Holiday Wrapped Up

I thought I'd pull together images of my home this Holiday season and wrap it up into one post.

All my holiday posts can be seen at the top right of the page with the links for December 
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We will be at home for Christmas and then off to my Mother's to see the rest of the family.  

I'm a little heavy at heart this season because our son and his wife have accepted a new job in Oregon and will be moving there very quickly. We're thrilled for him because it's a big step up and a wonderful place to live, however that 2400 mile distance is a bit overwhelming.

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 I want to thank everyone who has visited my blog and left so many nice comments.  It's been a pleasure visiting so many of your blogs this holiday season and seeing all the creative and beautiful holiday decorating.

Have a Merry Christmas and God Bless Us All!

Cozy Christmas Kitchen

I've cozied up the little kitchen dining area 

for Christmas.

I draped the garland around the plate rack and 

stacked a sled at the top

 

I added my "Twas the night before Christmas" dishes

to the plate rack

My Woodland Santa from Kirklands (2012)

 The sun came out! Yay!  We've been getting

a lot of snow and it's been a bit since we've had

much sunlight!

 A serving tray that was a gift from last Christmas and just happens to have the same coloring as the dishes.

 Some little extras from one of my sisters

I moved the one plate forward and put a wreath behind it....just because

 Some Mosser ruby red juice glasses and a cow creamer cozy it up some more.

I purchased these dishes a couple of years ago from Dillards (watch their end of season sales)

 Ready for some warm drinks

In the corner is my kitchen Christmas tree.

I put the poinsettia and mercury glass bird down below.  

  

Sweet old fashioned looking tin from T.J. Maxx

Picked this candle up in Pennsylvania in October

My kitchen tree has a collection of foodie items

Last year I was gifted with some "garden" related ornaments so I added them to the kitchen tree

I may have to create a new tree for more garden related ornaments!

The chandelier is draped with a garland that I added some blueberry pieces to.  The ornaments are done  just like last years.

I'm using the sled/tray that I posted about

"here" for dishes to be easily used

Over by the sink I put a few things in the window

I took these pictures very early to catch the glow 

of the light fixture.

This little fixture was a gift from my mom many years ago.  I felt sentimental about it this year because at 91 yrs old she's gotten very forgetful and it was one of the last little things she gave me when she was still interested in shopping a bit.  

The little chefs called Kindles (by Byer's Choice) are stacked in a tin with silver edged pine cones.  I  used them in this post in 2010

  Did you notice the snow through my windows? 

Yep this is my deck and part of the backyard.  

Looks like we're having a White Christmas

around here!

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Metamorphosis Monday

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Amaze me Monday

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You're Gonna Love it Tuesday

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Make it Pretty Monday

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A Country Christmas Table

 A Country Christmas was my theme

for this tablescape.

I used our original flatware from when we were married 

(35 yrs. ago) called Cherbourg by Oneida.

I love these red poinsettia salad/dessert plates!

  These dishes are a favorite of mine- I used them last year for this tablescape.  We are using them everyday right now.  The chargers were a find at Home Goods.

These napkins have all the right accents with their red cardinals and holly berries. 
These are by Park Designs, called Nature Sings and are still available

I stuffed this little cloche with some little glittery stars, red berries, 

a tree and two Pottery Barn glass ornaments that are heart shaped with a peace sign.

 Hard to get a picture without glare!

The Tray/Sleigh was a gift to me last Christmas from my son and daughter in-law and was the inspiration for this tablescape.  

Inspiration photos for the Cuisine Kathleen challenge

Cuisine Kathleen is having a challenge to use an inspiration photo

for your table.  I wanted to use my tray/sled but for my inspiration photo all I could find were these examples, so I used the tray, candles, plaid fabric and red dishes to work with! 

Come view the party "here"

The pine cone Salt and Pepper shakers came from Home Goods.

The silver bark candle was from last year at PB.  

I will be able to find various uses for this tray and I think it's adorable!

 This is full of hot chocolate mix!  The red cups will 

be brimmed with hot chocolate and marshmallows!

 My Country Christmas Table

Inspired by my Pottery Barn tray/sleigh

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Tablescape Thursday

A Little Holiday Glam In The Dining Area

There won't be any big fancy meals at the dining table this year so I went ahead and set the table up with a centerpiece that's not really removable.

I started with a wreath at the base of the candelabra and added some evergreen picks to enlarge it and to expand the size a bit .

I tossed on some LED battery operated lights and 

it came to life!

I used a few different glass ornaments to fill 

in the center and add some glam.  

I strung a garland through the chandelier and used the glittery red feathers to add some color.  I used the red rose balls from last year except this time I just set them on the top with the doves. 

 I lit the candles but only long enough to take pictures.  I bought short candles but it's still too tall and close to the chandelier especially with the faux greenery above. 

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I also decided to glam up the china cabinet with a
 little bit of ornamentation!

I use acrylic holders for displaying the plates.  
The glass candle votives were from the Nell Hills website back when 
they still sold stuff over the internet.

These are from the Macy's Charter Club Grand Buffet Gold dishes.  Not expensive at all (especially on their sales) I think they are classic and I chose them because they fit my traditional style.  I've had mine for a while, but they still sell them.

 I filled my husband's pilsner beer glasses with the glittery red pieces and added the glass beaded pears for more sparkle.

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If you have a minute please visit my friend Betty's
blog- she hasn't had a lot of chances to post over this past
year, but she has a new one up for the holidays and she
does a great job on her decorating!
Betty Marie's

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