Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts

Monday 23 June 2014

Fourth Of July Decor





Ready for the Fourth of July!












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Monday

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch

Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It Simple 

Motivate Me Monday @ It's A Ginger Snap 

Make it Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House

Masterpiece Monday @ Boogieboard Cottage Making The World Cuter @ Making The World Cuter 

DIY'ERS

Tuesday 8 April 2014

A Touch of Easter Decor!




It's Easter Time 

I thought

I would

Show you

my

Touch

of

Easter

Decor!






I cross-stitched these eggs in the 1990's, 

and they are now getting some age on them.







This large chicken wire display was recently found at TJ Maxx!






















Happy Easter!


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Monday

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Tuesday 12 March 2013

Clover Luck




I purchased these precious German Bibles at a local thrift store.


What struck me about them was not that I too have a German heritage, but they matched, however the smaller (female) version was inscribed with the name,

Frieda U. Siemers, 1906


And the larger (male) version did not have an inscription, but instead had his name beautifully penned inside, Mr. Henry Siemers.

Imagine how I

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Friday 11 December 2009

Holiday Home Tour continued ...

Thanks for joining me for Part 2 of my holiday home tour (For those who have asked, Part 1 is hiding under this post ... just scroll down after the last picture (the reindeer sitting out front) and you'll see the first part of the tour).  Please make yourselves at home !!  (You can click on any picture to enlarge them.)  Off we go ....

So, here's where all the action takes place (lol ... kidding!). The "12 days of Christmas" tree lights up our master bedroom.  I thoroughly enjoyed almost breaking my neck trying to hang the garland above the bed.





Love the cascading red, sequined "doohickeys" hanging down (they remind me of curled ribbons):





This humble tree is made out of prelit branches, along with live branches, berry stems, gold snowflakes and words of Joy, Love and Peace.





And, this is where I cry over my wrinkles, apply gobs just a dash of makeup and destroy my mane with lots of teasing and loads of hairspray each day. LOL. I love the feather trees (from Michaels).



And, what bath is complete without rose petals floating by? (Okay, I promise I only did that the day our home was on the local Christmas Tour of Homes.)



Let's go visit Jax's little "suite" now ...

Here's his cozy, little playroom, where he spends a lot of time reading, creating and destroying.  His tree was so easy and fun to do (since Jax helped me decorate it) ... handmade ornaments, snowflakes, snowmen and ornaments of his favorite TV characters are scattered throughout.  Jax loves the snowflakes surrounding his tree as they fall from the *sky*. 




 




And a little peek into his room where I decorated his tree all things sports, to keep with the theme of his room.  I love the big wreath above his bed where Santa is nestled, keeping watch over my little man.





I decorated the wall tree in his bathroom in purples, reds, golds and greens to match the shower curtain. The topper is done in palm branches in greens and reds spraying out (matching the palms in the shower curtain as well).





Next, let's peek into my husband's office:



The Santa elf is says "hello":



I think that this is most FAVORITE tree. I decided to make this our FAMILY tree ... to remind me and my family of what the holidays are truly about. I added black and white pictures of days gone by, along with familial sayings and chocolate *gold* coins (a/k/a treasure ... as in *treasure* your family). I find myself going in there to stare at the pictures of family who are no longer with us ... this tree makes me feel as though they are truly a part of our holiday.



There sits a picture of Jax, John and me front and center (can you spot us?)



And, the guest bath in greens and browns:



We're beebopping out to our little porch ... done in all things rustic.  The slimline tree features all simple, natural ornaments and the large rustic Santa warms up by the fire.  Please have a seat in one of the rockers and visit awhile.





And, before our last stop in my husband's favorite room, we'll pass through the mudroom, decorated with all things Santa.





I love the picture from last year where Jax took a quiet walk with Santa:







Finally, let's visit my husband's "man cave" (a/k/a, the garage).  He's a HUGE NY Yankees fan, so, only fitting that it be in a NY theme.  His tree has his Yankee ornaments scattered about.  We love having the multiple TVs in there ... Jax can watch cartoons; John can watch sports: and I can watch HGTV, Lifetime or Real Housewives of *any* county (lol); although, John prefers it if there are sports on all three !!  Since we don't get out much (having a 3 year old), we love entertaining our friends here ... stop by if you're ever in our neck of the woods !!





Thanks again for spending some time with me ... hope you enjoyed !!  Ronny the Reindeer will be sitting here on the bench for awhile if you'd like to stop back by (oops, the tops of my presents blew off).



Best wishes,





Thursday 10 December 2009

Good morning,


Well, here I am at my second blog post (yay)! I still have SOOO much to learn, but am really enjoying this new adventure. One of the blogs that I've silently followed forever is Between Naps on the Porch (I'd add a link right *here* but I'm not sure how to do that yet!) ... talk about talent(!). She hosts Tablescape Thursday, and everyone is invited. I've never seen such beautiful tables all dressed up ... the time and creativity that goes into creating such warm and inviting spaces is enviable. I thought I'd join the party and link my humble dining room table dressed for the holidays ... please excuse my photography skills ... need to work on that, too !!









Chargers, dinner plates and tablecloth: Home Goods
Salad plates: Belk (Winter Greetings)
Wine glasses and goblets: Pier One
Stemware: Marshalls


Thanks for stopping by ... I'll be posting more holiday pics from around our house later on !!
Becca