Peppermint Forest

Another Confession......marketing works! I've heard a lot of tv ads for a place on the south side of Charlotte, in Pineville actually, called Peppermint Forest. Well, I've been "dying" to check them out because it is suppose to have loads of Christmas decor. And guess what? It does. *** Happy Dance! ***

Warning.....we are about to embark (Duke word) on an enormous amount of eye candy!

Let's take a look, shall we?

Now they didn't have many trees! ;O)

A lovely traditional tree.



And stuff...




The sweet elf is waving at you guys!



Well, Santamaker did say to bring on the elves!





I think they need to decorate a few more trees, don't you?!




I have a thing for angels too...




I'll have a b-lue Christmas.....







I told you they didn't have any trees!

And these cute little pillows were under a tree.

This one was my favorite of all the trees!

Dang....and I forgot to get those plaid ornaments hanging there on that round thing...guess I'll have to go back. ;O)

And for my beachy side.....loved the top of this one...looks kind of like my hair in the mornings (seriously!) while I'm reading your blogs!



I'm thinking I like the blue stuff. Hubby, not so much. Maybe he just doesn't like the shade of blue!

And one of my favorite ornaments...Santa in the car.

And there were even trees for Mr. Tardevil, Kristen & myself! I was shocked that the Duke tree had fewer ornaments than the Carolina tree. There is something WrONg with that picture! I thought the UNC ornaments would be SOLD OUT!!! HELLO????


My favorite vignette! These are sooooooooooo my colors!

I love the color of this Santa, but I was good. I hate being good. Ok, maybe not hate, but I don't like it very much...I sound like a spoiled kid...I know...hmmmm.



And you know I have a thing for the big guy! Love this pillow!

And I loved this Santa (except he needs to be on Weight Watchers, like myself!). He didn't quite make it home with me though....but not to worry....I didn't come home empty handed!

Oh no...I shouldn't have taken his picture...I'm thinking I made a mistake, and he needs adopting...by me! It was probably the pressure from bringing along Mr. Tardevil! (that's what happens when his golf lesson is canceled....but he gets an A+ for being patient! LOL!)

And Raxx, I took this one because she reminded me of you!

Now, I'm sure by now, you've all heard of Mark Robert's fairies. I'm pretty certain this is the one he did to honor his mother, who died of breast cancer. He donates a portion of the profit from the sale of this one to breast cancer research, so keep that in mind this holiday season. He also makes some for other charities such as Make-a-Wish Foundation, etc.

This little snowman made the cut. Wonder where he'll end up?.....hmmmm.



There's something I actually don't collect...Fontanini. But not to worry, there's still time, right? Actually, I'm thinking when T.K. is old enough, I will start her a collection, so she will have it for her family, should she have one.

A few more nativity items...

By the way, if you've never toured Carrie's carola nativity gallery, please go over and take a look. If that won't get you in the spirit of Christmas, well...

Hang in there, we're almost done....








I hope you've enjoyed shopping around with me a little today! And a special "thank you" to Barbara, my hostess, throughout the store. She was a dear! If you're ever passing through Charlotte, Peppermint Forest is just off of I-485, a small hop off of I-77, so stop by and take a look! I know you won't leave empty-handed...trust me on that!