CHRISTMAS DECORATING: MAKE A STATEMENT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><strong>HOW DO YOU DECORATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS?</strong></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Don't be timid</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Don't be shy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Don't be afraid to go BIG</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />because you want your holiday spirit to shine</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />not be barely noticeable!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQp-ESjwzqCw0dE4TLPCOziNe6XkhtU2iVk272JHvkHpnqdIs0d2qG7mq-4IPvnoBlGnv4c-d0k5qU_EehqDAx6ugJBXSO2iOeC6SkdRDosOT1By0VvH4onkxoVzCMG5vBhFL2Z9sn-BI/s1600/470864112_06ixVknf_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQp-ESjwzqCw0dE4TLPCOziNe6XkhtU2iVk272JHvkHpnqdIs0d2qG7mq-4IPvnoBlGnv4c-d0k5qU_EehqDAx6ugJBXSO2iOeC6SkdRDosOT1By0VvH4onkxoVzCMG5vBhFL2Z9sn-BI/s640/470864112_06ixVknf_c.jpg" width="480px"></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><strong>MAKE A STATEMENT</strong></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />by doing something out of the ordinary<br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-decorating-make-statement.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHRISTMAS DECORATING: MAKE A STATEMENT

HOW DO YOU DECORATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS? Don't be timid Don't be shy Don't be afraid to go BIG because you want your holiday spirit...

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CHRISTMAS DECOR: COLORS OF CHRISTMAS - BLUE?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_461175278"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><strong>Turquoise</strong></span> </span>was announced as the color of the year for 2010</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">and we did see many versions of that delicious hue</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the <span style="color: #666666;">aqua and teal and sea foam hues</span> <br><br />paired with chocolate and green</div><div style="text-align: center;">and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other blues made a big comeback.<br><br />Deep <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>blues</strong></span> and soft whispers of blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw it paired with green and cream; <br><br />and it made its classic clean, fresh appearance again with white.<br><br />But of all the blues, the grey<span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><strong> </strong><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #666666; font-size: small;">blues</span></span> were my favorite.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWL8RCVOT-oB3gKlR8TA0yJ8oKKNFMInS3y5_r9246FqWIKT2Dvwr3hLssv6mdJt4GTIYljSYIs77ay9dHxOMO53lYuQkiL4m06uZsXNmUDlSGhHojfzwJpWZ4AQzgNET0tIE2P96Z0I/s1600/BLUEXMAS+LIGHTS+RMADISONJ.BS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWL8RCVOT-oB3gKlR8TA0yJ8oKKNFMInS3y5_r9246FqWIKT2Dvwr3hLssv6mdJt4GTIYljSYIs77ay9dHxOMO53lYuQkiL4m06uZsXNmUDlSGhHojfzwJpWZ4AQzgNET0tIE2P96Z0I/s400/BLUEXMAS+LIGHTS+RMADISONJ.BS.jpg" width="400px"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>Blue</strong></span> at Christmas hits a nostalgic note for me.<br><br />I have never used blue as a holiday palette, <br><br />but my father put <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>blue</strong></span> lights on our house each Christmas.  <br><br />He loved his blue lights sparkling against the white snow <br><br />piled on the roof and the bushes nearby <br><br />blanketing the lawn and ground.  <br><br />There was something ethereal about it.  <br><br />When I see <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>blue</strong></span> at Christmastime, I remember my Dad, <br><br />and Christmas at home.  He sure loved himself some blue lights on the outside of the house!<br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-is-coming-exploring-blue.html#more">Read more »</a>

CHRISTMAS DECOR: COLORS OF CHRISTMAS - BLUE?

Turquoise was announced as the color of the year for 2010 and we did see many versions of that delicious hue in the aqua and teal and sea f...

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