Sunday, December 11, 2011

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

I love decorating the Christmas tree.  



Hey, it's surfing Santa!






Friday, December 2, 2011

Christmas...


Been busy decorating for Christmas...

Christmas wouldn't be the same if I didn't display my Christmas Carolers.  My
mom made these for my very first Christmas after I was married, that was
36 years ago.  It's amazing that they have survived kids and
grandkids!



Joy to the World...

the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room,

And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
                                                                   Merry Christmas!!!




Wednesday, November 2, 2011

A Beachy Nursery

A bookcase filled with toys...
 at Grandma and Poppa's House...

A refinished vintage bed covered with
 bedding from Pottery Barn Kids.


Stuffed animals...on vintage chairs from a garage sale.

 Fish  purchased from a local artist
during a trip to Key West, Florida.
More Pottery Barn bedding...

Palm Trees....of course...



All makes for a Good Night!

Saturday, October 29, 2011

More Halloween....

Boo......

Where's everyone?  It's Party Time...

This must be the place.


Helloooo...Who's there?

It's me, Surfer Joe

Been waiting for you...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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Monday, October 24, 2011

It's a Pirate Halloween

What a great way to celebrate Halloween, a Pirate
Party!  Of course it's always a little easier when you
already have props.  Palm trees and a tiki bar set the scene.  One thing to remember when planning a party for a large group and it's too cold to be outside, use your garage or basement.  It works great!



Last year we purchased a vintage wooden sail boat to use as a buffet server for our rental business.  It
looks great decorated with lights and pirate pennants.



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                       All we need is food...












and guests...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Halloween

I love decorating for Halloween...

Lighted pumpkins and black netting on the mantel...

and, of course, the palm tree pumpkin my husband carved out of a plastic pumpkin...
just getting started.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Candy Land Birthday...

Does someone in your family have a birthday in December?

What better way to celebrate than with a Candy Land Birthday

Fill candy jars with colorful candy
And don't forget the cake...you can get all kind of ideas from Google images when trying to design a cake.
Have your local bakery make a sheet cake and frost...you can add the details at home.  In this
case, I made my version of the Candy Land game board.


Then add whatever decorations that you find to complete the look.  
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Decorating for a Circus Animal Birthday Party

Nothing like a fuzzy circus tiger jumping through a fire hoop to get the circus party started...


Circus Animals, cake, popcorn, animal crackers, cupcakes....
Ice Cream Toppings, vanilla wafers, sprinkles...
Gifts to take home....
More gifts for guests...
Pennants made from scrapbook paper and ribbon...
Did I forget anything?
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