Be Merry ~ Or Else!

Once upon a time,

there was a girl who loved Christmas.

She decorated and baked...

and shopped and wrapped...

She sang carols and danced...

created hand-made gifts.

She started the countdown in October!

...started planning all the treats she would make.

Then the girl got older...she got tired, and busy.

She still loved Christmas, but things weren't the same.

There wasn't time for all the treat-making

and hand-made gift creating.

All the pretty decorations were there,

but the fun was somehow missing.

She tried to find the merry,

but the merry sometimes got lost in the hustle.

She decided a little reminder might just be in order.

The girl who loved Christmas decided

that this would be the year to bring the merry back.

Friends, family and the Babe in a manger.

Plus all the sparkly, pretty things of the season.

Be Merry!

Take a deep breath, sit down with a cup of cocoa...

enjoy the beauty of Christmas!

...or else...

Or else you might just wake up on December 26th

and realized you missed all the magic.

{for the banner...

I used these cute little canvas pennants I found at Hobby Lobby.

And these adorable teeny tiny clothespins...

they were in the unfinished wood section...

and painted them red and sparkly.

I used an alphabet stamp and ink pad and strung on baker's twine.}

Come back in a few days...I'll be doing some hot beverage mixes that are perfect for giving!

sharing here:

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Clean and Scentsible

Savvy Southern Style

 Simply {Kierste}

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