We have yet to bring up our boxes of Christmas decor, but I am really thinking this year there will be much less red and green in our midst. Everything here I had on hand, except for my recent extravagant purchase of the Merry Christmas , $3.00 at the local dollar store. We inherited this blah fireplace when we bought this home a year and a half ago. It's on our list of redo's. Not sure when it will happen, but for now, this is our fireplace with it's Canadian Tire sconces. Eeeew. Last weekend I got out the Modge Podge/Sheet Music duo. I made a pattern for the B from the font  Storybook , cut it out with the jigsaw from  5/8" MDF we had on hand, and voila, our holiday B.  I also got out this old set of anters from the garden shed. My father was an avid hunter and we grew up having game on the dinner table. Not a big fan, but the meat did not go to waste and I have redone a few sets of these. It is always nice to have a free source for ......