Thursday, December 22, 2011

little full, lotta sap

to carry on my tradition (founded in 2010, it's long-running), i thought i'd share this year's tree and some of the new ornaments added this year. feel free to play along with my made-up meme - all you have to do is share some of your favorite christmas ornaments or decor.

2011 christmas tree
no reject tree for us this year

recipe for a marathoner
received from meagan via run dmt's ornament exchange

nutcracker ornament
we went to see the nutcracker ballet earlier this month

hand-painted charleston ornament
a hand-painted (from the inside!) ornament
from our anniversary trip to charleston

grandfather mountain ornament
keychain-turned-ornament from grandfather mountain

clemson snowman ornament
and a clemson snowman that coordinates with
the mets and yankees snowmen

what are some of your favorite christmas (hanukkah, kwanzaa) decorations? (does anyone even know someone who celebrates kwanzaa?)

19 comments:

  1. KarenDecember 22, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    suddenly obsessed with finding out how you paint an ornament from the inside... googling now. :)

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  2. KandiDecember 22, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I love your tree and your ornaments. My eyes are still itchy and burny (allergy) from being at a friends house with a real tree yesterday.
    I am totally stealing your key chain into ornament idea. Brilliant!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    I love the hand painted from the inside ornaments! I bought one for someone this year and I can't wait to see what they think!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Your ornaments are super cute and so is your tree :). I love the recipe for a marathoner one!

    A.L.

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  5. JasonDecember 22, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Karen when you figure that out send me the link b/c I was thinking the same thing. You must have the smallest hands ever to fit into the top of the ornament right?

    Love the Clemson snowman.....LOVE IT!

    Toss that Yankee snowman in some yellow paint and then tell Josh to not eat the yellow snow.....GO METS!

    BTW - do you have $20M I can borrow so I can buy a 4% share of the Mets? With that I also get to meet Mr. Met.

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  6. Being RobinsonDecember 22, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    i cannot tell you how many times that phrase is used in our house every winter. love it. you are so totally my favorite blogger, fyi. :)

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  7. LauraDecember 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I did a post a couple of years ago on our fav ornaments. We have a Winnie the Poo ornament that the hubs he has had for years that our cats attacked one year. Winnie is def worse for wear...
    Happy Holidays!

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  8. misszippyDecember 22, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Mine are those from vacations--one from Sydney opera house, one from the Yellowstone Lake Inn, etc. They all bring back great memories!

    Got your package today--THANK YOU!! Such great stuff! I can feed both my chocolate and coffee addictions now! Will post about it tomorrow.

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  9. JillDecember 22, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    You'd think I'd get one of those homemade ornaments in the mail, just cuz I'm such a nice persona and all. *sigh*

    You have a very pretty tree this year! I literally spent about 10 minutes decorating mine, and it shows ...but that's what makes it fun sometimes.

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  10. MarleneDecember 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Ooooh I love ornaments. If I remember to take some pics tonight, I'll play along.

    Keychain as ornament = AWESOME. I have all these keychains that I love but it's just too much to haul around all the time. You are just full of ideas.

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  11. UnknownDecember 22, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I love these ornaments!! Our tree is up but still unadorned. Maybe tonight? So sad.

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  12. TNTcoach KenDecember 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Hey, I've celebrated Kwanzaa in the past..... I have a few Green Bay Packers ornaments that I love during the football season.

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  13. MarkDecember 22, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    My wife does all the decorating!!!!

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  14. NellyDecember 23, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Great ornaments! Especially the one painted from the inside! And I love the Clemson snowman!

    On my tree I have some SF 49ers ornaments, as well as a couple running ornaments for my recent SF marathon races.

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  15. KenleyDecember 23, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Me and some office mates were actually talking about kwanzza this morning. lol. Nice Tree. I am jealous of your decorations there. Esp the Grandfather Mountain one. Speaking of which, will be in NC this weekend for Christmas!!!

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  16. joyRuNDecember 23, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    My fave ornaments are handmade by my kids w/ their cheesy grins stuck on them. I save them from preschool :)

    Love the title of your last post - "Pumpkin Two Ways". Very top chef ;)

    Have a wonderful Christmas!

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  17. EmLitDecember 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    I am so glad to hear that you're not a fan of coconut water either. I've heard so many people say how much they love it. To me it just tastes a little bit like dirty or sweaty water. I haven't tried any flavored kinds, but I kind of figure that they aren't going to be significantly different from the plain stuff.

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  18. Ironman By ThirtyDecember 26, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    I'll have to post pictures eventually but Jennie made me some new homemade ornaments this year (Ironman related of course). She also made a paw print one for Bailey.

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  19. Glenn JonesDecember 28, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    We have Kwanzaa celebrations out here. Might have something to do with the fact that the guy who originally organized Kwanzaa is a professor at a local college....

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