As we slide right into the Christmas holiday…. as well as Hanukkah & Kwanzaa…
let us not forget today’s celebration… FESTIVUS!!!

Made popular on that wonderful TV show about “nothing”… a celebration made famous by Frank Costanza! One of the most important traditions of Festivus is the “Airing of Grievances,” where families & friends have an opportunity to tell each other how they were disappointed by that person in the past year. A Festivus dinner is shared before the “Feats of Strength” competition takes place, where the head of the household must be pinned in a wrestling match beneath the unadorned aluminum Festivus pole.

A FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US!!!
Today’s your day… go out & have fun with this!!!

My Christmas Tree is covered with handmade ornaments… and I’m always looking to add more! So I was excited to snag one of these limited-edition tiny dinosaur ornaments from Brett Kern’s online sale. He’s known for making larger dinosaur statues that look inflated. I haven’t started THAT collection yet… but I can see THIS collection starting already! Check out his “inflated” masterpieces – @brettkernart

Looks like Kristy is enjoying a little Sundae Sunday in a cute little purple bowl. Cute, yes…but my question is “why so small?” That just looks like a “starter-sundae” to me… MORE IS MORE!

This Fall my cousin Kim came over & we planted a LOT of new plants in my front garden. This is my first time trying hellebores & I’m kind of excited to see them flowering at the end of Winter. But I just saw these cuties this morning. Are they going to bloom too soon?… or are they just getting ready to impress me in very Early Spring?! Novice gardeners want to know!!!

Beautiful colors & textures on this Japanese maple tree during my early morning walk.
Almost as though it “forgot” to drop its leaves this Fall?!

So close… but no wins for us!!! Last night was the final game of BINGO at IKEA for the year. I went with my niece Taylor with plenty of daubers in-hand. We had a great time despite not winning a round… but, we did each get a fun IKEA bucket hat made from recycled IKEA big blue shopping bags. Only after chatting & trading with IKEA Amanda! Happy holidays at IKEA!!!

Magical holiday illumination in Anna’s Christmas Tree Farm! She has quite a collection of my ceramic trees down in Florida… with three more headed her way from my POP-UP HOLIDAY SALE! Thanks for sharing Anna… love the custom sign too!!!

One of my friends stopped by my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this past weekend & purchased a little cactus in one of my little pots. He sent me a picture of its new home… it’s kind of the “Where’s Waldo?” of houseplants! Thanks Eric!!!

And just in case you’re wondering… this is what “Waldo” looks like.

In case you missed the kick-off of my POP-UP HOLIDAY SALE last night, here’s a quick reminder. There are still some beautiful pots that would make the perfect gift for that special someone… or yourself! Just scroll back to last night’s POP-UP post & photo album ONLY on my Facebook page… lots to see & lots to shop!!!

Click here to see the POP-UP HOLIDAY SALE – www.facebook.com/firewhenreadypottery

So my POP-UP HOLIDAY SALE started last night… and the first batch of boxes are already on their way!!! Lots of Christmas trees, ornaments & mugs headed off to their new homes!!! Gotta love using re-using boxes & re-using shrink wrap!