Monday, January 23, 2017

Looks like Christmas.....


New " fake tree" 


Santa tree


Christmas kitty...


Christmas kitchen


New chair cushions




New Christmas apron

My favorite Christmas room in the house is the kitchen.  I'm still finding ways to use the $1 bolt of Christmas fabric that Lady Melanie gave me about 3 years ago.  This year, I made four chair cushions and an apron with it.  I still have fabric left, so who knows what I'll come up with for next Christmas.
     This was our first year with a " fake tree".  Yes,  I did miss the wonderful smell from the real tree but I didn't miss having to keep it watered and the mess of all the needles.  I didn't miss having to deal with putting the lights on it either.  I loved the shape of the fake tree and how you just take it apart and stuff it back in the box....until next year.  I have had a collection of " glass Santa ornaments" for a few years now.  I used to put them on a small tree all by themselves.  This year, I decided I would use them on our new fake tree.  The Christmas theme of the living room is now " Santa" since we have a little one who "believes" again.

Christmas Tour



A really fun way to start the tour.....










I know!!  I'm so far behind with the blog.  I really haven't given up writing on it.  Life has just gotten in the way.  Soooo......go back a couple of months and here is how we celebrated Christmas.  The weekend of December 11, Michelle and Vivi came home to start our Christmas celebration.  On that Saturday, we went to my Quilt Guild Christmas luncheon in Hartselle at the Freight House.  The food was really good and the company was with some of my favorite people.  On Sunday, we drove over to Courtland to go on the " Christmas Walking Tour".   It all started out with a " Horse Drawn Carriage Ride".  One of Vivi's favorite things are horses now.  She was fascinated with such a BIG HORSIE.  It was so fun to be able to go inside people's beautiful houses and see how they were all decorated.   It was a perfect way to start the Christmas celebrations.