Merry Christmas

Some sights and sounds of Christmas . . . 

New York (from Thanksgiving) . . .

 

 Display window at Tiffany's

Grandpa with Tayvee

Cookies given to friends

Christmas with Chelsey & Dean in Idaho . . .

shopping . . . . . baking . . . . . 

. . . a mini spa day with Chelsey . . . . .

and a beautiful Christmas day . . . with family . . . 

and food . . . including some of our family favorite

appetizers we've served for many years,

shrimp cocktail with Ritz crackers

and Velveeta Mexican cheese dip, 
a wonderful ham dinner 
with mashed potatoes made by Dean 
and some of his family favorites . . .
. . . a day of giving and receiving. 


Thank you, Chelsey and Dean, 
for the beautiful Christmas day 
and all you did to make it special!

 Chelsey made the wreath over the mantel
from a ceiling medallion. 
It turned out beautiful!


Hope you had a 

wonderful Christmas with your family!

~ Julie

A White Winter Shadowbox

 

I made another shadowbox

this year, full of vintage white treasures.
 

It started with an antique snow dusted

(flaking plaster) frame 

that I kept in its found condition.
 

The main color scheme is white

with touches of pink, green and blue,

with some vintage angels and silver sparkle.

I love the old angel tree topper in the middle.

This month, I had the honor of having

my two vintage shadowboxes on display

at Starting Grounds Church and Coffee Shop, 
and art gallery

You can see more about the 
gold shadowbox here.

Thanks for visiting.

Merry White Christmas!

 ~ Julie

Linking today with:
http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/2011/12/white-wednesday-131.html 
http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/12/diy-holiday-highlights-and-ballard.html 
http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.com/2011/12/brass-into-silver-heirloom-ornaments.html 
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2011/12/show-and-tell-friday_22.html 

Christmas Home Tour

If you need some Christmas inspiration,

check out all of the beautiful homes

and decorations at the wonderful

Christmas blog parties.

This year, we're keeping it simple.

A wreath and fresh evergreens to welcome guests . . .

A small tree in the foyer (a favorite).

I love the look of it in the toile bucket. 
 

Next to the tree is an old family Bible

we inherited from a friend.

I have opened it to the true story 

of Christmas from the book of Luke. 
 

Some vintage vignettes in the family room . . . 
 

The mantel . . . paper, bottle brush trees,
Putz houses, and a few vintage reindeer

In the living room is our 

small collection of Nutcrackers . . .
 

 

And an aluminum Christmas tree

(not really my style, but had it up and

decorated in an hour, and we get to

reminisce in Christmases past with

the whirring of a color wheel and

enjoy all of our vintage ornaments).

It's okay to keep it simple . . .

no hustle and bustle,

more time with family and friends.

We'll be spending Christmas with our daughter.

Wishing you joy and God's blessings

to you and your families

this Christmas!

~ Julie

Linking today with:
http://www.thenester.com/2011/12/2011-christmas-tour-of-homes-2.html 

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/vintage-inspiration-friday-68-inspired.html
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/2011/12/welcome-to-potpourri-friday-15-i-hear.html
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/12/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-44.html

a vintage Christmas tree

Are you finished with your 

Christmas decorating?

Today I'm sharing the little Christmas 

tree we have in the foyer.
 

It is one of my favorites.

I love the look of it in the toile bucket.

This tree has a past with special memories.

We purchased it for our daughters to use in college;

it has flown back and forth from home, and

the box still carries airline baggage tags.

It was a dorm tree and still has some 

of the pink college tinsel.
 

I love over-decorating this one 
with lots of vintage ornaments.

It's hard to believe Christmas is here.
It seems to have crept up on me this year.
I must get out and finish the Christmas shopping.
Hope you're enjoying your 
Christmas season so far!
Merry Christmas!
~ Julie


Linking today with:
http://www.thriftydecorchick.com/ 
http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/2011/12/blogger-block-christmas-tree-party-and.html 

A Christmas inspired chandelier

  
I found this chandelier at a thrift shop.

I debated on purchasing it or not . . .
 it needed some TLC . . .
 

 I liked the glass details under each socket

and it had wires to hold prisms  . . .

it had the old cloth wiring . . .

the sockets were bigger and could

accommodate regular light bulbs. . .

or maybe candles . . . 

it could be elegant, restored to her former glory 

with crystal prisms . . . 

or round light bulbs for a funky, artistic style . . .

 

I had enough ideas . . . 

I brought her home.

I didn't have enough prisms in my stash

and didn't want to invest big $$$ into this project.

I had to come up with some other options . . .

I tried the plastic Christmas icicle prisms . . . 

they could work . . .

or how about little pine cones?
 

and a rose hip wreath around the center?
 

and around every candle

She is beautiful again, 
ready to give light over a table, 
in a sun room or outside in a gazebo,

and she's easily converted to other seasons.
 Now available in my etsy shop.

(Sorry, I didn't really get any before pics.)

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day!
We're currently decking the halls and baking cookies. 
Hope you're having fun getting ready for the
holidays and time with family and friends.

~ Julie

Linking today with:

Metamorphosis Monday: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-porch.html