Christmas in the Kitchen

Holiday parties...so much fun...

today we're in the kitchen, that I just finished decorating.

I'm just showing the "big picture" today,

because I have some fun detailed posts coming up.

I DO want to share the details on this great old spatterware bowl.

a couple of months ago I found it at Amy's Etsy Store

from All Things Home.

It was just what I'd been looking for for Christmas!

My tool caddy with blue Mason jars stays on the table.

It's usually filled with faux hydrangeas,

 and now some winter greenery.

Sitting on a red toile tablerunner from TJ's, purchased several years ago.

On top of the kitchen china cabinet

And on top of the fridge

Baby chandy above the sink

And a milk carrier full of paperwhites...

(more on them a little later)

More fun coming...

I'm linking up with:

At the Picket Fence for Christmas in the Kitchen

The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

I'm about done with the decorating...

I need to relax and enjoy it!

How about you?

xoxo,

Holiday Dining with Plaid and Toile

With all the Holiday parties this week, I thought I'd do a separate post with just my Dining Room decor. Sorry if you've seen these photos before, but hope you enjoy the full view...

The last few years I've done white and neutrals in the Dining Room. This year my French Country roots started to show because I wanted my red toile back, and then some of that love of "traditional" came along too. So what did I do?...combined the two. Traditional red and green Christmas colors with a little twist.

I added the little Christmas Cloche this week with the

 tiny vintage reindeer and bottle brush trees.

My bottle brush wreath and lamb collection on the sideboard.

Hope you enjoyed the Dining Room tour (again)

I'm joining in with:

The Lettered Cottage

No Minimalist Here

lots of fun planned this week!

xoxo,

Holiday Copy Cat Challenge

Last year I put this together for a Christmas Cloche,

so this year I wanted to do it again, but I added silver glitter 

to my vintage bleached bottle brush trees.

That little prancing white reindeer

just stole my heart.

...and a teensy silver Shiny Brite.

on my mother's milk glass cake stand.

I'm joining in for Debbie's Copy Cat Challenge;

the kick off for the Christmas Block parties with At the Picket Fence.

Also linking up with:

Between Naps on the Porch

A Stroll Thru Life

Coastal Charm

Dittle Dattle

Faded Charm

xoxo,

A Holiday Miracle

This has to be one of the sweetest things I've ever seen.

 You know I love lambs...and a good cashmere scarf!

Just click on the adorable lambs.

Happy Sunday,

Bad News, Good News

I know when I see post titles like this that I automatically think the worst..."oh no...what's happened?" Nothing earth shaking here, just a little blip on my radar screen. My camera that is attached to my hands is having to go back to the manufacturer for a tweak on a part.
After I had a slight melt down and panic attack I had to get real and deal with the situation. So here we have it...

The Bad news...my camera will be gone for a week or so.
The Good news...it's still under warranty.
The Bad news...it's Christmas and I have so many photos I want to take.
The Good news...the camera isn't completely "broken" so I can still take a few shots for the next few days to "tide me over" until I have to get it in the mail.
The Bad news... I've realized I have a slight addiction to my camera, and "separation anxiety" is a horrible thing.
The Good news...I have all of you out there to gather inspiration and share.
The Bad news...my hands are feeling weird like I'm getting ready to lose a few fingers or something...
The Good news...Pinterest
The Bad News...I'm not finished decorating...and taking pictures!
The Good News...It's Christmas!!!

OK, enough of the pity party...My photos may be minimum as I try to "streeeeeeeeetch" them out. I think I'm going to be doing a few inspiration hunting missions from you all out there in blogland. I've seen some great ideas and this is the perfect time to share them! So keep this in mind please and don't think I'm totally void of my own decorating and inspiration this year.


I'm hoping this won't be as traumatic as I'm thinking it could be. 

Here are a few more photos from the Dining Room,

to continue from Vintage Inspiration Friday...

Don't forget about all the fun coming up this week with the 

 Christmas Block Party

from At the Picket Fence.

Vintage Inspiration Friday is still going strong,

just scroll down to join in.

Hope you're having a great Saturday.

I'm going to now go take pictures of every thing I can find!!

Addictions are a pain...

xoxo,