My first Vintage Christmas Monday

Last Friday night we had the privilage to go to our friends Ginny and Joe house for a small intimate Christmas party. We always show up late but we never miss it. After a long day at work it's wonderful to be amongst friends and just relax and enjoy the beautiful decorations that befit the style of their early American colonial. You may remember me showing you their home during Halloween. I couldn't wait to come back and show you the house at Christmas time.

This time I'm only going to stick to the vintage ornaments that were on the tree. I've been wanting to participate in Joan's Monday Vintage Christmas since she started doing it but since I've barely decorated our house this month I haven't been able to. Better late then never I say!!!

Ginny's been collecting vintage ornaments since her and Joe were married. Receiving them as gifts mostly from her family.

I have so many favorites but this spun cotton ornament with tinsel I find so charming and simple.

One of my favorite things to do is to look at every ornament on her tree and imagine where they once resided and how they are still here.......so fragile and precious. Behind the butterfly ornament is a picture of her grandson Dakota and though not a priceless antique like the others I'm sure her favorite one of the whole tree and would never part with it for all the money in the world. .

Hope you've enjoyed the tour of my friend Ginny's tree maybe someday soon I maybe able to show you mine.

As you may know the East coast got a huge snow storm today. We got 2 ft!!! of the white stuff.  Not an easy thing 5 days before Christmas. Hope you all have your shopping done!!!

Before you get back out there I hope you go visit Joan at Anything Goes Here......you'll be glad you did!!

ox,

Carole

Christmas twinkle

( Dakota.....Ginny's grandson)
              That twinkle in a little boy's eye is what makes the holidays so magical.

 

Here's hoping you all  spend the Christmas season with the same hope and anticipation we did as we were children!

Peace to you all!

Carole

White Wednesday with Nordic Style

I thought I'd take a break from the shop.... thinking you might be a little bored with all the whites I've been showing you in the last month. Believe it or not there is actually some color in the store.

With the news about Jeanne d'Arc Living no longer being able to ship products to the US until they can straighten out the customs problem it got me thinking that I'd really never showed much of the pictures they email me to show on my site. I feel so badly for the gals that had been selling their merchandise that can no longer get them but I'm sure things will work out in the end. I'm still debating ordering the magazine myself at the higher price. There's still time to decide!

Many of you have never seen the magazine let alone the Christmas issue. I was surprised how much Black and White images there was. You know how much I love Black and White images. Seeing them in this magazine got me thinking of doing more of them for Black and White Sunday that Anne Marie hosts. I'm afraid that by the time I get around to it Christmas will be over.:)))

Actually in a few more hours Wednesday will be over......

 Who says you have to have a lot of decorations on a tree or that it has to be the perfect shape.

 These snowflakes makes me wish I had done this on the windows. I might still try it.

Nothing beats the simplicity of pinecones and moss and a few well placed tealights.

Mother and child

Reminds me that I need to get some stocking stuffers....wonder if a newspaper and a few winterberries would be appreciated???

Hope you all get a chance to visit our hostess Kathleen at Faded Charm and go see all the other participants. You won't be disappointed!

Until we see each other again!

Enjoy the season!