My Book Tree

By now it should be no surprise that I kinda like Christmas. 

in fact, just the other day, I showed you my room/house decorated for the season.

However, in that post, I kinda skipped out on you.

I didn't show you probably the coolest aspect of my decor.

My book tree:

So, I am a bookaholic.

I even have a whole board on pinterest dedicated to books.

Knowing this, you can probably understand that when I saw this pin:

                                                      Source: Uploaded by user via Amber on Pinterest

I knew I had to make my own.

It worked out perfectly.

I used books that I use for "decor" 

(old reader's digest and double copies)

that way, if they became to bent, I wouldn't ruin one of my favorites.

See, bookaholic.

It was so simple. I just stacked them up according to size.

Then, I purchased this tiny star at target for $1.

I had a hard time getting it to balance on top,

so I just tacked it in to a cork lid I had lying around.

Oh, by the way...

see the book on top

"shakespeare on love"

I bought it at Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon two summers ago.

It is one of my favorites,

and I had to use it for the top because it is the smallest one I have.

(hopefully it doesn't bend to badly)

Oh, on a totally different note:

go read shakespeare's 116 sonnet.

it's my favorite

:)

anyway, back to the tree

It's tiny, but I love it.

It is totally, 100% me.

and the best part?

the total project took me 20 minutes max 

and only cost $1.

                           Source: nicoleolea.com via Amber on Pinterest

So true. 

Christmas House Tour Part One: Oh, Christmas Tree!

So you know I love christmas right?

Well, I really, really do.

So much so that our one car garage is stacked floor to ceiling with just Christmas decor.

Even though we have so many decorations, we aren't putting them up this year.

You see, we literally just moved in November.

We hardly have our house put together, and just the thought of bringing more boxes in makes me dizzy.

But....

It wouldn't be christmas without a tree. 

So, we picked the smallest out of the 3(!!!) trees we own and put it up. 

{1 is for all our childhood ornaments and is over 15 feet tall, and the other two are just decorative, smaller ones.}

It  was simple.

It was pre-lit, and all of it's ornaments were in its own container.

It took my mom and I about an hour to throw together.

and I love it.

Christmas just wouldn't feel right without a tree. 

So, without further adieu,

I introduce,

Our Family Christmas tree for 2012:

So, what do you think?

We purchased the tree, ornaments and ribbon all from hobby lobby years ago. The tree skirt was given to us.

And obviously, we haven't done hardly any christmas shopping, if you can't tell from the lack of presents under the tree

...next weekend hopefully!

By the way, with the tree up, a few decorations out, and the 20*temps (Highly unusual for Texas), it's finally beginning to feel like Christmas!

So, this week, I am going to share more christmas posts.

(think more house tour and some DIY decorations)