...........................Corner Cabinet.........

in my dining room.....

I'm still working on the mushrooms, but getting close to showing the finished product.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

................................Jolly Old St. Nick.........

I bought this door panel for my kids some 40 years ago......I hang it every year and I think I like him as much as they did (and still do)!
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

.............................Mushroom Craft...........

I am crafting some mushrooms......

These will be Christmas tree ornaments, if they come out right..... I saw this craft on the Martha Stewart Show and I really liked them! I really wanted to try to make them.

So far, so good!

I'll show you more as they progress.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

.............................Snow people............

I call these my "Snow people". I painted many, many of these about 15 years ago and sold some of them in a consignment store at the local mall. I had some left over, so I use them to decorate with. I just love their cheerful little faces..........
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

............................Sweet Memories..........

My corner table in the living room...... Clockwise starting at the bottom left corner.....

A little elf candle climber, one of my girls gave this to me for Christmas one year....
A Christmas star box given to me by my daughter about 20 years ago.....
On top of the box, a picture of Dusty, held by a vintage flower frog.....
A porcelain doll dressed for winter with her little wool coat and holding a little tree and wreath....
A very old photo (1947) of my sister and older brother and me.....
A white ceramic candle holder with candle and ribbon bow.....
A vintage centerpiece given to me by my MIL about 40 years ago.
Some filler pines and poinsettias in the background.....

This is a collection of some of my favorite things that I have had for many years. They bring back warm and wonderful memories of Christmas's past. I'm sure many of you have your favorite decorations that you love and I look forward to seeing some of yours.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

.................................Decorating..................

I have started decorating for Christmas......

This is my dining room window. I decided to do a red & white & peppermint candy theme this year.....

YUMMY! My favorite ribbon candy, peppermint nougats, and Hershey's peppermint kisses.....

And it wouldn't be Christmas without CANDY CANES.....I'm decorating a little at a time, shopping a little at a time, and wrapping the gifts a little at a time this year. I don't know why, it's just working out this way. Lol Come back to see some more tomorrrow.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

...........................A gift for me..............

This is the gift that I received from the swap at my dollhouse club meeting last night. It is fabulous and I love it!

Just look at these desserts!

And more on the bottom shelf!

And even a sparkly little Christmas towel! So perfect!

This will look so wonderful in my dollhouse!

I am so happy with my gift and I will cherish it for a long time to come.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean