~ winter whites... ~

good morning, all of you decorating divas ~

on this very cold, semi-sunny, partly cloudy day
while the shore along lake michigan continued to get pounded by snow
measured in feet
and inland
we received nothing but a few floating flakes of white ~

i spent the early morning doing laundry,

the late morning writing Christmas cards,

and the afternoon clicking away with my camera

so that i could share more holiday whites

with you

so grab your cup of java

a mug of hot cocoa

or your fav cup of tea

put your feet up

and enjoy some winter whites

here's some Christmas love
just for you.....

i kept the fireplace decor

simple

fresh

light
and a little rustic

with boughs of cedar, service berry, and pine cones 

an old found nest filled with faux robin's eggs

brings more nature inside

i love collecting nests 

and using them both inside and out

all year long

sweet, innocent
and very spiritual to me

one of my favorite new clay tags hangs from a chippy candlestick

that i nabbed at hobby lobby this fall

it looked so old and so vintage - i just had to bring it home

(one of my many winter craft projects is to learn how to make those adorable clay tags and sell them at a local antique shop)

a very realistic faux (yup, faux) three foot tree was plunked into a pickin' pot,

set next to the fireplace...

...and strung with tiny white lights

in the kitchen

the french body pitchers are in a holiday mood

amidst frosty white pine boughs

atop the pie safe

a tiny grapevine wreath wrapped in a white pine bough hangs from

a hook rack

that i made last month

from a piece of discarded vintage wood

from our barn

a quick coat of paint

a quick distressing with some sandpaper and

a couple ebay vintage wire hooks -

and i did a little snoopy happy dance when i hung it up

(considering i couldn't figure out how to 'unlock' the circular saw in hubby's tool room

and ended up sawing this baby with a wood hand saw...

which i would highly recommend as a very conducive bicep workout)

a tiny golden european tree found a home on the kitchen window sill
wrapped in a burlap coat and
soaking up the meager winter sunshine

a second three foot faux tree was plopped into a white enamel farm bucket
and nestled next to the buffet table

(i like plunking and plopping ~ 
it goes hand in hand with fluffing and floofing)

a cedar bough encircles the new farmhouse light in the foyer

simple, rustic, french farmhouse whites
embrace Heaven's Walk
in a warm Christmas hug

that i share with you

my friends.....

{ holiday hugs }

~ laurie

(my little starfish-wreath has been featured
over at completely coastal! (thanks, maya!)
and at french country cottage! (thanks, courtney!)

(linking with french country cottage for feathered nest friday!)