Welcome to my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas!!
I am so happy you decided to stop by my Christmas Blog!!
I prove that you do not have to live in a large home to have several Trees, over 20, in all shapes and sizes!!
The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same room every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but to me, it like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas as many of my decorations were gifts from family and friends...........
The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same room every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but to me, it like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas as many of my decorations were gifts from family and friends...........
I do try to add a few new things and change up things a bit but for the most part, these decorations are part of my Christmas Traditions and bring back a lot of treasured memories.....
I post 3 TIMES A WEEK on MONDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAYS.....
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In my last post, I shared how I decorated my Front Porch and Yard for Christmas this year....
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Thanks to Barb, over at French Ethereal, for choosing my post, Leaf Peeping and Celebrating Halloween, as one of her features from last week's Share Your Style Link Party!!
Thanks so much, Barb!!
Please stop by and link up to this charming party!!
And now for a few Personal Notes...
For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....
On THURSDAYS,
I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local
cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...
I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....
On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...
It's THURSDAY and I have food to share!!
We have gotten pizza from Dino's, in the Mall by our house, as long as I can remember and we have lived here for 48 years...
On Fridays, my son Joey treats me to Take Home and had the idea that we should order something else from Dino's extensive Italian menu....
Joey got an order of chicken fingers and fries thinking they were an appetizer but the portion was more like a meal in itself....
And he also got a cheesesteak hoagie....
I got a crispy Chicken panini with mild chiptole sauce and provolone chesse....
Along with an order of fries for an extra $4...
I could only eat 1/3 of my fries as the portion was so large and 3/4's of my sandwich.....
So I saved them for the next day......
Everything was delicious!!
I also helped host the monthly Sunday Breakfast at my church....
I ordered a danish tray from Sam's Club.....
And the rest of the pastries came from The Front Porch Bake Shop, whose owner Susan, is a parishioner.....
Pumpkin and cinnamon raisin cookies....
Italian wedding and red velvet cupcakes....
Almond scones....
And crumb cake....
We also had these for the kids.....
Juice and water along with coffee and hot chocolate....
I finally bought my turkey breast for Thanksgiving Day Dinner and it definitely was a lot more expensive than other years!!!
Today, I am continuing my Christmas Home Tour and we are going upstairs...
Yep, literally walking upstairs....
I no longer use a garland on the railing since I needed and then had a knee replacement as I use the railing to hold on to......
But what I do is hang a wreath I made on the rail at the top of the stairs....
A white wreath with gold branches, white magnolias and a bow made out of music sheet ribbon....
At the top of the stairs in the corner....
A Home Interiors mirror.....
Many years ago, I bought these gold shimmery branches for 90% off after Christmas in Michael's.....
I used them throughout the hallway and made a swag out of a few to hang above the mirror with a music sheet ribbon bow in the middle....
I bought this horn at Big Lot's before ours closed......
I filled the Home Interiors planter with the branches and gold and white berry branches....
This side of the hall is where I usually display my collection of peach colored Lusterware dishes...
" Lusterware (or lustreware) is a type of pottery or porcelain featuring a metallic glaze that creates a distinct, iridescent, or reflective sheen. It is produced by applying metallic oxides (such as platinum, copper, or silver) over a glazed vessel and firing it a second time in a specialized kiln to achieve the shimmering finish"
In the corner, are 2 vintage corner shelf units....
A gold tree on the top shelf of this wall shelf....
A creamer and sugar bowl I left out.....
On top of the other shelf is another paper mache Angel.....
I did try to change things up a bit from other years but in an area this small, it is not easy to do...
A magnolia inside a tea pot....
More Angels, bought at a church flea market, hang on each side with a lantern and a Lusterware creamer and sugar bowl set.....
This nativity statue was what inspired me to decorate this hall for Christmas....
More paper mache Angels and Lusterware and another gold tree on the bottom shelf.....
Another Bearington Bear, gifted to me by my late friend Anne Marie.....
On this wall....
Angels hanging from an Antique mantel mirror....
I made these Angels......
And this one was a gift from a friend.....
To the side.....
A Home and Garden Party Angel picture....
I framed this music sheet.....
This wood wall shelf was my late neighbor Elly's....
Gold churches and Dollar Tree houses that I painted white many years ago....
And some of the Lusterware pieces that I left out....
To the other side, a tussie mussie I made.....
Beneath the shelf hangs this framed Christmas music sheet picture that I made....
Looking down the stairs.....
Another paper mache Angel hanging from this sconce....
I leave this gold tinsel Tree up year round as it serves as a night light for me.....
A gold star and a bow made from the music sheet ribbon top it off....
It is decorated with Angel ornaments that I made.....
And I also added musical instrument ornaments bought on Clearance last year in Hobby Lobby......
I also cut a strand of beaded garland to look like icicles, which I saw done in a local Christmas store many years ago...
On the wall across from the stairs.....
On the wall by the bathroom, across from the Craft Room and Sitting Room.....
A Home Interiors mirror.....
I bought this wall shelf on EBay about 20 years ago.....
On this wall, I left out some of my blue Lusterware.....
Victorian style Angels on the top shelf.....
And another gold tree.....
Gold cone trees from Dollar Tree and an Angel....
Victorian style figurines....
The Angel figurines hanging on the wall were bought at a neighborhood estate sale and have Italy written on the back of them,,,,,,
The picture is another Home Interiors item.....
I bought this vintage shelf at Salvation Army several years ago for only $10.....
I restained it ....
I left out most of my Blue collection of Lusterware and just added a few Christmas items, mostly just Christmas ornaments, to the shelves....
And that is what my upstairs hall looks like for Christmas this year....
I think this shows that you can add just a few Christmas items to a small area to make it look festive for the Holidays season!!
I hope you will stop by to visit again on SATURDAY as I continue my Christmas Home Tour....
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
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