Christmas Red

We have a busy week of crafts and baking planned.  Well, at least that is what I envision.  Sometimes the best of intentions don't always come to fruition.  I was reminded few weeks ago how much conversation transpires between mother and child when crafting, as Andrew and I glued buttons on a frame together at Charlie's Cookie with Santa event.  In an effort to recapture that, I collected a few craft ideas that we could try at home.  Hopefully, simple enough for the smallest hands to help, but interesting enough to keep a 9 year old engaged.  I'll let you know how they go.  Today gingerbread houses {pre-boxed, not homemade} and vintage nutcracker searching are on the agenda.

In the spirit of all this traditional Christmas activity, I thought I'd share a few pictures from my files and pinterest with my favorite traditional Christmas color, RED.  It wouldn't be Christmas with out it in my home.  We when were first married, I wanted all crimson and gold, then it was white and linen, and  about 9 years, I threw it all out and returned to red and green and haven't looked back since.  You can never have too much red ribbon at Christmas!! 

{traditional home, scanned by me}

{traditional home, scanned by me}

{pinterest}

{traditional home}

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{house & home}

{and george, via tiffany}

{traditional home, scanned by me}

{martha stewart}