Joyeux Noel!

Just started doing a little decorating.  I THOUGHT that I had my chalkboard in the dining room all fixed and pretty.  Then T-Man pointed out that I had spelled “Joyeux” incorrectly. I had spelled it “Joyeaux”    Sigh……

Anywho……problem solved.

A gray throw for winter.

I still wasn’t happy the wall on the left side of my settee.  I was thinking that I wanted a basket with twigs and such.  But finding the right one that I could afford seemed a daunting task.  So I decided to try my hand at a burlap sack. 

Voila!  I thought I was using a sack with only a stripe down the middle.  Imagine my surprise (and delight) when after cutting my first piece, I discovered the RED print on the inside of the bag!  Perfect!

I cut a front and a back and used canvas for the sides.  I made the ruffle from burlap garland from Michaels.  I just pinned on the rusted bells so I can easily remove them after Christmas.

I think I snagged the last three glittered burlap poinsettias from the barn sale.  A perfect match with the burlap sack, the rusty bells, and the glittered pine picks!

I threw a few vintage ornaments and burlap remnants in a vintage bowl.

And the dining room is done.  My Christmas decorating isn’t exactly moving along at a fast pace.  Actually, it’s all of these little touches that I love the most.  I could not put a tree up and be perfectly happy. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Denise

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