Teapots that sparkle

Recently I shared photos of my tabletop tea-themed Christmas tree, but I have used teapot ornaments elsewhere in my Christmas decorating as well! On the mantel this year I'm using three vintage glass teapot ornaments I found on eBay a few years back.

I couldn't find these three teapot ornaments last year, so ...

... I was very, very happy when they turned up this year in a box of "winter white" decorations. I vaguely recall having left these out after Christmas, so that's how they got separated from all the others. They are so sparkly and frosty looking, and I just love them!

And since I so enjoy reading about all of *your* Christmas decorations, I thought I'd share a few more of mine! I just love glass domes on anything at Christmas, and this little glass-domed tree is very special to me because I found it at the Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic store in Atlanta several years ago. The store didn't last very long, but my love for Shabby Chic sure did!

My helpers in decorating this year were nephew Matthew and niece Amelia, who spent the night with us on Thanksgiving Eve and decorated both the large and small trees.

Some of these ornaments were already on the tree by this point, but I have always loved these Old World Christmas ornaments that were a wedding gift. Each one represents a happy aspect of the home.

The teapot, for instance, represents Hospitality.

Matthew, who is all boy, pretended to drink out of it!

One of the most fun parts of decorating is scouting out just the right wrapping paper, because it really does influence the look of the tree. The aqua blue poinsettia gift wrap came from Hallmark.

The sparkly ribbon was on clearance at Michaels last year, but I ended up not decorating with blue until this year.

Last month our Crossroads Garden Club had a presentation on Christmas greenery, and I was the happy winner of my friend Wilma's gorgeous rosemary wreath she created for the program.

I plopped a few aqua goodies inside, and I love the result — plus it smells so yummy when I walk by! And if you'll come by tomorrow, I'll show you one more "something blue" I found over the weekend that is quite the perfect addition to another collection I sometimes have out at Christmas. Anyone want to take a guess on the collectibles I've decorated with before but let have a rest this year because of their bright colors?