*** A little Christmas magic ***

I thought I would give you a mini tour of my home all decorated for Christmas today.

So grab a cup of tea and some cookies and pretend that I am having an open house.

I do hope you enjoy it. *smile*

{Haven't figured out yet how to hide that thermostat or telephone yet}

I made a few of these cards this year, but not nearly enough.

They are prettier than the pic shows with tinsel glitter and a Swarovski rhinestone added
to each one.

I love these gray clay pots that I scored at a sale a few years ago. I am using them for
candleholders.

I think some photos got left out so I hope to add them another day along with my advent calendar
that Sandi over at The Cottage Muse blog inspired me to make. I LOVE how it turned out!

Hubby is still job hunting and really doesn't expect to find anything until after the holidays,
but please continue to  keep us in your prayers.

Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful peeps in blog land. I never dreamed when I started on
this journey a few years ago where it would take me. It has been a huge blessing in my life!!

Hugs~

Aged silver, vintage ornies and Christmas

Amidst the chaos and noise this week I managed to get a little Christmas decorating done.

I always incorporate my vintage silver ornaments and am constantly on the lookout for
unique ones that I don't already have.

My Heywood Wakefield hutch all decked out for the holidays.

Crosses, candles, ornies etc.

Pretty candles that will glow beautifully in the dusk of the evening

vintage pinecones and ornies

I LOVE vintage silver also

REJOICE...the Savior is born!!

Angels we have heard on high ♪♫♪

Decor on top of the hutch

I feel like I am on a merry-go-round that never stops to let me off for a bit,
but God is good and I am looking forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior.
I hope that you are too.
Merry Christmas!
 

Decorating in silver and white {and sprigs of green}

Sharing a few more photos of my Christmas decor that I finished up yesterday. I purchased two bundles of greens from *the big box store* for $5 each {in the live flower section} and it really went a long way. This is a very long shelf in my kitchen that my daddy made for me years ago...out of oak...I painted it white a couple years ago , but we won't tell anyone. :)

This chair also sits in my kitchen and I love decorating it for the different seasons.
I picked up a few of the paper ball glitter ornies at Pottery Barn this past February on clearance for little of nothing. I love them. They are so pretty and sparkly.

My beautiful Joyeux Noel cone that I found on Etsy. I put some greens in it and then added a vintage sprig of berries.  {It still has the original Japan label on it}

My basket prettied up for the season.

I still adore my vintage silver ornies and try to pick unique ones up whenever I can. I purchased a few of the mercury glass trumpet ornies at Pottery Barn this past February on clearance for peanuts.
Sorry there is glare in this photo. The lighting has not been good at all so I had to use the flash.

A cute little sleigh that I found at Hobby Lobby a few years ago holding a vintage SILENT NIGHT ornament.

I picked up two of these linen stockings at the sidewalk sale this past summer. $2 each and they are monogrammed with *S* on the points of the cuff. I think it was meant to be. This hangs on my bathroom door.

A little fake charlie brown tree in my living room.



Wings and stars that I created that are also sitting on my long shelf in the kitchen. Should have got a photo of the whole shelf. oops.



Love my zinc pots and tart pans from Belgium. These are sitting on my windowsill also in the kitchen.
Hope you enjoyed your mini tour of my home decorated for Christmas!!

Gorgeous Collage ~

I was browsing the internet the other day and found this

beautiful collage made on Lorajeans blog.

She was kind enough to tell me that I could post it

here to share with you.

The door in the photo is the same one that Tracey at French Larkspur posted last week also.

Just so beautiful~

I am so busy these days I don' t know which end is up.

{at least that is what I tell myself...and my house

is suffering the ill effects too. Creating things

all over the house again! I must get a handle on that}

I can certainly have a new appreciation for those of you

who work a full time job outside the home and then

come home and make pretties and blog.

Where do you find the time??

Happy Tuesday and Blessings~