White Christmas in the New House!

We are finally settling in to the new house. The kids have made many friends and tend to be outside playing more than inside here with us.

We decided to go with a retro white tree this year. It shows off our large collection of glass ornaments. We have a family tradition where the kids get to pick a glass ornament out every year. I put a ribbon with their name and the year on it. When they have their first tree on their own, they will be able to decorate it with all their ornaments. This year Tristan picked a large blue ball with peacock feathers in glitter on it, Ethan picked a simple small jointed Nutcracker (wood), and Emma choose a red lobster with gold glitter.
I also made a fun festive tree skirt. I used Joann's pattern, from Fig Tree & Co, found in last years Fresh Vintage Issue #14. I have been saving the issue for my new place and tree. I used Amy Butler's Wall Flower fabric in Cherry from her Lotus Collection and a great lime green for the border. I quilted around each flower and then washed the skirt to have the fabric shrink a bit around the quilting. It came out great and complements my simple white tree so well.

I have been super busy creating lovely things for the new house. I will share so much more soon. Keep posted!