Southern Charm

I haven’t showed any pics of our house during the Christmas season and I just love how it turned out.  So here we go.  I have always wanted a home with a big porch (like ours now) so I could drape garland on the railings, and big wreaths on the windows…..that southern charm that you find all over Georgia this time of year.  I know the landscaping isn’t anything to look at but it will be one day….one day!  Other than that I was so thankful for how the look came together.

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So many of our decorations came from some special people.  The topiary trees were set up on my porch, all lit up, one day..to our surprise!  Come to find out some very good friends of ours were the little elves on that drop off….we love us some Cotherns’!  And the ribbons on our wreaths and mailbox were just “dropped off” by our sweet neighbors….Ms. Sarah Miles.  I’m telling you, God is so good!  Everything I could have wanted to put our home together for Christmas was given to us.  The pre-lit garland was another porch find that my Mom left us before she went back home one weekend.  Blessed.  Truly Blessed!!

Our Christmas tree turned out beautifully.  I was so excited to find this “feed sack” garland at our local florist.  In fact, two sweet friends gave us a gift certificate to the store where I purchased the decor….another God thing!!  My Mom and Dad replaced the kid’s ornaments that they had been giving them for years.  Cora Jane’s are angels, Vera Kate’s are crosses, Lila Rae’s are hearts, and Whitman’s are Santa Clauses’.  The tree was full and just gorgeous….again we are so blessed…..its exactly what we wanted!

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I tried to use the garland and ribbon throughout the house.  I love my china hutch and the way it turned out.  I saw it somewhere online, took a picture to a carpenter, and here you go.  Then the decor on it just made it!  I hearts this!!

I can’t wait until next year to put all out again and add too it!

God is good……ALL the time,

~jct~