Your last chance is this weekend...

We had so much fun this past Friday evening and Saturday afternoon with our Holiday Open House!  There were quite a few people on Friday night (surprisingly!)...we really thought Saturday would be the busier day, but we were quite pleasantly surprised.

We are really looking forward to seeing more people this next weekend, and we'll have a warm home and sweet treats to share as you browse the holiday items.  I thought I would post a few of my favorites that you can purchase this weekend.

Along with these home decor items, we have quite a few great hostess and girlfriend gifts.  We all bring bottles of wine to holiday parties, but let's dress it up this year with a sweater & hat or (better yet) a Santa suit!!   Or, we have the most fun collection of glass rings and bottle cork, all with a Christmas-ball theme.  And don't forget about the fun KnitWit Animal Hats!

So, let's start with my favorite!  This HUGE wreath is so cool simply because it is so festive and unusual.  It has a Burberry-style ribbon throughout as it follows the 12 ornaments, each representing one of the 12 Days of Christmas (the vintage style of the images creates the most amazing pieces).  There is also a matching canvas print with a partridge in a pear tree.  You really can't appreciate this wreath unless you see it in person, as it is over 3 feet tall and wide with the most realistic silk flowers sprinkled all around.  This is a real WOW wreath.

12 Days of Christmas Wreath

Copper and Wine Wreath with Pine Cones

Vintage Candy Cane Wreath with lights

Moss-Covered Reindeer

 I feel in love with these moss covered reindeer in the showroom.  They are so much fun...you can add ribbon or tinsle collars, and change them every year.  The best part is the come off the bases so you can store them away easily.  They are so adorable...I love them next to my fireplace where I can see them every time we sit down to watch our favorite shows and movies.

Pillows & Poinsettias

For those of us who really look for unusual items, this is it!  These poinsettias are amazing, with several different (and enormous) sizes available, and they fold up so small you won't have any storage issues.  We have both white and red to make a real statement (but I'm secretly hoping no one will buy them so I can have them all to myself!)  I have a few in a tall basket and they look amazing...I promise no one else will have these, so you will have

Peppermint Wreath, Trees & Balls

We hope to see you this Friday evening and Saturday afternoon for some warm apple cider, some scrumptous holiday cookies and wonderful decor & gifts.

                                                       

Holiday Open House

It's beginning to look a lot like the holiday season...ALREADY!  I kid you not, the day after Halloween a local strip-mall had already hung their annual holiday lights of shimmering, falling snowflakes.  I will give them the benefit of the doubt simply because we have already had over a foot of snow this year, but still it seems a bit early for lights!  (I keep looking for Santa to make an appearance at the mall before Thanksgiving.)

Between the holiday lights and my favorite peppermint hot chocolate that is now being served up at local breweries, I am REALLY getting in the mood for our first, annual Festive Nest Open House Sale.  I thought I would give you a few "sneak peeks" at to what you will find here (assuming they aren't already gone after the first day).

One of my favorite items we have this season are knit winter pilot hats from KnitWits.  Below are just a few of the styles we will have at our Open House later this month.



Carson's favorite is the Black Lab



We have a large selection of hat styles, but we will only have a couple of each...

These hats are so cute!  My kids went wild when they saw them....Braeden has the Yeti (and I just can't get enough of him in it), and Carson has Lucky the Lab, in honor of his Percy.  Quite a few of the kiddos at their school can be seen on the playground in these hats, but I have yet to see them in any store around here.  I know you will love them when you get a chance to see them in person! 

Finding unique hostess gifts is easy here!

We also have quite a large selection of hostess gifts, including the cutest wine bottle "hats & scarves" along with a wine bottle Santa outfit.  These really add a festive spirit to a very typical gift.  Think of how many parties you go to where guests bring a bottle of wine (as a hostess, I get at least 4-5 bottles a party).  I honestly have to say I am never that impressed with the bottle bags or wrappings and I simply hate to wine bottles in those bags.  These bottle outfits are so unique and fun....we simply couldn't do without them!

Another fun group at the open house this season is the home decor.  We will have a wide selection of wreaths and accessories that are so sweet and delicous, I am sure you will just "eat them up".

The best part (in my opinion) of going to the merchandise marts around the country are the previews of the styles to come to the market within the year.  This past season, we saw so many red-and-white themes at all the markets.  I adore the candy cane theme so much that my wrapping paper for the season is all red with white bows!  Below are just a sampling of what we have in store for you all!