Pine cones are so beautiful! A variety of beautiful craft-creations can be made with them. Today, I’ve featured beautiful candles with pine cones. If you don’t have pine trees in your yard, you may find them at your local parks or even scattered on the lawns of local businesses. I have done so and simply ask the manager or owner for permission to collect them, first. Earlier this week, I had the chance to collect more pine cones from a local park and one of the staff, an elderly gentlemen, volunteered to collect pine cones stating that it’s enjoyable AND relieves the pain of arthritis in his knees! What a great mindset he has & I told him so. If you intend to collect pine cones, be sure to
keep cardboard boxes and/or bags handy to place them in
carry protective gloves to wear as you collect the pine cones
literally bake them in your oven on a baking pan dedicated to baking the cones and not food (baking the cones kills hidden bugs) OR
wash pine cones in water to get rid of bugs (the cones with close until they dry) and then set them aside to air-dry
My goal was to get this published on 3/25/2017. However, it’s actually a few hours beyond 3/25 into 3/26. In keeping with my ’25th’ theme, I plan to post on the 25th of each month and perhaps the 5th and 15th, as well. Thank-you for following this blog! I am delighted that so many follow it and while I believe in my ‘It’s Ever Christmas’ dream I’m AMAZED that you all are ‘here’ in it with me as I build it into reality! Again, thank-you so much!
Source: pelfind.net via Patricia Brown on FeedPuzzle
Everything in this rooms is staged so beautifully! The tree’s decorations are lovely. The wreath is gorgeously-plump with ornamentation over the fireplace and the stocking and garland at the mantle are cute. Last, yet certainly not least, the chairs, pillows, presents, coffee table and other furnishings complete this rooms styling/staging perfectly!
This is an inviting table setting that is ‘quietly’ elegant with simple, yet beautiful, accents of pretty, white flowers and pine cones of various sizes that have been painted shimmery silver-platinum!
I am a fan of Frontgate and this video beautifully features their home, seen in the image posted at Christmas Decor: The Front Door & the Foyer. ALL of the Christmas Decor Styling (CDS) featured in this video is totally exquisite! The choice of Christmas decor, furniture, furnishings, music, photography and videography are p-e-r-f-e-c-t! So, don’t miss anything: view this video ‘full-screen’! CDS is what we do for your spaces and places, now and year-round, too!
Hello, Everyone! ‘Followers’ thank-you for faithfully following this blog, as you have! When I started this ‘It’s Ever Christmas’ blog I intended it to be a way to reclaim celebrating Christmases that weren’t celebrated as beautifully and blissfully as I desired them to be. I can say that I’ve achieved that goal and more, thanks to you all! Just as with ‘Chaella’s Inspiration’, I didn’t expect to have ‘followers’, because I was simply creating gorgeous Christmases for myself, via this blog. Then, years ago now, I checked the ‘followers’ widgets for this blog, as well, and noticed the number. I was amazed to see so many of you ‘here’, loving the idea of ‘Christmas All Year’, like me! As with ‘Chaella’s Inspiration’, I marveled that you all found this blog, followed and remain! Similarly, since that day, I keep it going because you all are out there. My heart’s desire is that I can share with you all more beautiful and interesting content about Christmas weekly, if not daily, as life progresses. Again, thank-you! Additionally, I am grateful for every ‘Visitor’ too!