Sycamore Springs Holiday Open House 2014

This year's open house at Sycamore Springs was just as amazing as ever!  There were tons of beautifully decorated Christmas trees.

And what would Christmas be without glittery ornaments?

We especially loved these glass ornaments displayed in an old apothecary cabinet / library card catalog.

There were also several tablescapes from which to draw inspiration.

Kylie loved the woodland animals.

Kera preferred the elegant Christmas wreaths.

All in all, it was a lovely afternoon spent at one of our favorite local shops.

Sycamore Springs Holiday Open House

Last weekend we went to the Holiday Open House at Sycamore Springs in Reading, PA.  This has been a sort of unofficial start to the holiday season in our family since we were little kids.  It used to be held on Black Friday, but it's been happening a bit earlier in recent years.  This is fine because Thanksgiving weekend gets a little too busy anyway, what with Black Friday shopping, Family Dessert Night, and Small Business Saturday shopping.  Plus, it's nice to have some holiday decorating inspiration ahead of time, which I imagine is their point!

Here are some of our favorite scenes and ideas this year, as photographed by Kylie.