Beach Club Ornaments – Holidays 2013

Another installment of my ornament obsession…

bow detail from one of the lobby trees, I continue to be fascinated by the sheer variety of ribbons (the crafter in me is mighty envious)

while a lot of the decor and ornaments in the Beach Club Resort were different this year from last

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Beach Club Decor – Holidays 2013

The Beach Club Resort has quite a bit of public areas to explore and thus has quite a variety of Holiday decor items…

wreath with lots of sea blues and soft golds- there’s a starfish and an all white Santa Claus on this wreath

a similar wreath lit up, it was

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Let’s take a look at past holidays – Boardwalk Inn & Villas

There are a number of elements that are different this year…

There’s no Donald Duck Gingerbread display.

There’s no Stitch.

The cute gingerbread demonstration isn’t around either.

To see these things, you need to go read Nick’s post from 2012!

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Boardwalk Inn & Villas Ornaments – Holidays 2013

even the ribbons at Walt Disney World are themed and particular to each location

I love Christmas ornaments and blown glass ornaments are a particular favorite. My mother was a fanatic and would add to her collection every year – blown glass wasn’t her favorite but she’d usually let me pick one out

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Boardwalk Inn & Villas Decor – Holidays 2013

We’ve always been very fond of the swags and decor at the Boardwalk Inn. 2013 seems to be the year of the leaning trees…

The entrance is so welcoming

I really like the red, white, and blue theming on the entrance wreaths, trees, and swags

small trees in the

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Looking back at the Castle Dream Lights in the Magic Kingdom

The first year that we saw the Cinderella Castle Dream Lights was 2007…

It was NEW in 2007!

We’ve gone and seen them at least once every year since 2007… This year, it may be after Christmas before we make it over there 🙂

It starts with Cinderella Castle being bathed

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Let’s take a look at past holidays – Grand Floridian

There weren’t any noticeable changes to the interior decorations at the Grand Floridian this year. When we went over to take 2013 photos, we didn’t seen the white deer outside, but it’s possible that they were added later in the season.

White deer standing in a sea of poinsettias – 2012

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Grand Floridian Ornaments – Holidays 2013

I have a particular fondness for Christmas ornaments, even years when I’m not bananas about all the folderol surrounding the holidays. There’s something about ornaments which are purposefully chosen and artfully displayed that I truly like.

Birdcages feature prominently at the Grand Floridian – this one is found on one of the small

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Grand Floridian Decor – Holidays 2013

A small lobby Christmas tree and the large centerpiece Christmas tree at The Grand Floridian

As you know, the decor at the Grand Floridian is VERY Victorian. Lots of lace and ribbons and flowers and sparkle. I’m sure that this appeals to some people, but it’s not really our thing (at Christmas or

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Chef’s Tasting of White Truffles from Alba at bluezoo

subtitle: Salt

We received a tweet from Chef Ryan the other evening, “come have dinner tomorrow night we have some great white truffle from alba” – well, you can’t turn down a Chef’s direct request can you? Not when you KNOW the food is going to be amazing… And amazing it was – the food,

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