Christmas Tour of Homes 2009

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Here are a few links if you saw something in the video you want to make:

Fur Wreath

Moss Topiaries

Mantle Garland

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree

Tree Skirt Alternatives

Winter Apothecary Jars

Garnish Your Gifts

Use What You Have Christmas Decor

Now it’s your turn.  I cannot wait to see your creative, beautiful, imperfect homes.  Did you notice all the wonderful imperfections in my home? Be sure to leave a few comments at some of the places you visit.  I’ll leave this post up for a few days so we’ll have time to browse.  I want to thank BooMama again for entrusting me with the tour of tours!

Remember, all you need to do is enter the PERMALINK to your tour post into the place after you click some button down there.  I amaze me with my clarity of words.

If you have any questions about the tour or if your link is gone Click here. Don’t forget to leave a comment to enter to win your choice of this bag or this bag {5 winners}  Special thanks to DaySpring for sponsoring this post, for providing the door prizes, and for providing us with beautiful, meaningful home decor.

PS, for those of you asking why I have no comments on the old posts, I just moved to WordPress Saturday, like 2 days ago and ding a ling Blogger is not letting us import your  84,000 comments.  And the comments are like half the blog.  And they are the fun part.  And I am sad about it.  And hopefully they will be back soon.

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Comments

  1. Happy home touring!! I’m off to restart my computer so I can watch your video. My volume won’t come on! But I started it and you look so stinkin cute! LOVE that rack behind you in the video. I have one of those on my Christmas list this year. Found a super fabulous one in the garden department at Target, otherwise known as my home away from home. I should have taken pictures of their holiday dept and submitted here, lol.

  2. I’ve been looking forward to this tour of homes!! Both of the bags you have as prizes are wonderful and inspiring! Thanks so much for hosting!

    Amy

  3. Ha! I found you! I love the little photo montage! (Is that the word? Is that how it’s spelled?) Anyhoo, it’s so nice to hear you voice and in living color, thanks for hosting – the apothecary jar collection ROCKS! Heading to TJMaxx tomorrow to pick up some more :) Off to tour…

  4. Jennifer says:

    I have patiently been looking forward to this tour! Can’t wait to see all the beautiful Christmas spirit!! :)

  5. Deb says:

    Your site is new to me, so I’m excited to be here and see some beautiful Christmasy homes. Thanks so much, and I’d love to win one of the bags!

  6. beckypdj says:

    Very cool idea!!!! This is my first year to participate. The homes are lovely and I like sharing ideas. Can’t wait to see the rest!!!

  7. Heather says:

    You have such an amazing house! I like your video and slide-show – very classy!

  8. Little Mama says:

    I’m so excited about the home tour … this is my first year to participate. Thanks for hosting this and I love your site! Merry Christmas!

  9. Tera says:

    What a super fun montage! Thank you so much for sharing that with us…you home looks beautiful {as always} and I love the simple garland with white lights in your dining room! Merry Christmas! God bless. jason and tera {at} gmail {dot} com

  10. I’m so glad the Christmas Tour of Homes is finally here. I linked up our home. Thanks for hosting and thanks to Dayspring for sponsoring. The bags are lovely.

  11. FishMama says:

    This is so fun! Love the second bag…

  12. I love this tour! So fun!!!

  13. Oh Nester, your house looks beautiful! I just love the soft colors and sparkly accents. And those boys! Where DID you find them, they’re so cute! :)
    Thanks for hosting a fabulous party, love the giveaway too!

  14. sandy toe says:

    Oh..how I love the picture of your son next to the hot chocolate~
    thanks for making the blog world so very fun!

    Sandy Toes

  15. Elizabeth says:

    Beautiful! Bright! Elegant! Enjoyed the tour and love the colors and accents you’ve added to your home. Thank you for sharing!

  16. Carey G. says:

    I wish our home was completely decorated so I could show off pictures! It’s so difficult to get the house cleaned and pretty stuff put up with the four, two and a half and 1 year old children trailing behind me making their messes. I know, whine, whine…. Anyway, all the homes look beautiful! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

  17. blessed-with-3 says:

    Thank you for hosting this fun event. It’s an encouragement to me that homes don’t need to be decorated to the “hilt” for it to have a warm and loving Christmas feel. May God bless you and your family in the coming new year!

  18. Yay for the Nester! I’m planning on linking up a post tomorrow morning, and then I’ll have to do some visiting. :) Thanks for being such a gracious hostess, Nester.

  19. QuatroMama says:

    Too bad none of my wrapping will get done with all these great links to check out! =)

    Love this tour and happy to participate for the 1st time this year!

  20. SJN says:

    So sorry, I linked the wrong post on # 40 if you want to delete it. I reposted # 42 to the correct post. Thx1

  21. Tina says:

    Thanks for hosting…I have been waiting all week for this!

    Hugs

  22. Loved, loved, loved, the tour! Thanks for the inspiration. :) Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  23. Kate says:

    Joy to the World!! I have been waiting for this… and how exciting we get to hold this at your NEW place!! The sites looks fantastic and I simply can’t wait to tour all the homes!

    Thanks for the hospitality!
    Kate

  24. What a great party!!! Thanks for the peek into your home! =)

  25. amy says:

    Enjoyed the beautiful tour!

  26. Congrats on your successful move to WordPress! Looks great. WP is so much easier to use than Blogger (it is for me, anyway)–I think you’ll love it!

    Aren’t you clever coming up with a video tour/slideshow of your house like that? I haven’t figured out how to do things like that yet. Maybe by NEXT Christmas… :-)

    Those bags look great! What a fun giveaway to go with the party. Thanks for hosting it, Nester!

  27. Kelly says:

    So glad you are hosting this year! Love the Christmas tour!!! I’d love to win a bag!! so fun!

  28. Kimba says:

    It’s so fun to see you on video, my friend! Your home looks awesome and I’m sure you’re going to crash the whole internet with your enormous party. It’s gonna be a rager! Without the binge drinking and cops coming, of course.

  29. Lisa Shatzer says:

    Wow, what a great video! Your home looks so great all decked out for Christmas!! Thanks for hosting such a fun linky party!

  30. dani says:

    i love the bay window with the pine garland all around. just gorgeous!

  31. Debby Pucci says:

    Thank you so much for hosting this tour. I am very excited to join in the fun.
    I hope to visit most of the homes and I hope everyone enjoys my house.
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

  32. Kelly says:

    So excited to be participating…and too see everyone else’s ideas and decor. Love your staircase garland, btw. Hope I win!!

  33. Nancy says:

    Beautiful, as always. The apothecary jars are my favorite.

  34. Robin ~ PENSIEVE says:

    Your home is beautiful. Cool and calm and a living example of “who” you are. Thanks for hosting and encouraging others to visit each other. I *wish* I could get to everyone…we’ll see how THAT goes!

    Miss you…and I do hope to see you soon :).

  35. liz says:

    great home tour and love the dayspring bags!

  36. Mama Bird says:

    LOVE. Everything is so wonderful! Happy to participate in your tour!!

  37. Angela P says:

    I love your holiday decor! This is such a fun idea. Thanks for hosting the tour and the bags are great too!

  38. Love the video. You’re just so stinkin’ talented!

  39. Richella says:

    Wow! I had just said to my son, “I wonder what time Nester will start her home tour. . . then I clicked over to your blog, just in time to be 87th in line! I’d say that people are finding you, all right. Weren’t you brilliant to move to your new site just in time for the tour?! You’re a smart cookie. :)

    Your house looks wonderful. Warm and welcoming and very Christmasy, but in a very Nester-ish way. Thanks for sharing it with us.

    Looking forward to seeing lots of houses on this tour. And I’m so glad not to have to put on those little blue paper booties to walk through everyone’s homes!

  40. Nicole says:

    I love seeing all the creativity! Thanks for hosting this tour…and for the giveaway! Merry Christmas. :)

  41. Nanna says:

    Loved your video! The wreath with the starfish is pretty! Love your tree!

  42. Amanda says:

    I like the little creatures you had on that shelf :) I’m looking forward to looking at everyone’s decorations.

  43. Natasha says:

    What a wonderfully festive post this is! The music in your video just captures the happy holiday spirit of your home, and what a stunning home it is! I love all of your decorations and the pictures you took are stunning.

    Thank you for hosting this event and for the opportunity to win those lovely bags.

    Best Christmas wishes, Natasha.

  44. Dawn says:

    Everything looks gorgeous! I was feeling guilty about having a simple garland on my mantle this season (I’m old, tired, and pregnant…so I ran out of steam:), so you can imagine my relief when I saw your simple garland this year!!!!:) The guilt just melted away. Have a blessed Christmas season!!!!

  45. I feel like I’m running so behind! I can’t wait to see everyone else’s posts!

    Off to ooooohhh and aaaahhhh now!

  46. Cynthia says:

    Wow! your house looks amazing! what a great tour…

  47. Your home is just lovely. But the real beauty was in the photograps of your son sipping cocoa, the tiny tree within the midst of the large frames and the ornaments made by little hands.

    Treasure for sure!

  48. Meridith says:

    Great job around your house! #1 reason I’m diggin’ this post- Frank Sinatra! I always thought you had great taste and that song just sealed the deal! Merry Christmas!

  49. Mandi says:

    Merry Christmas, ya’ll! So excited to be a part of the tour. Can’t wait to see everyone’s decorations!

  50. Jessica says:

    I LOVE the tour of your home! And you’ve gotta love the music too…perfect!

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