Christmas Snippets around the House

I've had a few minutes to sneak away today to just put together a few pics; little vignettes and snippets from around the house this week. I'm on my second planting of Paperwhites in the ironstone tureen. These are just getting started. And one of the wonderful candles from Kristen at Ella Claire, the Shoppe in an old grain scoop that I painted with ASCP last week. Holly and yew clippings make it Christmas-y.

LOVE the NOEL Banner she also sent me!

A Birch cone filled with faux greens, and some 

Holly and Ivy on the front door.

Silver basket with old Shiny Brites in the Living Room

Little concrete statue in the Dining Room with crown.

Hallway sideboard with feather tree.

Tarnished silver champagne bucket holds the tree.

These precious clay tags from

Rosemary at Villabarnes became ornaments.

She keeps coming up with wonderful new designs.

Each season I try to do something a little different with the urn on the coffee table. This year I added a small garland to the wreath with faux fruit that surrounds the faux evergreen topiary.

And one of my Nativity pieces; 

this snow globe that's also a music box 

from my husband a few years ago.

Tiny embossed greeting cards designed by my grandfather,

 from his printing shop from the 1930's. I really treasure these.

And on our way home from St. Louis earlier this month, we stopped by Washington, Missouri for a little lunch and antique shopping. I snapped these pics of two lovely homes in the historic district all dressed  for Christmas.

Love the ribbon on this wreath from the The Old Dutch Inn.

We always open presents on Christmas Eve,

 so the fun starts in just a few hours.

Have a blessed Christmas, everyone!

xoxo,

p.s. we'll be having Vintage Inspiration as usual this week

if you'd like to join in.

hope to see you then!

Meet the Family...

The Snow Family

that is.

This little family lives in the kitchen this year,

and they bring lots of joy and smiles with them.

Gifted by my sweet blogger friends,

they've come individually.

But have "bonded" here on the old silver tray.

Hope you're with your "family" this Christmas!

sharing at:
Rooted in Thyme

xoxo,

Christmas on the Sunporch

I've said it before... I get so much of my inspiration from all of you out there! I pinned a few ideas from last year that I wanted to try. One was a tote full of Christmas Kitch. Last year I filled some little drawers on my kitchen counter, so this year a white wooden tote became home to a congregation of Christmas goodies.

I've been using Tartan wool blankets out here on the porch each year since we've lived here. Always love a good ole Christmas-y plaid!

The old mini muffin tin has cranberry tealight candles this season,

and my old green metal tackle box is filled with my stash of paperwhites and another candle.

Another fun trend I'm copying this year

 is a toy truck hauling bottle brush trees.

Sorry, shameless copy catting here.

I found this cutie last January at an antique show.

Perfect red and white.

More plaid Thermoses and lunchbox on the Baker's Rack.

The lunchbox held an Angel Vine plant until last week 

when it turned too cold.

And a trio of little elves have found their way here.

These are the vintage variety,

and they're up to lots of crazy antics.

This one's pretty cute...

this one's sorta creepy.

but I AM digging those great eyelashes.

While we were in St. Louis earlier this month I picked up these

wonderful winterberries at of all places, Schnucks. (grocery store)

and placed them in this old French watering can, 

along with some Holly from our big old bushes out back.

Here's my Santa jingle bell door ringer,

on my old picket gate.

You've seen him before, 

but I smile each time I look at him!

These next few photos were from earlier in the month

before I put together the tote,

but wanted to have pics that showed more out here.

(oh yea, here's the angel vine in the lunchbox)

found the red plaid umbrella at Leola's last year...love it!

And I won this adorable Drummer Boy pillow

 from Dear Lillie earlier this Fall.

Thanks so much Jennifer!

Gotta dress up the birdcage too,

 with some vintage bottle brush trees and a reindeer.

Can you see the patch of furry cat carcass on the lower left chair?

Yep, that's HER chair for viewing birds and squirrels.

 It gets a little nippy out here unless the sun is shining. Miss Wrigley is a Maine Coon, so she's oblivious. Miss Jenkins on the other hand is a shorthair and like to sleep next to the heater in the bathroom...she'd rather stay toasty than bird watch.

Couldn't let Christmas go by without sharing the sunporch.

I think I have 4 or 5 different Christmas Pinterest boards,

run by and check them out if you have a minute.

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Hope you have a great weekend.