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Happy Friday! The holidays go by sooooooo quickly.  So, in my attempt to hold on to them as long as possible here is a wrap up (pun intended) of the Christmas decorating over at the StyleBurbia residence. First it started out with the tree:   Mantels and doorways: Cookies from my lovely neighbor. Thanks, Babs! Yum! The first set of ornaments and lights at night: My homemade door knocker:       My wreaths on the front door:           More night views:             More ornaments and gifts from Santa: (strange chandelier? yes. it came with the house. replacement comes next week.)     Holly from my garden: Christmas feast: Ham, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans and Mushrooms { see recipe here }, Shrimp w...

  Happy Tuesday folks!   We were decking the halls in Burbia this weekend...   I am a Christmas junkie.  All that stuff about Christmas becoming a commercial holiday, etc. etc.... Not in my house.  I can't get enough eggnog, carols, wrapping presents and decorating. Love, love, love!!!     Here's what we were up to.     Pine cones gathered from my parents' lawn by the boys:             A little spray paint action: (Doesn't the top of this can look gold? I was in for a little surprise when my pine cones came out silver. Yes, they are silver, not white.)                   Woila! My door hanger for my back door since there wasn't enough room for a wreath: (thanks to my mother in law for her help)             Some fun with Hayden and my dad picking out t...