Preparing

Christmas

Decorative touches

I have chosen to have a few new things

this year for my Christmas decoration.

I had visions of blooming Narcissus

throughout my house. 

So, I purchased

several bulbs and determined to find

several white or clear low dishes.

This dish I purchased at a floral shop several years back.

These two bowls I purchased at Walmart 

This is one of my McCoy garden dishes

These two wide-rimmed bowls were found at Walmart

I believe this ironstone dish was a small tureen

More dishes from Walmart 

I love how the antique gold in the ribbon complements the stones I chose to use.

1. I filled each dish with a layer of stones

2. I placed the bulbs on top of the layer of stones

3. I added more stones leaving the tops of the bulbs revealed

Each of the dishes were completed and then filled with water just enough to touch the botton of the bulbs.

I found examples of decorating with forced bulbs in the

1987 book, Christmas With Victoria

I placed these bulb filled dishes on a dark shelf to sit until

The bulb begins to grow and the roots form. Then I will move them to a warm sunny spot to continue to grow. They

should be blooming when in time for the Christmas With Victoria blog party scheduled for Tuesday, December 6 and

for our annual Christmas party. Won’t you join me for the

blog party?

Details can be found here .

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Cielo’s

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Please stop by The House in the Roses to see all the other wonderful Cottage posts!

Wishing you a very Delightsome day!

Kathy

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