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  1. I love this little winter vignette and until I got to the end of your post was wondering how in the world you could put it together without being interrupted by Ivy. Well, I found out at the end – ha ha! I just took down my Christmas stuff today and plan to leave a few things out for winter too. Some are just too pretty to put away yet. 🙂

  2. So beautiful. You do have a knack for simple but beautiful decorating. I love it.

    Love the picture of Charlie, he is so cute. Ivy sure is testing you, but I hope she will not ruin your display.

    Have a wonderful day

  3. That Ivy, lol! And it’s almost as if Charlie feels he is missing out on the attention that Ivy gets when you are wrestling her for everything in sight! He’s saying “Look at me mom, I’m bad too!”… but of course he’s not, he’s a sweet angel :o)

    I love, love your winter decor! I’ve been scouring Pinterest looking for ideas on how to transition from Christmas to winter. I’m sure lots of other people are doing the same so I’m pinning your ideas so others can be inspired! I’m focusing mostly on my fireplace mantle for some cozy winter decor, I think I’ll have it done today and then can post about it soon!

    Tania

  4. I love this look! This vignette is beautiful. I took down all my Christmas decor on the 26th – couldn’t stand to look at it anymore. But I haven’t put my house back together yet. Brian’s home on vacation and I need to be alone and have no distractions as I putter. I’m feeling a bit agitated right now, to be honest.

  5. I absolutely love that vignette! For me, earthy colors are soothing…

  6. Brenda, you are so talented. That little vignette is just perfect with all the interesting little touches. I love the idea of the netting with the fairy lights under it. Sorry, it was so interesting to Ivy! She’s a scamp, that girl! And there is Charlie, so photogenic and looking a bit above it all.

    Decorating for Winter is a new concept for me. I usually leave most of my Christmas decor up until the sixth of January which is Epiphany on the Christian calendar and was my maternal grandfather’s birthday. He’s the only grandfather I had a relationship with so I like to honor him in that way. I didn’t get a lot of decorating done for Christmas this year compared to other years since I’ve not been feeling real well. But I may just rummage around and bring out a few things for some Winter interest. I love the green trees you’ve used and I have a ton of the little bottle brush trees. I could set up a forest, I think! And add a deer or two. One of the other readers mentioned how we need Winter decor to brighten the grey days we’re having during the next few months and I couldn’t agree more.

    Hope your weekend is peaceful. As peaceful as is possible with Ivy Lou racing around and getting into mischief!

    ps–I wish you were my neighbor, too!

  7. Oh those trees in the suitcase are just too sweet. I’m keeping my lights up. I need a little sunshine, even if I have to fake it. 😉

  8. Brenda, I just wanted to say how much I thoroughly have enjoyed binging this week on your blog. What a delightful woman you are. I have so many similar experiences in my life, so I can truly relate to you on so many levels. I found your blog by happenstance from over at Rues blog. Your blog name was so cute and I fell down the rabbit hole. I’m so happy to have found You! Much love Dear sweet one. I’ll swim over for a visit again. Have a wonderful weekend. Muawhhhh!

  9. I love the vintage suitcase and your decorating with your trees, so clever. Ivy Lou is one busy bee and Charlie had a little attitude too. They enrich our lives and this article had me smiling. I put Christmas away on the 26th, but I didn’t put out a lot and I like the “less is more”. Enjoy your Friday evening.

    Carol and Molly
    xoxoxo

  10. Brenda, this is just tooooo cute!! I love it! I always struggle with transitioning from Christmas to winter decor…I love some of the Christmas things and want them out for winter but I don’t want them to look Christmas-y. Your vignette is a great idea and I love the green with the white! Love and hugs!

  11. I am in Florida right now and my son and daughter in laws house. They were both raised in Michigan and have only lived in Florida for one year. I can’t wait to get home and put more of my winter decor out.

    I only decorate with trees and snowman for Christmas so I can leave those out for winter.

  12. I think your display looks lovely, and it’s nice that you can enjoy it throughout the winter. Ivy sure is a little stinker! I’m glad our cats are older now. They’ve gotten most of their mischievousness out of their system. When our middle one was still young, she was obsessed with gnawing the corner of my recipe notebook. If any page was sticking out of the top just a bit, she’d nibble that, too! Consequently, I have recipe pages with baby teeth hole marks in them… lol! They’re fond memories of days gone by, and sometimes I miss those days.

  13. Well let me tell you about my Christmas vacation… My new phone crashed on the way to the beach. Then it started raining yesterday and I got flustered and locked my keys in my car. Had to have someone come and unlock it. Then coming home in the pouring rain, I realized that I had left Priss’ new haulter and leash hanging in the cottage! I felt like I might as well be at the Griswolds family christmas!!!

  14. Hi. Your winter vignette is a soothing touch. Years ago I decided to not decorate with any Santas. I only use things decorated with snowmen, deer, and trees. It seems to me like these things can sit out a while longer since they don’t seem strictly for Christmas. Birds and bears, cows and horses also are good for the winter! I really like how you kept the palette really simple with white, green and brown. Thanks!

  15. I’m in love with that vignette. The greens and browns are beautiful with each other. And all those textures together…perfect! I also just read yesterday’s post and I wonder if some catnip sprinkled into Ivy’s cat condo would entice her into spending some time in it.

    1. I’m going to order catnip with my next Chewys order. I thought to go with blue. But with the photos above the sewing machine table and what I had, I just went with greens and browns.

  16. You have such good ideas for putting together vignettes that can be adapted to what others may have on hand. Thanks for sharing. The lighted tulle for a snowy effect is such a pretty accent.

  17. Everything is so pretty. I’m leaving the trees up for awhile. It’s a great idea as it always seems kinda empty after the Decorations are packed up. I have an old sewing machine and would like to put some type of top on it after I take the machine out. Is yours secured on?

  18. Sounds busy at your place!!! My Christmas decorations are very neutral, whites, greens so a lot stays up longer than most peoples. I will be packing away the colored ornaments first. We had them when we had big trees and I do still enjoy the satin ball ornaments, very plain but gorgeous colors. I love what you did with the suitcase. I have several and think I might drag them out to see what I can do. Nice idea.

    I love seeing Charlie in the photos and well, Ivy, such a cute pill, isn’t she?

    1. The pets have eaten and are now having their afternoon nap after all the morning antics. I wish I had more vintage suitcases. Mine is falling apart.

  19. Some yrs I take my decorations down right away and the last few years I’ve left them up longer. Then I put up my Spring decos, wishing for Spring faster! ?

    I would tell Ivy no, while smacking a newspaper near her. If it didn’t work, then I would pick her up and put her in the bedroom and close the door for alittle while. I hope that would make Ivy understand that she can’t jump up there and leave your decos alone.

    That’s funny that Charlie wants his picture taken now!

  20. Brenda,
    You always do such pretty vignettes, and this winter design is lovely. Good luck with Ivy! She thinks you just bought her a lot of new toys ?

    1. I know. She’s already pulled the wood bead strand to the floor. Don’t know how long they will be there with her around.

  21. Brenda, I love it all! We actually leave all of our Christmas up until the Feast of the Epiphany and then I still leave a few things out, as you said Christmas and winter decor can be used interchangeably. I leave bowls of pine cones and some little trees with lights because I think they brighten a winter day and night.

    Your vignette is beautiful, love the little bear, beads and wood slice.

    Enjoy your day with your cuties!

    1. When I lived in what is considered the piney woods of East Texas, I had plenty of pine cones. Now I don’t think I have even one.

  22. Your arrangement is lovely and I am glad you included the string of lights!

  23. Oh, Brenda, everything looks so wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your talent. How wish you were my neighbor!

      1. And, we are blessed! I haven’t started decorating my new apartment because I have no one to share it with either. It’ll happen!

  24. Cute vignette, Brenda!!!

    Oh that little rascal Ivy, she sure does liven things up around there, doesn’t she? Our tree always stays up until after January 6th, which is not only Little Christmas but also my dad’s birthday. He would have been 81.

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