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***THIS MIGHT SOUND LIKE THE GIRL WHO CRIED WOLF BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD- THAT MY SITE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME INSTABILITY BETWEEN TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AS THE TRANSITION IS PREPARING FOR THE NEW SITE, I MAKE NO PROMISES BUT WANTED YOU TO GIVE A UP A HEADS UP, I WILL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello friends from very cold New York (high of 40’s with a wicked wind)! I first want to announce the winner of the Horchow holiday guest towel giveaway. Congratulations goes to<\/p>\n

#84 SUSAN JOHNSTONE<\/h3>\n

Please contact me at theenchantedhome@gmail.com so your gift can be on it’s way.<\/p>\n

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I am so happy today is Sunday, for many reasons. This past week was insanely busy but in a good productive kind of a way and it’s truly been non stop. I need this day of not having an agenda other than to start setting my Thanksgiving table. I am completely intimidated seeing how many on Instagram are not only decorated for Thanksgiving but Christmas!!!! Talk about feeling behind….OK so I am slow out of the starting gate, but it will get done.<\/p>\n

Had a few wake up calls this week that the holidays are HERE! Passing a few local shopping centers this past week and seeing even their holiday decorations out gave me a nudge to get busy. So at the very least I will start going through what I and “assessing”. My approach to holiday decorating is always done piece meal, here and there when I have small windows of time, in the end it does get done:)<\/p>\n

Then my mom surprised me when she said “can’t wait to see you next week’. I did a double take…WHAT? Thanksgiving is next week???\u00a0 I have had my head in the ornament world and didn’t even realize it’s next week…thankfully the only major “to do” is getting my meal squared away. We will be 8 so its manageable and I always look forward to this special holiday of family togetherness. Very excited my college son flies in tomorrow night….all my little birdies are coming home to the nest!<\/p>\n

OK….now it’s time for my Seven on Sunday and here we go-<\/p>\n

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1 ORNAMENT CENTRAL I have been eating, breathing and dreaming of blue and white ornaments…we have gotten over hundreds and hundreds of orders out and I must say I never got tired of seeing them. I cannot wait to start decorating my own tree! I have enjoyed getting in some pictures of how my talented customers are starting to use them, always fun to see peoples excitement over them.<\/p>\n

(I had more to add but with the transition of my site as of Sunday was not able to add any more pictures to this post I had worked on earlier this week so there are a few…..)<\/p>\n

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I had this tiny Christmas tree from when my son was younger and wanted his own in his room so I put it in my office and added some of the ornaments to it…can I say I am smitten? Cannot wait to decorate my “real” tree….hopefully soon after Thanksgiving, one holiday at a time:)<\/p>\n

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2. HOLIDAY CHEATS. I am all for making things as easy as possible over the holidays. Let’s face it there are many things to which there are no shortcuts so when you can find them, by all means take advantage! I do this a lot, you can-use a cookie cutter or small glass. Take a store bought cake, bread, whatever and create small individual personal servings. Everything looks cuter and more edible in small amounts right?<\/p>\n

In this case a friend was topping by for impromptu visit and all I had on hand was a store bought coffee cake in a generic tin and berries. So I added the berries to my individual little coffee cakes, a bit of powdered sugar and it actually looked really pretty (forgot to take pic with berries) The presentation is so much prettier, never look at a whole cake or pie the same again lol.<\/p>\n

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3. THANKSGIVING INSPIRATION. I desperately need this, because now that I am now working full time I just don’t have the luxury of time and I am still seeking to find that balance. I am not expecting that to change much until after Christmas so every hour counts. Weekends were never so anticipated as they are now! Thought I would share these beautiful pictures of Thanksgiving tables for inspiration…..<\/p>\n

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4 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST. Never at a loss of finding incredible images to share with you from Instagram. It’s a guilty pleasure, and after a long tiring day to sit\u00a0 back and visit this land of beauty and\u00a0 inspiration on my iPad is a real treat and visual “getaway”.\u00a0 Here is what got my attention this week-<\/p>\n

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5. TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. Fall and Teddy! Went for a walk last week and Teddy was in the mood to\u00a0 ham it up, he looked positively regal against the stunning fall foliage backdrop. Teddy take it away….<\/p>\n

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I hope what they say about seeing a lot of acorns on the ground being indicative of a big snow fall for the coming winter isn’t true because I never recall seeing so many acorns as I did on this walk….yikes!<\/p>\n

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6. FAUX VS. REAL. Every year I buy a fresh Christmas tree, I love the whole experience though really<\/em> liked it when my kids were young, eager to accompany me and it was always a big and much looked forward to outing. Now it’s normally\u00a0 a solo outing squeezed into my daily errands which is fine but it’s just become another “to do”\u00a0 to add to my list. I have been considering buying a faux tree though I vowed I never would.<\/p>\n

The fact that so many come pre lit is a huge huge bonus, just thinking of not having to deal with tangled lights or the mysterious inevitable missing bulb makes me giddy!<\/p>\n

So here is where I would love your input. Do you have any recommendations? A few that I seem to come across often are these are from Frontgate and Balsam Hill.\u00a0 I was admittedly kind of\u00a0 shocked at the prices, they are “up there” but if I am going to buy one, it’s going to be a good one and the most realistic I can find. I feel like it’s giving up that heavenly Christmas tree smell for ease and\u00a0 convenience. Humm………..<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Then I saw these and I love this look and can see my blue and white ornaments looking fabulous….it is referred to as a “frosted” tree-<\/p>\n

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7. SUNDAY’S SURVEY. So in continuing on the subject of Christmas trees, for those of you who put up a tree, curious as to whether you purchase a real tree every year or use a faux tree (sounds better than fake:)<\/p>\n

I am really torn on what to do but do want to make up my mind very soon as I am hoping to start\u00a0 decorating in the next week or so.\u00a0 Please check which best applies and I left a blank space if you want to fill in with a manufacturer that would you recommend. or you think is worth checking out….<\/p>\n