A Rustic Christmas Porch

Well my friends, today is day two of our ‘Creating Christmas’ party.

 

  I saw so many wonderful ‘White Christmas’ links over at Shabby Story that I am just dying to go visit.  Hopefully I’ll have some time tonight.  And Lynn's home will just take your breath away, simply gorgeous!  By the way, the link stays open till the 19th so you still have time to join the party.

 

 

The party is continuing over at Thoughts from Alice.  Believe me, you won't want to miss it!

 

Today we are getting into something that I hold near and dear to my heart. . .rust.  lol!

 

Seriously, it makes my heart jump for joy.  Both rust and rustic.  What’s the difference you say?  Rust is just self explanatory.  Rustic to me is anything time worn.  You know chippy paint, dents, dings, things that look like they’ve been around for a while.

 

At the Olson abode you will find plenty of that.  Like this piece of old picket fence.  It’s really falling apart, but I love it!

 

 

And now a little added rust.  A bird that looks like he’s been left out in the rain more often than naught.

 

 

It’s all tucked into an old rustic mining cart.

 

 

A Rustic wheelbarrow.

(normally it would be surrounded by beautiful white snow)
It has felt like Spring here lately.  I am loving it, but we really need the white stuff.  And you must admit, it's awfully pretty!

 

 

With just a dabble of rust on top.

 

 

 

A rustic apple ladder with lanterns that have touches of rust.

 

This is my take on a ladder tree.

 

Rustic bells on a smaller chippy ladder.

 

 

My rustic filing cabinet is decked out with rusty stars hanging from branches. . .

 

 

A birch wood snowflake,

 

 

An old tree stand, and the rusty saw I stenciled on last year.

 

A simple wooden star hangs on the door.
 

 

In the corner is an old door and a drop leaf table that once belonged to my husbands grandparents.

 

 

 

 

 

What’s rustic in the day becomes quite magical at night.

 

 

 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, with a little rust on top!

 

hugs,

Jann
*Just want to say sorry about the word verification in the comments.  I have it turned off, but something weird is going on with blogger.  Hope to get it changed soon!