Christmas Bookcase Vignettes
Welcome to the Blog today, Friends, I’m so happy you are here. Can you believe we are already at the end of the first week in December. We decorated our tree this weekend and it does look so sparkly in the Great Room. It sits in front of the bookcase. In past years I have decorated all the shelves in the bookcase for Christmas but this year I selected just a few. I’ll be sharing those with you today. You can see the Christmas shelves in the background and they do look festive.
Here you can see several of the shelves and I’ll show you close ups in just a little bit. I used Fitz & Floyd plates, Santas and reindeer to decorate the shelves. Little Christmas trees, declaring Merry Christmas, are also used on the shelves to bring a feeling of the outdoors in a simple way. this year I have really simplified and also not purchased anything new.
this shelf holds a Santa holding an empty dish decorated with a beautiful ribbon and a rabbit and deer who accompany Santa. The dish will hold some lovely chocolates very soon. A little tree has the center spot and on the right is Santa driving a car loaded with gifts for children. The car is also a music box and I wind it up quite frequently.
A fun plate rests against the back of the shelf. It is flanked by a reindeer and a Santa teapot. One reason I love the Fitz & Floyd Christmas pieces is the detail that is used to make them. Beautiful toys are in Santa’s bag and both Santa and his reindeer have distinctive expressions on their faces. They are clearly enjoying the holiday season.
Another shelf holds two different reindeer, a Santa plate and a small Christmas tree. the deer are candleholders and will hold candles …once I put them in. LOL
I love the simplicity of the shelves and the ease of decorating them this year. When life is stressful it’s so nice to be able to decorate without a lot of effort and enjoy the results. It doesn’t have to be labor intensive to be festive.
The tree holds many of our cherished traditional ornaments including Lenox and Waterford ornaments representing the 12 Days of Christmas. they are truly beautiful and we love placing them on the tree each year. this year I didn’t pull out all the traditional ornaments as events kind of overtook us.
We also have many ornaments that tell the story of “A Christmas Carol”. We always retell the story as we hang the ornaments on the tree and this year watched one of our favorite Christmas movies, “The Muppet Christmas Carol”. It reminds us that this is the season of giving and caring for those less fortunate than ourselves.
Decorating the tree, decorating the shelves and enjoying both activities with Family is a tradition I hope will never change. Our Family wishes you and your family a wonder Christmas
Your decorations are just lovely!
Thanks, Joanne, keeping it simpler this year was a good choice and not so stressful. Hope you have a Wonderfull holiday.
Lynne
Love the F&F on the shelves, and your tree is very pretty with its decorations, Lynne!
Thanks, Rita, hope you have some relaxation in your schedule over the next few weeks and have a chance to enjoy your own wonderful decorations. Have a great week.
Lynne
Lynne, your tree and shelves are so very lovely! Sometimes, simpler is better. I haven’t really mastered that yet, though! I may have to go on the lookout for some Fitz & Floyd. Our local department store, LS Ayres (which was bought by Macy’s) used to carry it. I’d always pause and look at it, hoping for something like that to appear under my tree! Have a wonderful week!
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Thanks, Marsha, most of my collection was found at Thrift Stores. They often have the plates and smaller pieces. The larger ones came from Marketplace for really good prices. It never hurts to look. Hope some are under your tree this year. Thanks for stopping by. Have a lovely week!
Lynne
Wow, these are such beautiful pieces! Visiting from Senior Salon Pit Stop. Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Jennifer, love using the Fitz & Floyd. Appreciate you stopping by. Have a very lovely holiday.
Lynne
What a fabulous way to display your treasures, gorgeous Christmas tree as well 🌲❤️
Thanks so much. the Fitz & Floyd is too pretty to stay in a box over the holidays. Love decorating the tree. Have a wonderful holiday and thanks for stopping by.
Lynne
Lynne, your decorations are just so lovely! I love how you decorated each shelf and your Christmas tree is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us at The Crazy Little Love Birds link party #17. It’s always a pleasure having you join us. 🙂
Thanks, Stephanie, always a pleasure to post on our site. Have a wonderful Holiday Season.
Lynne
I love this. I hope you will come link up at my party! https://meandmyinklings.com/project-creative-friends-linky-party-2-collection-of-candy-canes-crafts/
Thanks, Laura, I visited and posted. Great site. Happy Holidays and have a wonderful week.
Lynne
Gorgeous big and beautiful tree with wonderful decoration on the tree and bookcase.
Thank you for visiting and sharing your links with us at SSPS #291. See you again on Monday, January 8th, 2024.
Thanks, Esme, wishing you a lovely holiday season. See you in January.
Lynne
My Mom used to collect Fitz & Floyd Christmas figurines. I agree, they are great quality and are crafted with so much detail. Thank you for sharing this with the Home Imagined Link Party.
My pleasure, Anna. Fitz & Floyd is fun to collect and display. Thanks for visiting and sharing and have a very Happy New Year.
Lynne
I really enjoyed looking at your Christmas decorations, albeit, months late. I don’t think I will ever get tired of looking at Christmas decor. If I was in your home, you would have found me looking closely at everything!!
It is so nice to pull out all the beautiful decorations each year. Decorating the tree is a tradition in out home, too and we look forward to it each year. Thanks for stopping by. You would be more than welcome to look at everything.
Lynne