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Happy Holidays

Making it Lovely — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:52:33 +0000

The Balch Family is set to beguile
decked out in vests of argyle
while Brandon regales
with holiday tales
they wish you good tidings in style

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We’ll Have a Pink Christmas

Making it Lovely — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:56:29 +0000

Our home has been lovingly bedecked for the holidays.

I’ve already shown you what the tree looks like undecorated…

And I gave you a little glimpse of it with ornaments…

Now I have the rest of our tree, and a few other holiday decorations to show you.

A white dove rests near the top.

Presents are nestled in below.

A sparkly pillow sits on the couch.

Stockings have been hung from the dining room buffet.

Our deer are out, as always.

I’ve even decorated the light in the dining room (inspired by Brooke).

Really, I can’t believe I hesitated to buy the pink Christmas tree. It fits in so perfectly here.

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Cupcake Stands

Making it Lovely — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:26:10 +0000

We had some people over yesterday for a little family celebration. Brandon’s sisters brought cupcakes, complete with cupcake stands! Apparently they are available at Target, though I could only find them in silver on the site. The gingerbread men are cute too – Brandon’s mom made them with pink frosting for us. :)

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A Glimpse

Making it Lovely — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:44:16 +0000

The pink tree has been decorated. I’ll share more photos soon…

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The Pink Christmas Tree is Here

Making it Lovely — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:58:44 +0000

I love it.

I do wish the lights were clear, but I can change them eventually. At night, the hot pink lights take the tree from kooky and fun to over-the-top bordello! Also, the 7.5′ version would have been a better height, but it would have been far too wide for the room. We ordered the medium-sized “wooden” tree stand you see in the photo, hoping that it would add some height. We only got a few extra inches from it, but it does look nicer than the wire stand that came with the tree.

I can’t wait to see what the tree looks like when it’s all decked out with ornaments!

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Christmas Wreath

Making it Lovely — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:24:06 +0000

Brandon bought a wreath from a boy scout that came to our door last month. Isn’t that sweet? When it arrived though, I could see it needed a little help. It came with a smooshed plastic red bow and two pine cones.

I ordered a set of vintage silver bells after Laura posted them on the SCOOP, and I figured they would do nicely in the center of the wreath.

I added a silver bow and the two pine cones back in and hung it from a silver ribbon. The whole thing could have used a little more fussing, but I fixed it up and had it hanging within fifteen minutes. I had to work quickly!

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Pink Christmas Tree

Making it Lovely — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:17:49 +0000

Everyone remembers this issue of Blueprint, yes? With the beautiful (not tacky) pink Christmas trees?

Well I’ve gone ahead and ordered a pink Christmas tree of my own. I’m pretty excited!

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Oh Deerie Me

Making it Lovely — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:02 +0000

Remember the white ceramic deer I stole from our apartment’s attic before we moved? The little guys I drag out each Christmas, even though they’re of dubious taste?

(Christmas 2007)

(Christmas 2008)

Apparently I was on to something. If you liked them (and you may be in the minority on that), you can now buy your own! Lucky you.

Available at Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs.

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Love

Making it Lovely — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:49:19 +0000

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Well Said

Making it Lovely — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:50:29 +0000

I know a lot of you already check out the “Well Said” sidebar on the blog, but I thought I’d point it out a few items from today in case you hadn’t seen it or usually read via a feed reader.

Apartment Therapy is taking nominations for the best home blog: The Homies 2008. Votes for Making it Lovely are greatly appreciated (hint hint).
The full 8-Bit Jesus Christmas chip-tunes album is now available. Judging from the lack of comments when I mentioned the first half of the album, maybe you guys didn’t appreciate this as much as I did, but I still love it.
BarryBlog has compiled a West Chicagoland Thrift/Resale Driving Map. BarryBlog is how I found out about Jubilee, which is where I got my dining room table and all six chairs for the amazing price of $350.

And as always, check out the Well Said section every so often. Things that catch my eye usually end up linked over there.

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