This is a picture of my mantel in the dining room. It's a see through fireplace
that looks into the living room . I have a large colletion of Santa Claus' and now have started collecting snowmen. One reason, is they are just so darned cute, but I can also leave the snowmen out through the winter months.
I'm getting in the spirit of Christmas today! My plans include getting my stuff out of storage, looking to see what theme I'll go with this year and get at it. I always like to change things up. I'll use some old favorites and create some new things. Today is a beautiful, sunny, dry day with highs in the 60's...which is actually COLD for Houston. That maybe what's also pushing me towards Christmas decorating. I won't be home for Thanksgiving so my Halloween/Fall decorations have carried me through November.
A few years ago I used mostly green (not actually Christmas dark green) but the fun, funky almost lime green on my tree. However, those didn't show up as well as I had anticipated so today I'm going to look and see what I can do about changing them up some....hmmm....maybe red polka dots on a green ball. I also have a lot of Radko-esque ornaments that are very classic. I guess I see what way my creative wind blows when I start to look over my storage boxes.
Last weekend while it was unseasonably cold and wintry in Houston, I thought I'd put myself in a Spring Mood....so out came my boxes of bunnies! My neighbor gave me the cute picket fence that I used in my dining room mantle. 
Here are my living room bunnies...a bit more understated to go with the colors in that room. The old books tied up with string are my "score" at the Urban Market. They are dated 1918 and come from a home that is about a mile from mine. I thought that was very cool!
I obviously have a "thing" for very tall, long legged bunnies. These were set up on a small bookshelf in my living room. They are having a little bunny picnic. 
I love this little hard working bunny....always toting a batch of pretty eggs around. 
