In advance of Christmas, one third of the household cups were set aside in a cardboard box to make room for the Christmas cups that would be unpacked along with the lights, tree, and ornaments. After Christmas, after receiving cups as gifts, the cabinet was too full to accept this pre-season overflow.

This was one of two gingerbread houses built for Christmas. It was too fragile to pack away for next Christmas, so became a leftover decoration.

This was the second of two gingerbread houses built for Christmas. It too was too fragile to pack away for next Christmas, so became a leftover decoration.

A ziplock bag was filled with string and ribbon leftover from unwrapped Christmas Gifts. These dregs may find use over the year as birthday presents will need to be wrapped.