December
• Finish the last-minute christmas shopping you should have done last month.
• Unpack decorations and ornaments for the tree – many of ours are beautiful wooden pieces we've collected and been given over the years. They keep happy company with handmade creations from the kids.
• Buy a fraser fir and a smaller tabletop evergreen from the local Scout group. Enlist the kids to help decorate them.
• Stock up on the basics – fresh creamy white candles, wine, champagne and scotch.
• Fill the freezer with finger foods for impromptu gatherings.
• Decorate with simple glass bowls of fruit – they last longer than flowers.
• Plan a birthday celebration for my husband, Rob.
• Load the cd player with some good holiday music.
• Order a fresh turkey.
• Fill a few silver bowls with chocolate treats. Keep refilling them as they quickly disappear!
• Light the fire and relax.
Smaller is better
Sometimes smaller is better, especially when decorating your whole home for the holidays seems too overwhelming. Try choosing just a corner and creating a seasonal vignette with nothing more than a tabletop tree and some beautifully wrapped packages. A large Fraser fir usually dominates our family room, but this diminutive tree looks right at home in the living room. A small, peaceful corner like this will become a place of respite, where you'll want to spend a few moments each day and let the spirit of the season wash over you. Paint, Benjamin Moore Buttercream (CC-260); Christmas crackers, The Papery; green box, Anjou Pear, Susanne Lang, book, cards, stocking, all Putti; ornaments, Seasons of Cannon Falls; yellow, green wreaths, Via Verde.
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