACK FrIdAy Tipz!

I have been searching for Black Friday Tips! Heading to Walmart to get a few of the Black Friday items at 12:00 am! Meeting my sis-in-laws- everybody better watch out!

I know that the Money-Saving Mom is going to get out some great tips starting at 4am on her blog! She will clue you in on the HOTTEST deals out there!

PLEASE don't forget to go through EBATES if you shop online!! You go to their website and find the store you want to shop at! They will link you to that store and keep up with how much you spend! They will then send you a check in the mail with a certain amount of percentage back!! Check it out!!

One more deal that Me and My sis will do tomorrow- There is a HOT coupon for Hallmark out- 10 dollars off 10 dollars or more item for Mom's only- so if you aren't a mom- maybe your mom will be with you??=) Go here to get that deal!

I will probably just print this Savings Coupon for 10 dollars off a 25.00 dollar item at Macys, too! My husband needs some dress clothes!

Lots more- but gotta get ready to GO, GO, GO! If you are smart enough gonna stay home in your pjs- REMEMBER to check out the Money-Saving-MOM - she will clue you on the hottest deals- HAPPy Black Friday Shopping!