Hard at Work and Dressing Like a Girl

Christmas is starting to happen at my house. It has been a slower process than in years past. I think mainly because I am switching things up. Not doing the same thing as every other year. My creative juices are flowing after attending the Unique Unique Home Show and then Judy Hill's Home Show. How, I ask you, could one not be inspired?

I must credit Ki with the balls in the bottles idea. She actually clustered her bottles on a tray. But, I took her idea and ran with it. Easy, which is a requirement for me, and perfect for the look I like! The colors aren't looking as vibrant as they really are. Maybe I should have taken these pics during daylight hours. Oh, well. You get the idea.
Now, the chain idea came from Margo. She clustered her balls at the end of a chain. Again, I twisted this idea into my own version. My first thought was to use just green and red balls. But, I realized that I don't have many green balls! So, I did one window pink, one red and the other green. I may pick up more green before the season is over.

I think I'll ditch the icicles in the window. Those stay up year round. But, I think it's a little "too much" with the balls and the green lighted star. Whatcha think?
(This picture was taken after the first posting...thought I'd show you the most recent picture with more balls and better swags.) This could be done with icicyles. All the same color balls. Mixing colors. Mixing sizes. Go wild and crazy with it. I had fun putting it together and revamping it. And, of course, you don't have to use a heavy tow chain. A lamp swag chain would serve the same purpose. Just depends on the look you are going for.

And my Christmas tree corner is continuing to evolve. But, I thought I'd show you the aquarium I acquired from Snakelover. This aquarium was home to many snakes in Snakelover's youth. I put a glass brick down flat for the tree, then flanked it with upright bricks. I'd like to have enough silver and gold balls in there to fill it. But, again, a sneak peak at what's happening at my house.

I got to dress up like a girl last night. Check it out.

Snakelover has season tickets to the Dallas Symphony Pops and last night we went and sang Christmas carols and enjoyed some beautiful seasonal music.

Isn't he just incredibly handsome in that leather jacket?