sparkle.

 



 










the santa mugs hanging out in the dining room this year.






a corner of the dining room....


:)

i know i was supposed to show you craft day.
BUT we ended up with part one of two crafts.
so tomorrow i will have at least one finished one to show you.
AND we had less than one hour before we had to go to scott's basketball game.


and some of you were asking about my frame with words.....


the words are from Carrie Craft??? i think.
i can't find her anywhere.
if you know her shop please link it in the comments!  thanks.
i just hung them from wire on an empty old frame.


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 WATER4CHRISTMAS.
the entire shop is 25% now.
we have made over $3000 selling the crafts YOU made.
we can get one well before christmas!
a gift that would give someone CLEAN WATER.

i bought tye dye dish towels, the double hand oven mitt, some messy flowers, and jammies.
it was so cool to open that package.

so happy that everyone took their precious time to craft for WATER.

GO SHOP.

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Comments

[elma riedstra]

Love love your mantel!! I found some old big retro christmas tree bulbs and put them in a jar:) Did you put ornaments in your bubble gum machine?? Love the santa mugs to. Your home is so cozy!! Thanks for sharing oh I also loved your ornament wreath you made to. I have so many ornaments but don't know how to make a wreath!!

[Jack]

Meg, your house looks fantastic! I always get such good ideas from your blog - thanks for the inspiration.

[Leah]

Love, love, LOVE the photos! And you've inspired me! I have an unopened box of Crate and Barrel 12 days of Christmas ornaments that I want to display, but I don't have a tree. I was obsessing over finding a basket for them. Then I saw your glass vases! Perfect for the ornaments. It's nearly midnight and I'm going to do it right now. Thank you!!

[Jill]

Hi! LOVE your photos! And it is fun to see my pal Cari's words. Her blog is http://www.carikraft.typepad.com/
You have inspired me to update my own blog.... golly, sometimes I just can't get it all done!!!
Have a wonderful day!

[Peggyrice@gmail.com]

OHHH, I love the corner of the dining room. Great Map!!! These photos are just one of the reasons I love the USA! Merry Christmas!

[Brianna]

If only my home looked like yours this time of year! Meg, how beautiful!!

[Ali]

Dang your house is looking good!

[Julie]

I love all of your sparkle! We had santa cups when I was a child ~ I miss those! Can't wait to see more of your dinning room!

[Elizabeth Gleason]

Ohhh you gave me an idea... I make little circle initials made out of porcelain. I'm putting them on our stockings right now! Yeah, I never would have thought of it.

[Kimberlee J.]

Oh tidings of comfort and joy!
The house is beautiful. :)

[Janelle]

You really should be an interior designer. I swear, your house makes me want to move to Kansas and just follow you around when you shop.

[melissa*320 sycamore]

goodness gracious, I love it all. Pure gorgeousness! That 5 by your family picture made my heart do a little flip flop though. I love the colors in your ornament wreath too!

[Dana D@BoysMyJoys]

If you go to GA next year for Thanksgiving, please plan to stay an extra day!
I'll come pick you up and drive you back to my house in SC and treat you to as much coffee, margaritas, and meals out that you can handle... in exchange for you showing me how to make my house sparkle for Christmas!
Everything looks so beautiful!!!
Especially love the ornaments in the gumball machine!
You are so stinkin' creative! :)

[Ashleigh Marshall]

Megan, I love your blog! So bright, cheery, and real! I follow you everyday! I am a Mom of three young children, so I very rarely have time to read your blog, let alone leave a comment! I truly appreciate your attitude about life and your willingness to keep it real! I love your Christmas decor, so very happy! Merry Christmas!

[michelle]

That map corner of your dining room is fantastic!!! The yellow lamps are a perfect touch!!

[Dee Stephens]

Love the frame with words!

[Hollie]

Here is the Etsy shop for the cards - I know because I saw your frame with words and was determined to copy it :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CariKraft

[Katie]

Your house and photos make me happy! Thanks for sharing!

[Jenny Joy]

Truth be told, I'm having a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year, but this is helping. Thank you!!! I heart ALL your beautiful holiday decorations! :)

[Jerusalem Greer]

oh i love these pictures! so happy!
do you just have the most amazing natural light in your home or do you actually know how to really use your camera?? I think I need a lesson!

[Juli]

I love looking at your house.

[Kim Barlow]

Pretty!

[Amanda-ThriceBlessed]

Beautiful! We love so many of the same things. I have bowls of Shiny Brites all over my house, the Santa mugs, and instead of #5s, I have #3s to represent my 3 girls.

[Lindsay]

Where are those awesome red and white lamps from?!

[kelly]

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CariKraft?ref=seller_info
There's a link for Cari... :) Love her flashcards! :)
Merry Christmas to you and yours...

[BriBedell]

Love your house! I wish I had a mantle :( LOL

[Becky @ Farmgirl Paints]

oh i love it all. your house is my favorite meg! you've got a gift of putting stuff together. just LOVE all that color:)

[AshleyAnn]

Want to know how smart I am? I saw the family pictures with the Santa mugs and thought "Wow they took all those mugs on their photo shoot?!" I had to stare at it before I realized they weren't in the photo.

Yes, I am a genius.

[Lora]

This post made me smile...

AshleyAnn (above post)... I did the same thing. Ha!

[Tanya @ Life in 3D]

I'm in love forever...with your photography, your style and your unique artistic eye! LOVE!

[Holly]

Here's the link for CariKraft: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CariKraft

I have the same Christmas words, and I love how you used them!

[SJ]

Can I move into your house? It's so full of colors; I just love it!

[Trina McNeilly]

I love your house and I love it even more at Christmas... I want to rip my house apart and just copy yours.. hahaha.
I still adore those stockings.... next year I'm taking the plunge for some new stockings.
Hope your day is super happy!
xo

[ingrid]

me 3 ....thought the mugs were in the photo. house looks great! love that you have the swedish star from ikea hung in your window. it all looks so nice and inviting. i bet the kids love it.

[bobbie]

I wish I had that many antique ornaments but it wouldn't really matter since my kids are so little that I try not to put out too many breakables. Your house is decorated beautifully!

[Juli]

Your photos make me happy!

[Katy]

Seriously, your posts make me so happy. :) Thanks!

[Suzette]

So inspirational!!! I love you, Meg Duerksen! (But, not in a weird way) ;-)

[Donna]

So pretty!
I made a frame with words similiar to yours, thanks for the idea!
http://donna-momof4.blogspot.com/2010/12/todays-message.html

[amber]

i love your house! Can you come and decorate mine?!?!

[Regina]

Ahhhhhh...I was *so* waiting on your Christmas photos post! Now Christmas can officially begin for me. Why can't I have a gal like you as a next-door neighbor? :)

[Lane]

okay....i looooove your style! i see a new career path for you...interior design! i'd hire you!

[Michelle]

love seeing pictures of your house at Christmas. . .it's the best.

[Joanna Murray]

Meg you are such an inspiring, creative Mum! I have so many ideas from your blog, am thinking I will only be able to fit in one or two before Christmas this year.

[elz]

LOVE , love, love your decorations. Why didn't I think of some of those tricks? Next year! Thanks for sharing your cheery home with us.

[Julie]

I am loving that gumball machine. Why didn't I think of that? And your canvas looks great in your dining room. :)

[Jeannine]

Your house is so inspiring!

[Courtney Walsh]

Gosh i wish we didn't live in this rental.

sigh.

[Georgia]

Why oh whhhyyyyy havent we seen the whole dining room yet?
I am squinting trying to make it out the in the last pic of a bauble.. haha!

Love the lamps on the side board, the Yellow is like 'POW in ya face'
Love it! ♥

xx

[the whyte house]

this made me laugh...i was looking for christmas posts from blogs that i follow to make a collection of links on my blog today. this was perfect...and then i went to the archives. look at dec. 14, 2009. perfect. :) as always, the house is decorated beautifully!!

[Rach]

Very festive. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Erin McCall]

Those pictures were breathtaking! Why, oh why can't I take pics like that!!!? Because you are brillant!

[chavala]

I LOVE your red damask lamp shades. Where did you find them?

[Julie]

Christmas is just happiness over at your house. Vintage funky fabulousness.

[Valerie@Chateaualamode.typepad.com]

Meg, you have the most amazingly fun, pretty, sparkly house! Love it!

[katie w]

so pretty. i love those santa mugs.

[Melanie]

I absolutely love those lampshades. Delish!

[Rhonda Roo]

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE.
EVERY SINGLE PHOTO>AWESOMENESS.
Forgive my yelling, i am a little ecstatic. :)
You're billiant and i couldn't be forced to pick a favorite vignette even if jack frost was threatening to nip my nose.

BRILLIANT i say. End of story.

:)

[CarrieBeth]

i adore posts like this with all the pictures. they're just so satisfying :)

[Lindsey Jo]

gah, i love your style.

[Morgan]

I am absolutely GAH GAH for this (especially that top photo, Meg!)

xoxo

[Kristin S]

All your color is so inspiring. My former home had color overload so my new one feels SO blah as I tried to "grow up". Soon to add back in more color as I'm going batty with blah.

[Beth]

So. Disappointed. I was so excited to see CRAFT DAY!!! I was looking through your pretty pictures (which, by the way, are very pretty and very festive, but not what I was looking for :) and my mind was going . . . "CRAFT DAY, CRAFT DAY, WHERE IS CRAFT DAY!?!?!?!" Well, you can tell I'm looking forward to it. Maybe because I am living what seems like a 24 hour craft day at school right now (ok, I'm exaggerating a bit). And I'm loving it, most of the time, but it's been intense. Very intense! I'm so looking forward to the fun you are having with yours!

[Christina]

Gor. Geous.
Also? So Fun!
Those lampshades are amazing, and I LOVE the map on your wall!!!

[Ali Richardson]

I am IN LOVE with all of your decorations. Actually, IN LOVE with your decorating style in general. Those ornaments in that gumball machine made my day. Just awesome!!! I'm thinking I need to start collecting Santa mugs! Happy holidays :O)

[Sara]

Looks awesome!!! I love the dining room corner photo!!!!!! Actually I LOVE everything!!!!!! Sara

[Katie]

Love Love Love the sparkle! I am loving silver more and more...getting it at the goodwill! Is that crazy? Thanks for the awesome inspiration.

[Melissa]

Your photography is amazing and your house has to be the happiest place on earth. I would love to pull a stool up to your island and chat and eat cake together.
Thanks for the amazing pictures!

[Kelly]

I have been saving this eye candy post to read when I had a quiet moment. LOVE it! So happy to see your globes sitting up there and one can never, ever have enough glass ball ornaments, huh? I have some more squirreled away that I want to get out. Little by little. I still have ten days to decorate, right? ;) I like your stockings all different yet unified and the little initial tags. Have a lovely day and I am so, so sorry about your interruption last night! :( Kelly

[Cherish Stockdale]

Oh my your house looks soo good! I love all of it. really! ALL OF IT!

[amy jupin]

did i comment on this post already? i can't remember!
but i just have to say that i am LOVING all your decorations.
so simple and colorful and happy!

[Betsy Cain]

You have such a knack for design. Just to add to all the gushing of compliments, your home could be featured in a magazine (has it been already?!?) Can't wait to see your (complete) dining room! Love your style and creativity and photography. Love your writing style too. So inspiring and cheerful and stunning!

[Rorsidioday]

Эээ, а объясните, пожалуйста, а то я что то не совсем в тему въехал, это как?