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Tales & Tradition

December 14, 2015

Happy Monday, friends! I hope your weekend was grand, and full of festivities! We’ve loved every single day in this new house, but are feeling especially happy and grateful to be sharing it with friends this holiday season.

If you follow me on InstaGram, you saw we hosted friends both Friday and Saturday nights, and I surprised myself by not stressing or over-planning, but simply enjoying the time spent with friends. However, this coming weekend might be a different story…we’re throwing a big Holiday Housewarming for our friends and neighbors! I stocked up on wine at Trader Joes, so I should be all set, right?! 😉

Recently, Pottery Barn asked me to share my favorite holiday tradition, and while we have many, there’s one I cherish above all the rest…our cozy Christmas Eve night ritual.

After a fun day spent with our extended family and a candlelight church service, the kids are bathed and in new pajamas (a gift they receive that morning), Christmas music is playing, and the fire is blazing. My son will round up some sweets for Santa, while Little Miss writes him a note.

Then we curl up together and read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.’ And not just any old copy, but the coolest pop-up version my aunt gifted us years ago. It’s the perfect evening, just the four of us, and really helps us focus on the real meaning of Christmas, and have a little calm before the next day’s storm!

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas‘ pop-up book

I’m pretty smitten with how our new fireplace looks for Christmas, too! The mantel has always been my favorite spot to decorate for all seasons and holidays, and our last home, with a double fireplace, was prime for it! #twomantels We had the inevitable TV mounted over one, and the other was left for me to decorate to my heart’s content. (See them all here.)

When we moved, the boys insisted the TV had to go over the single fireplace. Noooooooo, not my mantel! But they won out (and remember what happened?!? #kharma #justkidding #kindof)


But I’ve made my peace with the world’s largest black rectangle staring me in the face (or at least I thought I had until I started writing this post!), and had a ball decorating our new mantel and fireplace this season. (See the fireplace before our makeover here.)

Fireplace Tiles | Garland | Stockings

I didn’t have time to get the stockings monogrammed (you know I’ll monogram anything not moving!), so I personalized them with glittery letter ornaments.

Chunky Knit Stocking | Glitter Letter Ornament | Elephant Pom Tassel

And it was only a matter of time before I added my most favorite adornment….the elephant charm tassel….to my Christmas decor. It already hangs from half my bags and our bedroom lamps!

And just for you lucky ducks, use code SUGARPLUM for free shipping on as many tassel charms as your heart desires! Oh, and guaranteed by Christmas, so go ahead and grab one for every gal on your list. Trust me, they are cute on everything, and everyone loves them!

Glitter Letter Ornament | Elephant Pom Tassel (free shipping with code SUGARPLUM)

The pre-lit garland looks completely realistic in person, but I always add a few fresh clippings and berries for the smell. And I have to admit, the outlet behind the TV came in handy for plugging this in with no extension cords! #smallconcession

Garland | Reindeer Ornament
Velvet Stocking | Elephant Pom Tassel (free shipping with code SUGARPLUM)

The adorable reindeer migrate from Dining Room to fireplace, depending on where I am. I like to keep them in my sights at all times. #obsessed I know tons of you are looking for them…such a bummer they sold out online, but my local store still had some in stock, so it’s worth calling around!

Basket | DIY Faux Birch Logs | Reindeer

We can’t seem to stop making Oreo Cookie Bark and Salted Chocolate Pretzel Bark this year, so Santa will likely get a combination of the two. If there’s any left! I snatched the ‘Merry’ mugs up from HomeGoods last month…love how they coordinate with my coffee station!

Buffalo Check Plates | Reindeer Tea Towel | Oreo Cookie Bark

This chair normally lives in our new Living Room, but I like the cozy spot by the fire. Maggie Sugarplum usually has the floor in front of it claimed.

Plaid Pillow | Cozy Throw

The reindeer theme is everywhere this year…I told you I was obsessed! Their little scarves and felt stick legs slay me!

Garland | Reindeer Ornament

This is how Faith, our Elf on the Shelf, made her first appearance. You can find some of our more creative spots in this post.

This is my view from perched on the couch every night…a girl could get used to this! (See our Christmas Tree here and decorated Dining Room here.)

Lots of questions about Little Miss’s panda pajamas…they’re from H&M, and the girl lives in them at home. She and I are pretty serious about our lounging clothes, and always change into pjs and wraps as soon as we get home everyday. I’m wearing this insanely soft wrap Sheaffer talked me into, and these favorite leggings.

It’s hard to believe there are only 10 more sleeps before our special Christmas Even night. Even though the home is different, and the kids older, the cherished tradition will unfold just the same as it has for 14 years. There’s so much comfort in tradition, don’t you think? What are your most special family traditions this time of year?

{Cozy Wear for Snuggly Nights}

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*This post was written in collaboration with Pottery Barn, but all items, ideas & panda-snuggles are my own. Thank you for supporting Hi Sugarplum sponsors. Beautiful photos by Mary Summers.*


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Winter Mantel

January 5, 2012

Setting tables and creating mantelscapes. Those two activities have quickly moved to the top of my ‘Love To Do’ list TWSS. That makes me the most pathetic and boring person on the planet. But looking back through my overload of Mantel Posts, you people seem to love pathetic and boring! (Last year’s Winter Mantel was one of the most popular.) I happen to be quite smitten with my simple Winter Mantel this year!

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I decided to regenerate some of the items from the recent Pink Christmas Mantel, and just evolve it in to Winter.

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The fresh magnolia stems dried beautifully, so I gathered them in a clear vase and set them alongside the reindeer.

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I yearn for clean and fresh after the Holiday decor comes down, so I polished my collection of silver candlesticks and clustered them at one end for more impact (and good height).

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The tapers are a moody gray-blue I picked up from the Pottery Barn outlet ages ago.

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Simple, clean and crisp…just like the feeling of a cold, snowy day.

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Are you imagining naked lounging on the sheepskin, in front of a fire? You are now. Freak.

I wasn’t ready to pack away all the DIYs from Christmas, so some stayed behind as Winter decor. The Boxwood Wreaths are drying just as beautifully as the magnolia. They have retained their color, but gotten a little thinner. Fortunately I created them with green wreaths, so they’ve stayed looking full.

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Hopefully the Snowy Pine Cones will bring us some real snow mojo this year! (Say that three times!)

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It’s not a full-out Winter assault, but subtle enough to signal the colder season.

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Did you pack up all your Holiday decor, or do you let some of it hang around for awhile?

** Also linking up to Home Stories A to Z, Tip Junkie, Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Just a Girl, Remodelaholic, The Shabby Nest, The DIY Showoff, TaterTots & Jello, Serenity Now and Thrifty Decor Chick**


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Look Ma, No Hole!

November 7, 2011

Hello little buttercups, and Yay for Monday! (Sarcasm translation: Suck it, Monday!) I swear I’m still recovering from staying out so late last week for the Gavin DeGraw concert. (It was ah-maze-ing, by the way. However, my crush has now gone from giggly to unhealthy.) So we had a lot of lazy time this weekend, but I was able to de-spook the house and bring in some Fall decor. I’ll show you this week, but first I wanted to show you the finished product from the greatest project every completed at the Sugarplum house!

Remember this hole?

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No? You don’t notice it? How about now?!

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It seemed no matter what I did to the Living Room, that hole ruined the finished look. Especially mantelscapes!

Picnik collage
I always tried to crop it out, but he was pushy and wanted in the shot.

I tried a larger mirror, in hopes of dwarfing or detracting, but I wasn’t fooling anyone. When I drew up my Living Room Plans, I dreamed of a holeless wall, but assumed it was out of the question budget.

living room plan

So when my contractor mentioned he could close it up for the insane price of $100 (since he’d already be here for the un-expected bathroom reno), I kissed the hole good-bye! TWSS (Thank you, I’m here all week.) First they installed a piece of drywall (Thank you April, for telling me what that was!)

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Then they did something called ‘floating’, followed by texturizing and a coat of paint.

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I challenge you to find evidence of a hole! (I’ll show some restraint here, since this entire post could be a TWSS.) Master Contractor Magician said the trick is to feather out the texture much larger than the spot you’re covering, and paint an even larger patch.

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Now we’re left with a beautiful, seamless no-hole wall!

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I took these pics before taking down the Halloween Mantel, but you can look past that, right? Afterall, I am cheating the ‘big reveal’ by showing you such wide shots of the room!

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I can’t wait to put together the next mantelscape…with no pushy hole peeking in! TWSS (Really?! Like I could leave that one hanging?!)

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Here’s some Before & After action.

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How about I cheat the ‘final reveal’ a little more and go back even further?

before after hole

Whew! You’ve come a long way, baby! Apparently so have my photography skills.

You can catch-up on the Living Room Projects to date here:

LIVING ROOM TO-DO LIST
Paint Armoire
Paint Brick
New Mirror & Mantel Styling
Paint/Fabric Bookcases
Re-Style Bookcases
Paint (Replace) Table Tiles
Paint Hall Chest
Paint/Wallpaper Nook Walls
Paint Backdoor? Nope
Add Nailhead to Wingchair
New Covers for Barrel Chair Cushions
Change Out Lamps
Customize Lamps
Clean Secretary
Gold Leaf Back of Secretary
More Coordinated Sofa Pillows
Add Some Coordinated Accessories
Determine Fate of Side Table
Close the Hole, Baby!

*** Oh, and I announced the winner of the Shabby Apple Party Dress on my Facebook page! If you didn’t get lucky here, try my pal Courtney! He’s giving away the Boogie Woogie dress this week, too! 

And don’t forget, you can get 10% off your Shabby Apple order for the rest of month using
HISUGARPLUM10OFF ***


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