Elf on the Shelf: Happy Birthday. My son has a birthday in December. So, our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo brought this display for him on his birthday. He absolutely loved that they thought of him. In fact, we were just talking about our favorite Elf scenes this year and this day landed in …
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Glitter Vintage Christmas Tablescape. Recently, I hosted a party for 22 people. I love decorating tablescapes and to accommodate our crowd I needed three different tables so I did three different themes on the tables we set up for our guests. This was our adult glitter vintage Christmas tablescape. Click here to see the Polar Express …
Christmas Sweater Tablescape. We hosted a few times this past week and on one of the nights, we had 22 people over for a family Christmas party. I thought it would be fun to have different themed tablescapes for our party so I set out to choose themes for the adult, kids, and teenager tables. …
Elf on the Shelf: Sushi Night. Today our Elf on the Shelf Duo found their way into my son’s bedroom. They were having a Sushi Night in a restaurant or kitchen type of setting. I love that they are sitting on Zabutons (Japanese rectangular floor pillows) next to a Chabudai (a low Japanese table). They …
Cedar Garland Tablescape. This natural tablescape was fun and easy to create. I love the wood grain with the linen runners, the jute placemats, burlap napkin rings, wood nutcrackers, and green cedar garland. I really love how natural, simple, and elegant it is. By using mostly items that I had on hand, it was …
Elf on the Shelf: Snowboarding the Halfpipe. Our elves, Pepper and Winter, a sibling Elf on the Shelf duo, really made my day today… because I LOVE snowboarding! I used to snowboard about 4-6 times a week. At one time I was competing on an amateur level and instructing others with snowboarding lessons. It …
Oh, Christmas Tree Tablescape. I like hosting for Christmas, birthdays, and other holidays. While I don’t love the cleanup, I do love creating fun and pretty tablescapes for adults, teenagers, and kids. This particular tablescape was created for our adult guests at a recent party. There were 9 kids and only 6 adults so our …
Elf on the Shelf: Never Touch a Polar Bear. Today our elves found their way into my son’s room. I decorated it this summer in an Arctic/Polar Bear theme. There are polar bear statues on my son’s tote storage shelf. The elves are riding on the polar bears in their pj’s; the polar bears are …
Elf on the Shelf: Tea Party. This morning, our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo, Pepper and Winter, found their way into my three-year-old’s room. It was so cute to see them having a tea party with my daughter’s dolls. My daughter absolutely loved that they were finally in her room! It was such a …
Elf on the Shelf: Toy Inventory. This year, our Elves were asked to take inventory for Santa. They left a note that said, “Instead of making toys this year, Santa has asked us to do an inventory”. What Pepper is referring to is when, last year, he set up his toy shop at our …
Elf on the Shelf: Yurt Camping. Camping in a yurt would be such a fun experience. Our Elf on the Shelf Duo must have thought so as well. They found their way into our front sitting room. and setup and went camping in a yurt. They looked like they were having a wonderful time. They …