Scandinavian folk-inspired holiday decor

I've been seeing these great Scandinavian-themed decorations in several stores this year: red & natural wood in JoAnns and/or Michaels, red & white in Target, and red & yellow & green in KMart.

Target red flocked ornaments


Target metal ornaments


KMart Martha Stewart "Yuletide Cheer" felt tree toppers


Crate & Barrel felt mini-stocking ornaments (I haven't seen them in person, but oh my are they cute! and pricey...)



KMart also has some cute table runners, tablecloths, and napkins that go with the theme -- sadly, they are sold out...



I'm trying to stick to blue & white & silver stars & snowflakes, but if I had the $$$ to really decorate the whole house, I'd have to get a bunch of this red stuff too. It's so cheery, and would fit in with the "northern Europe" look I'm creating for my whole house.

Martha Stewart winter holiday decor

Normally I'm not a fan of Martha Stewart or KMart, but someone gave me a KMart gift card, so I took a look. And I found quite a few "winter holiday" decorations that I really like! This will be our first year celebrating "winter holidays" and our budget is tight, so I restrained myself... but I did pick up a few things.

Martha Stewart "First Snowfall" wood snowflake garland (9 feet of bead-y goodness!)

Martha Stewart "First Snowfall" painted white wood snowflake ornaments

Here they are on my dining table. Not sure if they'll end up on a wall or a tree, but I'll post pics later.

soup tureen

Country Home magazine runs a regular feature, "What's Hot." In the November 2008 issue, they featured soup tureens.


Now, I've had this Pfaltzgraff Yorktowne soup tureen since 1993 -- but never really had a place to display it. It has lived in the back of the cupboard for ages -- and I don't think it's ever been used.... In October, I was doing some cleaning & decorating to prepare for houseguests, and I decided to pull it out. This was before I read the magazine, actually. Guess I was on the same wavelength!


My tureen is shown here with a vintage platter I won on ebay a couple years ago. I had intended to hang the platter on the wall, maybe surrounded by some other blue & white plates, but it just hasn't happened yet. It did come in very handy for holding the turkey last week! :-)