..a touch of christmas magic

...hello girlies!

i've been decorating the land of odds with

magic and Christmas cheer!

today, i am sharing my front entrance table with you

i have been busy painting my world with the Annie Sloan chalk paints

one piece at a time!

 you may remember this table before

from my  ~ autumns entrance post ~

it was lovely,

but i had outgrown the buttercream color

and so

i fearlessly painted it!

i have enjoyed every step of it's makeover...

especially,

added the little flourishes

here, i have added a wreath flourish to each side,

using the Martha Stewart stencils that i have used in the past

the drawer in the front...

even a tiny side detail to each side towards the back

the bottom shelf detail

LOVE the look of the waxed paint

it has such a satin sheen to it and feels so nice to the touch!

next,

i've finished working on this project

inspired by the lovely nordic candelabra's

that can be found on the pages of the Jeanne d'Arc magazines

i have never come across one

and thought it to be a wishful fancy

UNTIL...

dear Sandy showed us all how

it was possible to make one of our very own

check out her fabulous tutorial

~ HERE ~

i wanted one that was unique to my eye

so i incorporated things that i love,

using her tutorial as a guideline

i used things like lace, silk, vintage smoke gray crystals,

silver glass glitter, and rhinestones

gotta have the sparkly!!

i placed my finished candelabra atop an "angel cloth" table runner

that i made most especially for my newly painted table

and of course wrapped each of my candles,

ballerina style in silk ribbons.

before i placed my candles into the holders,

i tucked a piece of lace,

then a paper candy liner

(to protect my lace from the melting wax)

and then my candlestick

 lovely!

Sandy made lily paper flowers for hers.

but again,

i wanted something unique to me

so i made my paper flowers ~

"paperwhites"!

LOL!!

nothing says Christmas to me  like paperwhites and white tulips

and my home is filled with them around this time of year

soooo,

what better flower to design for my nordic candelabra??

and you know how much i adore some sparkle

so i glass glittered the centers of my 

paper paperwhites...

and while i had my glitter out,

i added it to my holly berries too!

that's just the kind of thing you can expect to see,

here,

in the land of odds...

to glam up my holly plants,

i first tucked them into a plastic baggie

to allow me to water them and not make a mess.

then i used 3 white coffee filters in a tulip fashion, to cover the ugly green pots.

i then secured a pretty crochet doily around the coffee filters

and tied them off with one of my 

white silk prayer ribbons

i had two fabulous silver cups

that have a crystal embellished stems

that were just the perfect vessels for my

glam-med up holly plants!

ta-da!!!

an elegant angel hangs on the front drawer knob

keeping watch over the tiny white town below...

i really can't say

what possessed me to buy this little white town at the thrift store one day

i imagined someones dear grandmother

 lovingly making it while she anticipated the delight

on one of her grandchildren faces when they saw them!

there is even a little, tiny bell in the schoolhouse! 

i placed my little town on a mirrored tray...

i bedecked my swan too!

she wears a sparkle crown

and carries a lit pine garland...

above the top of my entrance table,

hang 5 gorgeous ostrich plumes

that flutter about so gracefully when you open the front door

that concludes the front entrance tour:)

i hope you have enjoyed another look inside my home

as i fluff it up for Christmas:)

and perhaps were inspired with a few of these pretties!

~

 sharing this post with:

Faded Charm's: White Wedneday

Common Ground's: Vintage Inspiration Friday
French Country Cottage's: Feathered Nest Friday
Romantic Home's: Show and Tell Friday
2805's: Potpourri Friday
The Charm of Home's: Home Sweet Home
Ivy and Elephant's: What's it Wednesday

here's to a lovely entrance!