Welcome to my Kitchen at Christmas

  I’ve spread a little Christmas cheer around the kitchen and wanted to share it with you.  I’ll start with a vignette on the countertop. 

I just recently started collecting copper this year and I wanted to keep it displayed for Christmas this year. 

As you can see, I’ve started my baking.  I made cookies today.

 

 

Thanks for visiting and may the Blessings of this Christmas season be with you today and always. 

Gail

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Deck The Entryway Wall

Our grandsons’ stockings were hung on the entryway wall in hopes that Santa will visit them there. 

   Not only does Santa visit our grandsons he also visits all the other little critters we have in our family as well; four grand-dogs and two cats.

    We lost our sweet baby boy Duncan in May of this year but his Christmas ornament is hanging on a candle on the shelf. 

Charlie and I were talking last night about how much he loved Christmas. It was the only time of year that he received a raw hide bone .  He would prance around the house with it stuck in his mouth and his little nub would be going fifty miles a minute. 

We do have many Christmas memories with him for sure!

Thanks for stopping by and may the Blessings of this Christmas season be with you today and always. 

Gail

An Old World Santa

Hello Everyone!   I thought I would share with you today a vignette that I created using one of my Old World Santas, some faux pine and a few pinecones. 

   

I have a few Old World Santas and I love them all.  

Look at his sweet little burlap bag filled with greens, berries, pinecones and a little present tied with a jute bow. 

I love the simplicity of this vignette. 

As always, thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments.  They are always appreciated! 

Gail

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Our Tree for Christmas 2011

Our Christmas tree doesn’t seem to change much from year to year and this year was no exception. 

 

The only change I made this year was the addition of some burlap garland  to tie in with the mantel shelf bows and…..

…I made a new Christmas ball with our son-in-law’s name on it who became a part of our family in July of this year.  Our Christmas tree has a ball with all our children’s and grandchildren’s names on them. 

 

I still put my big red plaid bows on the Christmas tree that I made a few years ago.  

And I still have two of my favorite Christmas ornaments on the tree.   The first one is the Silent Night Christmas ball which has been in my family for many many years.  My Mom had it on her tree as a little girl.  It’s the only one left and I’ve had it for about 25 years.  The second is the heart.  It is our first Christmas ornament together as husband and wife.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.   

Gail

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Christmas Staircase Banister

  I love this time of year in blogland!  I have never seen so many beautiful homes all decked out for Christmas. You are all so talented, creative and inspiring.  Thank you for inviting and sharing your beautiful homes with all of us.

My staircase banister is ready for Christmas and for all those to see who enter through the front door.   

As you can see it is a very small banister which makes decorating easy. 

I love this garland that I draped on the banister.   I have had it for about three years and it still looks great. 

 

Because I don’t have an electric outlet on this side of the wall for lights, I use candles on the stairs.   

 

This is a new addition to my stairs this year.  I made three of them.  I used a tin pail, Christmas greens and battery operated votive candles. 

 

I placed one on every other step with a little mercury votive candle holder in between. 

Last year, I made the sweater stocking using one of my Mom’s sweaters.  For those of who are new to my blog, I lost my Mom in March of 2010.   You can read about the making of the Keepsake Christmas Stockings here.

I am all done with my Christmas decorating.  I still have some shopping left to do and Christmas baking.  Maybe by the weekend, I’ll be done with shopping and then next week I can start my baking.   Are you all done with the many things to do that Christmas brings? 

As always, thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments.  They are always appreciated. 

Christmas Blessings to you my friends,

Gail

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A Christmassy Mantel Shelf

Hello my friends!  I don’t have a fireplace mantel but I do have a mantel shelf in my family room and I decorate it as if I had one for Christmas.  

It has garland, lights, pinecones, berries, red Christmas balls and burlap bows. 

I even have room to place one of my Old World Santas and two large candle holders.   

I love this time of year!  The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is turn on my Christmas tree and mantel shelf lights.  For the most part they stay on the whole day.

 

More Christmas to come.  I just need to hire someone to come take my pictures and write my blog posts for me….just kidding!   Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.   Your sweet comments are always appreciated. 

Gail

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Holiday Copy Cat Challenge

Happy Sunday Everyone!  Debbie at Debbie Doo’s is having another Copy Cat Challenge party and it’s the Holiday Edition!  I love Debbie’s parties.  I wasn’t sure if I would be able to join the party but since she started the party early I can join in. 

The other evening I was looking through the December Create & Decorate magazine.

And on page 72 this caught my eye only because I had done something similar on my kitchen window sill.  

They used a vintage cheese box,  Christmas greens and a candle all of which I had already used with mine too.  Here’s my version that’s in my kitchen window sill.     

My Dad purchased the vintage Swiss cheese box at an auction and gave it to me many years ago. 

 

A little different but I like mine just as much. 

Thanks Debbie for posting this Holiday Edition of the Copy Cat Challenge early.  And as always thanks for being a gracious hostess. 

Gail