I'm dreaming of a pink and turquoise Christmas!

Some times you catch a glimpse of something that just stops you in your tracks and simply takes your breathe away.    That's exactly what these photos did when I found them while surfing around on Pinterest the other day.  I loved them so much I followed them back to there source here.

Just take a look at the most perfect Christmas decor ever!!

And the most gorgeous Christmas Photo shoot to boot,  I sooooo want to do this some day!!

This HAS to be the CUTEST photo shoot ANYONE has EVER done!!

On my to do list for next year.....

GET PINK AND TURQUOISE DECORATIONS!!

The Stockings were hung.....

Twas two weeks before Christmas, and all through the house apartment

Not a creature was stirring not even....a...blonde

The Stockings were hung by the chimney tv with care

In hopes that ST. Nicholas soon would be there.

Josh and I went Christmas shopping in Richmond last week, and found some GREAT new Christmas stockings!  I've been looking and looking for the longest time, trying to find something classic, pretty and not trend specific!  I change my mind TOO much, and really wanted to find something that would last through years of me switching my decor styles!  I like the idea of keeping Christmas things for years and developing Holiday memories with them and not just switching things out as the trends change!  I know that doesn't make a lot of sense as I blog about different decor changes all the time, but there is something about Christmas that just makes me want to hold on to things and cherish them for years to come.

We sadly don't have a chimney to hang our stockings by, so it's always interesting to find some place fun to hang them!  Here's what I did with my new white Christmas stockings!

Above my fabulous new Christmas stockings are a few of my favorite Christmas goodies!

The plan is to eventually get them monogrammed, but I just couldn't decide on fonts or colors right now....so maybe I'll get them done next year.

So how about you, are you all still putting out bits of your Holiday decor?  I feel like mine doesn't ever really get done until the BIG day!  I just keep adding and rearranging things!  It's like a sickness, I just can't stop!

White Christmas!

Something got in me this year and I just HAD to have a white Christmas tree.  However, there was NO WAY I was giving up getting my live tree to get a white one!  So what's a girl who lives in a 600 sq foot apartment to do?!?  Welllllll.........get a tabletop tree and put it in the same room as the real tree of course!!

So that's exactly what I did!

I filled the tree with my new favorite Holiday color combination!  Peacock!

I couldn't quite find a tree skirt I liked so I swirl some leftover fabric (from my bench makeover) around the base.  It's the perfect modern touch!

I'm sooooooo happy I got my White tree!  It just makes me smile every time I look at it!

Have any of you all bought an unusual colored Christmas tree??   I've also seen quite few pink ones I've liked this year!

Don't forget to come join my NEW LINK PARTY!!  I'll be hosting one each week, so come back often and link up your new projects!!

A little more Christmas decor!

So by now you know that I am OBSESSED with Christmas.   In fact, I'm watching my all time FAVORITE Christmas movie while I'm writing this post, White Christmas!   

I just wanted to share with you all a few more pictures of some of the Holiday decor I've started to sprinkle around the apartment.

I guess you can say my Christmas theme, or what I'm drawn to is sparkle!  Gold or silver, it doesn't matter as long as it sparkles I'm all over it!

The white deer I found at Micheal's and only cost around $7!  They have super sales all the time!  What you can't see in the photo is that he is covered is white glitter!  

I added  five gold glitter balls to the turquoise bowl, they were a whopping $1.50 a piece at Pier 1.

  

 These ornaments I found at Target for $2, will probably not make it onto my tree this year.  The gold glitter is the perfect touch to coffee table Christmas decor!

I can't wait to put up my tree in the next week!  

What are you all doing to get ready for Thanksgiving this week?!  I'm lucky and really don't have much to do, as I'm not the one that cooks in my family!  Whew!  I get off easy this week!

I bet you all are cooking up a storm, any delicious fun old or new recipes that you just love to cook?!

I'd love to hear what they are!

DIY-ing a little Christmas Decor.

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner?!?!

EeeCK!  Me either!
 I don't even have to cook the whole Thanksgiving feast, it just means that the Holidays are fast approaching!
 While some of you may think that Christmas decor shouldn't be out before Turkey day, ( though  from  the comments I got on my last Christmas post,  SOOOO many of you have already started putting out your Holiday decor. ) I like to get the majority of my goodies out and about before then.  The goal is to spend all of  December relaxing and enjoying the Holidays!  In between shopping, cooking and cleaning for all the get togethers that are sure to happen!  Whew,  sometimes I wonder how it all comes together!

A little Christmas inspiration hit last week and after a quick trip to Micheal's to pick up a few supplies I got to work making a Winter Wonderland!  If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have heard me talking about it!

Here's what I picked up from Micheal's for my Winter Wonderland project.

Three large paper mache cones. ( I had one left over from last year, for a total of four.)

Four small cones.

Nine marabou feather boas. 

The paint and glitter I used for the project I already had in my stash!

I gave all the cones a few coats of Martha Stewart,  Mother of Pearl paint!  This color is gorgeous!!

Next, I wrapped half of the cones with the marabou feather boas, using hot glue generously in between wrapping to keep everything down!  The other half got a generous sprinkling of Martha Stewart's Antique white gold glitter!  This entire project cost me around $25!

I did add a few little things to spice up my Winter Wonderland,  like this gorgeous peacock ornament!  I  am soooo in love with peacock colors right now!!  If only we decorated TWO Christmas trees!  One would most definitely be decked out in the fabulous colors of a peacock! 

 I bought a whole mess of peacock ornaments, I guess they'll just have to all go on my one tree.

I also added the Glam Wreath I DIY-ed last year to my Gallery Wall  above my sofa.  I love  how well it looks with my glittery trees!

Gosh that one black and white photo always manages to get just a little bit lop-sided every time I want to take a photo!   Sometimes I think it has a mind of it's own,  ohhh well,  I guess it just doesn't like to conform like the other images up there!

I decided to DIY these white trees with marabou feather boas instead of just buying regular white feather trees.   While I like feather trees,  I've gotten tired of seeing them in every bit of Christmas decor out there!  I think the softness of the marabou boa gives me that snowy white look, while just being a bit different from other things I've seen.  

   

I love how my new Christmas decor turned out!  I just can't believe how easy it was to make.   The hardest part was having the patience to let the paint dry!

So what have you all been up to this week?  Planning the Turkey Day menu? Pulling out the Christmas Decor?