I Just Can't

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After months and months of holiday lights and decorations, I just can't go back to a plain and boring house! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the feeling of having less clutter when all of the Christmas decorations are taken down. But, I NEED a few twinkle lights and pretty decorations to get me through the dark, gray, hazy and boring month of January.So I left up my glassware filled with Epsom salt "snow" and clear lights, and added all of the snowflakes I could find.It's so nice to have a light and sparkly area of my home to contrast with the dreary days of January.
What do you do to help you get over the holiday let-down?

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Ending With A Buy

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What better way to end the year than with a thrift store makeover?
If you don't know by now, there are certain groups of items that I have a hard time resisting when I thrift store shop. I love white plates and vases, bowls, old glassware, clocks, metalware, and baskets. So when I saw this little item it caught my eye.How could I pass up such an interesting metal basket? Look at those little details on the corners! I'm not sure what they were meant for, but I immediately had an idea for what I would do.As much as I loved the original galvanized metal finish, there were spots of rust that didn't look very pretty. So out came the black spray paint. Yes, I still manage to do a little spraying even with snow outside!
Next, I took a trip to a shop that sells chemistry supplies (another fun place to shop!) and I purchased some test tubes for fifty cents a piece. I was so excited when I found out they fit perfectly into those corner pockets.Now I have an unusual, yet very pretty way to serve dishes at my holiday buffet!

I wish you all
A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE
NEW YEAR!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for your friendship!

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A Little New Year Decor

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Almost every year I like to decorate
a small New Year's tree.
It's a fun little tradition to help celebrate the new year.I make it as glitzy and sparkly as possible
with silver and mirrored ornaments and foil streamers.A few years ago I found some ornaments
that look like champagne bottles
(we prefer to think they're non-alcoholic)
with "Happy New Year" written on them.
I bought little glitter "cheers" words for 70% off.I top the tree with a metal horn, and add more horns
on the branches and tucked at the base.Won't this look great as the centerpiece
for the holiday buffet?

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