My Favorite Nativity Set

I found this Nativity Set at a little stationery store in Manhattan Beach called Christie several years ago.  I love the white, worn wood look and the simplicity of just having the three angels, two lambs and Baby Jesus.  I have seen many others but this one remains my favorite.

Do you have one on display?  My next set will be something my kids can play with hopefully.  However, my 4-year-old loves taking Jesus out of this manger and rocking him and so far so good on not breaking anything!

Coastal Christmas Tree

Tonight I am loving this coastal Christmas tree by Sand and Sisal.  Check out the DIY burlap Christmas tree skirt too!

Turquoise and Red Holiday Party Mantel

In my quest to find anything Christmas in turquoise and red, I came across an incredibly crafty blog titled Tatertots and Jello.  Jen featured an inexpensive way to decorate your mantel for the holidays and I thought it was worth sharing.  Although the decor is adorable, my favorite part of the room is the turquoise ladder with the advent numbers strung on it.  I absolutely would love to do this next year.  I love original ideas for advent calendars and this is my favorite so far. 

Coastal Christmas Ideas

In the mood for a Coastal Christmas this year?  If so, Wisteria will not disappoint you with their fabulous coastal collection in pale blues and creams and wonderful textiles like jute.  Check out the full line here...

Nautical Tree Skirt

Seaside Garland

Seaside Stockings

Linen Christmas Tree Skirt

Tonight I am loving this Christmas tree skirt in 100% linen by Debbiesporch.  It is offered in a variety of sizes starting at $50 and ships within 3-5 days.

Coastal Christmas Trees and Linen Tree Skirts

This year I will be honest...my tree looks like a three-year-old decorated it because, well, my three-year-old did decorate it! So in lieu of a perfectly decorated tree sitting in my living room (although I must say I love that her little hands hung all of the ornaments), I found these beach inspired Christmas trees that absolutely warm my heart. I also saw a few cute tree skirts in linen, wicker and burlap that I thought I would share as well. In the future I would love to have a linen tree skirt in cream...if only I could sew. :)

So first for the trees. Here are my top picks from Coastal Living:

And Better Homes and Gardens...

And Southern Living...

And from Martha Stewart....

Here are the tree skirts in linen, wicker and burlap...

Ruffled Tree Skirt from Ruffled Linens

Suzanne Kasler Linen Tree Skirt from Ballard

And how cool is this wicker tree skirt from Terrain that I saw on the Remodelista?

Burlap Tree Skirt from Ballard

That's it for tonight. Can you believe Christmas is only 12 days away?

Noel Linen Banner from France

Just another item to make your holiday bright! This Noel linen banner is available on Vintageweave.com. Made in France, it comes with a real tree branch and jute rope for hanging.

Enjoy!

La La Linen's First Giveaway from Indobay Inc.!

I am so excited to announce La La Linen's first giveaway! Banners are one of my favorite ways to decorate for just about anything and when I saw this holiday banner on Indobay Inc. I knew this was the perfect item for our first holiday gift.







The banner is made out of felt & linen and block printed in black ink for the perfect, modern, homespun holiday feel. The text reads:

*happy home
*homespun holiday
*festive
*peace on Earth
*joy
*joyeux noel
*whimsy and dreams
* good cheer
*merry merry

I can see this hanging in many styles of homes making the season even just a little bit more magical.

Tania Welch who created Indobay Inc. and makes everything herself, couldn't be sweeter and all of her designs are pretty fabulous. Here are more of my favorites:

Linen Joy Tag

Urban Linen/Cotton Handprinted Banner/Bunting

Personalized Linen Banner

HOME SWEET HOME

Linen and Cotton Cloth Banner/Bunting for the perfect housewarming gift

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY...
There are three ways to enter this giveaway and if you do all three you will be eligible to win three times!

1. Make a comment at the end of this post about why you love linen.
2. Follow La Linen.
3. Subscribe to Indobay Inc.'s mailing list by clicking here.

It's that simple! The winner will be chosen on Friday, December 10th. Good luck!