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Christmas on the Prairie

December 16, 2011 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

Oh Christmas Tree!

This year our tree is Black Hills Spruce tree. I’ve never had one of these before and I must say, I love it! It’s so full and such a pretty shape!

I picked up quite a few turquoise ornaments as that’s been added as an accent in the house and it goes without saying that this was a GREAT idea!

So without further ado here’s this year,s tree done South Dakota Cowgirl Style! And pardon the photos. I took them all with my iPhone.

First up is how it looks in the room at night:

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We had a light debacle- as in two strings only decided to work halfway so it isn’t lit up like I’d prefer.

Here’s how it looks in the light of day:

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I love this new star ornament! I bought two in Vegas!

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How did you decorate your tree this year? Show it off on my new Flickr Group! http://www.flickr.com/groups/southdakotacowgirl/

You can share photos of your tree/house there!

Happy Trails, and Happy Sharing!

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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  1. belinda l crissman says

    December 16, 2011 at 11:54 am

    Really like the Hat on tree top – But I would still add Stars around the hat!!

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  2. Sunnie says

    December 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    I like your tree alot! We were just in Big R and they had a Chrstmas tree with the ciwgirl hat at the topperl. Great idea, and great clors!

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  3. Weekend Cowgirl says

    January 4, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    Beautiful tree and hope you had the best holiday season ever!

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