I love sales after Christmas, you can always find something you just "need" to add to your decorations for the following year.   This cute fiber optic Santa is just one great find a few years ago at 75% off.   It's called Snow Days - Sitting Santa with Fiber Optic.  I almost forgot I had him until my husband brought him up from the many boxes of Christmas ...

When I was a young wife just starting a home I wanted to decorate with pretty art prints but could not afford any of the really nice ones. My sister had a friend who sold Home Interiors so I went to a party to see what she had to offer. For those of you who don't know or are too young to remember, Home Interiors was strictly a home party plan back then. The only way you could buy any was to...

This is one of my home decorations for Halloween, my favorite holiday next to Christmas.  You think of witches dressed in black with big noses covered with warts, not this one.I bought this beauty at Cracker Barrel of all places and find they have some very nice and unusual items for your home decor, especially the holidays.  Not only is this witch beautiful during the day b...

My husband and I have a Sterling and Noble wall clock in our bedroom.  It is a very simple design in basic black.  It reminds me of the kind of clock you would see hanging on the wall of a classroom. The reason we purchased this clock is because it has big numbers and is easy to see, even from across the room.  My eyesight is not the best anymore, and my husband has diabetes...

This inexpensive Christmas decoration is economical and very cute.Hubby thinks that there are two seasons, 4th of July and Christmas.  So.. It’s beginning to be Christmas here.  This classic bubbler light is about six inches tall and plugs into any standard outlet.  It has an on-off switch so you don’t have to unplug it to turn it off.  The plug rotates so that t...

My daughter is 20, and loves anything to do with Paris.  She is out on her own now, and rents a room in a large house in a nearby town. I was out shopping today at Bealls Outlet, and saw this adorable small hatbox that I think she will love. She likes to decorate her room with Paris accents.. I like to make gift baskets or gift boxes, and this will make a really neat gift box, wh...

Clock- When my alarm clock, which I had for many years, failed to go off twice in one week I realized it was time to get a new one. So while searching for what I wanted at a reasonable price I found the Insta-Set alarm clock by Equity Time.The Insta-Set alarm clock features the ability to set itself anytime you plug it into an electrical outlet.  If the electricity goes off and then comes ...

Several years ago I attended a private party given by one of my favorite performers, Elton John. It cost a small fortune to attend and even though it was a black tie affair, I was determined to get his autograph. Yes, I know it's tacky to do that especially at a black tie party but when was I ever going to get a chance like that again? I thought about what I could have him sign that I would...

Around here we still have Christmas stockings just like when the kids were little. As usual, they are so full that i can't find anything to hold them, so they usually sit under the tree with the presents. Last year i found this 36"  stocking holder when shopping, and thought what a great idea.First it is very decorative, with a dark bronze metal finish, and sized 36L x 1...

When moved into our new house last year my father in law still owned it and insisted we keep all the white walls white.  Since every wall in the house was white, I was desperate to find something that would spice up the rooms.  I found the Main Street removable wall stickers on ebay.  There is a HUGE variety of designs.  The photo is of the butterfly design that I have decor...

My favorite artwork in our home is by a local, incredibly talented painter, Zoltan Steiner.  Living in Florida, artists that paint ocean scenes are a dime a dozen. But Steiner's work is one of a kind. The thing that impresses me the most, is his ability to make the water look wet. He can capture the reflection of light in a puddle, so that it looks incredibly real.The painting that is ...

We purchased this fiber optic penguin 2 years ago at the after Christmas sales.   You can't beat the price of $9.99 for this large lighted holiday decoration.  Our youngest daughter loves penguins so he's winging his way down right now to light up her apartment for Christmas.This cute little guy makes me smile every time I see him and he has some great features:**First, h...

Anyone who loves displaying framed photos in their home will love these beautiful wood picture frames by Burnes of Boston.  There is a frame available for nearly any size and configuration of photos, including several different collage options to choose from.  The frames are solidly constructed of wood....no resin wood-wanna-be's here!  There are also several colors to choose...

I have always been a huge Walt Disney fan. I have collected Disney memorabilia for years. Since I was in Jr. High. My mother bought these plates for me while I was still in College and I still LOVE them. They have been hanging on my bedroom wall for almost 10 years now. There are 4 plates in the collection the plates represent the Disney Company from the year 1920 up to 2000. Each plate also ha...

When we had our house blessing 6 years ago, a family friend who buys and sells paintings gave this amazing Mother & Child oil painting to us as a gift. It is quite huge and it fits the wall in the living area. The visitors were really amazed to see such a huge and beautiful painting of a mother and her child spending time together in a place of paradise.The details of the painting are very ...

I love the holidays and I love a beautiful Christmas tree. When my boyfriend and I found a fiber optic Christmas tree at Walmart, we knew we had to have it. It fit our style perfectly.The fiber optic Christmas tree sold by Walmart  is fun and unique.  I love to turn out the lights, turn on some Christmas music, and sit and watch the tips of the tree branches fade from one color to the...

I bought this in TJ Maxx a while ago. I'd say it is around 4 years old. It took me until now to realize that this cat decoration with a hole in its head is really a vase. Up until tonight, I thought it was some nifty, decorative, organizational tool. In fact in the past, I used to use it to store my letter opener. Now, my ceramic cat lives on my bookcase.When I was in TJ Maxx...

I shopped around and did my research for an indoor plant that I could keep in my office. I came to the conclusion that the Chinese Evergreen might be what I was looking for. I discovered that this plant can clean the air in a room by releasing oxygen and it needs only a minimal amount of light. I bought one at Fred Meyer for very cheap and it was tiny. It only had 2 leaves on it. It has been a ...

I wasn't sure where exactly I should put this review. I stuck it in Household/ Home Decor because it seemed to fit the best.Now on to my review of this Holiday Time Christmas Tree Stand. This was one of our purchases when we got our first tree this year. As I said it is made by a company called Holiday Time. This is a new product (I think) sold at Walmart and other stores as well.When my hu...

Even though we went to the ocean this Christmas, and there was no fireplace mantle, I still wanted my husband and I to be able to hang our Christmas stockings. One of the fun things that we do every year, is fill a stocking with small gifts for each other. So even though the chimney was missing, we hung our stockings in the window, by the Christmas tree. They were terrific looking new stockings...