Last Glimpses of Christmas

Before we totally put Christmas behind us, lets take one last little peek at Christmas.

 This year I was so behind with everything I really didn't decorate as much as I typically do, so there isn't much to take down!  Yay for me!  Before I stuff everything back into the storage boxes, I thought I would share some snippets of my favorite decorations. 

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What Was In The Boxes & How to Store Radko Ornaments

Remember the wrapped Radko ornaments my mom uses at each place setting for Christmas Day tables?  I had several people write and asked what the ornaments were in the box, so here they are:

Bryant got  "Midnight Trip" which is a beautiful large blue world wall with Santa and Sleigh wrapping around it.  

My ornament was "Ready for Takeoff" and is a beautiful Santa sleigh packed with goodies

and ready for Santa's trip around the world.

Rebekah got "Perfect Timing Nick" which I particularly liked because it

has 2013 on it.  He is a cute Santa with a lively look.

Hiller and Thomas got the same ornament which was "Tree Trimming Party" and

features Santa and the Elves around the Christmas tree. 

 We will treasure these ornaments each year when we unbox them to decorate our tree.  When I pack them I always write on each tag the receivers name and the year.  (And yes, I do leave the tags on) It's nice have a tradition the entire family can enjoy.  I think that is what holidays especially Christmas are all about.  Do you have special traditions your family enjoy during the holidays? I would love for you to share them!   We will leave the tree up for another week but after that, it will be time to undecorated and box up the ornaments. 

Do you collect Christopher Radko ornaments?  If so have you read how to care for them?  If not, click here for care and storage recommended by the Radko company. Do you have a special type ornament box you like to use to store special ornaments?  Here are my favorites:

For vintage ornaments or glass ornaments like Radkos they should be stored in Archival ornament boxes with archival shred and paper.  Here are my favorites:

1. Archival ornament boxes from the Container Store & acid free archival shredding

2. Frontgate ornament storage with archival shred.

3. Archival supplies & Boxes 

For other ornaments these are great:

 Real Simple Ornament Storage from Bed, Bath & Beyond

 Ornament storage box from Target

 Ornament storage set of three from Amazon

 Red ornament box from Overstock

  The Cover Store ornament storage boxes

 Best storage boxes from Improvements

Make sure you store vintage or collectors ornaments in controlled environments

 not attics or basements.  

Christmas Day at My Parents

Christmas has come and gone.  The paper has long since been stuffed in the trash but it was oh so beautiful while it lasted.  Here are some photos of my parent's house on Christmas Day.  There are 47 in my immediate family so there are many table scattered through my parent's home.  Each table is decorated with wrapped gifts which contain Christopher Radko Ornaments for each person present.  Here are the various tables and other decorations throughout the house.  Join me on a little tour.

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Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas 

from

Our House

To 

Yours!!

Here's wishing you a fabulous time with your family
 and friends.  

(Not sure how much I will be blogging this week.  I will be spending time with my family.)

Special Permission To Get The Gift of Your Dreams!!

I have a solution for those worried you aren't going to get your dream gift!  Simply 
print this on card stock, wrap and stick under the tree with a tag that reads To:_________(your name)   From: Santa!  

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