Holiday Decorating Hee Bee Gee Bee's

 I must admit,
 that I am a rather reluctant holiday decorator...

 It's not that I don't enjoy it...
because actually it's fun and it's always nice to pull out 

 "old friends"
 from the storage boxes

 but more than anything,
 I am concerned with overdoing 

and creating something that might look sort of silly and busy...
sort of like putting too much icing on a cake!

 I have had trees that were 15 feet high
and trees that have sat on a table top...
I even had a fake tree one year!
  

but now I am somewhere in between

 most of my decorating this year
will be simple and natural
 and easy to put up...which also means easy to take down!

This was my Holiday decor about two years ago...

I came across many of these photos from

Country Living

which is full of great ideas

 this tree is especially thoughtful and simple
...love the bucket!

 somtimes all of the swags and ribbons and jingle bells make me dizzy,

but this house seems calm and warm

I like the smaller trees in the buckets too...is this a trend?  

maybe so!

 these images from House Beautiful photo archives are great ideas...

all purple ornaments and in a garden urn!

...very fun

another smallish tree in a bucket...yes...

definitely a bucket tree for me

 Trina,  from A Country Farmhouse 

has her wonderful  home in Oregon, 

featured in this months Country Living...

Trina's style is so understated and personal

...I love everything about it!

 here are a few more ideas, that might be 

just the thing this year

 those wood sock stretchers are so cleaver

 lime green...hummm....love that too

 the simple mantle is so pretty and yet very festive

 great idea for stockings...

who says they have to go in front of the fireplace!

 using things from nature is always a sure bet

 the image below is amazing...the neutrals and then the

 gold and shiny bling of the tree... wonderful!

snow...sigh

&

the pack basket and natural greens

I like the wreath hung low on the screen door too

 this simple tree below is so perfect...and how easy to do

those big tall pine cones 

in the urns are especially interesting

so what shall I do?...

maybe steal a little bit from each!

and hopefully no hee bee gee bee's

have a great weekend!

~kelley~