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| I love decorating the Christmas tree. |
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| Hey, it's surfing Santa! |
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Christmas...
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| Been busy decorating for Christmas... |
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| 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! |
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| Joy to the World... |
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| the Lord is come! |
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| Let earth receive her King! Let every heart prepare Him room, |
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| And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
A Beachy Nursery
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| A bookcase filled with toys... |
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| at Grandma and Poppa's House... |
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| A refinished vintage bed covered with bedding from Pottery Barn Kids. |
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| Stuffed animals...on vintage chairs from a garage sale. |
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| Fish purchased from a local artist during a trip to Key West, Florida. |
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| More Pottery Barn bedding... |
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| Palm Trees....of course... |
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| All makes for a Good Night! |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
More Halloween....
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| Boo...... |
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| Where's everyone? It's Party Time... |
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| This must be the place. |
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| Helloooo...Who's there? |
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| It's me, Surfer Joe |
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| Been waiting for you... |
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| HAPPY HALLOWEEN |
Monday, October 24, 2011
It's a Pirate Halloween
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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C Copyright 2011 Palm Trees of Iowa |
All we need is food...
and guests...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Halloween
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| Lighted pumpkins and black netting on the mantel... |
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| and, of course, the palm tree pumpkin my husband carved out of a plastic pumpkin... just getting started. C Copyright 2011 Palm Trees of Iowa |
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Candy Land Birthday...
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| Does someone in your family have a birthday in December? |
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| What better way to celebrate than with a Candy Land Birthday |
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| Fill candy jars with colorful candy |
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| 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. |
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| Then add whatever decorations that you find to complete the look. |
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...
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| Circus Animals, cake, popcorn, animal crackers, cupcakes.... |
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| Ice Cream Toppings, vanilla wafers, sprinkles... |
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| Gifts to take home.... |
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| More gifts for guests... |
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| Pennants made from scrapbook paper and ribbon... |
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| Did I forget anything? |