Holiday Home Tour Sneak Peak

So I've slowly been putting out decorations.  The downside is that we are working on a big home improvement project that I cannot yet speak of, and so our house is not in decorating (or picture taking) condition.  But I did add some stuff to the mantel.  The stockings aren't up yet, but I'll add more pictures when I get those up.

Mostly I've been playing with some picture taking and photo editing software, so that is what this post is *really* about.  Let me know what you think?  I'm trying to decide if I "need" a new camera for Christmas this year.