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it is here!!!!

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My Favorite Day of The Year! Merry Christmas Eve!

Special Delivery!

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  Just in time for Christmas... This gorgeous 25" fresh Fraser Fir wreath by Green Valley Christmas Trees , a leading online Christmas tree delivery company, arrived on my doorstep! As soon as I opened the box, I could smell the freshness and fragrance! Green Valley Christmas Trees is committed to providing the freshest, most premium Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands and grow their Fraser Fir, Noble Fir and White Pine Christmas trees in their native soils.   I set about decorating my wreath before heading off to Lake Tahoe for the weekend.    First, I attached a deer head at the top of the wreath.   Combing through my extensive collection of pinecones, or "winter shells" as my friend Kathysue calls them, I chose a variety of different sized natural and glittered pinecones attaching them to the branches of the wreath. I finished it off with a beautiful green double faced satin Midori ribbon and dangled a large metallic copper sugar pineco...

Pinecone Love

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Happily you don't have to be Carolyne Roehm to pull off these pinecone creations. (Real Simple / December 2006) More pinecone love here   *Update I can't quite believe it but... my iphone has fully restored itself and is back in business, which means I'll be posting some photos of my Christmas decorations tomorrow!