This holiday season I’d like to take you back in time to 2010… and the 18th century. Each winter when living in Raleigh, I liked to take a weekend trip to see something Christmasy on the east coast before heading home for the holidays. Ten years ago almost to the day, I planned a Sunday get away to see a rustic, foraged Christmas at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. In an age before the crafting of Pinterest and Instagram became more prevalent in our lives, it was so inspiring to see simple, everyday plant parts used in such clever ways to bring a bit of joy and delight to this darker season. And, I return to these photographs each year to see ideas and inspiration I got from my visit. So, enjoy the below photos that I took that dreary day walking the old-timey streets of this historic town.