What a great day Saturday was! Tybee Island put on one of it's most glorious winter days--think sunny with a high of 80 degrees! It was downright balmy in December and a perfect day for Jane Coslick's 2nd Annual Holiday Tour of Homes featuring ten beach cottages.
I
went down a few days early to try to make things "party perfect" by putting
out some Christmas-y touches using beachy colors and mostly things I
already had.
Doc Holiday was Stop #1 on the map.
When guests stepped onto the front porch there were brightly colored furnishings and a cheery poinsettia to greet them.
Just inside the front door they were greeted by Rudolph, my ceramic deer head. After putting his antlers made of twigs into the head, I decided he needed some additional fluffing sooo...I bought some colorful jingle bells and tied them on with ribbon. I also found a small piece of slate at Michael's and had a little phrase painted on by Patricia from Tybee Girl Helpers--is there anything she can't do?
Doc Holiday was Stop #1 on the map.
When guests stepped onto the front porch there were brightly colored furnishings and a cheery poinsettia to greet them.
Just inside the front door they were greeted by Rudolph, my ceramic deer head. After putting his antlers made of twigs into the head, I decided he needed some additional fluffing sooo...I bought some colorful jingle bells and tied them on with ribbon. I also found a small piece of slate at Michael's and had a little phrase painted on by Patricia from Tybee Girl Helpers--is there anything she can't do?
A couple of grocery store bouquets helped to brighten up several spots in the house. Some shells and ornaments were displayed in a shell-shaped dish on the coffee table.
My daughter Kristen and her little girls decorated the tree while I set the table for Christmas breakfast. Henry put some sand in the bottom of a pretty jar wrapped with rope and added a candle and some shells for a simple centerpiece that is appropriate year-round.
Kristen made cookies and we set out goodies for Santa in the kitchen.
It was a fun day with all of the tour patrons commenting on the pretty things they had seen and taking pictures for ideas to use at their own homes. Next year I hope to be one of the patrons myself! I ho-ho-hope you'll plan to come and join me!
For some more fun and easy Christmas ideas, click over to Home Stories A to Z where I shared my jingle bell reindeer idea :)
My daughter Kristen and her little girls decorated the tree while I set the table for Christmas breakfast. Henry put some sand in the bottom of a pretty jar wrapped with rope and added a candle and some shells for a simple centerpiece that is appropriate year-round.
Kristen made cookies and we set out goodies for Santa in the kitchen.
It was a fun day with all of the tour patrons commenting on the pretty things they had seen and taking pictures for ideas to use at their own homes. Next year I hope to be one of the patrons myself! I ho-ho-hope you'll plan to come and join me!
For some more fun and easy Christmas ideas, click over to Home Stories A to Z where I shared my jingle bell reindeer idea :)
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