...simplified

...of course I had the best intentions to be diligent and decorate lovely for this holiday,

but this year, everything seems to be off ~  (probably just me!)  But there have been so many other things to fill my days that I just didn't get around to pulling down all those beautiful, once a year pretties...sigh...

I've been randomly putting things on my mantel throughout the month,

and as I was quietly enjoying my coffee at 4:00 am this morning,

I  gazed beyond our christmas tree and looked at my mantel.

hhhmmmm I thought as I snapped a few pictures before the birds were even up!!!!

This isn't how I saw you decorated...but for this christmas, I will love the white tulips in a vintage ball jar and adore the lace covered glass jars with candles in them ~ taking note in my mind that sometimes simplicity can be as beautiful as all the fluff!  xo