Making a house your home: decor, environment, interior design, re-use, up-cycle, vintage treasures
Today as with the commercialization of many religious holidays, Advent means big bucks for business. Chocolates, beer, wine, and all kinds of Advent calendars and kits abound. They have turned Advent into another gift-giving spree. If you want to simply celebrate Advent, make a wreath or calendar and add activities that enhance the season.
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Bright and cheerful snowmen and red poinsettias are the basis for this festive holiday table.
Anthuriums are herbaceous epiphytes native to tropical America, a genus of more than 800 species found in the New World tropics from Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay. The anthurium is also known as Painted Tongue, Flamingo Flower (Flamingo Lily) or Tail Flower.They are grown for their brightly colored flower spathes and their ornamental leaves.
The other day at the small farmer’s market, Tasty Tuesday, I saw a first for me. My favorite grower, Cindy, sells little bunches of fresh (grown-without-chemicals) herbs for 50 cents each. She had an herb covered in bright gold yellow flowers. She said it was fresh tarragon. I’d never seen tarragon flowers before. (For those of you in northern climates, winter is a great time to grow “cool” weather crops here in Florida. The summer burns lots of things up.)
My table for Thanksgiving this year is based on my rustic lighted pumpkin. (source: Aldi last year.) I added lace, flowers, leaves, candles, and more rustic pumpkins for the center of the table.
I recently bought a new pillow cover that’s perfect for autumn through the holidays. Don’t you love the beautiful deer art that’s everywhere? This was an inexpensive cover that I could see on my white futon with a couple of tan pillows. A deer with butterflies – I loved it.
I love using turquoise and brown in the fall. Today’s table starts with a dark brown printed runner on top of a white tablecloth.
I visited my good friend, Vicky, at her invitation. She was excited to show me something. There on the front door was a cute autumn wreath. She made it herself with items from the dollar store, her first homemade decor.