More Decor.......

  I hang ornaments on the lamp shades. This little red and black checked mitten goes with our throws and pillows.

  I love this pretty Santa head ornament.  He is wearing glasses.

 I love to put a berry wreath on top of this rustic house that has lights...at night.

  A wreath for the grandfather clock. More berries on the swan sitting on top.

 I placed this tiny tree in an old tobacco can in the tray along side "Twas The Night Before Christmas" book.

 I finally polished up our silver pieces to make a tablescape....that I keep changing out. LOL  It doesn't look like this even now. Some things are fun to spend time tinkering the way they look.
  Today we will do some running...before the snow, ice and maybe even rain come. Hope all of you are enjoying the start of your weekend. Be safe. XO

Snowmen....

  This is a craft I did a few years ago. Get a cleaned pickle jar, paint it a tan or pastel color. Paint a snowman of your liking. I made a country looking one. Dab white paint on his hat as a dusting of snow. Also along the bottom. Glue a votive candle holder into the jar top.

 I also sponge painted a tree near the snowman.

 Glued and tied a strip of plaid cloth around where the votive holder and jar top meet. I also wrote, "In the meadow..." on the back.

  Another dusting of snow this morning and it's very cold. The wind isn't as bad, thankfully.

 This is a cute snowman box I bought at the school bazaar two years ago. It has a flickering light in the greenery. I like to see him sitting in the corner.
  Hope all of you are staying warm and driving safely on the roads. XO

Porch Decorations....

  Here it is Thursday the 8th of December. Time is flying...it's almost Christmas...it's almost a new year. We had some branches from a birch tree , I ask Ted to cut them into small lengths, so I could bundle them. Tied up with a plaid ribbon and a piece of greenery .

 I put this snowman sign in front of the plant stand. Popped in some fake poinsettias.

   I put this skinny candy cane , a few birch logs, ,some faux flowers , and cutting from the pines into the planter at the steps.

 I added this really old wooly scarf to the shutter with my new red truck sign. This old white toy truck belong to the neighbor man ,down the road....he gave it to me a couple years ago. I added a piece of fake greenery and red ribbon to it. Earlier I had craft painted to top of this porch table , in a dark barn red.

  Thought you could see our tree from this spot. It's not a great photo, sorry.

 I just had to show this magazine I bought at Jean's Flowers in Tipton. It was published in 1965. Titled American Youth. It's cover photo is a young couple on a ski lift. This was at a ski resort in Colorado Springs. I thought this would make a nice winter decoration...at the cheap price of 50 cents.
  It is cold here this morning and the wind is fierce. Wind chill making it about 6 degrees. Going to be a cold weekend for most of the U.S.  We have a fire going and I am making a pot of soup for lunch.
  Wishing you a great day. Stay warm. XO

Some Snow & Pretty Things.......

 This is the little snow we had on Sunday afternoon. The one that melted over night. :)

  Monday afternoon the skies were clearing, but not before I got this shot of a sun dog.

 As the day went on the skies we so pretty. It was 43 with  little wind, so it was actually nice enough to be out side for a walk.

 See what I mean, mostly clear skies.

 The sunset seemed calming to me.  Hope your Monday was a good start to the week.

 I went to Jean's Flowers in Tipton. Jean is so creative with her displays. The poinsettias just popped with their brilliant reds. I like the shutter with a wee roof over the top and a shelf at the bottom.

 Don't you like the lights?  Lots of reds and twig items.

 These old Santa boots are so cute.  Love the greenery  and candy canes stuck in them.

 Dog statue with the Joy sign, love it.

 Jean's plants are always healthy and shiny. I like the mixture of dark and light greens.

 This tree made from wood topped with a metal star....love it. Jean had some things for sale,in the walk thru of the mini mall. I bought a magazine from 1965. I will show it later this week.
   Wishing everyone a great day. Look for some joy and make some by smiling . XO

Nearly Finished....

 I say I am finished, then I tweak something....this week will be more tweaking, I am sure. My gosh I am so slow this year. Do you have decorations that you can't remember where you bought it ? Or how long you have had it? These Santa blocks are old but where did I get them.? LOL

If you see piles of newspapers and books...well at times that is how we live. I have no formal living room...every room is our home is a lived in space. :):) Wow, some of my photos look wonky.

 The tree is done, the mantle also. I did a bit more here and there , outside.

 I used the honey combed trees from last year, mixed with pine cones and two little fake greenery trees.  The deer are stocking hangers.

 I actually like all the trees  scattered along the length of the mantle.

 In the office I have some of my favorite Christmas books stacked .  I made some paperback novel trees a couple years ago and used them with the books.

 This is the top of my sewing machine. I added plaid bows to the trees after this photo. That's the tweaking , I am talking about. :):)

 I started with my Charlie Brown corner. The picture of Layla when she had very little hair and her head looks as round as Charlie's. An ornament my daughter Liz got me last year is on top of a vase.  I am thinking of hanging it from a twig in the vase...you know a twig that looks like the tree from the cartoon.   One of my favorite  books , "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

 On the shelf in the dining room. I have a few framed small pictures of our town, that I love....at this time of year I prop Christmas pictures of family in front of them. Yes, I will be tweaking this for sure. Need to put my little pitchers  away.

 Late afternoon, it started to rain, then a bit of ice in that rain. Next it was snowing. It did cover the ground and was melted this morning. I know it's winter, but I am still not ready for it. The beautiful long fall we had , has spoiled me. I do not want to see snow. LOL.
   Wishing all of you a safe new week. XO

Let The Wild Rumpus Start....

  This is the invitation to Max's birthday party.....but there will be NO wild rumpus.  :(    Max and his daddy both have the tummy bug. The party has been canceled till further notice.

 Lynzie and Mark  had these cute invitations made. It says , Our king of all things wild is turning one.  Gee that is hard to believe.

 I have some gifts for the birthday boy.

 I wanted to make a gold crown for his card and my paint pen was empty so I used my nail polish.  Max may not be impressed when he gets these gifts...it's clothes. LOL

 Here is our little birthday boy and his faithful companion , Madison the cocker spaniel.  They have become the best of buddies.
   So tomorrow, instead of a birthday party, I will be meeting all my daughters for lunch. They are going to get together to shop. I know that's something I do not want to do and oh my feet would not be happy, so I will just have lunch when they are ready for a break.
  Wishing all a great weekend. XO

Some Horton Decorating...

The side entrance to Horton's in Tipton.  This Saturday they are having their Christmas Vender Market. From 9to 4 .  So many Christmas goodies. There is lots of industrial items at the store.

m There was some different ornaments. They are glass...which at this size I would like them to be plastic. :):)  Cute little church.

 I just love this very old worn sled.  I would have bought it...but then where would I put it after the holidays.

 

Cute pair of skates. Not sure what they are made from...but you maybe could make some from cardboard.

  Out near the greenhouse area, there's planters made of resin to look like birch tree logs. Looks great with pine greenery...but then come spring, you could plant flowers in them.

 This one could be a waste basket . I loved all the different greenery. Those bows that Mrs. Horton makes are awesome.

 This deer head was made of all kinds of metal things. So funny. Might look cute hanging on a shed, or barn.

 A red truck ornament and  tea towel with a printed red truck carrying a Christmas tree.

 Sweet red barn ornament, trimmed out with  gold.

Green and red tractors. All these ornaments would look nice on a farm house tree. I loved looking at all the pretty and unusual things offered  at Horton's. I did not mention the fudge...oh my goodness, the best homemade fudge ever. Every flavor you can imagine.
  I will be going to a birthday party on Saturday...so no shopping for me . Max will be one year old in a few days.  So hard to believe a year has passed since he was born.
  Went to my regular dentist today....got my permanent filling in the tooth that had the root canal...so far things are going much better for me. Finally.
   Wishing all of you a great evening . XO