Upon the Highest Bough

 

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on
Our troubles will be miles away, ooh

Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more

Through the years
We all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star
Upon the highest bough

So many events! So little time.

I’ve recently stopped by a few places like Arcade and The Tannenbaum Holiday Market for winter and Christmas themed decor and other goodies

If you haven’t heard, Pixicat has a new Fifty Linden Friday sweater up for grabs. Winter cozy and a touch holiday themed, this sweater comes with a texture change Hud for a few color options. All standard mesh sizes are included with some of the most popular mesh body fitted versions as well. You’ll be looking fashionable at the Ugly Sweater parties with this cozy design.

Typically I steer clear of shoes that aren’t fitted for Slink or Maitreya feet, but these boots from The Sugar Garden were to die for. There’s plenty of color choices for both the base and laces but these do not come with a texture change Hud. I left The Tannenbaum Holiday Market with a pair in white and the mocha ones seen here. While you’re there, try some of the gachas for cute baubles to put on your Christmas tree or just as fun knick knacks.

Also check out Collabor88 for some fantastic winter decor and clothing. The woodstove and a lot of the associated decor are from {what next} which really suited my living room. Warm up your hands and set the kettle on the stove for hot cocoa. Don’t forget to hang your stockings for Santa to fill!

The Arcade also has fun winter and holiday items along with the Season of Giving gifts from participating merchants. Right now I’m wearing one of Spellbound’s gacha hairs that comes in two hat versions (Blizzard or Chilly), and varying hair colors. Both hairs will keep your head warm and looking cute with the attached hat.

Remember to stay warm this season!

Credits

Hair: +Spellbound+ – Blizzard – Chapter I – Earth // DARKS ~ (Kohana Xue) @Arcade

Sweater: Pixicat – Cozy.Sweater – Christmas (FLF) ~ (areve Resident) for Fifty Linden Fridays

Pants: .miss chelsea. – Nina Zip Leggings Red ~ (Coral Lacey/Davidefre Resident)

Boots: .tsg. – Oxford Boots – Mocha ~ (Eilfie Sugarplum) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Body: Maitreya – Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara ~ (Onyx LeShelle)

Hands: Slink – Slink AvEnhance Hands Female – Casual ~ (Siddean Munro)

Tree: Botanical – Green Douglas Fir Christmas Tree (Tannenbaum) ~ (Kriss Lehmann) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Tree Star:  Sway’s – [Star] single . small/short ~ (Sway Dench) (old Arcade gift)

Tree Ribbon, Tree Skirt, White & Black Glitter Bulbs, White & Black Drop Ornaments: The Loft – Monochrome Christmas Gacha – (Nardya Rousselot) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Catmas Toys/Birds/Hedgehog/etc. Ornaments: Schadenfreude – Catmas Gacha ~ (Allegory Malaprop) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Wood Carved Ornaments: Jian – Holiday Critter Baubles Gacha ~ (Kalia Firelyte/Ashur Constantine/distorteddreams Resident) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Various Critter Ornaments: MishMish – In a Box Gacha ~ (Aime Takaaki) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Letter S Ornament: [Commoner] – Monogrammed Wood Slice Gacha~ (Emery Milneaux) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Bird Ornament: ~silentsparrow~ – Felt Bird Ornaments Gacha – Partridge – Merry ~ (hyasynth Tiramisu) @ The Tannenbaum Holiday Market

Mouse Under Tree: Schadenfreude – Deer Mice Gacha – Rudy Deer Mouse ~ (Allegory Malaprop) @Arcade

Cat in Box Under Tree: +Half-Deer+ – Cozy Cat [Black Patch] ~ (Halogen Magic)

Deer Ornament: Alouette – Christmas Deer Ornament (The Arcade 2014 Gift) ~ (Scarlet Chandrayaan)

Bow Ornament: [ zerkalo ] – Christmas Ornament – Arcade Christmas Gift 2015 ~ (danielestro) @Arcade

Other colored Bulbs: Pixel Mode – Colored Ornaments ~ (Tya Fallingbridge) (past Arcade gift)

Woodstove, fireplace & floor surround, log pile, fireplace tools, kettle: {what next} – Hanne Woodburning Stove Set – Iron ~ (Winter Thorn) @ Collabor88

Winter prints, stockings, lanterns: {what next} – Nordic Winter Decor Set – Red ~ (Winter Thorn) @ Collabor88

Ballerina Fox & Unicorn: Pixicat– Ballerina Gacha ~ (areve Resident) @Arcade

Potion Bottles: .Arcadia. – .A. Gothmas in a Jar Gacha [Sharpened Tinsel & Broken Ornaments] ~ (Lokii Violet)

Table: Aria & The Loft – Ambrose Table Cherry ~ (Colleen Desmoulins)

Eggnog Tray and Cookie Box: {what next} – Holiday Eggnog Latte & Cookies ~ (Winter Thorn) for Fifty Linden Fridays

Pose: !bang – stands 585-589 ~ (Luna Jubilee) @ W<3RP