Farm Series Part 7 [Christmas Cabin]

 Christmas was Hopes' favorite time of year at the old farmhouse. The cabin room was most definitely made for that holiday. A cabin feel, wide plank wooden floors, large stone fireplace with a beautiful old wooden mantel. A place that could easily be turned into a primitive Christmas wonderland. They don't make cabin rooms like that anymore!

She always waited until the day after Thanksgiving to get all the Christmas decor out of storage. It helped if there were any after Thanksgiving blues. 

And a lot of the Christmas decor was handmade. Dried orange slices and sprigs cut from the old juniper tree not only added to the primitive Christmas look but added to the wonderful aroma in the old farm home.

Making handmade clay ornaments shaped like candy canes and stars. Using real candy canes still in the wrapper was also a pretty addition to the old cedar pine tree cut off the family land.

Stringing up cranberries made a pretty garland for the mantel. 

The farmers, like most newly married couples, were by no means rich. Keeping everything on a tight budget was more of a fun game for Hope than a burden. Not only did hand making the Christmas decor keep with the primitive style of their Christmas but it kept the budget in check. Plus it made for a good time and good memories with the kids. 

The orange slices were in the oven and the totes brought into the old cabin room, Christmas music was on in the background and good memories were being made.

The Christmas cabin room through the years. What wonderful memories....