Vintage Living for Christmas

  

Imagine my surprise when on Christmas Eve Day

( I know I’m a little late in sharing this with you)

a big box showed up at work.

When the UPS truck pulled up I thought it was a

long lost backorder from one of my suppliers.

Misguided hubby thought I should refuse it.

Can you imagine?

With all the commotion of Christmas I had forgotten I was expecting a parcel

so I take a little responsibility but

Thank goodness I didn’t listen to him!!

Rebecca  (A Repurposed Life)

sweet girl that she is, sending me gifts and also  

3 other lucky winners on her birthday.

I knew as soon as I opened the box and laid eyes on the

card that this was something special and

certainly NOT from my suppliers.

                                         

Delicately hand glittered and embellished with

tinsel, ribbon and glass ornament enclosed with vintage music paper.

Now I would have been happy with the card alone. hehe

But I was given this gorgeous church.

It had arrived at the perfect time

since I had been struggling with what to use

on my back table in the Family room.

It’s an area that needs something large

and up until then had my array of old apothecary and

chemistry bottles ……more Halloweenie then Christmas.

Now it was time to clear all that and Christmas it up.

I know I’m late but this is always the time

I decorate.

Most of you are tearing it down…..

I’m just putting it up!!!!

The Christmas season is the time to enjoy being home and relaxing

but for us it begins after the 25th.

My decorations will stay up until February.

I’ll slowly take it down room by room…..removing

the real Christmas ornaments (Santa Claus stuff) and keeping what I call Winter decor last.

Do you do that too??

or do you decorate on or before Thanksgiving?

If you thought the church looked wonderful in the sunny window

then you should see it at night with

the lights on.

These photos don’t do it justice.

It’s spectacular looking at night with the warm glow that it gives the room.

Showing the photo in this polaroid format reminded me of an old

50’s photograph.

Like it’s been in our family for decades.

…..and every year from now on when I pull it out

 and set it up I will be reminded

of you Rebecca, my dear sweet friend.

I think many of you bloggers already know Rebecca but for

you non bloggers you really should visit this talented lady.

Here’s just a tease of some of her

creations and her home.

Rebecca’s gorgeous stars

Rebecca’s home is quintessential Romantic Vintage Victorian

full of incredible marble fireplaces and

chandeliers dripping in crystals.

She just recently converted part of her attic as

her very own sanctuary. She painstakingly wallpapered the room from

old bible pages. It was so worth all the work because it

came out beautifully.

Easy for me to say! 

I didn’t do all the work))

The curved window is festooned with antique lace.

Oh, how I would love sitting in that nook in the morning

feeling the sunshine on my face and quietly pondering the rest of the day.

Look! she’s even left me a cup of coffee

on her desk!

Or maybe I would be content just sitting back and gazing upon all the

lovely handmade treasures that she has been given by other bloggers

or made herself.

Her lacy and feminine photo albums

notice the bible cover on the wall

I could just be happy taking a nap on this daybed and lose myself in those soft cloudlike pillows.

I think she’d have a hard time getting rid of me….

can you blame me?

Thank you Rebecca for letting me dream of your space….

and of course the wonderful Gift!

Thanks also to you all for stopping by……

and with all this Pretty WHiTe

I just have to link up to

White Wednesday with

Kathleen

Of Faded Charm