Abby's Way: 2012

Happy Holidays!

This is what we woke up to this morning!

Now this is more like it!

The reason I love living where we do,

happy monday!

A Northern Christmas

Welcome to our home!

Come on in and take a look

around,

The letters on the ladder tree spell

'family'.

My paper whites have

grown a litle since this picture

but they are a lot

slower then last year.

On to the living room/great room..

Our living room ready for

company,

More of our mantle is

here.

Our Dining room, I have posted more pictures

here.

More of our Christmas kitchen can

be seen here.

My oldest daughter has moved

for University,

so I have changed her room to

the side of the house,

and gave it a

Shabby Chic Christmas

feel.

Shabby Chic was my whole

house in Revelstoke, it is

slowly changing. But doing

her room in this style

reminds me how much

I love it.

The frames are filled with wrapping

paper that she picked out

the last time she was home.

I made banners to hang

over a window and

a mirror, I will show you

them later.

Hope you are having fun

getting ready for the seasons

festivities. Enjoy

your family and loved ones!

I am joining

some Christmas link parties..

Jennifer Rizzo Holiday House Walk

Romantic Home show and tell friday

French Country Cottage Feathered Nest

Thrifty Decor Chick Christmas Tree Party

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Shabby Nest Frugal Friday

Restoration House Interiors Home for the Holidays

More Christmas

I kept it very simple on top of

our kitchen cabinets,

Creams, greens and a little black.

Some silver, and lights.

The little lights make such a

difference.

A quick and easy craft project...

and a new rooster!

Happy decorating,

Abby,

The Santa Nook

I think I have re arranged this space ENOUGH!
I am calling it complete. You know

how it is...you step back and ...
always tweaking.
:)

But that's the fun in it!

Santas are pretty much everywhere in

our home through

Christmas.

I painted out the nook in

the dining space and I think

it has helped with the

shelves I have tucked inside it.

All the silver is from my Grandma

and I think there is a piece

tucked in there from my

husbands grandma.

I love that they have been through a

few generations.

Candle holders made by my

daughters in school...I

just added the torn fabric.

This pitcher came from Super Store,

$4.00.

That's it!!! $4, I couldn't

NOT get it!!!

Some more Santas.

and

more Santas.

So there it is my dining nook for the moment.

Have fun tweaking your

home!

Abby

I am Linking up with

http://modvintagelife.blogspot.ca/2012/12/mod-mix-monday-79.html

http://www.oldtimefarmhouse.blogspot.ca/

and

http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-114/

A start to Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012

My version of

'Cottage Sparkle'.

Hermione is such a great helper,

he loves the ribbons.

This year I wanted Christmas to feel a little lighter,

not too heavy with garland and greenery.

Instead have lots of white and cream,

silver, pinecones and a few berries for color.

Big, wooden candles holders painted white

adds more 'cottage'.

Now I am just waiting for the paper whites

to start pushing up through the moss.

(They have turned into a tradition,

so easy and pretty once they start

to show themselves.)

A little burlap ribbon, natural.

Mercury for a little sparkle, and

the curtains help with the

cosy.

And that is my attempt

at Cottage Sparkle.

You can go here to

see last years mantle.

Now I am going to work on

the kitchen and the dining room,

the fun continues!

I HOPE that you are having a

wonderful season, with lots

of love in your heart and

happiness in your

home.

Abby

xox

I am linking up with

A Homespun Christmas Vignettes and Mantels Party

Jennifer Rizzo Fabulously Creative Friday

Feathered Nest

My Romantic Home

Lots of beautiful ideas

on all of these blogs!

Christmas Cottage

CHRISTMAS!
I love it!
As soon as we have given respect to our fallen soldiers on Remembrance
Day, we start to decorate. In recent years its started the middle of November.

Christmas 2010

Don't be scared...it gets better :))

I think its so funny how much it's changed through the years.

If you dare to see more...
other posts from that year are

here and here.

Our New Years Table

Our New Years Table is here

We almost always do a fondue. That is a tradition that we all love!

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Christmas 2011

After painting most of the main floor of our home
it has made Christmas decorating a lot more
fun...see it's getting better, right?

You can see posts from
that season

here and here

here, here

and our New Years for 2011

here
And another fondue setting!
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Christmas 2012

here

and

here

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Christmas 2013

A large project for me this year was
slip covering our couch and love seat.
A lot of work, but SO worth it!

Click here

Christmas Kitchen

here.

And a peek at our first ever, white Christmas Tree.

here

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Christmas 2014

The exciting part of 2014 Christmas decorations
wasn't even noticeable through pictures!
I found lights that actually 'twinkle'...
not flash but twinkle!