Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Eek ... I'm running out of time to share our Christmas home ... so, again, my apologies that I'm bombarding you with more!

Welcome to our Christmas breakfast area, which sits right off of the kitchen ... of course, it was only right to continue the whimsical theme over here, as well.

A little closer look:

I decided to keep the tablescape pretty simple ... both the red chargers and the cream plates are part of the BH&G line from Wal-Mart (purchased last year): And, the *ca-ute* gingerbread guys and gals are from Cracker Barrel. They're actually utensil holders; however, I opted to use them as napkin rings, instead:

I snagged the pretty wine glasses last year at Pier One:

For the centerpiece, I *scrunched* up a table cloth and layered a white cake stand (from PB) on top, along with a glass hurricane, which I surrounded with greenery, gingerbread cuties and red ornaments. I love the little houses I found a few years ago (from Big Lots):

Aren't they fun? Of course, the batteries went out on this one *right* before I snapped the pic:

I love seeing the glow of the Christmas tree through the glass:

Up above, I added some whimsy to the chandie by adding garland, mesh, ornaments and snowflakes. I then decided to hang a few ornaments from glittery red ribbon:

Here's the temporary home to our mirrored table (which usually sits where the tree is) ... just a simple vignette on top:

A little red candle nestled in faux snow glows in a lantern from Home Goods:

On the other side is our dry bar ...

I spy sweet treats!

Jax loves "his" new gingerbread house (Cracker Barrel), especially because it lights up:

Our Candy Santa stands guard ...

along with our Baker Santa. The candy trees are from Big Lots!

Thank goodness these treats are NOT fo' realz!

In the background is our chalkboard made out of inexpensive poster board (Dollar Tree) and my heavily relied on chalk markers!

Annnnd, of course, I had to carry a bit of the red up above to our white pieces:

I'll save a seat for you, so come on over!

Before you go, I thought I'd share the face of a boy who is beyond excited that school is OUT, and Santa is on his way! Wooo Hoooo!

I'm off to finish shopping ... wish me luck! Thanks so much for stopping by!

I'm linking up with:

Savvy Southern Style/WUW

Teacups in Chandeliers!

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There is something very Alice in Wonderland about teacups dangling from a chandelier. Everytime I see a chandy decked out in teacups I love how whimsical it looks and think to myself, copy this idea Amy!
Helen is a lovely blog reader I have come to know from her little notes she sends when she reads a post she relates to~she is 72 and lives in Missouri and she told me she hangs teacups from her chandelier! Well, I had to see pictures and Helen sent me these.

I loved the idea that in 20 more years I could still be hanging things like teacups from my chandeliers like Helen! She said she has loved pretty things as long as she can remember. Me too, Helen! She inspired me to hang my pink lusterware teacups from my dining room chandelier.

My pink teacups are mixed in with Christmas ornaments of all types and happily dangle above the table.

Call the Mad Hatter and Santa and lets have a sit down!!

Of course I was inspired by this fantastic wire chandy decorated with dangling teacups too! It belongs to another blog reader, Betsy. She hung pitchers and creamers from sheer pink ribbons! **Squeal** If you missed her pretty house decorated for Christmas you can check it out by clicking here.

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This is one beautiful version of a teacup chandy made by Janet at Shabby Fufu! Elegant and ladylike in all its delicate patterns and petal pink ribbons.

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This is totally shabby chic and maybe after Christmas I will fine tune my chandy to look like a poor cousin to this one. Janet sells these chandeliers~just a hint for anyone looking for a nice Christmas present to themselves!

The Christmas countdown continues~I should be wrapping and shopping and baking...but I am still decorating!! With all the inspiration coming my way through blogland and pinterest I can't help it! How about you?

Partying at:

Merry Christmas and something to share......

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Hello all my wonderful friends out there. Here's my red & white themed Christmas decor.
And friends check out my guest post for DIY ideas and Christmas decor inspiration on Vijay Group blog here. Do share your views and ideas by leaving comment.

Everything with an Indian flavour........

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Christmas

Randi's Vignettes

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Another friend of mine has allowed me to photograph her holiday decor. There are some very pretty and unique vignettes here since Randi has a talent for setting these up.
Enjoy the eye candy!

NOTE: You should be able to click on most of the pictures to enlarge to see further details.
These parties I love to link up to or check out my Blog Parties tab
Party Time @ It's So Very Cheri

2011 Christmas kitchen

Whimsical Christmas Kitchen ...

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I like to keep things fun and whimsical in the kitchen each year! So, feel free to take a peek around:

I've added this tree to our island for the past few years ... I always love adding a bit of the unexpected ... too bad the middle section of lights *just* went out ... bummer!

I dressed the tree in lots of gingerbread ornaments, cookie cutters, Christmas note cards and other whimsical ornaments:

Little elves are scattered about ... this little cutie climbed up on the ladder and helped me decorate the tree:

This little elf is perched on top of a canister filled with snow and ornaments! The other canisters hold inexpensive candy canes and sweet treats!

And, *this* little Elf is taking a bath in more sweet treats!

I LOVED being able to add Christmas whimsy to the shelves that I made this past Fall!

I'm big on adding things in kitchen canisters OTHER than sugar and flour! Adding inexpensive cookie cutters is a fun way to add Christmas color to any kitchen!

This simple vignette sits on the counter below:

On the other side of the kitchen, I added red trees, garland, oversized snowflakes and a chalkboard to the soffit:

And, down below, I have one of my most favorite pictures ... Jax (when he was 3) taking a walk with Santa. Still makes me tear up when I pull it out of the box every year.