Etsom·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once in a while.

I hope everyone had a nice holiday! Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, I have once again started to think about my holiday decor. I’m not really mobile yet, so I need to keep it simple. Since I need to forego outside decorations this year, I want my interior decor to be a little extra special.

We don’t in fact have a fireplace, so instead I decorate a low Art Deco bookcase and chest-height Mission Style stained glass china cabinet. The results are definitely festive, and fairly easy to set up and break down. I start at the back corners with the two decorative nutcrackers my sister-in-law gave me. I then add a couple of table-top stands featuring the ornaments which are too heavy to hang on the tree. Then I work around them, filling in the space with colored glassware and votive holders which I fill with small glass ornaments and little bells. I finish it all off with fairy lights and our stocking holders. The display always makes me happy (and thus far, the cat has left it all alone).

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