Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Come to the Hop!

Hey, do you remember this guy?

He's sending out an invitation to the
Open House Blog Hop,
 starting today at No Minimalist Here











We have our homes decked and decorated, just waiting for you to visit.




Tuesday, December 9, 2014

A "New" French Mirror for the Dining Room

As I was taking pics for the upcoming
  Christmas Open House Blog Hop
that will be starting on Wednesday, I realized that I haven't shown much of my Dining Room, and hadn't shared my buffet and "new" antique mirror at all. what's wrong with me? My big boy white turkey had been here on the buffet at Thanksgiving, but I never got around to letting him strut his stuff. So now it's Christmas and I finally finished the upstairs decorating, so here goes...




I'm just going to give you a little tease, 
since I'll be showing much more at the Blog Hop on Thursday.




I tried to keep things a little more subdued in here, 
so I thought I'd just use one of my ironstone tureens 
with some vintage Shiney Brites.




I'd been looking for a new antique mirror for the buffet for quite awhile.
When I saw the French plume design on top, I knew this was the one.







I'll be sharing a few more snippets this week,
so hope you'll come back.


All my birdies say "come see us Thursday"!



Joining in with these wonderful Christmas Parties:

The Scoop at Stonegable
Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House
Mod Mix Monday at Mod Vintage Life
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

xoxo,

Sunday, December 7, 2014

A Little Christmas in the Kitchen

Hey Everyone! I hadn't planned on being away from the blog all this week. After all, it's Christmastime and there's so much fun decorating inspiration going on. I was on a roll last weekend, then the week got away from me, and now I'm running behind. But I wanted to share a few pics from what's going on in the kitchen.




It's always fun to decorate the Baker's Rack...







...and I have a few of my vintage Shiney Brite trees out.



Santa's taking a breather on a cupcake pedestal...



and you can see I have lot's of help from the fur girls.



Hmmmm... 
how to reach those shiny toys hanging from Mom's chandy?









I have a lot more to share, just need to finish things up, and get ready as I'll be joining Sherry from No Minimalist Here next week for the Christmas Open House Blog Hop.




Hope you'll join us starting Wednesday December 10-12.
see you then!

joining in with these parties:

Sundays at Home with Thoughts from Alice
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings
Show and Share at Coastal Charm

Monday, December 1, 2014

Christmas Decor ADD...

I think most of us spent at least some time this last weekend decorating for Christmas. (Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!) Some of you hard working and industrious types have it completed so you can sit by the fire with your hot cocoa and survey the loveliness of the Season. Others of us are still in the midst of the chaos of boxes, tubs and indecision...



I'm having a hard time finding the line between "decorated" and "too much" here at the new house. The last thing I want is to clutter it all up with hodge podge themes and colors. Right now I need some neutral "natural" decorations, that are relaxing. I have red in the kitchen, but here in the living and dining areas I'm trying to keep it a little subdued.



I've just added some vintage ornaments 
and a little ribbon and greenery to my "everyday" decor items.





I'm still tweaking, adding and subtracting...



so I'll share more of the Living Room when I get the mantel "settled".



But here is a peek of the new garland I found last week. I loved the gold and black vintage font on the white background. A little silver tinsel wrapped around the individual cards gives it a festive touch.



I've realized there are a lot of my regular decor pieces that still haven't been unpacked. Pillows, cloches, urns...what boxes are you hiding in? I get started in one place, then I go back to another. I'll probably take a break from upstairs and see what kind of damage I can do in the basement. I think it's time to vacuum up the mess and call it a day.






It's cold and dreary today. We had a little snowy-frosty stuff early this morning. My boxes and Christmas stash are all in the garage, so I'm trying to rummage through boxes intermittently. Brrrrrr...  I think I must have taken 150 pics today, but my tripod is MIA from the move and the light is not cooperating for good photos. How about you...are you finished with the decorating fun, or just getting started? I'm ready for the cocoa, finished or not.

I'll be joining in with these parties:

The Scoop at Stone Gable
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings
Show and Share at Coastal Charm
Inspire Me at A Stroll Thru Life
Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Share Your Cup at Mrs. Olson's

xoxo,

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