~ porch decor and tag love ~

good day, lovlies!

the huge blue totes and tubs have been shoved

back into the cold attic
amongst the garage sale items
hunting clothes
old rugs
and unused lamps

and a warm, cozy christmas feel has arrived

here at heaven's walk

i know that i've been teasing you

with christmas love

little by little

treasure by treasure

room by room

yeah....it's been kinda fun

(for me anyway)

hehehe

so

i wandered around the house 

with my camera today

thinking of you of course...

i spent some time on the front porch
giving it a holiday make-over by

hanging the front door wreath

created with pine, fir, magnolia leaves, holly berries, and service berries

i think it still needs a nice big burlap bow...don't you?

and the door definitely needs a coat of some type of color...? advice, anyone...?

i took one of the cast iron urns from it's summer location by the side door

filled it full of pine, fir, and berries

and set it next to the front door

i decided to keep the wicker furniture on the porch this year 

instead of storing it in the barn

why?

because....I missed seeing it out there last year

i'm weird like that

i tied a grain sack pillow securely to the bench

don't want to lose it in these Michigan winter winds!

and made an arrangement for the

flea market vintage wooden table

an old lantern inside of a vintage tin bowl

is surrounded with more pine and berries

i love peeking out the front windows and seeing an inviting vignette out there

...cold as it is...

i think i'm going to look for a woolly blanket to lay on the bench

and then hope that the little red squirrel

living in our pear tree

who has acquired a bad habit 

of chewing on any fabric i put on the porch

will have other things on his mind to occupy him

(like the walnuts, acorns, birdseed, and suet feeders 
that you have at your disposal, you little stinker!)

ok....now for another peek at a bit more decor

inside...

these cute little handmade clay tags
were made by ness

at marleyandlockyer
on etsy

i love them!

i found myself sashaying around the house
in my flip flops -

(that yes
i wear inside all winter long)

hanging bits of love

here and there

tying them to various treasures

with twine

to the slowly shaking head of hubby
who obviously thought I had finally lost my sanity

now tell me
would you not be sashaying over these little darlings, too?

well, sane or not ~
one can never have too much love hanging about the house, can one...?

....or too many balsam fir candles
wafting their luscious scent
throughout a christmas house...

making one insane sashaying gal deliriously happy

{ love and hugs }

~laurie

(Linking to Between Naps on the Porch for a holiday met monday
and Faded Charm for white wednesday!)