Christmas in the Living Room. . .

For the copycat link party I showed my ‘candy chandy’ that I decorated for my living room.

From there you got a glimpse of my ‘candy tree’.

Now I would like to show you more. Warning, I think I gain 10 pounds every time I enter this room.

This tree is the delight of children young and old. It’s decorated with gingerbread houses and men, peppermint balls, cupcakes, star cookies, and gumdrops,

This garland hangs above the French doors leading into this land of sweets.

In the entryway there is a little something to tempt your palette

Gingerbread and gumdrop houses.  Two of which light up. A few little treats and my sweet little girl I made years ago.

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Now we enter ‘Candyland’.

Thank goodness, there are a few non fattening decorations

A special place for special décor.  I will post more about my Nativities later.

These two cuties were given to me by my oldest daughter and my cousin.

What’s a candy tree without some real candy?  For the tree skirt, I bought a premade red felt one and stitched the words “Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice.”  If you ask me, that’s what Christmas is made of!

Only problem is, some of the candy I save from year to year.  I don’t think 5 year old hard tack will kill ya, do you? lol!

I have so much fun decorating with candy every Christmas.

Can’t imagine why I can never lose weight. hee-hee!

Oh well, in the famous words of Miss Scarlet, “I’ll worry about that tomorrow”

Here’s wishing you a very Merry and SWEET Christmas!

Jann

I will be linking with these wonderful parties:

Shabby Sugar Pink Boutique

Jennifer Rizzo for her Holiday Home Tour

Little Red House for Mosiac Monday

Boogie Board Cottage for Masterpiece Monday

The House in the Roses for Show off your Cottage Monday

Work of the Poet and Ruby Tuesday

Cozy Home Scenes for Gingerbread Linky Party

 

 

Christmas is in the Bag!

Now after reading the title of this post you might find yourself thinking, “Wow,  this woman is amazing”.  She is all ready for Christmas.

If this is the case, I’m here to inform you that you would be wrong!  Yes, the home is all decorated.  But I still have a bit of shopping, have not addressed Christmas cards.  Actually, need to buy some.  I usually send handmade ones, but not happening this year. And I will not be baking for another week.

I mean, literally; that Christmas is in the bag!   What a cute bag it is!!

It is my fabulous give away win.  I won it on  Debra’s blog, Common Ground.  Carol from The Polka Dot Closet is the creative woman who made it.  I hope you will hop over and visit both of these wonderful ladies.  I promise, you won’t be disappointed.

A couple of things I love about this bag.  The #7 has special meaning for me. It’s  the  number in our family, my birthday month, and one of my lucky #’s.  It just so happens that my middle name is Marie.  Not spelled the same, but so close.

Look at the cute details.  The ruffles, the bow, what’s not to love?

Now back to ‘Christmas in the bag’ thing.  The minute I won this I knew it would be great to hold my projects that I am working on.

Let’s take a peek inside:

First thing I pulled out is a redwork pillow I started in Nov.  It should be done by now.  I haven’t hardly picked it up in the last three weeks.

 

Look what I had forgotten about until the other day.  Cute days of the week Christmas dishtowels.  I made these last year.  I just need to add a scallop polka-dot border and rick rack trim.

 

Each one is simple but sweet.

The bag also became home to some fun gifts I received at our “Dog Kennel Girls” quilt guild luncheon.

I love my bag and thank Debra and Carol so much.  I just hope that my projects get completed and no longer have to stay in the bag.

As cute as the bag is, I’d like to put them out for display.  Besides, I’m sure there will  be more unfinished projects that will find their way into ‘the bag’!

Have a wonderful Christmas season.

Here’s hoping that you are able to get it in the bag!

Jann

Remember This?

I have a table in the walkway of my family room I decorate with vintage items..

Often when people walk by they will look at something and say, “Wow, that’s old”.  Question is, how old is it and do you remember it?

REMEMBER when the box that held lights was as cute as the lights?

Remember when music was on a real album?

REMEMBER  when SNOW came in a cute box instead of a bag?  Or when every one was flocking their own trees?

REMEMBER when advent calendars popped up and just opening the door to a cute picture was delight enough?  Now we must have chocolate. lol!

REMEMBER when everyone was making things like this? 

REMEMBER when you would spray snow using stencils to make darling pictures on your windows?

REMEMBER old ornaments from your childhood? Shiny Brites and such.

A few of these are from our first Christmas tree, 39 yrs. ago.

Funny how now we try to create things that look ‘old’.

REMEMBER how just a simple snow scene was magical for children young and old?

Oh yeah, I think that was only yesterday.

Now if you remember a lot of these, you may be feeling a bit ‘old’ by now.

That’s o.k. think of all those wonderful memories.

Happy Holidays!

Jann

I will be sharing this post with:

Knick of Time Tuesday

Debra at Common Ground for the Vintage items block party

Courtney at French Country Cottage for Christmas Vignettes