What We Wore Wednesday

The holidays is the perfect time tor dress up. It is my favorite part of work Christmas parties all the pretty dresses. This year we had a work party for my job. It was right downtown over looking the river. It was great watching the snow fall over the river.

 Steve and I went for simple black and silver. Dress I stole from my Mom's closet. The accessories scarf was from Target, the shoes DSW and the bag is from a vintage store.

Even Mouse got to dress up this year. She was involved with a local choir group during the holidays. This meant lots of dress up opportunities.

She decided on the scarf my Mom made her and the dress / jacket she wore for my brother's wedding. She looked beautiful if I do say so myself.

What are you wearing? Find out what the rest of blogland is wearing by linking up with the Pleated Poppy (What I Wore Wednesday) & One little Momma (What Kids Wore Wednesday)

~Cassi





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Christmas Decorating

This year like so many other areas of my life. I went simple with the Christmas decorating. In fact I didn't even put ornaments on my tree. Instead I went for simple white lights and a few smaller trees of silver and white.

My favorite decoration this year is my updated coffee filter wreath. I added some letters from the craft store and the silver winter bird. I love the way it turned out.

For the kitchen table I also went simple and showcased my favorite nativity set. 

My other favorite nativity is the one my Grandmother cross-stitched for us years ago. I always make sure to make this a focal place each year.

Mouse, on the other hand, is never a less is more style decorator. She is always wanting to put all the ornaments on her tree. Thankfully I was able to scale her down a little bit too. This year we added two large bulbs instead of the angel to the top, due to height issues.  I think she did a pretty good jobs.

How did you decorate this year?

~ Cassi

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Inspire Me Fridays

My goal as of late is to make some wreathes. In fact Tuesday I brought home styrofoam circle, S asked me why I needed another one. I told him the are all different kinds to make different ones. See this summer I bought at a thrift store a HUGE embroidery hoop to make Mouse a rag wreath for her door. She had a tinsel one up in hot pink that we got around Christmas time. But I really think that one might be scratching the door. So I want to change that one to one more like this.

Garden Mama

But hers will be shades of pink, black and white. Mouse has an obsession with those three colors.
The styrofoam circle was to make one of these.

The Nester

I love this look. It is so full and textury (that is a word, trust me, don't look it up just trust me).
I also want to make one of these when I have an office/library again. Right now that room is craft/office/storage room as the basement gets finished.

The Lovely Paper Shop

Won't this look great surrounded by shelves and shelves of books.
Now if I was more ambitious I would try making one of these

Cheese, Wine and Chocolate

Isn't it great! For those that know me, know I LOVE marshmallows. S'mores, rocky road ice cream, marshmallow stuffed anything and I am all over it. So I am not sure if I could make this wreath without eating half of it.

Oh and we have one of these outside.

Our Christmas colors this year are shades of Green and Gold. So I was excited when Mouse's school was selling these this year.