A Room for Little Elves

Christmas is all about the magic and surprises

around here, and surprises means locked rooms

and places you can't go!  

Some of my big elves have been helping

prepare a huge surprise for the little elves

for Christmas Eve, and instead of hanging

stockings, one of them has been hanging

a chandelier.

The chandelier is to go in this Christmas surprise

bedroom makeover for the little elves.

This was a guest bedroom in the basement,

but along with a bed, it had food storage, picture

frames, and on and on.  What little child would

want to sleep in there?

So instead they slept on the floor in their

parent's room next door!  Four of them!!!

I saw a picture on Pottery Barn Kids this year

where they put two bunkbeds together end to end,

which made it look like built in beds, but

easier and less expensive to create.

 I quickly started scheming.  

Sure enough, I had enough space to do that.

I didn't order from Pottery Barn, but found some

reasonable beds with good reviews online.

I did a search for Christmas bedding early in the season,

and Stein Mart had these beautiful bedspreads and pillows.

I think I may have ordered them all, for when I went

back to order another one, they were all gone.

The bedspread is my favorite with the words

of Christmas songs printed out in different fonts,

then it reverses to a beautiful red plaid, which adds

interest as you fold it down.

 Candy cane striped sheets complete the beds.

The door is locked so the surprise isn't

ruined.  The big elves have been as excited

about the surprise as Mrs. Claus.

Yes, it is true!  They have been GREAT!!!

SHHHHHH!!!! We don't want them to know.