Christmas Tour of Homes

Nothing helps you embrace the motto "Less is More" than packing up your entire household (including husband and cat) and move to a different continent. It also helps with decluttering your home. We currently live in a two bedroom apartment and use the smaller bedroom as a combination of home office and play room (for hubby and me). So, if you really want to see this year's Christmas decorations, here they are:
Our tree, for the first time ever decorated in blue (part of our promise to ourselves to do things differently in our "new life").


This is my advent wreath with a table runner I made (and actually finished in time!):


My nativity scene (made from a panel many moons ago):

This garland was actually above the closet in the big bedroom, it holds Christmas ornaments from swaps with other quilters. About one hour after I finished decorating it, it fell down and I have given up on it, the extra strong hooks are obviously not strong enough for it:

This is my little tree that sits in the small bedroom. I started it last year after I discovered the small ornaments with quilt blocks on them, the little nativity scene was added this year.



And now the funny bits, my Christmas card display and my collection of stuffed animals with a Christmas theme:



Thank you for visiting my humble dwelling this holiday season. Please help yourself to a cup of cider (recipe from Cooking Light - my favorite food magazine) and some applesauce-raisin-cookies. :)



I hope you enjoyed the tour and now please head back over to BooMama's Place and visit all the other nice folks who open their homes for us to see.