Kelly’s Stamp of Approval 9

This week in Kelly’s Stamp of Approval 9, I’ll show you how my yard turned into a scene straight out of the movie Frozen, take you into a place with over the top Christmas decorations in the best way possible. Speaking of over the top, I’m sharing one of the most whimsical, colorful, creative Christmas homes I’ve ever seen (she’s decorated over 300 different Christmas trees for friends), why my dog can’t have nice things, and a creative way to serve drinks at your holiday party.

An ice storm created this magical, sparkling, winter wonderland and my trees look like they’re covered in diamonds. In fact, my whole town is breathtaking and all of my local Facebook friends have been sharing their ice photos all week long. Let’s just hope I don’t lose power like I have the past few winters (once for 2 weeks)!

This ice covered tree is gorgeous! kellyelko.com #ice #icestorm #winter #winterwonderland #kellyelko

Who wants to to grab lunch at 34 Mayfair, a London restaurant, with the world’s most festive Christmas ornament ceiling!

34 Mayfair Christmas 

The ceiling of this festive restaurant is covered in Christmas ornaments kellyelko.com #christmas #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations #34mayfair #colorfulchristmas #londonchristmas #londonrestaurants #shinybrites #ornaments

Want to see an over the top, colorful, whimsical and unique Christmas home? She’s decorated more than 300 trees for friends and clients over the years so she knows what she’s doing. I love the way she adds “frosting” to her trees and makes most of her ornaments.

Aunt Peaches Christmas Home Tour

Christmas Eclectic Home Tour Aunt Peaches kellyelko.com #christmas #christmasdecor #diychristmas #christmascrafts #christmastree #colorfulchristmas #retrochristmas #christmasornaments #diyornaments

I love making these unique gift bags and the best part is you don’t need any special templates to make them! It’s a great way to repurpose old maps, music sheets and more.

How to Make Gift Bags from Any Paper

How to make gift bags from any paper! kellyelko.com #crafts #diycrafts #diyideas #giftwrap #diygiftwrap #crafty #papercrafts #kellyelko

A friend gave Sushi this cute little toy. The moose looks petrified!

Boston Terrier with Christmas toy kellyelko.com #christmasdog #bostonterrier

Fast forward 5 minutes!

Boston Terrier with her Christmas toy kellyelko.com #bostonterrier #christmasdogs

I’ll be mixing up a batch of festive Christmas cocktails served in clear ornaments. I’ve seen tons of copies of cocktails in ornaments but this one from more than five years ago may be the original! I didn’t use this recipe although it looks delish but love the idea of serving the cocktails in ornaments! I’ll be serving my signature Festive Grapefruit Cocktail because it’s always a crowd pleaser!

Christmas Ornament Cocktail

Christmas cocktail in a clear glass ornament! kellyelko.com #ornaments #christmascocktail #wintercocktail #cocktailrecipes

My girls are home from school and I couldn’t be happier! We are visiting my mother in law today and will bring a big pot of homemade sauce, garlic bread, and dessert and will whip up a big platter of pasta. Her sister passed away the day after Christmas last year so it’s been a very rough and lonely year for her. We love Grandmom! As with most older people, she is very hard to shop for but we know the way to her heart … through dessert so we will bring lots of it!

Now slowly back away from the computer because there are only three days til Christmas and those cookies aren’t going to bake themselves!

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16 Comments

  1. Merry Christmas to you and your family Kelly!
    P.S. At least it’s just the moose and not your sofa. Ah the joys of having the unconditional love of a dog.

  2. This was probably my favorite post of yours. I loved everything about Ms. Peaches and liked hearing about your mother-in-law and send my condolences to her on the loss of her sister last year. Merry Christmas to you and yours

    1. Favorite post ever! Wow thanks Rebecca! I love doing these weekly peeks into what’s going on in my life and what I’m loving! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

  3. Ice is beautiful on trees,as long as it’s not on the ground or electric lines. That ceiling is beautiful and so is all the rest. Have fun with your daughters and Sushi.

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