Christmas House Tour

For a couple of weeks I've been teasing everyone with a few photos of different elements of my Christmas decorating, crafts, and baking. Now you have a tour of everything all together, some you may have seen, and some new things. This post is linked to several home tours listed at the bottom, as well as Angie's Holiday Show & Share at the American Homemaker.Let's begin as you enter the house welcomed by this big wreath covered in snowmen. It has battery-operated LED lights on a timer, and I love it! I jazzed it up with the bow and ornaments, and next year I plan to add some other types of greenery and berries to it.

After you stomp all the yuck off of your feet, come in and check out my vintage table top tree on the entry table. My dad bought this for his aunt right before he left for the army during the Korean War. It has a 40 watt bulb inside the tree and glass candles on the tips of the branches for the light to shine through. They have gotten scratched, dirty and broken over the years, so I've added mini ornaments, some vintage and some not, to brighten it up.

Take a seat and enjoy some cookies or coffee cake with a glass of tea or egg nog. I made these treats myself, but they should be safe to eat! Did you know there is now pumpkin egg nog in the stores? Yummy!I'm glad my Christmas card arrived at your home and was enjoyed by all. I make them myself from recycled cards and other elements I have around. They are very "green" this year; I didn't buy anything to make them, not even adhesive.

Besides Santas, snowmen, trees, and candy, I like to remember the reason for the season by displaying my vintage nativity that my mother bought in the late 1950s.

Now that everyone is here we can enjoy the tree...

and all of its unique ornaments, like this red glass ball decorated with my name, the year of my first Christmas, and a glitter picture of a tree on the other side. My mother decorated these ornaments for us each year until we finished college. Only one of mine has broken in all that time! The tree also has ornaments on it that I've made, including candy cane holders and fabric "quilted" ornaments.

These particular ornaments will only break if you work at it! They were produced in the USA during WWII and are made of plastic. Before this time, most shiny ornaments that American used came from Germany. These belonged to my maternal grandparents.

Let's read a Christmas book before people have to leave. I love to read out loud to my niece and nephews. There are several different books we read each year, including A Visit from Saint Nicholas, aka The Night Before Christmas. This picture is 6 years old, which is why my niece isn't wearing the cute sweatshirt I made for her. I am wearing a red and black chenille sweater and one of my vntage Christmas pins.
I hope you've enjoyed visiting my home during the Christmas season! Many people are giving house tours this week. You can find them at Boomama, Hooked on Houses, A Soft Place to Land, Thrifty Decor Chic, Tip Junkie, We are THAT Family, and many others that I don't know about, I'm sure! I can't believe how many people planned a party for the same day!