Christmas is going to be here before I know it and I have hardly shown any of my Christmas decor yet, let alone do a home tour like all the fancy blogs do.
Well, I think I'll forget the home tour this year and just show you some of my dear friends who stopped by. Who happen to be deer.
I bought a box o' deer in the summer at a yard sale and had visions of throwing them all in a huge glass vase and just having a jumble of deer.
But then I got to thinking that it might not be the best thing to do with some of them being boys and some of them being girls. And them being in close proximity to each other.
And well, you know that 7 months from now (yes, I Googled the gestation period of a deer) I'd have a deer population explosion on my hands.
So I thought I'd better separate them.
I have a couple of them in my vignette on the entryway table.
FYI, you can totally see the top of my head in that photo above. Right above the lantern. And I have sunglasses on my head indoors??? No idea why.
One of them has taken up residence in my kitchen on a stool.
I put a baby one in my glass fronted cabinet in the kitchen.
I made the "snow" just by cutting up some fusible webbing and then taped it to the front of the shelves.
I hear some people actually sew with it.
Super simple. Super festive. Sort of retro looking.
On a side note, no deer involved, I threw my thrifted Christmas tin in my metal basket on the counter and put some Christmas cookie cutters in a glass jar.
Looks like the cookie cutters won't be making it out of the jar this year. I just don't have the patience for those kind of cookies this year.
No Bake Cookies are more my style.
I also have one deer on the vintage spindly table in the living room. It's very minimalistic.
I threw some faux holly in a galvanized pail (sap bucket???) and I have to say that this is one of my favorite vignettes.
Nothing fancy, nothing planned, just using what I had on hand.
OK, so for my red truck that I bought at the Country Living Fair this year I was going to tie one to the hood.
But then thought that might be a little too "dark". Can't have that at Christmastime.
So now, they're just standing safely on the side of the "road".
BTW, when my son was little I used to tell him the deer that had been hit and were laying along the side of the road were sleeping.
Yes, I lied to my son. Better than trying to explain life and death, right?
To loosely carry on the deer theme, I threw some faux antlers in my coffee table centerpiece.
And we can't forget my dearest friend of all.
I picked up the Frosty The Snowman-ish hat at Target in the dollar bin section (although it was $3). After I got it home I realized it was too large to fit between the antlers, so it is just sort of thrown on there.
The scarf was from Dollar Tree! I actually bought two of them and sewed them together to make it long enough. Who knew that a deer's neck was larger than a person's?
OK, I'm off to do some gift wrapping now that the deer are safely separated from each other. That and take a nap. I inherited my son's cold and am having a hard time staying awake to finish this post 🙂
Curtains in My Tree
My favorite is the red kitchen stool and the of course your deer head with his plaid scarf on
Merry Christmas
Sally Kelly
Oh deer! Feel better soon, and Merry Christmas.
Musings from Kim K.
Your deer look very happy and festive in your home. You know I'm loving the icicle cupboards. Perfect touch. The plaid scarf and hat looks awesome on your deer mount. We sold the two deer mounds that we thrifted for Josie's birthday June party to an antique store. If we would have kept them, I would have done the exact same thing. Well done, Pam. Get some rest.
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
Oh I love all of your wonderful deer and Christmas decorations...and I'm still laughing about tying a deer to the top of the truck...
Kim @ Savvy Southern Style
What a cute collection of deer. I probably won't have a full tour until after Christmas since time and days are running out.
Carlene @ Organized Clutter
I love all of your deer! I pinned several!
Cynthia
What beautiful touches for Christmas. I think some of us are so behind since Thanksgiving was so late. I don't like that it makes everything so rushed and pressured. Love the scarf around your deer and you deer collection.
Cynthia
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Oh deer, what a fun post. You had me laughing at the thought of all those deer thrown into a vase to do...whatever. Love the way you have them scattered around.....they're perfect!
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Adorable! Love them all 🙂 I'm visualizing the deer on the roof of your little truck too...hahaha!
Olive
Your deer are likely talking to each other and conspiring to get together whilst y'all are sleeping. The shot of the stool is amazing. I am pinning it. Hope you feel better, Olive
Vickie @ Ranger 911
It all looks lovely and festive, Pam! Your deer look to be right at home in their settings, but I think you got it all wrong! If you put them all together, imagine the well stocked Etsy shop you'd be opening for next year! I've been hit with the bug, too, and I hope we both feel better. 🙂
Joanne Noragon
I have a friend who claimed he tossed his wedding ring (post divorce) up in the air and it came down over an antler. However it arrived, it's still there.
Your deer vignettes are lovely. As Olive noted, they look like they're conspiring to some end or another.
Linda
hello and Merry Christmas !!!! I love your retro touches, the vintage cookie tin, cookie cutters, deer's etc....awesome.......I am not a cookie cutter type either, it is either drops cookies, cake or pie...
AntiqueChase
the deer with the scarf and hat... 🙂
Sherry @ No Minimalist Here
Pam, Your home is beautiful! Great idea with the snow on the cabinets. I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
xx,
Sherry
Marissa
Sweet deer.
Love this fun post! I have a deer with pearls on its neck. Love it ..
TARYTERRE
I LOVE the deer.
Sir Thrift-A-Lot
Def cool deer. Love the white Santa on the middle shelf.
susie @ persimmon moon cottage
It was fun to see your cute deer popping up in different places! You were lucky to have found such an adorable collection of deer.
ThrifterSisters
I would totally throw all of those deer in a jar and pray that they would procreate! Then I wouldn't have to search the thrift stores so frantically for them. Easy solution. Then again, we may see you on the news as one of those sad people who hoards animals. So maybe it was a good idea that you separated them.
Happy Holidays!
~Erica