Christmas!!  You know how annoyed everyone gets when they find that the day after Halloween all retail stores have put up their Christmas decorations?

Yeah, I’m really not one of those annoyed people.  I love Christmas.  I love the twinkling lights (please no LED’s), cookies, wrapping paper, Christmas trees, family gatherings and of course the anticipation.  It’s always been about the anticipation.

 I think my father may have taught me that.  We would open a few gifts Christmas morning have breakfast, open some more, have lunch and then finish opening up the rest by late afternoon.   I was never one to search high and low for my gifts.  I always loved surprises and would be disappointed when the day was over.

My sweet Daddy had the philosophy that folks needed to ease out of the Christmas holidays.  He usually would take my mother and I up to Gatlinburg, TN for a little post-holiday season fun.  That way, we always had something to look forward to after Christmas.

Anyway, I love seeing everything decorated and only wish the season could be longer.

I have yet to start decorating my own house on account it looks like something out of the television show Hoarders.  No joke.  I’m painting my craft room and working on some pieces of furniture and my hallways are filled with boxes and crafting supplies.  It is such a wreck!

Unfortunately, I have a short attention span.   When I’m cleaning and organizing, I find that I get distracted quite easily.  So while I was supposed to be painting my craft room last weekend, I found myself working on a Christmas wreath for my dear friend Grace.  She has had quite a few health problems in the past two years and I thought this fun wreath would be a nice pick-me-up.

I love making collage wreaths.  It gives me an excuse to buy all sorts of fun vintage nick nacks at thrift stores and antique malls.

This was the first time I used mica glitter on the ornaments.  I used Modge Podge to glue the mica.  It worked like a champ and I love the results.  It reminds me of snow.

Happy Hump Day!  Have you started decorating?