My son Easton and the Dancing Elves

The Season of Treasured Decorations!

Walking into the attic today... a feeling of joy captured me! 
 It is that time of year when you open boxes of holiday cheer from yesterday! 
 We all seem to collect and cherish those ornaments from year to year.  We add new ones annually. 
 Our treasured decorations become our memories of our lives. 
 The boxes follow us from home to home and may be handed down from one generation to another.  They contain our life's memories from childhood and through our adult life.  
You open each one like inviting an old friend back into your home.

I try and find new ways to decorate with these old friends every year.  Some have aged well and some of them are starting to look a little aged like me. 
 Our homes change, families change and holidays change.  However to me the decorations old and new provide you the story of your life and it is a time to Celebrate !

In the 80's I renovated a home that was built in 1906.  It took several years to complete .  The home had a wonderful front porch that my son and I would decorate.  We came up with a new themes every year.  We would decorate the porch at night so all the neighbors would be surprised in the morning.  We told them that it was the elves that decorated the porch.  The themes ranged from the dancing elves to the snow queen and her forest animals.

My home starts out like a blank canvas every year.  I try to change things up.  I wish all of you "Happy Decorating" and treasure all those memories and the new ones yet to be made!  This year I am using a red and white theme!!  I will  post photos as the season progresses!
Have a Wonderful Day!
Your Artist Friend,
Jennifer Lake