Just a bit of midwinter decor

  No time for much of a post today, but my simple winter decor is making me smile and I just wanted to share.  Above is a small winter village.  We usually bring out some of our lighted houses after the Christmas tree comes down.  The tree stands in this spot where the pine chest and village are now.

Above, my February sampler.  Love it!

Above, two free printables framed and displayed in the front hallway.

Probably my favorite decorating spot is atop a bookcase in a corner of the living room.  The runner, which has sparkling silver threads in it, was handwoven by my friend Patty.    The little deer is actually a candle holder from my childhood.  The crewel skater was stitched by me in the 1970s.   The cardinal is a keepsake I found in a kitchen drawer at my childhood home, the pitcher a thrift store find.  Tag and beaded heart made by me.

A corner of the garland over our picture window.  Always snowflakes and icicles for the winter.  The pretty Christmas balls were hand-painted by granddaughter Julia.

The opposite corner.  A chickadee and cardinal have flown onto the garland!

Two shelves of my dining room hutch.  Another very favorite place to decorate!

The topmost shelf.  Bottle brush trees in Colonial Homestead teacups.  I have had the pine cone teapot for years, but this is the first time I've thought to put it on the hutch.

 Above is a corner of the lowest shelf of my hutch.  That is a 1950s Christmas card, a sketch of a local lakeside barn.  Even though the card is old and discolored, I love it.  The barn is still standing and still beautiful.

 Icicles on one of our dormers.  Aren't those pretty rings of ice amazing and beautiful!?  I can't take credit for this bit of "decorating" though -- all glory to God!