December!! How Did That Happen??

 We know it's coming but somehow it's still a bit shocking when December 1 shows up! And now it is already 5 days in, only 2 more shopping Saturdays until Christmas!! It is moving so quickly! And I don't seem to be :)  I'm not sure why I haven't gotten more decorating done but now that I see the date I am on it!! Are you finished or, like me, amazed that it's flying by??

We just haven't hit our stride yet. We never start until after Thanksgiving but we are lagging more than usual. We've always been motivated to get the house ready for our "kick off the season" Ladies Mimosa party on the first Saturday of December but for the second year in a row we are unable to host. We have a conflict this year and we are bummed! 

Since 2 heads are better than one, I'm sharing a couple of my bust planters decked out for the holidays. 

I'll be sharing more "in the moment" Christmas decorating over on Instagram.

 I hope you'll join me. 

Risky Business!

 Sometimes you just have to take a risk, a leap of faith if you will, at Goodwill. 

Case in point- I found this champagne bucket at GW this week and it was completely black with tarnish. It was in good shape otherwise, without dings or scrapes. And it was $2.99. At that price I felt like I could be a "risk taker!" And it has been "slim picking" at GW for quite a while and I don't go often right now so it was exciting to find a little $3 treasure.

(The before...)

You never know... but a little silver polish and less than 20 minutes and I had a beautiful champagne bucket in perfect condition.

I have a small collection of champagne buckets (all thrifted for under $10) that I keep on top of my refrigerator. I love to use them when we entertain and they always make an appearance at our 'Get Merry with Mimosas" Ladies Brunch each December.

Here's a quick morning light pic from IG - you can see my little collection on the fridge.

We didn't have our ladies brunch this year and there isn't any entertaining in our near future so I put my pretty, new-to-me find to good use.

A little magnolia and cedar from the yard.

I'm a displaced Low Country gal so I added in some oyster shells.

I washed them well and then hot glued a bamboo skewer on the back. 

I had a short strand of tiny little battery operated lights so I added those in for a little extra sparkle!

So, $2.99 well spent!