So I’m sitting here with my tea and my Yankee ‘balsam and cedar’ candle flickering.  I don’t know about you, but I’m a real tree girl, but for the passed 5 years we’ve had an artificial tree.  My husband grew up with fake ones and I have to admit that I miss the smell of Christmas.  The candle is nice, but it isn’t the same thing.

Inspired by the house tour I went on with my mom in Scituate, I decided to add some more green to the mantel.  This is how it looked just with holly, but I wanted the house to smell like a Christmas tree.  Loaded with fresh greens, holly and juniper I got started:

The colors of Christmas

I redid the mantel first, adding some of the burlap garland I also used on the tree.  I got it from Jo-Anne’s if you’re looking for some.  Moved Maurice (our beta fish) into the kitchen and rearranged some of the decorations.

Here is what it looks like now:

So I’m sitting here with my tea and my Yankee ‘balsam and cedar’ candle flickering.  I don’t know about you, but I’m a real tree girl, but for the passed 5 years we’ve had an artificial tree.  My husband grew up with fake ones and I have to admit that I miss the smell of Christmas.  The candle is nice, but it isn’t the same thing.

Inspired by the house tour I went on with my mom in Scituate, I decided to add some more green to the mantel.  This is how it looked just with holly, but I wanted the house to smell like a Christmas tree.  Loaded with fresh greens, holly and juniper I got started:

The colors of Christmas

I redid the mantel first, adding some of the burlap garland I also used on the tree.  I got it from Jo-Anne’s if you’re looking for some.  Moved Maurice (our beta fish) into the kitchen and rearranged some of the decorations.

Here is what it looks like now: