Christmas time around the Shabby Old House.

 Here are just a few pictures from around the house.

I hope you enjoy.

I'm joining Debra from Common Ground's Come as you Are Party.  
Check out all the beautiful homes there!

Robyn Story Designs Part 2

 As promised these picture of Robyn Story Designs beautiful shop in Tampa are from this year as well as some of my favorites from last year. 

 I loved the Victorian boots mixed with roses.

 I think that Robyn carries the most beautiful ribbon I have ever seen.

 The tree and floral  Designers are amazing.

 Lovely displays of seasonal beauty grace every square inch of her shop from top to bottom!

 I love, love, love, classic plaid ribbon, don't you?

 Red's and Gold

 I should have cropped the phone off but as you can see the phone lines are busy.  lol

 Forever current on the colors and trends of the season, as a vintage lover, I fell in love with this year's champagne colored themed room. 

I later found out that my hubby really liked this color as well which may play out well for me next year as I decorate.  We will see what Santa will bring.  Do you get Christmas decorations for Christmas presents?

 Last season's this beautiful creation hung over a fabulous mirror and was the Vintage room's theme.  I loved it then.

But as you can see, 

 it hanging over the front door or the Shabby Old House

I love it even more now!

One Candlestick short of a full glow.

This whole decorating experience for the Shabby Old House's pending Christmas tour still has me wondering why I agreed to such a thing this year.   Living between two houses with one still waiting to be finished and moved in to in Alabama and one waiting for that day and then to be sold in Florida has meant that with each trip to the old house we are pulling a trailor filled with the items needed to complete the decorating for the tour.    On the other hand I will have to say that things are getting completed that have been on hold or time hasn't allowed us to finish .  I couldn't be more pleased with the way everything is turning out.  The glow of twinkling lights throughout the house has a way of settling my nerves as well as making everything, even Shabby Old things look wonderful. However, with each trip, no matter how organized I am, I arrive only to discover that I left behind something in Florida. 

So as I load the trailer and check off the list I can only pray that I will not discover on the Alabama side of the trip that I am,

"One candlestick short of a full glow!" 

The Countdown Begins

Here is a little sneek peek at what I have started to do at the Shabby Old House.  

One room down and one tree up and lots of work left to do for the Christmas tour in Eufaula.