Oh that is so neat. I LOVE Bing. Can't wait till tomorrow for White Christmas is on twice and I'll watch both of them That is my favorite Christmas movie of all.

Decorated the tree all but the candy canes as I haven't bought any as of yet.

Chelle, the finches must be great fun!

Love your pretty tree, Sherie!

Brr...it is cold...42 today.

Same here, just can't seem to shake the chill .

40 here also 5º above normal for December and no snow either.

Such pretty Christmas trees and villages and decorations. We bought a tree but haven't decorated it yet. There's Christmas junk, regular daily junk, mail, and general messes all over my house. Half-done Christmas cards are covering the dining room table. Shopping bags too- I just got home from shopping. Looks like someone ransacked the place. I'd better get moving and straighten up a little before it's time to cook dinner.

Karen

Great btrees everyone. I love candycanes on a tree.
Here are the lighted trellises
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Beautiful, JoAnn! Love the bear with the trellis photo! They are all really pretty. Are they solar?

Very nice.

Karen

Tamara, I just remembered a truly great Hydrangea I grew successfully in full shade.
Hydrangea Quercifolia, the Oak Leaf H.
I'd like to grow that again.
Also adore H. paniculata, which I grew in full sun and is white. It is a tree form, and very graceful.
It turns a nice pinky green in Fall and looks great in Hydrangea wreaths with some blue ones.

Love Oak Leaf Hydrangeas. ♥

All the pictures are so festive! Nice job, Cherie.

My swap buddy, Tamara, is quite creative and crafty. I think she's holding out on us with some pictures of her decorating. I remember the adorable sock snowmen from last year, Tam.

kqcrna said:Such pretty Christmas trees and villages and decorations. We bought a tree but haven't decorated it yet. There's Christmas junk, regular daily junk, mail, and general messes all over my house. Half-done Christmas cards are covering the dining room table. Shopping bags too- I just got home from shopping. Looks like someone ransacked the place. I'd better get moving and straighten up a little before it's time to cook dinner.

Karen

Im in the same boat as Karen....

Everyones decorations are beautiful..I love Trees and the Dickens villages,LOVE Dept 56 ..OK OK I will post photos...I have to laugh needing to get this place in order..tree has only lights
what Ive been working on




made the big snowman,thanks to Bettypauze she makes the kit u put it together and add the pretties,and I made the sock & rice snowmen

WOW, Tamara!!!

You are so talented!!!

Love the snowmen you made and all the ornaments.
Great Cherished Tedddy collection!
You captured your tree and lights so well. Very pretty!

I had difficulty capturing my window lights color...they are the old fashioned orange color bulbs...but show orange only in the halo...

Janice ,Thank you soo much. The cinnemon dough was a 1st time so trial an error ,im not much on having great ideas of decorating ,so Try and Try again till I get what I like. The dough I tried thick and thin ,Thin works best ..I think... What worked best for decorating with, photos will go in folder for next year ,so I can give the grankids Ideas.

secret photo tip ,shut flash off, the lights in the LRM were off but there was light behind me,set camera to VIVID color if you have that feature ,I keep my set there all the time ,so much better color.

I have many more cherished teddies I cant Bear to part with them ,Ive tried...cant do it...

Ill get the place cleaned up,and take more photos of my menagerie. Off to work I go

Beautiful keepsakes, Tam! Love those bears and happy snowmen.

My Grams had a covered dish just like yours.. seeing it brings back fond memories of Christmas gatherings at her house - it was the only time we were allowed in the White Living Room, and the only time there was anything other than mints in a candy dish! Christmas was also the only day they ever allowed a fire to be made in the fireplace in the White Living Room!

What wonderful memories, Chelle.
Treasures...

Tamara, bears...love em....had a menagerie of Boyds, so understand!

2 dozen mixed variety OT Lily bulbs arrived today from Easy To Grow Bulbs.

I am very pleased with their freshness and size.

They do look like nice bulbs, Janice.

Nice looking bulbs.

Which ones did you get?

Thanks, Tee and Chelle!

Chelle, they are a mixed variety of Oriental-Trumpets, my favorite classification.

Chelle, I love your adorable Avatar and I can bet your son does, as well! Sooo cute!

BTW, yours is so pretty, Tee. Did you make the cute ornament?

Both of you are so festive!

My little dance with Santa was all I could conjure up.

No, I didn't make the flower pot angel. It was part of the gift I received for the Christmas exchange over in the Garden Art forum. taters55 made it for me. Sweet, isn't it? I love the touch of the moss.

Yours avatar is great, chelle.