"What Do You Love About Your Holiday Home" Party

Today's the day that Karla of Karla's Cottage is hosting a virtual party on her blog. Yay! I love a party, don't you? The theme of the party is, What Do You Love About Your Holiday Home. Karla will have links to everyone's home pictures listed on her blog here. So pour yourself some eggnog and enjoy the tour of my home.

I would have to say the things I like best about my home during the holidays are the wonderful scents of vanilla, cinnamon, and evergreen that fill the air. Cookies baking in the oven and spiced wines simmering on the stove also add to the Christmas mood. Then there are the lights - be it candlelight or tiny white lights - I have them all throughout the house and they give everything such a warm glow.

Unwrapping all the ornaments that have been packed away and only show their faces around the house once a year is another favorite part of Christmas. We decorate several trees throughout our home. After being married for so long, one tends to accumulate quite a few ornaments. This is the main tree in the livingroom and it is filled with nothing but snowman and snowflake ornaments. Sorry that these close-up pics aren't the sharpest. The bright white lights and the lousy zoom on my camera are too blame. But I think you can get the idea.
Yet another section of the tree.

The ornament below is one of my favorites because my daughter made it in school when she was little. I even have some ornaments that I made when I was young. Love those!

This is my grey flannel snowman that I keep on the diningroom table well into January. That is what I like about collecting snowmen ~ you can keep them out to enjoy a little longer than other Christmas decorations.

In the kitchen I have a white feather tree which holds all my gingerbread ornaments. I probably could use a bigger tree here, but my kitchen is quite tiny so this one will have to do.

Another gingerbread vinette on top of the refrigerator.

This tree sits in my front hall and is the larger version of the kitchen tree. I keep this tree up through Easter and change the ornaments from Christmas, to Valentine Hearts, to tiny Easter Baskets filled with jelly beans. Right now it is decorated with pale sage green and white ornments that I have collected over the years.

Here is a closer look at some of the ornaments.

I do so love this vintage old santa. He used to sit in my potting shed, but we haven't decorated that space in the past few years because there isn't any heat out there. Besides I barely have enough time to decorate inside the house before it's time to take it all down again. I love the white altered book and made by a friend.

This last pic is not of my home. It is from my friend's home. I just love this sweet electrified angel of hers. My friend said she got it as a gift so doesn't know it's source. Has anyone ever seen these anywhere? Let me know if you know where I can get one. Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my Holiday House. These are only some of the favorite decorations that fill up our home. But the ornaments and decorations take a back seat to the feeling of love and family that warm our home at Christmastime. Now I'm off to attend some of the other incredible parties that are taking place today.