Belated Christmas at my house post

Showing off my new, warm winter coat and red cashmere scarf in front of our Christmas tree.
I used the Christmas paper ornaments I designed for Kozo Arts in this set up in our dinning room. They are hanging from a mossy tree branch I found on a walk up in Tilden Park.
The glass bell jars hold a miniature winter wonderland scene and other sparkling silver objects that are dear to me. Pine cones are sprayed with antique silver.




Always part of Christmas in our house: Sweets and Flowers!

Christmas Cookie Delight! Our friends Lazarus and Gesina came by with cookie dough and icing and we had a lovely afternoon making Christmas cookies.

Christmas at our house

Our living room with tree and fireplace decoration


The dinning room with flower arrangements by my daughter and me. The ever changing decoration on the sideboard features flowers and wooden Santos doll

Incantations for the new year

Here is my Christmas Tree decorated in my favorite festive colors: gold and orange. Also on the tree are hanging these oval ornaments, that I made myself. They all have an old fashioned black and white image, surrounded by white glitter and underneath a scroll with a hand calligraphed word. The words all refer to qualities that we want to have in our life or hope to invoke in the new year, such as:courage, prosperity, benevolence, curios, knowing, valiant, etc. I call these ornaments "Incantations". This is the second year we are having them on our tree and it feels very personal. I hope that all your wishes for the next year come true. Happy Holidays!