Christmas Kitchen

Good evening or morning or afternoon depending on when you are reading this!

I have been very busy getting ready for Christmas around here and I made it my mission last week to get all of my Christmas shopping done.   

I am almost done with the exception of a few gifts that I am making.

YEAH!!!

It has been very cold here but we only had a little bit of snow which has already melted.  

I am hoping for a white Christmas this year.

I know you are all very busy as well so I will make this a short one.  

I am loving your holiday home tours, everyone has such beautiful decor and it is so fun going from house to house. :)

My kitchen turned out to be my favorite this year so I will quickly show you. :)

Pardon the little mess on the island there. :)

I used simple whites and green with some sparkles this year along with natural elements.

Simple. White. Cozy.

I hung some lights in the window behind the sheers, I love them at night and they actually twinkle.

My bin of Christmas wood with greens and lighted branches scattered through.

And my simple mantel decorated with rope Christmas trees, greens, driftwood, starfish, a lantern and my cute little owl that I picked up at Meijer's.  

I love him! :)

This week I hope to finish up my gifts and then enjoy the rest of the holidays with family and friends.

I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season!

More Mood Board Fun!

Good Morning my friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

The sun was shining here all weekend although it was still really cold, but that's ok, I will take the sun! :)

Today I will be joining Anne from Bird/Like again for her bird inspired mood board linky party. I am loving these and this weeks inspiration is the Galah.

Beautiful!!

I am not sure of the style of the room but I loved the bold look of the furniture surrounded by the neutrals and fun little pillows here and there.

(Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a wall like that?)

I love rooms like this and even though this is not the style of my home, it is so fun to be able to dream! :)

Also I spent all day Saturday rearranging and making changes to my kitchen.

Don't ask.

I am not sure why I do the things I do.

Luckily my husband just goes along with it.

He just kept looking at me and telling me that he didn't like the look in my eyes or my cheesy smile when I asked him to help me here and there. :)

I will be back later to show you the kitchen and an update on the family room. The floors are all in and I have a quarter round to paint this week.

I also made two pillows and ran out of the ticking so I have to go back and get some more.

Enjoy your Monday and don't forget to link up or go check out Anne's linky party!

Christmas Touches

I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your words of friendship, kindness, inspiration, love and support regarding my last post!

I am truly humbled that such amazing people are out there and I am so blessed to have you as my friends!

That time was a horrible, amazing, painful, long, life-changing and terrifying experience and I would do it all over again in a heart beat for my beautiful little boy!

I also want to thank my mom ever so much for coming over every day for two months and taking care of not only me, my laundry, my cleaning, my food and most importantly her grandson.

Thank you mom!!!!!

I have been enjoying going from blog to blog and seeing all your wonderfully decorated homes! Everyone has done such a beautiful job!!!

I would like to show you a little bit more of my Christmas decor.

I am sorry that I have not posted about decorating or creating anything new, this time of the year has been very busy and seems to be flying by!!

Anyone feeling that too??

I picked up this little burlap runner at Meijer the other day for 40% off!

It was so cute, I just had to get it...

40% honey! :)

I didn't have time to iron it, the sun was actually shining today, even though it was only 19 degrees outside with a wind chill that made it feel like 9 degrees, so I had to take advantage of it!

My dining area all decked out!

My little shelf with touches of silver, black and white.

The pictures on the shelf are my favorite!

Beautiful sepia toned winter scenes.

The pocket watch is very special to me.

It is one of two, the other belongs to my brother, that my Papa had and used and carried with him. My mom gave them to us like this after he passed away and I treasure it dearly.

Moving into my family room...

remember my bi-fold screen that I made here?

Well, I finished the last door before it turned cold and leaned it up against the others because I keep forgetting to find hinges!

Anyway, I hung simple green wreaths with burlap for a Christmas/winter feel.

I dressed up my little window with some greenery, a sign, a couple little birds and a postcard that I recieved from my dear friend Deborah over at With All My Heart.....Deborah for my birthday last month.

It just felt like a perfect spot for it!

I also won these beautiful NOEL letters that have been adorned with tiny shells from Patti over at Patti's Artful Design.

(Don't worry, hubby knows that these are off limits at least if he knows what is good for him! :) )

They are just gorgeous and her attention to detail just blew me away!

Stop by and see her beautiful work, she is so talented!

Thank you for coming along and thank you again for all your lovely inspirations!

I will be in and out for the next couple of weeks, the kids will be home soon and I am trying to finish up some last minute things before that.

I am not sure how often I will posting but I will certainly be peaking in on all of your wonderful Christmas joy!!

Linking up to Cottage and Vine's 2010 Christmas Tour of Homes

Christmas Kitchen Peek and Guest Posting

Hello my lovelies!

I hope that this week is treating you well! I see you are all busy little bees starting your Christmas decor as well as getting ready for Thanksgiving next week!

Today I am guest posting over at Low Tide High Style.

Kat is such an amazing photographer and writer!

If you have not seen her blog yet, it is a must, she is just an amazing friend with a beautiful heart.

She has a gift for putting together inspirational words with her beautiful photography.

She has recently taken a small break from blogging to focus on her family and invited me over to share a few of my thoughts!

I thought that I would also give you a little peek into my Christmas kitchen that I have been working on this week!

I just love Picnik!

Hopefully I am not annoying you with all my playing around with textures!

I also picked this little-ish beauty up for $5.00 at the Restore!

I will give you one guess as to what it is going to be!

(see the mess in the background? That is why you are only getting a sneak peek at my kitchen)

(linking up to parties in my parties tab)