The Christmas Mantel

Hello World!  It's been a couple of weeks since my last post.  Bad blogger!  I have been busy trying to organize future posts so I can post on a schedule...imagine that.  Also, Christmas has exploded at our house.  First up is The Christmas Mantel.  Let's get started.

 Everything I used to decorate the mantel I had on hand.

The Santa is a Jim Shore.  The clock was given to me last Christmas from my Mother-in-law!  

Snowman stocking holder I purchased years ago at Hallmark.  The little tree in the back was purchased last year from Michael's.

Love the details on this Santa stocking holder. 

 Must have a somewhat manly stocking holder for the Dedicated Husband.  This sucker is heavy.

More trees from Michael's.

Cute nutcracker hiding behind a poinsettia leaf. 

All of the stockings were made by my mother, aka Betty Lou.  My husband requested bells on his stocking.  I think she likes to spoil him a bit. 

The wee one's stocking.

And, of course, my stocking.  She made this years ago.  Just an FYI, my family calls me Kathy.  They refuse to call me Kathryn even though it is my given name...I come from a stubborn line.  lol 

Here's a closeup of the fabric she used for my stocking.

Here's the fabric on The Dedicated Daughter's stocking. Isn't it cute?

Appropriate manly fabric. I think my Mom should open an Etsy shop.  What do you think?

Before you go, one last shot of the wee one being silly with a wreath I made...of course with the help of my Mother. 

Have you started decorating for Christmas yet?  Can't wait to see what everyone has up in blogland.  That's it for today.  Be sure to check back soon.  I will be sharing some exciting news about my voice studio.  I'm so excited I can hardly stand it.  Hope you have a grand day and remember to be kind to one another. 


Toodles,
Kathryn 

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