Our sweet little tree ~

Aren't you just about sick of me talking about this ol' Christmas tree?

Oh well, it's what I'm doing and you know good and well

that my blog is all about what I'm up to!

I had to take a few photos today to show you how the decorating is progressing.

The funny thing????

You don't even NOTICE the snow I painted and the glitter...

WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS I THINKING??!!

Oh well....

I'm not quite finished but wanted to share

how the tree is looking with you.

I found six of these gorgeous votives at Ross last week.

They have a beautiful pearl finish and a silver emblem on the front ~

and for only a buck a piece, they were mine!

And I just have to share this sweetness with you!!!

Brent and Emily took the babies to Bass Pro Shops to see Santa and

this is the adorable photo Brent took with his phone...

I LOVE IT!!!

Clara was SO proud to see Santa that she RAN to him!

Can you believe that?

No crying and not scared one little bit!

Just look at her precious hand resting on Santa's hand....

I have a few wonderful friends that have new blogs!

If you would be so kind to pay them a visit and give them a little blog love

I would be so very grateful!!!

A precious childhood friend (I think we were 13 when we met)

Sharon and her new blog:

The Second Half of Life

and

Sue of Miss Phoebe's Perch ~

Please welcome them both into this wonderful blogging world!!!!

Wishing you a wonderful December weekend precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

The ugly Christmas tree dilemma ~

Well, for starters...this ol' tree is a cheap-o.

Yes, it is ~ straight from Wally World.

We wanted one fast and cheap to place on top

of the skirted table in the living room

and for 25 bucks, it was perfect!

We purchased it a few years ago and the bonus??

It was PRE-LIT!!!

How cool is that?

Truthfully?

NOT COOL.

The second year we used the thing the middle of the tree was dark.

So we bought a new string of lights to fudge and strung them

over the un-lit ones and it worked out fine really.

This year the only thing that lit up was the tip top.

So what's a cheapskate to do???

We ripped all the lights off. Even the top!

I'll buy a few 100 light strands and place them on myself.

Still there is the ugly factor.

I attempted to "dust" the tree with snow last year by

taking it out in the back yard and misting white spray paint from the top.

Well, the wind was blowing terribly for one and

the paint color was so white that it was a bluish white!

Anyway, I am trying to squeeze one more year out of this thing.

I've gotten antique white craft paint and I'm painting it on the tops of each limb.

Then I'm using a pretty clear glitter

and sprinkling it on the wet paint to add a little magic.

So, what do you think?

I just wanted to give the impression of a dusting of snow....

Now to finish the other 3/4 of the tree!!!

Hopefully it will be beautiful when I finish...

if not,

let's pretend this post never existed ;)

Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn