The Christmas boxes have all been removed from storage in our shed waiting to be opened! Not until Friday! I feel we must not let our turkeys and pilgrim decorations be forgotten. Friday will be the day our home changes seasons, so to speak! Our live tree will not go up until two weeks before Christmas but I do set up other artificial trees including my favorite gingerbread tree starting the day after Thanksgiving.

While straightening out a storage closet, I came across several boxes of special lights I love to use! I'm sure you have all used them yourselves in your prim crafts~~brown strand vine lights. I love these. I love how the brown blends in so well and all you get is a vibrant, clear light. I will be affixing these to some new crafts and decorations for sure!

I also wanted to show you my favorite Raggedy Anne! She sits on a bench in my foyer to greet everyone. She was my first and my favorite! She is amish made and I bought her at Country Road Flowers on Rte 772 in Intercourse, PA! She has the sweetest face!