December Break




During Christmas break I go through a few phases,it starts
with a Decorating frenzy, then the cluttery
claustrophobia kicks in...
and then the...
where I am now...
 changing and rearranging
crazy lady. 

Does anyone else get that way? Don't get

me wrong, I love to pull  all our treasures

 out and we all enjoy them.

But there comes a point where I want a little

 less out. So instead of packing all the Christmas

decorations away, I like to remove the 

heavy greenery then I rearrange and

lighten the decorations. 

I am joining

 Show and Tell at My Romantic Home

Happy Decorating

Abby

:)

 

 

Playing

I am having so much

FUN!

Fun playing with our new Christmas present :)

Thank you to all of our family for this amazing new camera!!!

XOX

Hope everyone is having a super holiday!

Abby

:)

Is Everyone Ready?

I thought I was but as I sit here writing my list for the day I realize

... maybe not.

 So today I will be wrapping, doing some

more baking, some shopping...blah....

and hopefully some relaxing...yah!

As long as our tree is up...

check!

All my Santas are out...

I can work through my list with

satisfaction.

We have collected one Santa a year

for the last 20 something years. :)

2005 I started to date them underneath.

(Sure wish we had dated them from the start.)

They range in price from

$0.99 to $99.

Isn't he cute!  Our newest member.. :)

He was at Winners for

about $14.

So off to work I must go.

Here's hoping that everyone has a

wonderful Christmas, enjoying all that

this season brings!

Merry Christmas,

Abby

:)

Taking Some Time

Hope that you are able to take some time

and enjoy all of the special moments that

 this time of the year can bring.

Have a peaceful evening,

Abby

;)

More of our Christmas Kitchen

Hope you are having fun decorating your home.  I am

 finding decorations that I forgot that I

had....but having fun setting up our house. 

Our kitchen only looks this tidy when I am taking pictures!

Sure wish I could figure out how to keep it tidy all

the time.

I think it has something to do with my  'family'

and my disorganization!  :)

A tea set from my grandma :)

Love it all polished up and shiny.

I am linking up with

 Laurie Anna's Farmhouse Friday

and

My Romantic Home Show and Tell Friday



Happy decorating
Abby
:)

Christmas in the Kitchen

As you can see my kitchen is extremely

dark.  We have grown to love the dark

wood of the cupboards but I try to add as much light

and sparkle as I can just to lighten the feel of the space.

Haha here's my old yellow kitchen..  ;)

Its a fun kitchen to work in, and even more fun to decorate.

Greenery, bows, balls,  even the tinsel from last year..lol



Even this sweet bird doesn't get spared.  

;)

I am linking up with

Metamorphosis Monday

at Between Naps

 Show off Your Cottage

at

 The House In the Roses

Let it Snow

I think I start to decorate earlier and earlier

each year.  With all the gorgeous blogs out there I love

to linger over, I get so much inspiration!  By the

time the boxes come up from the basement I

am just about bursting with ideas of what I

would like to try.  

This is a terra cotta pot that I repainted

with chalkboard paint, it always get a seasonal message.

The heart on the mirror was in a package of 4 and

they were about $3.00 from V.V.s  !!!  Just a good clean

and a satin ribbon .





And more paper whites. :) ...I don't think that they will last

through Christmas, I might need some ideas to fill

there spots.  :/

I have linked up with

http://www.freckledlaundry.com/  for Air Your Laundry Friday

 Happy decorating

Abby

:)