Friday, November 21, 2008

Friday Favorites


My favorite things today are my Christmas mantle and the JOY framed letters I made. I just love when I do a project and it turns out even cuter than I'd hoped! I'm really happy with it and everything looks better now that I've added lights to the greenery. I can't say I'm totally finished with it, but I wanted to go ahead and show what I had done. I am now working on decorating my kitchen tree. This cold weather we are having here is really putting me in the Christmas mood! And NO, I haven't forgotten about Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to some delicious food and visiting with family on Thursday. Hope y'all have a great weekend!

46 comments:

Heather said...

i love the letters! the mantle looks superb now!

Julie said...

Angie I love the joy frames they look great and the lights look great! have a great weekend
julie:)

Georgia Girl said...

Love the JOY...I just love all the neat things in blogland. Love it better than the magazines.

Anonymous said...

Your mantle is beautiful and how did you make the joy, I'm thinking I might even try that.

Hugs,
Chris

Ldy ~~ Dy said...

Wow! Your mantle look wonderful. Your letter frames set off everything so well. A+ on your creativity!

Sue said...

Your mantle looks GREAT! The JOY letters give it that something extra.

Shannon said...

It looks so good! I love the letters and lights! I am going to have to add lights to my greenery this year. :)

Rachel Berry said...

Oh I love how they turned out! Very cute! And your mantle is looking so FAB!

Angie said...

I love the JOY that is so cute!!

Kim@Seasons of My Heart said...

Wonderful idea friend. I may just have to copy it! :-)

Unknown said...

Your joy letters turned out so so cute! I am going to have to copy that idea! I love love love your mantle. The old window up there is to die for! Your garland with the lights looks great! I can't wait to put my stuff up. Thanksgiving is a week later this year, so it is making me really antsy. Have a fun weekend! -Erin-

Kim @ Home Is Where The Heart Is said...

Your mantle is wonderful!

Darlene said...

Your mantle looks GREAT!! Just beautiful!

CMB said...

Everytime I think you are done your mantle just gets better! I love the letters...I tried some last year but they didn't look as good as yours, maybe I will try again!

Buzzings of a Queen Bee! said...

I love your mantle and it makes me so excited to decorate mine this year! :) Have a great weekend!
Carrie

Mandi @ Sweetly Home said...

You just have to know that those JOY letter frames are going to be all over blog-land now! Well, at least in my neck of the woods they will be! My middle name is Joy so I have a special attatchment to all things joy related. Just bought to ortaments that say it today! Your mantel looks absolutely fabulous!!

Gypsy aka Tam said...

Angie, your mantel and the letters are lovely. It looks beautiful. I hear ya about being in the mood for Christmas decorating it's freezing cold around here and I'll be putting some decorations up this weekend. Thanksgiving this year is hosted by a family member and I can decorate to my hearts content.
Have a great weekend,
Tam

Tracey said...

The mantle looks wonderful! I knew you would come up with the perfect
decor!!

Jenni said...

Oh, I LOVE it! You did a great job on pulling everything together! It's absolutely beautiful. :)

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Jenni said...

Hi, it's just me again! I wanted to make sure you found the award I have for you on my blog, under Monday's post (second from top as of now!).
Have a good night! :)

Kristens Creations said...

Hi Angie, I love the mantle! it turned out so pretty. I love the framed JOY you made, it looks great, very creative. I also love the tree. Your home is looking so great! I'm the same way,sometimes I work on my house right up until christmas too! Kristen

Betsy said...

Love that look. You should be proud.

Tracey said...

Angie,
I have something for you at my blog :)
Tracey

Melissa Miller said...

Your mantel is precious! Love the "JOY". :)

Shirley said...

I thought your mantle looked very nice before but those letters really added to it! What creativity!

Daphine said...

Amazingly beautiful!!!! In fact, the pictures look like a out of magazine!! You are such an inspiration with your decorating talent! I can hardly wait to see your next project!

Have a great weekend!

Jessica said...

The mantle looks GREAT! Love the JOY framed letters! So cute!

Jen S. said...

I stumbled upon your blog and absolutely LOVE it. You are SO CREATIVE AND TALENTED! Thank you for sharing so many of your wonderful ideas with us. I appreciate it so much! I just love checking out your blog :)
~Jennifer

Unknown said...

I just love that red fireplace of yours. And the Joy looks fabulous. I may break down and put my tree up this weekend. I finally got all the ribbon i was looking for, so i am excited. Take care. mishelle

Melissa said...

Love the JOY letters! I'm headed out to get frames for some today! Thanks for sharing!

Manuela@A Cultivated Nest said...

Your mantel looks great - the joy letters really pop! I love that it's pretty but not overly fussy!

Manuela

American Homemaker said...

I really like that JOY arrangement. I love simple projects that come out great.... Good job!

Melissa said...

Oh how I wish I had your talent for decorating.

Everything looks beautiful.

American Homemaker said...

I've looked through your whole blog and I love it. I'm linking to you :) I love your style! I'm also a yard-saler and I love simple spray paint and paper crafts.

squawmama said...

Wow that was so beautiful and looks pretty easy to do... I love how you made the window frame... Great look very classy...Thanks for sharing... Have a fun filled day...

(((HUGS)))
Donna

Anonymous said...

What a great idea! I copied your letter "tray" from a month or so ago, and it turned out so beautiful that I have to copy this as well! Hope you don't mind! Thank you for sharing!!

Becky@Beyond The Picket Fence said...

This is so cute!

Jodi said...

Your mantle looks beautiful! I love the JOY frames!

Christy said...

LOVE the JOY!!!

You always have such creative projects and what i appreciate most os that they aren't too time consuming and expensive. Thanks for sharing!

Nichole said...

I love those letters in the frames.

I have something waiting for you on my blog :o)

Have a great weekend!!

Ms. Tee said...

Your joy frames are adorable! :)

M.L. @ The House of Whimsy said...

Wow, that turned out beautiful. So inspiring to look at!
M.L.

Kim Hancock said...

I love the wreath on the window. I may copy you. I have a stack of widows that I need to do something with.

Kim said...

Can you please be my new best friend and come to my house and make it look at warm and happy as your house does?!?! LOL I just came across your blog and I LOVE IT!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

Kim :)

sauchagirl said...

Yes! I love the JOY letters. I can't bring myself to do the Christmas decorating before Thanksgiving but I sure do love looking at yours. Thanks for sharing.

Maryjane-The Beehive Cottage said...

Hello Angie!

How excited I am to have found your blog! I love it to pieces and putting you in my favorites! I have wanted to try red in my home for sometime now, and I have the courage to do so after going through MANY pages of you sweet blog! Thanks for the inspriation Angie!

Hugs,
Maryjane