Christmas Cottage Urn

December 10, 2012 By

And last but not least, my cottage Christmas urn.  We had scoured the nearby forest floor for fallen birch branches to use and hubby left some of our pine tree trimming until this weekend, which gave me a great supply of fresh greenery.

It was really great that some of our boughs came with their own pinecones attached….less work for me!


Next, I decorated my vintage sled and lantern with some evergreen branches, pinecones and some bows. I purposely kept it simple as I wanted that country Christmas feeling!

Sorry for the rather dark photos, but photographing on such a gloomy, wet Sunday was challenging.




How have you decorated your exterior?

And be sure to check out my TBB blog post all about Pantone’s 2013 colour of the year – Emerald!

I’ve linked this post up to ‘Tis the Season 2012 – Holiday Link Party Series’.
So be sure to check out all the Outdoor Decorations at The Ironstone Nest, click on the image below to view.

 

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Christmas Urn in red and gold, Oh My

December 5, 2012 By

As I mentioned on Monday, I did a couple of urns and swags this past weekend.

This is one I did up for a client.  The red was perfect against her reddish rust brick and gray/green door and trim.

The swag was a little added touch to finish up the front of the house.
I’ve linked this post up to ‘Tis the Season 2012 – Holiday Link Party Series’.
So be sure to check out all the Outdoor Decorations at The Ironstone Nest, click on the image below to view.


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Turquoise and Gold Christmas Urn and Swag

December 3, 2012 By

It has been an incredibly busy week and I just managed to survive another taping of Rogers Daytime Ottawa, together with my fellow TBBer, Maureen.  I’ll be posting the clip here once I get a copy from the producer.

But I did manage to finish off my Christmas urn arrangement and swag this past weekend.

I went with turquoise and a touch of gold this year.  The turquoise and gold butterflies that I found at Home Sense inspired this year’s colour scheme.
I love the way the turquoise pops against my brown door.

I also did an urn and swag for a client, and one for my cottage, this past weekend.  I’ll be posting pictures of both of them shortly.

So what colours are you decorating with this Christmas?

I’ve linked this post up to ‘Tis the Season 2012 – Holiday Link Party Series’.
So be sure to check out all the Outdoor Decorations at The Ironstone Nest, click on the image below to view.


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Falling for Fall

September 25, 2012 By

Fall has always been my favourite time of the year.  Let me count the ways….

1.  The crisp, clean air. Perfect for sleeping with the windows open!

2. The gorgeous fall colours….

3. The change of wardrobes….skinny jeans, comfy sweaters and high boots…love….

4.  Being able to put the fireplace on again.

5.  Walks in the woods, collecting fallen birch branches, cool leaves and pinecones.  And seeing cute little guys like this….

6.  Time to concentrate on all the indoor projects, without worrying about weeding the garden 🙂

7.  And last but definitely not least, making new exterior and interior arrangements with natural elements.

On that note, here’s what I worked on at the cottage this past weekend, in between watching them pull our sunken boat out of the river ; /

Happy Fall!


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