The Christmas House: 2014 Edition

My dear friend Andrea, who owns Bosom Buddy Bags, is one of the most creative people that I know. Anything that she turns her hand to is creative, beautiful and elegant. She’s also an animal lover and has adopted several cats and dogs over the years, including this sweet boy.

Each year, during the festive season, she hosts an open house to benefit the Maryland SPCA, where she got her dogs. This year’s house was the most beautiful that I’ve seen so far.

Andrea set out the most sumptuous buffet, complete with a huge candy-bar for the children (and adults).

She had the cutest cupcakes I’ve ever seen – it was hard to eat them because they were so adorable! The children were just enchanted with these guys!

The flowers were just stunning, as they always are. Andrea was a floral designer for many years and her arrangements are always works of art!

And then there were the trees! More than 260 of them! Tiny, small, medium, huge! All sorts of shapes and sizes. And dozens and dozens of bottle brush trees all over the house.

And the small details made all of the difference.

All in all, a wonderful evening, hosted by a fun couple, to benefit a great organization – the Maryland SPCA!