Let the Christmas Tour begin!

Here are my indoor decorations! (Keep in mind, there has been ALOT of remodeling & a whole new addition to the house since last year, so all these ideas are subject to changing by next year! LOL)

First there's the tree...DH puts up the pre-lit tree & puts on the garland & the bow (Go here to see WHY we need a bow instead of a tree topper.) Then the kids put most of the ornaments around the bottom 2/3 of the tree. I put the breakables (I collect Precious Moments ornaments) on the top, the skirt around the bottom, & wrapped gifts for other family members under the tree. It's just not complete until there are presents too.

Here is our Sweet Treats Village. We started building this last year & guess what?!?!? This year, Walmart's not carrying this anymore! GRR! Notice our Bait & Tackle shop right in the middle of town. This should tell you I am a hunting widow & since it comes during Christmas, & 3/4 of the family is obsessed, I was talked into including it in our village.

Below is my Precious Moments nativity that is tucked safely in a corner of the living room away from kids & doggie tails.

We have our Christmas cards hung on a ribbon on each side of the door frame. Hopefully we will have enough room, but I think we are going to need something else. Maybe we will get some greenery to go over the door frame & hand down both sides to hang cards from. I sent out 51 cards & should get at least that many back. At the time of this picture, I have only received half that amount. At the far end of the hall, you can see DS13's door where we hung his stocking & the ledge that is shown in closer view below.

I bought this candle holder with this exact place in mind. This is a fake window between our dining room & the hallway. I wanted to keep decorations on this ledge or I'm afraid it will turn into a clutter catcher. I found this w/6 pastel votive cups for $5 at a yard sale last summer. I had the 2 of the end before, but I found the 6 in the holder at Garden Ridge in October & have been DYING to set this up!

Here is the rest of most of our decorations. We have Santa hats on top of the speakers, 2 extra stockings on the stocking holders where we will put the kids' stockings on Christmas Eve, there is a beautiful fiber optic angel on the top between the speakers. I also have assorted christmas candle holders around the living room too. (The wreath is part of the outdoor decor. I will get a pic tonight of it all lit up & post all that tomorrow.)

I buy us all a new ornament every year & here is this year's new additions.