26 November 2010

holiday inspiration no. 03 & a new favorite christmas cd





• charming wellies and mini spruce perched upon a mantel
• sweet little mittens mid-wreath.
• wreath hung mid-bookshelf.
• shiny ornament icicles along the staircase.
follow this link for more pages from my christmas binder.  

ideas from real simple, freshhomemag.com and pottery barn

happy black friday. i hope your thanksgiving was incredibly memorable and happy (and delicious!). perhaps some of you are out and about shopping up a storm or maybe staying inside and hauling out the holly to decorate your holiday home! we're still on the road and will be back next week. enjoy those leftovers! i must say i am loving the christmas tunes on A Family Christmas (Putumayo Presents). it is a cheery collection of new-to-me renditions of ol' favorites. more favorite holiday mix picks here. i'm always looking for new holiday tunes, so do tell me what's playing on your ipod.

11 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:25 AM

    I've just discovered your blog and I love it!

    I also love all the Christmas inspiration, everything is so pretty!

    Love,
    Camila F.

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  2. Sarah12:57 PM

    Very cute. Only it made me house-sick. My apartment does not have stairs, a mantel or a big enough bookshelf :)
    But I think I might be able to use some of those inspirations elsewhere.

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  3. barrentree2:06 PM

    I am loving all of the holiday inspiration!!! Some of my favorite Christmas albums are (I'm a bit of a holiday music addict): Kenny G Wishes, Barlow Girl Home for Christmas, Kristin Chenoweth A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas, and The hotel Cafe presents Winter Songs :-)

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  4. The Scrappy Tree2:54 PM

    *sigh* Christmas is coming!!
    Gayle xx

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  5. Hannah3:10 PM

    Target will have a free holiday album download available Sunday. Some good stuff, too. Here's the link:
    http://www.target.com/b?node=2492229011&ref=sr_shorturl_holidayalbum

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  6. Stareidlamb8:29 PM

    i made a christmas mix you may enjoy. i call it "elfin' around" 50 some different songs.

    http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/playlist/Elfin+Around/39411302

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  7. Anne9:45 PM

    Thanks for your holiday mix picks! I'm just putting together a soundtrack for this season, myself. You may like Susan Boyle's remake of Neil Finn's, Don't Dream it's Over. It's on her new holiday album, The Gift. I never thought of it as a holiday song, but her remake is fabulous.

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  8. KELLY12:15 PM

    have you heard kt tunstall's "Mele Kalikimaka"? definitely a favourite holiday song for me...and joni mitchell's "River" always gives me tingles too. loving your festive inspirations marta! x

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  9. Jamie3:36 PM

    Thanks for all of the holiday inspiration. My all time favorite Christmas album is Martin Sexton's Camp Holiday. He does all of my favorite Christmas tunes in such a unique and fun way.

    Happy decorating!

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  10. Cassie11:07 AM

    Once again you have given me another starred post full of inspiration! Those mittens are just too cute for words.

    xx

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  11. Anonymous4:10 PM

    I found your blog earlier this week, and I love it!

    My go to Christmas songs are songs by Jessica Simpson, Diana Krall, Dido, Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera.

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