Magical Christmas Entry

Welcome to my magical  Christmas entry. 

  The first thing you see as you come in the front door is the coat rack on your left      I have hung a rag garland from one coat hanger to the  one on the other side of the coat rack.     Then I hung rag ornaments that I made last year on the garland and also from the overhead hat rack.

Below the garland is a stable that I created several years ago          I have used different Nativity scenes in it and this year I chose a pastel one......it's one of the favorites in my collection.

I have a beautiful angel perched on the roof of the stable watching over the baby......

I had to give my stable a mini makeover this year to accommodate the larger figures in my Nativity scene

Years past.........................................................................This year

In years past,    the baby,  Mary,  and Joseph were all in a gold crown and I didn't have the wise men or shepherd and sheep.    I decided that the cherubs  on each side of the stable didn't work this year and  I also took down the gold chandy

I have a sweet goat and baby pig sitting on the hat rack watching over the baby.......

I almost forgot to point out the rag star I made.    It's right above the garland,  behind the rag balls,    reflecting in the mirror....do you see it hidden back there?

I had to get on a step stool to get the photo of the baby goat and pig,   so I took shot looking down at the Nativity scene while I was up there.......lol!

The next thing on your left in the entry is the opening into the formal living/ dining room.   

  From the opening,   you can see the wall that's on your right as you come into our home.       Starting at the ceiling is a footboard that I've hung a garland of blue roses on........a wooden farmhouse sign........a picture of rockers on a front porch (I had this picture hanging in my office for years and I've been retired for 10 years,   so does that tell you how much I love this picture)    and finally a magical  lit garland that I made .

It's a simple garland that I made using a string of icicle lights as the base,    then I tied strips of fabric and baby blue tulle on the cord.

Here's a close up of the wreath that I have hung on the coat closet door on that wall.

I still have one more wall to decorate in the entry.......and I haven't decided yet if I want to leave the tree simple with just lights,   or add some ornaments to it.

I'm debating if the ornaments I hung on the garland are enough for the room.......

Or,    if I should take the ornaments that are laying on the tree skirt and hang them on the tree!

I'll share what I decided about the tree ornaments when I finish the last wall and give you a tour of the entry!