A little bow here and a little bow there ...
Some Santa boots here ...
And a tree skirt there ...
No stress or fuss, just a little joyful love fluff ... right Maggie?
Right Mommy.
xo,
Kim
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Posted by: Sarahlynn | November 30, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Just enough! Anything is festive with Maggie by your side. :)
Posted by: Rachel | November 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Love your new Christmasy banner! And your red bows! Decorating is fun, isn't it? I'll post mine in a few when I'm thru...every yr. I promise myself that I'm not gonna do as much but every yr. I do more....cuz my babies, 30,29&24, love it everso!!!
And tomorrow, I'm off to Ree's book signing in Dallas....along with a 3 day girl's shopping trip!! YooHoo....decorating will have to wait!
Posted by: jmac | November 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Your home just lends itself to holiday decor. Lovely touches!!
~Michelle
Posted by: Michelle | November 30, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Very pretty, Kim! Love the bows!
Posted by: Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions | November 30, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Your house looks lovely, dear Kim, I like to keep it simple, too. Your house has the perfect colors for Christmas. I love your brilliant reds, especially. Hugs, Cindy S.
Posted by: Cindy S | November 30, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Gosh, you've been busy! Love it all....and in your house, it's perfection! Maggie is the "topper on the tree" so to speak, just making it all so cozy!
XOXO
Joni
Posted by: Joni | November 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Oh Miss Maggie is the sweetest thing...love the love the decor!
Posted by: Tabitha | November 30, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Oh, so pretty! I need to get busy here. Maggie is so sweet on the tree skirt. We're wondering how 'interesting' (or difficult) our Christmas season will be with Joey, our pup. He's never seen the tree or decorations and he's still at the curious, investigating and chewing stage! We have a plan or two, just incase. Thanks for sharing your pretties with us.
~Adrienne~
Posted by: Adrienne | November 30, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Love, love, love it!!!!
Posted by: Kelli | November 30, 2009 at 01:38 PM
Adorable! Love this and love you and Miss Maggie, too!
XO,
Sheila :-)
Posted by: Sheila | November 30, 2009 at 02:14 PM
So cheerful! Christmas Cheer.
Posted by: fairmaiden | November 30, 2009 at 02:35 PM
Too Funny, wasn't expecting Maggie on the tree skirt. Adorable bundle of Joy. Blessings, Janet
Posted by: Jan | November 30, 2009 at 05:24 PM
So pretty Kim! I love all of the red Christmas decorations! Your home looks so welcoming and festive!!
Posted by: Barbara @ Southern Lady's Vintage | November 30, 2009 at 05:37 PM
I've been crafting all afternoon. Scrambled about what I'm doing, but easing into it! Can't seem to get myself going in just one direction! Love the idea of simplicity!
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | November 30, 2009 at 05:43 PM
More red ~ more happy! :-)
Posted by: Pat | November 30, 2009 at 06:05 PM
Aha! I'm glad my cat is not the only pet to take up residence on the tree skirt! It's beginning to look alot like Christmas at Daisy Cottage!
Posted by: Carol @ Old Glory Cottage | November 30, 2009 at 06:15 PM
Hi, Kim,
I just love your vintage tablecloth. Is it vintage or repro? I want one! :)
D
Posted by: Donna | November 30, 2009 at 07:54 PM
Just love the bright yellow, green and red all together. I feel like I've just stepped into a summer garden. Who says it's almost December???
Posted by: Shelley in SC | November 30, 2009 at 07:59 PM
Is this just the beginning or are you done? I will keep adding, arranging and touching up from now til Christmas. I am with Maggie and like the tree skirt best.
Bye for now,
Nancy M.
Posted by: Nancy Hutson Maisenbach | November 30, 2009 at 08:02 PM
Can I come over? Everything is so fresh and lovely.
Ciao bella,
Suzanne
Posted by: Suzanne | November 30, 2009 at 08:30 PM
Love it all Kim!
Posted by: Madison | November 30, 2009 at 08:37 PM
So pretty, Kim! You use such 'happy' colours in your home and Christmas decorating. It never fails to make me smile (like sunshine after several cloudy days :)
Posted by: Elizabeth at BlueClearSky | November 30, 2009 at 08:47 PM
Love those red, fluffy,ruffly Christmas bows! (say that real fast 5 times!) LOL!
Hugs, Leah
Posted by: Leah | November 30, 2009 at 09:29 PM
Delightful Kim! I love all those touches of red:>)
Posted by: Kathleen Grace | November 30, 2009 at 09:46 PM
I love the white rooster with the red bow! Maggie is adorable under the tree!
Posted by: sondra | November 30, 2009 at 09:51 PM
Kim this is gorgeous and so cheerful for the Holidays! I just adore the JOY sign. Thank you for sharing your amazing home photos with us.
~Warmly, ~Melissa ;)
Posted by: Melissa Miller | November 30, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Oh, your Christmas house is so pretty and I think Maggie adds just the right touch.
Posted by: Diane | November 30, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I just had a thought! I wonder if sales on paint have gone up since you started blogging Kim! I know that I have discovered a new love for lots of color this year and a lot of my inspiration has come from you!
Posted by: Betty @ She's Sew Pretty | December 01, 2009 at 01:34 AM
How pretty and cheerful it all looks. Think Maggie will be spending all her time on the tree skirt
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | December 01, 2009 at 01:40 AM
I love the pretty Santa boots.
Posted by: Loree | December 01, 2009 at 02:50 AM
Hi Kim, I just love your reds, greens and yellows together - fabulous. I am very much a pink and green person but your house is just devine.
Suzy
Posted by: Suzyq | December 01, 2009 at 07:41 AM
Your tree gave me such a smile. Mine is always decorated just the same, especially with a combination of ornaments (many vintage) and the red bulbs.
Long (long) ago I saw a decorating show (may have been Lynette Jennings) where the suggestion was made to place a solid color bulb throughout the tree along with your favorite ornaments. Lovely!
Sigh... this is my favorite place to come to dream and create (tied with my friend, Manuela). :)
Posted by: Brenda@Coffeeteabooksandme | December 01, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Hi Kim..me again..I got past your first post on Elvis and Maggie. No tears. I found you in Bloggin for Bliss.Bought the book yesterday. I wanted to make a better banner of my own and how to grab buttons and plus other things. I am not computor whiz. But love your red and yellow.Your pics are great. I have no time for alot of things I want to do. Babysitting my granddaughter 4days a wk. That Maggie is darling. Sally
Posted by: sally | December 02, 2009 at 10:01 AM
I love your table linens! Very French Country! I love your colors...so cheery and comforting! Merry Christmas!~aubrey
Posted by: aubrey | December 02, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Merry Christmas, Kim! Your style of Christmas decorating is just the way I like it! It accents your already wonderful and happy decor beautifully. Too often, I see homes with so much glitz and glitter, it looks more like a retail store or commercial space than a home. I prefer a home to look and feel like a home and yours does just that. I could come in and plop down in a chair with a cup of tea and be completely content. Big hugs and kisses to you, dear one!
Posted by: Rose - The Center of My Self | December 02, 2009 at 08:48 PM
It's the little things that make a house a home, and any day a holiday. Sometimes those things are pretties on a shelf. Sometimes they are sunbeams, and sometimes they are little furry creatures with great big dreams.
Posted by: Mom Wald | December 03, 2009 at 06:58 AM
that's my kind of decorating. no fuss, no stress. and so pretty.
Posted by: merryheart2 | December 08, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Oh my heavens!!! Maggie is a sweetie & your home is beautiful.... just like you.
xoxoxoLaura
Posted by: laura venosa dellaporta | December 14, 2009 at 10:52 PM