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Title: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on December 06, 2022, 04:04:57 AM

Let's see some trees, festive arrangements, garlands, whatever else here.
I'll start with my tree
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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: BlackCurtains on December 06, 2022, 04:37:38 AM

I love the blue and green! That seem like a perfect sized tree, not too small but not massive. I like it :)

I don't have any decorations up. I usually put my snowflake lights in the front window but I haven't done that yet.

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Griffin on December 06, 2022, 09:44:30 AM

That's so cute, PBW!

We haven't put up many decorations yet either, only a small door wreath and our traditional hanging calendar made with a set of numbered, decorative clothespins and a bunch of paperbags that I've decorated with stickers and reuse every year. I fill them with wrapped sweets. :) It takes up a lot of space but serves as a cute piece of decor, and once Christmas cards start arriving I hang them on the line instead.

Let's see when I have the energy to put the tree up. :D

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on December 07, 2022, 05:08:07 PM

Looking forward to your decor xxx

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Harmonie on December 11, 2022, 06:39:48 PM

I found this Gingerbread Unicorn decor for outdoors at Walmart a couple of weeks ago. I could not resist!! I didn't make my family put it up in the front, though. lol

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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: glitterball on December 12, 2022, 02:37:50 AM

Loving the tree, PonyBookWorm!
You unicorn looks cute, Harmonie!
 :lovey: :lovey:

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on December 12, 2022, 04:14:18 AM

Harmonie that's adorable!!!

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on December 14, 2022, 07:07:31 PM

This is a really lovely and fun thread!  :happy: It's nice to see other people's Christmas decorations!

Ponybookworm, your christmas tree is so cute! :heart: It reminds me of my little Christmas tree from my childhood that I had in my own room!
Harmonie's unicorn is also really cute!  :lovey: What is it made of?

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Harmonie on December 20, 2022, 07:11:48 PM

Thanks, all! It is VERY cute and quite a find! There was only one left at Walmart when I found it. I'm so glad I did!!

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Harmonie's unicorn is also really cute!  :lovey: What is it made of?

I'm not sure, but it's one of those blow up decorations.

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Minty_Magic on December 21, 2022, 10:16:38 PM

What a fun thread! :) PBW your tree looks great! And Harmonie I love that little unicorn, it’s so cute!

Here is my house. My mom said it looks like a Macy’s store display haha I border on having too much stuff, but I love Christmas stuff! :lol: It’s so hard to resist buying more every year lol!

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I’ll try and get some pics of both mine and my parents outdoor lights too! I’ve made pony decorations for both of our houses lol

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: BlackCurtains on December 22, 2022, 05:44:35 AM

Oh wow, MM! Your decorations are great and your house looks nice too :lovey:

I gotta say though, I dig those red lamps! Are they festive or do you keep them out all the time?

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on December 22, 2022, 09:15:08 AM

Minty Magic I LOVE IT!!! I want more peeps here showing off decor like this, even if it's just a small tree, please xxx

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on December 30, 2022, 04:24:28 PM

Minty_Magic, you have such a lovely cozy and Christmassy home!  :lovey:
That "fireplace" under the TV is great! Is there a cute decorative mouse in there too? :bateyes: :heart:

I also have a few pictures, but I'm not going to post them right now. Maybe tomorrow.  :)

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Aflame on December 31, 2022, 03:20:15 AM

my tree with my hand made snowflake decs :)
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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on January 01, 2023, 11:59:50 PM

Aflame that's adorable!!!

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on January 02, 2023, 05:29:16 PM

Aflame, you have a lovely Christmas tree. :heart:

Next, a bunch of pictures from me! :biggrin:
Right to the beginning, sorry for the poor quality of my pictures! I have a new phone and I don't have full control of its camera yet. :blush:

A bunch of elves tiptoe around my kitchen, here are some of them.
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This elf patrol observes whether there are nice or naughty people in the house. :) In the kitchen, they are high up on the cabinet so the cats can't reach them. These wooden gnomes were made by my grandfather sometime in the 80s. :heart: He was a carpenter.
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There are several paper stars…Here are a couple of them.
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Every Christmas I make something like this between the living room window that includes a string of lights, something glittery and elves. Every year they have been different. Because of the cats, they are between the windows.
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Outside, just before Christmas, I put a new long chain of lights like this with my mother. The small tree in front also has its own chain of lights. Sorry, the picture is blurry.
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The spouse's apartment has a white Christmas tree. Sorry, the apartment shown in the pictures is a mess!  :lol: :blush:
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I have a small green Christmas tree with lights in my bedroom. The veranda has a white small Christmas tree with lights and small blue balls. I haven't taken photos of them yet.

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on January 03, 2023, 05:16:26 AM

HOM I love it!!!

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 03, 2023, 05:36:40 AM

Your decorations are so cute, HoM! I love those gnomes your grandfather made, that's so cool!

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Minty_Magic on January 04, 2023, 11:46:59 PM

Aflame, your tree looks awesome! I love your handmade snowflakes, they are so pretty.

HoM your house is so cozy! I adore the elf theme you have going. The handmade ones by your grandfather are precious!

Thank you for the kind words on my decorations everyone! It’s about time for the decorations to come down now which always makes me a little sad, everything just feels cozier with the extra lights! To answer your question BC, the orange lamps do stay out year round, so I will still have those at least! :) And HoM you have a good eye! There is a little mouse above the fireplace. Here is a better pic of him, I actually made him in a ceramics class a few years back.

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And it’s super late but I finally got some pics of the outside of my house before taking everything down!

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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 05, 2023, 05:01:51 AM

I love the skating rink!

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: starbritesprinkles on January 05, 2023, 12:30:21 PM

I'm late to the party, but here we are. I didn't do as much this year since my basement is still disorganized from moving last year. I don't publicly post pics of my full house exterior, but I just had colored lights on the porches and fence.

This is Horace the Tortoise.

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And this is Bubo II.

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Also don't publicly post pics of my kids, hence the french fries and pizza stickers.

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And this is SpikeBob ScalyPants showing his Christmas spirit.

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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: shabbychicdee on January 05, 2023, 02:37:29 PM

im late too, been a busy hot and windy summer break this year

aww love the cozy lights and xmas decs everyone, it's hard to be cosy here in the southern hemisphere :lol:

here's mine, couldn't wait to get everything out of storage as we were in limbo and all our stuff were in a shipping container last christmas while we were looking for a house to buy and move into, so I was mega happy to be hosting our very first family xmas in a very long time in our very own home now we have moved back to my old home town :)

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can't help but slipping the odd unicorn,Pegasus, alicorn  :lol:

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my pony tree
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and New Zealand's own native coastal Christmas tree that blooms in time for christmas The Pohutukawa tree, visitors can't see pics , please register or login


and we just painted our front door a month before xmas too which looks kind of festive, watch out for the creepy little elf watching ya  :lol:
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oh and lastly the clostest thing we have to a fire place  :biggrin:

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we love playing pranks on each other so this little "plastic" guy gets used alot, LOL i have no idea how long he's been there but just notice him  :lookround: im guessing darling daughter did it.

Spoiler

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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on January 05, 2023, 03:39:52 PM

So adorable everybody!!! I get the not wanting to doxx & stuff xxx

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: shabbychicdee on January 05, 2023, 03:51:59 PM

starbritespinkles; love your bearded dragon spike :lol: iv always wanted to get one for the kids

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on January 06, 2023, 05:14:20 PM

 :grouphug: Thanks for you all! :heart:

Minty_Magic, Oh, that mouse is so cute!  :inlove: You have done it well!  :iconclap:
Lovely light chains! :heart:
The pony decorations outside are great! :wow: Have you made them yourself or have they been bought from somewhere?

starbritesprinkles, at first I looked that the turtle was real and wanted to ask if it is allowed to keep the horns on its head so kindly?  :lol: It's a decorative item, isn't it?  :biggrin:
Lovely Bubo II! :heart:
Did you make that ball wreath yourself? It is very beautiful! :wow: :heart: I have one too, but it's hidden in the closet because it's maybe a little unfinished and there's no place for it.  :blush:

shabbychicdee, i want that pony tree! So beautiful!  :lovey: Your bigger Christmas tree is also very beautiful. Beautifully decorated. :heart:
 :blink: The Pohutukawa tree! New to me! It's beautiful! :heart: Are the petals of its flowers soft or hard/sharp? How long does flowering last?

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: BlackCurtains on January 07, 2023, 07:30:50 AM

Spikebob Scalypants wins the thread :lol:

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Heart Of Midnight on January 07, 2023, 05:57:40 PM

Just a few more pictures..  :biggrin:

The large wooden gnome is still with the lantern in our yard. My mother got it as a gift from her friend. Local handicraft.
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On the veranda is my mother's really old elf from the 60s. Below it hangs the old wooden Christmas bells made by my grandfather.
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Here is another of my mother's elves from the 60s. I think it's a bit odd looking, but still cool.  :lol: Both of these elves came with chocolate candies, that's why those legs look funny.
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The white small Christmas tree on the veranda that my mother has decorated.
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There is also a familiar horse peeping by the tree.  :biggrin:
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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: starbritesprinkles on January 08, 2023, 10:24:36 PM

Quote from: Heart Of Midnight on January 02, 2023, 05:29:16 PM

This elf patrol observes whether there are nice or naughty people in the house. :) In the kitchen, they are high up on the cabinet so the cats can't reach them. These wooden gnomes were made by my grandfather sometime in the 80s. :heart: He was a carpenter.

I love the gnomes and that your grandfather made them! What a treasure to have!

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And it’s super late but I finally got some pics of the outside of my house before taking everything down!

Love the G3s! So adorable!

Quote from: shabbychicdee on January 05, 2023, 02:37:29 PM

can't help but slipping the odd unicorn,Pegasus, alicorn  :lol:

That glittery unicorn is fabulous!

Quote from: shabbychicdee on January 05, 2023, 03:51:59 PM

starbritespinkles; love your bearded dragon spike :lol: iv always wanted to get one for the kids

He's so fun. Except that he tried to bite my face last week. I think he's mad that I've been slipping him blueberries with the tongs instead of his preferred crickets or roaches. LOL. And yet he still eats them up if I put them in his bowl.

Quote from: Heart Of Midnight on January 06, 2023, 05:14:20 PM

starbritesprinkles, at first I looked that the turtle was real and wanted to ask if it is allowed to keep the horns on its head so kindly?  :lol: It's a decorative item, isn't it?  :biggrin:
Lovely Bubo II! :heart:
Did you make that ball wreath yourself? It is very beautiful! :wow: :heart: I have one too, but it's hidden in the closet because it's maybe a little unfinished and there's no place for it.  :blush:

LOL. Yes, Horace is a garden decoration who lives on the porch year-round and enjoys being festive.

The wreath was a Big Lots find this year. I have made one in the past, though. Excuse the poor photo. My phone back then had been dropped too many times. I finally gave up on it this year after eight years of faithful service on my front door since someone kept smashing the bulbs between the doors at the old house, and some of them were falling off.
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Quote from: BlackCurtains on January 07, 2023, 07:30:50 AM

Spikebob Scalypants wins the thread :lol:

LOL. I would tell you that he's thrilled by this news, but that pic's pretty much his face 24/7. Here's his tank.

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 Luna and Thor also got pressies. Luna took off her Christmas collar, and we haven't found it yet.

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And Thor hadn't had his Prozac yet, so he wouldn't stay still. Too much excitement.

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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: shabbychicdee on January 12, 2023, 08:09:31 PM

omg the expression on your cat luna's face :lol: love it "look what i got :lol:

Quote from: Heart Of Midnight on January 06, 2023, 05:14:20 PM

shabbychicdee, i want that pony tree! So beautiful!  :lovey: Your bigger Christmas tree is also very beautiful. Beautifully decorated. :heart:
 :blink: The Pohutukawa tree! New to me! It's beautiful! :heart: Are the petals of its flowers soft or hard/sharp? How long does flowering last?

 thank you so much ;) with the Pohutukawa they are soft, a little similar to a bottle brush tree but these trees grow massively in size and the red just last over summer November to January, best early to late December

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Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: Ponybookworm on January 13, 2023, 12:58:57 AM

Starbrite, love the decs!!! And the mals are ADORABLE!!!

Title: Re: The Festive Decor Thread
Post by: invaderhorizongreen on February 07, 2023, 03:25:31 PM

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all my gen 3 ornaments so far.