Abby's Way

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!

Come check it out
here.

Christmas 2015 was the year I removed the lights from

our artificial tree. It was a tedious job, but so worth it. We still use the same tree... a

lot of filler and picks, but we are still reusing!

Now you can click on the picture to see how I decorated

Now you can click on the picture to see how I decorated

Christmas 2016

Click on picture to see more of 2016!

Click on picture for 2017

Click on picture for 2017

And that is it for now.
I completely failed as a blogger for 2018 and 2019.
2020 I will make up for it!

New Curtains

I think that this multi-

purpose, 'everybody uses

for everything' room,

is definitely a lot closer to being

complete...I

need to plan something for that

big ugly back door!!

Its taken me a long time to

find material that works with the couch

and love seat, and will also

work when I slip cover them...

Yzerman!

The reason slip covering is needed,

I just don't have the heart to move him off.

The wall color looks way off

in the picture below.

It does however, have

lots of neutral tones,

with layers or texture.

Cosy for winter.

This fabric was found at Fabricland,

they were having a huge 50% off sale,

so they ended up being under $100!!!

Super Sale that weekend.

THEN..

my mom has lent me her serger, wow

so much fun! Finishing these curtains

was super easy.

Of course, I had to add a

little sparkle!

This is when we first

moved in...

not very relaxing,

I felt like we were getting there..

very slowly.

After a lot of painting, rearranging, sewing,

and saving, this room is finally

what I had in visioned

as our family space.

Just in time to start decorating

for

Christmas!

I will show more of the

living room once I start pulling

out our Christmas stuff...

its not too early is it?

;)

I am linking up with

http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2012/11/fabulously-creative-friday-linky-party_22.html

Manning Up

Its come to my attention that our

master bedroom really

doesn't look like a "master"

bedroom...sorry husband.

Actually I would just like to say that everyone

of these teddies came from him..<3

I love them!

Pictures are of our three daughters as babies, LOVE

them too! :)

I kinda-sorta 'manned' this room up...

took out some of the ruffles, removed some

flowers, its perfect, with fall in the air.

I am still searchingfor material for curtains..not sure

if I would like to go white and airy or a warmer

neutral pattern.

I think that is a fair compromise ... his

Redwings

hat on the dresser. :/

You can visit the before here.

Today I am linking up with

Jennifer Rizzo @

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2012/11/fabulously-creative-friday.html

My Romantic Home

http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/2012/11/autumn-roses-and-me-as-marilyn-monroe.html

Hope you have a

super weekend!

Abby