Deck The Halls

The halls are decked.....into the kitchen

 An antique wall shelf displays my collection of snow globes and Longaberger tree trimming baskets. It hangs above an antique drop leaf table.

Most are musical snow globes.

 "Frosty The Snowman"

 "Oh Christmas Tree"

 "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

 A set of four Christmas plates are hung with two on each side.

 Across from the table stands an antique hall tree. It's trimmed in greenery and baskets.

 I keep extra wrapping paper in an antique brass umbrella stand. Lucy likes the red papers. Notice I keep them from unraveling with old hair scrunchies....only the red, green and white ones, of course!

 I then added and antique trunk and copper boiler with it's lid, more greenery, a holly tablesquare, and more baskets  accented with red splints and tied with red ribbons.

The Santa hats are ready to wear!

More "decking" to show tomorrow.....see you then.

Cheers!

Links: Between Naps On The Porch, Liven Things Up,
Funky Junk Interiors, A Stroll Thru Life


TIP: Keep your gift wrap from unraveling by using empty cardboard tubes from toilet paper or paper towels.

Problem: out-of-control gift wrap.

Cut the tubes along the side.

They easily snap on and off and will not tear the paper. 

Problem: solved with little effort and no cost.
***Just thought you'd like to know***

Christmas Word Tree-Printable

I've just printed this and framed it in minutes and wanted to share it with you.

Just  click on the image above and click on it again to enlarge, then save and print.

 A beautiful Christmas scripture becomes a word tree. 

 It's an 8X10, but you can also mat it
 and put it in a larger frame.
Click HERE to print.
I found it at Betty Crocker Wannabe.

 Thank you Kristin. 

                                                            Cheers!

tip: Keep the frame out and just add a new printable for each holiday. You can store them all in the frame as you add new ones.
Links: Centsational Girl, Remodelaholic

Good Morning!

Christmas coffee mugs for us......

 Christmas bowls for the doggies. 

At the base of the kitchen island.

Above the doggie bowls is a towel bar on the end of the kitchen island.
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This post was brought to you by....light & fluffy pancakes with raspberry sauce!
and coffee...(click on recipe name to get the recipe)

So, pour yourself a cup of coffee and join me!
Cheers!

Links: It's A Very Cherry World

Signs of Christmas

More Christmas in the kitchen......

A wooden  Merry Christmas sign hangs above the pantry.

We made several of these signs a few years ago and gave them as gifts to family and a few friends.

We used red stain on cut wood boards. Trimmed with strips of wood stained green. 

We used a stencil for the letters and just added a few holly leaves and accents by hand. 

I trimmed the wrought iron pot rack with evergreen garland. Then I hung Christmas copper cookie cutters with  raffia.

 The pot rack hangs above the kitchen island. To see the kitchen island makeover click HERE.

 The pot rack is an old heavy wrought iron window guard we found a few years ago in a salvage yard. We sprayed it black and hung it from chains.

 I wrapped some rosemary from my herb garden around a wire heart and tied it with a red gingham bow.
It hangs on my Longaberger wrought iron snowman.

Come back soon....there's lots more!

Cheers!

Rita

Links: My Romantic Home, Southern In My Heart, A Few Of My Favorite Things, 

Funky Junk Interiors

Christmas Kitchen Counters

The kitchen is one of the first rooms I decorate for Christmas. I start using my Christmas dishes right after Thanksgiving so that we can enjoy them all month long. I love Christmas dishes!

Spode tea kettle, Christmas bowls, trays and a  wooden NOEL sign found in a thrift shop.

Christmas tree cookie jar, lamp shade and recipe basket liner.

Holly spoon rest, Spode cup & saucer and pot holders. 

The lighted wreath looks pretty at night.

The long view.

I used Christmas wine stoppers on the oil and vinegar bottles.

Spode cups are used in the sugar and flour canisters.

 Mug Shots-I store extra coffee and tea in the ornament canisters at the coffee station.

Santa towels are topped with hand crotched pot holders found in a thrift shop.

Theres's lots more, so come back soon!

Cheers!

Rita

Links: Southern Hospitality, Between Naps On The Porch, The Shabby Chic Cottage,

The Key Bunch

Christmas Counters

The breakfast bar corner.

 The kitchen island

We drilled a hole at the base of a green wine bottle and added a small string of little clear lights.

 It looks pretty at night

 I love getting photo Christmas cards.

Change of Heart

 The kitchen wooden heart hanger gets a Christmas tree charm.

 My Longaberger wrought iron stand holds all the Christmas napkins, napkin rings and aprons.

The breakfast table. I covered the seat cushions with pillowcases and added striped and quilted pillows to the backs of the wicker chairs.

Cheers!

 

Christmas Cobbler's Bench

The cobbler's bench is my favorite piece of antique furniture. I found it at an estate sale and could have sold it three times carrying it out of the house. Larry almost succumbed to offers. It found a niche in our Florida living room. It's a buffet that gets the trimmings at Christmas. It's my mantle stand-in.

Window pane mirrors reflect the living room tree.

A lighted wreath and silver JOY letters rest on the panes.

My silver coffee and tea service

We drilled a hole in a pretty wine bottle and added a small string of mini lights.

Lots of sparkle with silver and crystal.

Cheers!

Links: The Lettered Cottage, Perfectly Imperfect, Funky Junk

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