Friday, November 12, 2010

Take A Look At Nesting On Main For Thanksgiving

















Nesting On Main in Concord, MA is doing just the right amount for Thanksgiving.  Many stores are featuring Christmas already and it is a pleasure to see all the warmth and wonderful textures for this season. Nesting On Main will close for a few days before Thanksgiving to decorate and prep their lovely store for Christmas.  They will be open the day after and they are going to be all decked out in the best the holiday has to offer!  I cannot wait and it would be fun to go the day after Thanksgiving.  They have such a talent for making such interesting vignettes and beautiful display's.  If you would like to see another post I did on them go here.  It is one of my most favorite places to shop!

Have a wonderful weekend!
~jamilyn

All images taken via me and property of Living It At Home



Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Seasonal Decorating At Russell's

These rustic decorations are perfect for Thanksgiving.  Grab a wreath and go!

They have an abundance of dried flowers and beautiful tall twigs.

Adorable twigs with little bells on them.  Coming back for these!

Country wreath, leave it as is or add a pop of color.


I have an obsession with mushrooms.  These dried mushrooms are sold in bags and would be great to add texture to any vignette or flower arrangement!  I will be picking some of these up!

Russell's Garden Center in Wayland, Mass. has a very large department for Christmas decorating.  They will make a custom wreath for you or flower arrangement.  They do a really beautiful job.
Lovely large pine cones at only $1.50 each.  These are the most affordable and make for a simple, elegant decoration.  Check out Two Ellie's post at Mrs. French on decorating with pine cones.  Below is a photo of Paula's dinning room over at Two Ellie.  She used one large pine cone as a simple decoration on her beautiful dinning room table.  Her mother has had that pine cone since she was a little girl.  How wonderful and sentimental is that?  I think her home looks absolutely lovely for this season.
Image via Mrs. French via Two Ellie



I used to collect Dept. 56 Christmas In The City.  The tall brownstone to the left is new.  I would love to live in something like that.

Picked up one of these lovely rosemary topiaries.  I usually get one every season for my kitchen.  I eventually kill them though!  Very unfortunate that I don't have a green thumb!  Poor plant!  I love the way they look!

I am coming back for this Norfolk Island Pine.  Isn't it just gorgeous?  I want to find an urn to place it in my kitchen.  It is like a little whimsical Christmas tree.  I will not be putting any ornaments on it.  I like it just the way it is.  Go here to see when I first fell in love with this pine and the lovely urns they are planted in.

Happy Hunting!
xojamilyn

Photo's via me except for dinning room via Two Ellie


Monday, November 8, 2010

"Don't Skip" Thanksgiving Wreaths

Photo via me
Gerard's in Lincoln, Mass has the most beautiful wreaths for Thanksgiving and Fall (above).  Visiting his shop always puts me in the mood around this time of year.  I know there is only about 2 weeks before we all sit down to a cozy dinner with family but, wouldn't it be nice to be greeted by one of these lovelies at the front door?  It is easy to overlook the potential of making a welcoming impression right away by just hanging a beautiful fall wreath.  Everyone moves very quickly on to Christmas and all the decorating that is required.  Don't miss out on the warmth and textures that these wreaths provide.  It might be worth the effort because you probably can preserve them to use next year!
If you get creative with wreath forms and hot glue, you can make any of these wreaths.  The one above is my favorite. 






All images via Better Homes and Gardens

Have fun~
xojamilyn