Removing red from a Christmas palette can have elegant results. A pale Christmas palette is not traditional — not at all. And some may really not like that idea. But it’s icy and beautiful in a very different way, especially when the Christmas palette runs to silver and gold along with pine green. Anyone who cannot picture a way to evoke the Yuletide without the color of … [Read more...]
Christmas Stockings
Here's a shopper's choice of Christmas stockings to hang on the fireplace mantel. Whether you're expecting a lump of coal or Italian chocolates, beautiful handmade Christmas stockings are a mantel must. This trio of embroidered stockings [top] were handcrafted in India and include an assortment of eclectic embellishments. Bells, sequins, tinsels, tassels and lace are … [Read more...]
12 Days of Christmas Rug
Even the floor can help the house look festive with a 12 days of Christmas rug! The hand hooked 12 Days of Christmas rug is based on the beloved English carol that dates back to the early 18th century, according to Wikipedia. Thought to originally have been a children's Christmas memory game the song, according to Wikipedia, is "cumulative," meaning that all the previous … [Read more...]