Saturday, November 29, 2008

So What Happened to all the Bronze & Gold Decorations?

If you had asked me this morning if I would be spending over 5 hours redecorating with the bronze ornaments, I'd have said, "When pigs fly!
I have already wasted 3 hours decorating the two trees."



Well, the pigs are flying around my house.


I had planned to pack the bronze stuff away, but when I started opening boxes of family room decorations, I noticed that the three small trees I used on the entertainment center last year still had bronze & gold balls attached to their limbs. The lightbulb flashed in my brain and suddenly I had a plan for those ornaments.

I went outside and cut down some real greenery.

I like to add a lot of the real stuff so I get the evergreen smell. I let is soak up water while I worked with the fake garland.

Five hours later I had it all competed.
This is just the center of the entertainment center.

This side has all of the real geenery.
And here is the total finished product.


I think it was worth every hour I spent. This little picture really does not show it very well. Give the pic a click and you can see it so much better.

Here it is using a flash


The flash makes the pears look brassy gold, which they are not.

I used the geenery that I usually use around the dining room arch. I think I will enjoy it much more here because I can see it from the kitchen. It was a ton of work, but I am happy that I took the extra time to do it.

Now I am going to order a pizza because I am way too pooped to cook!

6 comments:

  1. So gorgeous! Your decor should be in a magazine. You did put so much work in it. Wow!

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  2. Oh, Dianne, that comment made me feel so good this morning. I needed that to propel me on to finish the rest of it today. Thank you!

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  3. I'm so glad to have tons of Zoey's posts to catch up on. I'm glad you took the time to share with us. Everything is lovely and I especially like how you share the process. I don't know where to start sometimes.
    Willow/GA

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  4. Delicious!! What a feast for the eyes and, I'm sure, for the nose as well!!!

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  5. Your garland is stunning! I like the way you used fruit in it...very nice!
    Merry Christmas!
    -Kim

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  6. WOW! WOW! WOW! I would definitely say it was worth your time! Everything turned out BEAUTIFUL! I love all of it! The deer! The fresh garland! EVERYTHING! It's truly AMAZING! Thanks for sharing it with us!

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