'Tis the season to be a happy Dana. :)

It is indeed that time of year again and
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!
Even with all of the hullabaloo...I am a happy Dana. :)

I found time to decorate before we hosted Thanksgiving and can I just say...? I am a happy Dana. :)

For the past three years, I have incorporated either lyrics of a favorite Christmas carol or lines from a stellar Christmas quote into some seriously FUN wall art. This year, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted. And let me just say...
I am a happy Dana. :)

First though, let me dwell on my mantle...

I just love mantles.

*sigh* It may be mine, but it shore is purdy.


I wish my pictures could do it justice, but they don't. Guess you'll have to come by and visit. :)

Are you ready?
'Cause we are talking serious CUTE.

The inspiration for this Christmas is "Joy to the World".
I have always loved this song. It gives me goose bumps at all the perfect moments. Some of my all-time favorite phrases come from this carol.

One of them greets you from our foyer...

See the darling little birdie on top? Oooh...it's gonna get good!

To the left of the foyer, in our dining room-turned-piano room...

And again, notice the darling birdie...

And here is my mostest favoritest part!


I am in love with this phrase!
For some reason generations ago, the LDS church changed the words to this part...but I decided it needed a resurgence. "Nature" brings to my mind twiggy trees and birds, so what else could have been plastered all over my wall?

On the opposite wall next to my...er, I mean, OUR tree...is a perfect reminder.


The birds and snowflakes are so flippin cute that I pretty much put them anywhere I could. For instance, over my kitchen door...

I seriously have these birds everywhere...but it's not too much...really.
It's peeerrrrrfect.

Can you see how dadgum adorable this is?
Twiggies and birdies around the TV! *SIGH*


Okay. I'm calm now. I just get so caught up in Christmas.
Makes me a happy Dana, you know?

Another happy-making decision...?
Putting "Merry Christmas" AROUND the column!

GEEEEEENIUS!
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A BIG FAT THANKS to my dear friend, Mandi, for her patience with me as I go through this process every year. And especially for her mad vinyl skillz, without which many of my Christmas decor dreams would never see reality.
*All vinyl a product of Fontaholic, http://fontaholic.blogspot.com
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Now that my home is a happy Christmas place, I must refocus...
THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL IS ON ITS WAY!!!

Merry (early) Christmas, everyone!