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CHRISTMAS VILLAGE MANTEL

It might be fun to live in this little snowy Christmas village during the holiday season! How fun! Such a big departure from my the usual way I style my mantel. Last year I found a wood cut-out of a little village and tucked it away for this year, not knowing how I would use it. When I found it early in the season I knew a Christmas Village would be a big part of this year’s Christmas decor. And Christmas decorating always begins with my mantel! See how it all started…

CHRISTMAS RIBBON AND BOWS AND MY FAVORITE BOW VIDEO

I’m a Christmas bow maker! Decades ago I learned how to make bows from the gift wrapping department of a famous Philadelphia department store. And that started a lifetime of wrapping pretty gifts and adorning them with the prettiest bows. I’ve compiled the best tips and tricks and simple bow skills that will have you making gorgeous bows all Christmas! My friends can tell my gifts a mile away! It’s all about the bows…

THE SCOOP #356

I love this time of year. We are in FULL SWING CHRISTMAS MODE! And the days can’t hold enough hours for me to enjoy!!!! StoneGable the blog and house is the proverbial CHRISTMAS LAND! Make sure you stop back every day between now and Christmas for a look at each room at StoneGable gussied up and ready! And I have some great tips for “all things Christmas too” like how to feed a crowd at Christmas. So easy with lots of smart tips! See the post HERE.

ON THE MENU #218

This is the time of year I want to eat dessert first and I don’t crave sweets. For some reason, Christmas does all things sugarplums and sugar beautiful and delectable! I’m doing some Christmas baking this week and making thiS DARK CHOCOLATE ALMOND AND CHERRY BARK. Look for a recipe next Sunday. Now here’s what’s on the menu this week…

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THE REAL CHRISTMAS STORY

I’m a Christmas person! I love love love the whole nine yards of tinsel, presents, music, and the tree! I love all the Christmas movies and getting together with family and sending Christmas cards. I love Christmas lights and jingle bells and fa-la-la-ing! I love love love the Christmas story! God-in-flesh coming down to sinful man to woo us and rescue us and bring all things right again between Him and us! But, if we are really telling the true Christmas story it has nothing to do with all the traditional trappings we wrap around this time of year!

UPDATING AN OLD CHRISTMAS WREATH

I bet you have an old ratty fake green Christmas wreath lying around your basement or in the garage or way back in the darkness of a closet. Great! Grab it because today I’m sharing how to update an old wreath and make it spectacularly festive and oh, so Christmassy! You will be so glad you saved it! I can’t wait to show you just how easy it is! Let’s get going you will want to use it later today!