Playing House

I had such a fun morning today. I emptied out the top of my china cabinet, cleaned everything real good and replaced the contents with my Christmas dishes. It was such fun!! My mother-in-law calls that "playing house". I still want to do a couple things, but this is how it turned out.

Another view . . .

And another . . .

I had such fun cleaning things up and displaying them. Like my Irish Santa . . .

My trio of angels . . .

More Irish Santa's . . .

I have dear friends that each year give a unique Neiman Marcus gift. Last year it was this 100 year anniversary plate . . .

And my ruby glass goes perfectly with the green Neiman Marcus plate, don't you think?

Guess where I went tonight???

Wanna see what great treasures I scooped up???

I love this Santa. I love the soft, muted colors and the glitter. He will look divine with my Santa collection. He was only $7.99.

How about this?

I was born in July so my zodiac sign is Cancer, the crab. I usually buy unique crabs when I see them and I could not pass up this beauty. It's a tree ornament, but I don't think I will hang it on the tree. They also had a lobster and I cannot believe I left it there. Needless to say, I will have to get back there first thing in the morning to claim it. I closed the store tonight, so if I'm there when it opens, I should be in luck!! I just love this little crab. There is such detail and it was only $3.99.

Tomorrow I shall continue playing house. Probably my most favorite piece of furniture that I own is my curio/bookcase. It has become such a mishmosh of stuff and it definitely needs an overhaul. I am tired of the little stuff. I think I'm going to pack it up and "theme" each shelf. I'm going to move my Santa's to the top shelf, right below the light. Below is my "before" picture. Tomorrow I will share the "after".

Hope you're enjoying your weekend also!!