Tomorrow is December 1.

And I am going to do something I have never done before.

{gulp}

Skydiving?

Cooking pork chops?

Hula hooping and balancing an encyclopedia on my head….all while playing Silent Night on the banjo?

Ummmm…..nope.

Something much more challenging and rewarding and exciting and overwhelming than strumming five strings wearing a World Book.

(drumroll please)

I am going to post every day for the entire first 12 Days of Christmas.

Yep.

December 1-12.

Yikes!

Can you even believe it?

All Christmas….all the time.

There’s going to be Christmas decorations and a house tour and projects and stockings and ornaments and recipes and more Christmas inspiration than you can even imagine.

And the best part?

I’m not alone.  I have five friends with me!  I’m so excited to be 12-Day-of-Christmasing with Donna and Michael and Marianne and Whitney and Ashley!

And we are bringing presents with us….each day we are giving away hand selected (and some homemade) presents right from our homes to yours!

And to celebrate that we made it through all 12 days of Christmas….

on December 13 we are each having a linky party.

Funky Junk Interiors – Christmas Junk Decor

Inspired by Charm – Quick / Easy Christmas Decorating Ideas

Shanty 2 Chic – Christmas Crafts

Songbird - Outdoor Christmas Decor

Thistlewood Farm – Christmas Recipes

I think it is going to be so much fun!

I hope you’ll join all of us as we celebrate……the 12 Days of Christmas!

PS  Just a total aside….did you know that if your true love bought you everything listed on the 12 Days of Christmas it would cost $107,300.00.

Mine is so much more affordable

PS  Be sure and stop by my friend Kristen’s blog, the Hunted Interior and check out her fun tutorial to make this Santa plate!

Seriously.  :)

I mean….I knew I used them a lot.

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On Thanksgiving weekend….somewhere between Christmas decorating and eating turkey and stuffing and watching an entire marathon of happily-ever-afters…..

…..we managed to cut down a Christmas tree.

My children were a little amazed.

I think they thought Christmas trees only came from Wal-mart.

PS  Read about our adventure and preview a little front door decorating over at the Folk blog today.

photo credit:  RTM Connect 

PSS  Also….If you are looking for a little white inspiration I am posting all about white Christmases over at the Lamps Plus blog today, too!

I know.

I understand…..it’s enough of myself already

Truly.

They are my absolute favorite.

There is nothing better.

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