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Christmas Swag & Natural Flora

Thursday I visited a favorite antique mall, and spent a couple of hours browsing all the booths.

I found this beautiful Christmas swag for only $18.00, so I quickly placed it in my shopping cart.  It had been marked down from $28.00.

It would look wonderful on the front door, but I decided to use it on top of the china cabinet in the dining room.  See how large it is?


Here it is in place on the china cabinet.


The berries add just another touch of red, and I really like how it looks with the two little urns.





This close up shows the huge pine cones and snow covered pine.



I will be on the look out for a couple of cardinals to add to this swag.  Hope I can find some that are kinda large.

I went to my daughter's home to let the dog out, and while waiting for her to "do her thing", I walked around the yard and gathered some Nandina berried, and fronds from Pampas grass.  When I returned home, I clipped some junniper and some red nandina leaves.  I brought them in and placed them in some water in this tall vase for a natural arrangement.


I think it looks nice, and the juniper has a nice scent.



You can see in the above photo that I caught the start of the "blue" hour.


Have you gathered items from your yard for an arrangement?  I think I'm going to see if I can find some pine to go in this as well.  


I'm showing you my Christmas table one more time too.  :)


I think everything blends together nicely.  What do you think?

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  1. SusanDecember 15, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    I love you Christmas swag, cardinals would add a beautiful color to the arrangement. I like the two little urns. Using the swag on your china hutch was very creative thinking. It really looks nice there.
    Your natural arrangement is so pretty. My hubby does not want me to use pine cones and natural from around the outside of our home. He is afraid they will have bugs and then we would have bugs in the house.

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  2. Always NestingDecember 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    It looks fabulous. You scored finding such a huge greenery centerpiece for your hutch at that price.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 15, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    It's all beautiful, Kathy. From the great swag find, to the arrangement in the tall vase. And the tablescape encore is terrific!
    Gave you a sound out on my latest post, fyi. And that's all I'm saying. Check it out for yourself!

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  4. micheleDecember 15, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    loving that vertical, plume-licious arrangement. so lovely.

    stop by soon, lovely blogger.

    michele

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  5. sweet violetsDecember 15, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    Love that swag on top of the cabinet....and love the cabinet too, the inlay piecing is beautiful!!! And the Christmas table is still so pretty.....

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  6. KarieDecember 15, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    Beautiful. You have a beautiful home and you do such a beautiful job decorating it. So inviting. I wish I was close and I would come for Christmas dinner. . .:) Thanks for sharing your home at Christmas time. Hugs, Karie

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  7. Bonnie@Creative DecoratingDecember 16, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Love the top of the hutch! Everything looks so pretty for Christmas! Makes me want to sit around and drink some hot chocolate!

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  8. Terra December 16, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    The swag you bought is gorgeous and so is the bouquet you created from your family's gardens.

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