Will Start With Christmas 2009

Hello all! A wonderful thing this morning…the sun is shining, we haven’t seen the sun in over a week, my thoughts and prayers are with those in NYC and NJ, I surely hope the sun is shining there too!
I thought you would like to see how I decorated my home in Christmas past , some of you are new here to my blog and well, I thought maybe you would like to see how I’ve changed. I just can’t believe Christmas is next month, can you?
This is Christmas 2009
A lot of pictures but we all like pictures right?
The mantel is painted blue, and really I still have everything you see there. lol The thought of going thur Christmas decorations to sell what I don’t want is daunting!

I was into a more primitive look back then and an older camera too as you can tell. lol!

Old ironing board!

Look at the popcorn garland…I spent so much money on it, then right after, I changed my style of decorating, please, tell  me I’m not the only one to do this?

Prairie bonnets!

Dry sink I have in the basement now. I made the doll you see there, yes I can sew just don’t like to!

The bathroom, sometimes I do miss the days of decorating like this, I got everything just the way I wanted it, then one day I woke up and knew that a change was needed!

Bedroom…boy, these pictures do make me appreciate my camera now!

Hamm, why was I dissatisfied? I think that’s the only picture I have of the oak cabinets.lol

Okay now, let’s fast forward to 2010.
Mantel…found the wreath in the container at GW.

The hutch was oak, love, love it white!

Love♥ Can’t wait to see some twinkling lights!
Cabinets are white, thank goodness!  We now have an up to date ceiling fan, new light over the sink, new counters and now have wire baskets where the zebra ones are…what was I thinking with the zebra? lol.

I like looking at these pictures, it shows me what I have and not to buy another ornament, as if that’s going to happen!

I do need more of this ribbon though.

No prairie bonnets here!

Aww, now I sort of like this but the washstand is now in the diningroom! I think I’ll move the bed back on this wall.

Yes, I’ve went thur some different styles:)

The bathroom now!


Living room now.

I hope you enjoyed my little tour of Christmas past, fun to do but very time consuming but I think you deserve it:)
I’ll be joining these parties:
Wow Us Wednesday
Show and Tell Friday
Feathered Nest Friday
Feature Friday Free for All
Feature Yourself Friday
Flaunt it Friday
Link Up With Me, Liz Marie
Fridays Unfolded
Home Sweet Home
Thanks so much for stopping by, now I must leave to go shopping!
Rondell♥

After Christmas Shopping!

I never go shopping the day after Christmas but this year my girlfriend and I decided to go, after all I had some gift cards that were burning a hole in my wallet!
I think my greatest buy was this pendant light fixture that I found at Target, it has a nickel finish that is the same as my hardware on my cabinets and it totally brought the room together, I’ll be selling my other light fixture on Craiglist! My new one only set me back $19.99 on clearance. I also bought wrapping paper for next Christmas, tags and bows, no more Dollar Tree ones!

Here is another shot of it, can’t wait to get the time to paint the window trim, I did get the outlets painted though.

Found the cutest S&P’s at Macy’s to add to my Christmas collection of S&P’s. While there I picked up a jacket and nice sheets with a black ticking pattern by Martha Stewart on sale!

While at TJMaxx their Christmas decor was 50% off so the reindeer only cost me $6.00

I received so many nice and pretty things from Stush and the kids but this one was really special, Alex and Nicholas, given to me in a Martha Stewart frame. Sorry about the light on it but I just couldn’t get a good position with it because of the light in the diningroom, so precious anyway!

I have two more things to show you but I want to get all the Christmas decorations down and put away before I do, we leave everything up until New Years I like to enjoy them a little more since I had to work more days than I usually do.
I’ll be joining these parties so stop on over and see all the talent out there in blogland!
Open House Party at No Minimalist Here
Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home
Thrifty Thursday at Thrifty Decorating

Rondell

Christmas Eve Wishes♥

Just wanted to stop by and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

See I told you I keep adding to the tree right up to Christmas Eve! LOL We are on our way to church with the granddaughters and family. Love to you all on this special night!
Rondell

Look What I Found at Macy’s!

I was looking for something to top my little tree with because I didn’t want to do a bow, while Christmas shopping I found this adorable top hat ornament at Macy’s and wondered if it would work, it did and it looks so cute!

The perfect fit! Love my little tree!

Here are some random pictures that I haven’t showed yet, if I have please forgive me, it’s been just crazy here as I’m sure it is at your home too!
I always decorate my willow tree branches!

White bottle brush trees in my GW cloche on a GW plate!

So shabby chic!

On my worktable, made up so cute I think, don’t you just love ball jars?

Speaking of ball jars, I finally added some greenery to the market basket on my hoosier!

Looking in from the front door!

Well, gotta run I work today…MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Joining these parties today!
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday
2805 for Potpourri Friday
At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Friday
At the French County Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
Stuff and Nonsense for Friday Unfolded

Adding and Adding On!

Hello blogging buds! Sorry I’ve been away for a while, just been busy working more days than I usually do plus parties and yes, still decorating but I’m pretty sure I’m done with that!
I wanted to show you some pics where I added a little bit more, things I found after I thought I was done decorating, have you ever did that? Digging thur boxes and finding things that you bought at the after Christmas sales? I had bought these sparkly sprigs at Macy’s (for a dollar each) and forgot all about them, love how they look!

On some blogs I would see such cute Kitchen Santa’s and knew if I saw one I’d buy him, Macy’s didn’t have any but K-Mart did, isn’t he neat, I love the cupcakes he is holding. I added some greenery to my Roo lamp made it look a little more festive I think!

Here is a closer look at him, love his little, black boots♥

This is one of the my favorite parts of my “new” kitchen, it really makes a statement, everyone comments on it!

I had to decorate it up for Christmas, I went with red and silver this year!

This is in the room off the kitchen, each Christmas I bring out this little tree, it leans a little and I always feel it was sort of like me then, broken but still standing, it was the only tree I had that year all I had was in storage! I lived with my sister for about nine months. A hard year for me, I lost my best friend, my mom, left someone, which was a good thing, let me just say a very bleak year! Good things happened too though, Sydney was born and the following year I met Stush. BTW my walls are not that color at all, hate that it looks like mustard!

The white Dove ornament my mom had bought me!

The vintage bank Santa was given to my youngest when he was about three years old, we were at the fleamarket and a vendor just up and gave it to him with the pennies in it, Chris is now 31 years old but I always bring him out too!

Sitting on my Hoosier, S&P shakers, love them but don’t have room for them but at Christmas time I do buy them, I have three sets so I guess that’s a collection right?

I bought this wreath last year but can never find a place for it, so for now it hangs on the chair!

I added another swag to my mantel and bought it at Michael’s for half off, it brightened it up more and that’s what I was going for!

Each year I buy an ornament/ornaments and this year I found this swan at Macy’s she looks like she’s made of glass but she’s not but sparkles just the same!

My entryway done in holly!



My kitchen…I still sigh over it and smile, amazing what paint can do isn’t it? Just can’t wait till the counters come in………and a new light. Next we will paint the ceiling fans black and all the gold on it will become nickel. I’m thinking on those school light fixtures for it too.

Here is the one side that is done.

Santa mugs waiting for the grandchildren and I did get myself and others the peppermint handsoap and the silver cover for it at Bath and Body Works, smells so good!

I’ll leave you with this photo of my diningroom, I wrapped gifts last night while Stush and Chris watched the Steeler game!

Thank you all for stopping by I love having you, you are all such a part of my life in the blogging world! I so enjoy stopping by your blogs and seeing what you are up to and I hope you feel the same way! This will probably be my last post before Christmas so I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year, this Christmas may you have laughs, hugs and kisses from your family and friends, so here is a great big hug to YOU!
Please leave a comment so that I know you have been visiting, I love to read each and everyone of them!
I’ll be partying with these great hosts:
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm
Amaze Me Monday at Dittle Dattle
Tuesdays Treasures at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thur Life
Knick of Time Tuesday at Knick of Time


Rondell