December, 2011 INSPIRATION PIECES Today, I started brainstorming ideas and themes for our Christmas table setting. These are the tableware inspiration pieces, a beautiful turquoise and copper set by Mikasa or MIlano (I think) that I purchased last year. "HOLIDAY GLAM SLAM" Theme (photo taken 11/22/2011)

December 25 - 31, 2011

"CHRISTMAS" 2011
Arizona

"Thanks be to God for his unspeakable Gift (Christ) - indescribable, inestimable, incomparable inexpressible - precious beyond words." ~ Lois Lebar

I LOVE Arizona!! "A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in." ~ Robert Orben

Click on the links below to view the complete galleries of other places we toured.........

"Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20695263_rf4m2b
"Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20695226_XdHT2d
"Scottsdale Civic Center Library" 2011 gallery here http://godschild.smugmug.com/ArtScape-1/Scottsdale-Civic-Center/20755040_hznHxN
"Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20695213_KWXXzb
"The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20695240_WjPjWt
"Mesa Arts Center" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20517416_FzGW22
"Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20883451_kczrwd
"It's Sugar" 2011 gallery here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20755631_Lrgsg4

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> Thursday, December 22, 2011

"MERRY & BRIGHT REMIX"

"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come around, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys." ~ Charles Dickens

Today is the first day of winter and there are three more days until Christmas.

I did a tad bit of pp with this one. We didn't put up a Christmas tree this year, and I decided against decorating the formal dining and living rooms. I did, however, decorate the kitchen table, which I'll post a pic of soon. For a festive look and to add a little bit of holiday cheer to our foyer, I decided to place Christmas ornaments in a bowl. Adding a shiny bowl of beautiful same colored or multi colored ornaments is an instant and inexepensive way to jazz up a room. When papamugger posted his shot of balls in a bowl a few days ago (12/20/2011), I had already uploaded this photo and thought to myself, "Great minds think alike."

My creative juices were flowing and I metamorphisized it here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/15844504_ZjNqd2#1642953451_c6snBHc-A-LB

View the original version here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/19085820_bgGtGH#1597757727_q9wDLQC-A-LB

May all the joys of the season be yours, and may your days be merry and bright.

***#7 photo of the day***

(photo taken 11/21/2011)

> December, 2011

BACK OF INSPIRATION PIECE (bowl)

Today, I started brainstorming ideas and themes for our Christmas table setting. These are the tableware inspiration pieces, a beautiful turquoise and copper set by Mikasa (I think) that I purchased last year. This is a photo of the back of a bowl; the saucer and plate have this backing also. Look at how much attention to details was put into the back of the plate, saucer, and bowl.

"HOLIDAY GLAM SLAM" Theme

(photo taken 11/22/2011)

> December, 2011

INSPIRATION PIECES

Today, I started brainstorming ideas and themes for our Christmas table setting. These are the tableware inspiration pieces, a beautiful turquoise and copper set by Mikasa or MIlano (I think) that I purchased last year.

"HOLIDAY GLAM SLAM" Theme

(photo taken 11/22/2011)

> DECEMBER, 2011

THE MAKINGS OF OUR CHRISTMAS TABLE SETTING (December)

Today, I started brainstorming ideas and themes for our December (Christmas) table setting. I've decided on the color scheme, but not the theme.

(photo taken 11/22/2011)

> December, 2011

"HOLIDAY GLAM SLAM" Theme

(photo taken 11/24/2011)

> December, 2011

Centerpiece of Attention

"HOLIDAY GLAM SLAM" Theme

(photo taken 11/24/2011)

December, 2011

INSPIRATION PIECES

Today, I started brainstorming ideas and themes for our Christmas table setting. These are the tableware inspiration pieces, a beautiful turquoise and copper set by Mikasa or MIlano (I think) that I purchased last year.

"HOLIDAY GLAM SLAM" Theme

(photo taken 11/22/2011)

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