Getting There...

   

     I have been a bad blogger lately!  Thank you Chris  for reminding me!  Looking back on my last entry, I think she may be right! Let's see...my foyer looks like a bomb went off with boxes of Christmas decorations.  The boxes have magically moved, doubled and spread out onto the front porch and into the dining and living room.  It looks like we are moving!  The foyer tree is up.  whew.  now it has to be decorated.  We usually have two trees every year, one in our family room and always a big tall foyer tree that we decorate with ornaments brought by our guests and family at Christmas time.  (I have only one rule each Christmas, you must bring an ornament for the foyer tree!)  Some are handmade and some are store bought, but each one means so much to us and I love looking back on them and remembering the friend or family member who hung it the year or two before. I am covered in glitter and sparkling from head to toe!  Here is a quick tour and I'll bring you more shots as we go along.  Happy decorating!~xo

Night glow from the staircase:

Comments

[Daisy Cottage]

Good Morning Tara!
Ooooooh - it's looking beautiful over here! How wonderful to have a foyer tree! Love the idea of guests bringing an ornament for it too!

xo,
Kim

[Lori]

Tara ~ ohhhh such pretty decorations ! your house sounds like mine right now with Christmas stuff scattered everywhere ~ :o)
Have fun today !
Lori

[chris]

I feel your pain with the decorations all over the place!!! You will pull it all together in no time~looks like you already have with those beautiful shots! Love your blog posts & miss them when you are too busy to blog!LOL! Have ablast at your swanky Christmas party this weekend!xo :)

[Monicaa]

I can so relate to all the boxes and looking like a bomb went off. Thats the only bad part about Christmas lol..
What a neat idea for your foyer tree!

[Angela (Cottage Magpie)]

Those sneak peaks are so tantalizing! I can't wait to see the finished product!
~Angela :-)

[Donna]

Tara,
The sneak peeks are beautiful! Can't wait to see more!
Have a Great Day!

[Laura/DaPFG]

oh goodness...i LOVE the idea of having guests bring ornaments!!

[Jen ~ ARTful Dreamer]

You're off to a lovely start - can't wait to see more Tara!

[Kathy ~ Shabby Roses Boutique]

Hi Tara,
Your decorations are looking beautiful! LOVE your staircase with the fairy lights...gorgeous!
Kathy :)

[Karla Smith]

Your very inspiring and love when you post. Your a bit ahead of me today, I'm at the nesting stage, but I'll soon be in the moving mode too. Just waiting for, my MAN power, to lend his helping muscles. The weather is cool and the wood is in the fireplace. We hope for rain again, here in So. Cal.

After going to Silver Bella, I decided to jump into blogland if you'd like to visit: http://artwhisper.typepad.com
Please excuse the hiccups as I learn.

Karla

[maryam in marrakesh]

Greetings from Marrakech (I am here by way of Traveling Mama)
It sounds so very Christmassy at your place. Sigh. Those are the things I miss about not living in the US>

[carol Eldridge]

We have always had our guests bring ornaments each year to our Christmas party so we have accumulated an awful lot of them! Here in New England we are decorating and decking the halls inside and out. Please stop by for a visit to see how my 1895 Victorian House looks at the holiday time....lots of vintage ornaments and treasures collected from all over plus my handmade Advent Garland made in the shape of mittens out of felt! Lots of fun to hold the daily treasures.

Happy Holidays,

carol eldridge

[Joan]

Very, very lovely!

[Jen R]

I wondered where you had gotten off to...Glad to see you back. The tree is a great idea!
Jen R

[M&Co]

Its so fun bringing out the holiday decoration! And every year I rediscover treasures in my collection! Your decoration looks wonderful. Especially the Seasons Greeting sign!

[Katy]

Your decorations are beautiful! :)
I love your foyer christmas tree idea with the ornaments! That sounds sooo sweet! :) I hope you have a wonderful weekend Tara! :)

[kim]

I'm so happy to see the "F" painting in the background!!! I hope it works perfectly in your decor!!!

[Lisa]

Love the Seasons Greetings sign. Beautiful pictures. It's beginning to look alot like Christmas.

[Joy]

Tara, what a great idea of having friends and family bring an ornament, I may just have to start that tradition myself! lol

Joy

[Denise Fontaine]

I am in NE too.I was in Kohls yesterday and could not believe,shocked I saw a pink artificial tree.An elderly lady was standing next to me
and gasped "Isn't it awful!".
Denise