Christmas Spirit

DiscardedDiamonds celebrates the holidays with amazing finds.

The  Perfect Gift:

My creativity kicked in to high gear as I turned this old storage bin in to a home for a cherished creche. The creche was given to me by my mother- in -law who sadly passed away this week. Wanting to do something special for my husband to honor his mother this was my gift to him this year.I bought an old storage shed. Removed the majority  of the front section and replaced it with plexiglass.I used the top of the old creche to cover sides of shed.  The actual work was done by my good friend, Peter, a talented carpenter.

Two shower curtains stapled to top of structure keeps rain from seeping in.  Once the structure is covered in hay it looks just like a manger. I couldn’t be happier.

Extra seating:

Hosting Christmas festivities this year, I knew I could use some extra seating .  I found these great ottomans at Goodwill , only $25.00. If anyone has looked at retail, that’s a great deal!

Decorating the Tree:

This year I decided after redoing my living room I would go with a silver and gold theme.  I couldn’t believe my luck when I spotted 2 bags of ornaments all silver and gold.  Each bag marked $2.50.  I took both bags and had some ornaments left over to put around the room.  I added red bows in honor of my mother-in- law, she loved red bows.

What to wear:

Something festive of course.  Brown leopard print sweater, Salvation Army – $3.00

Red Wool Talbots pants, Goodwill- $12.00,

Brown fur trimmed suede vintage coat, Goodwill –  $17.00,

Thierry Rabotin brown leopard suede shoes, Goodwill – $14.00.

Ho Ho Ho, It’s Christmas Time for only $46.00

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