Christmas Collector's Alley #2 !!!!

CHRISTMAS COLLECTOR'S ALLEY # 2

I am joining in on the Christmas fun at Denise Marie's Christmas Collector's Alley # 2 at Christ is the Heart of Christmas!!!



Please visit Denise Marie and all of the others who are sharing their Christmas collections by clicking HERE

This is a Monthly party where everyone can show off their Christmas Collections. In December, the party will be a weekly event.

For this month, I am showing you what I will call my Nostalgic Collection.

These are items from my childhood and things made for Christmas by my 2 sons.


Below is a wooden Christmas Sleigh that my younger son, Jim , made in Cub Scouts.

I display it on our Front porch every year.

Unfortunately, hubby placed a shovel next to it and that is the black handle you see to the side.


Next is the wooden reindeer planter that my oldest son, Joey, made in Cub Scouts.

You can also find it on my front porch at Christmas Time.


And displayed right next to the reindeer is my childhood sled.

It was a Christmas gift from Santa, who bought it at the old Western Auto Store. WINK,WINK!!
Who else had a Western Auto Store in their town when they were a kid??? I guess I am really showing my age!!



On my sidebar , you can see what I call my Screaming Meemie photos of my sons when they were very young on Santa's lap. They did NOT like Santa at that age.

Both of my boys were born in December ( I know, bad planning on my part) and I was lucky enough to find this frame about December babies at a yard sale.

"Friendly and full of love, December 's child is a gift from God above"

I have this frame on display in my Craft Room all year round and still keep that Santa Picture in it.


This is a Plasticville Village that is under my table top tree in my Bedroom. This tree is decorated with all vintage ornaments and I call it the tree from my childhood.

The blue house in the front was under my tree when I was a child along with some of the chalk figures and the plastic reindeer. The rest of the pieces I bought at flea markets and yard sales to replace the other pieces that were lost from my childhood platform village.




Next is a picture of my family , many years ago. I am in front of my sister, Barbara, who is 10 years older than I am, my Dad and my Mom.

See the village on the platform under the tree!!
Those were my first shoes with a heel. I believe I was 9 years old. I loved those shoes!!!
And last is a skater doll that my mom had bought for me as a gift when she was in the hospital for surgery . She didn't want me to be afraid that she was in the hospital.


I have many Christmas Collections but I am saving them for the December segments of this great party !!

Please visit me at my regular blog, Debbie-Dabble to see my Fall decorations!

I am also linking up with

REDNESDAY

DECK THE HALLS FRIDAY!

Thanks for visiting me today and everyday that you take the time to stop by and spend some time with me!!

Many Hugs,
Debbie

A Tree for all Seasons

I keep up a 5 foot potted tree in my Living Room year round after Christmas.

It becomes a Valentine's Day Tree........


Then an Easter Tree....




Then for the summer, it was a Patriotic Tree......

And now it is a Fall Tree......




It is decorated with white, orange and grapevine pumpkin lights.


I added fall silk leaves and silk orange mums.....

The ornaments are pumpkins, acorns and leaves......

And the bow is made out of a Green ribbon with copper leaves embossed on it.


Underneath the tree is a lighted Jack O Lantern, my Fall Boyd's and Bearington Bears and a pumpkin that I painted copper and gold and then added some gold glitter to.


See, you can keep a "Christmas" tree up year round!!

To see the rest of my Fall Decorations , Please visit Debbie- Dabble by clicking HERE

I am linking up to :

Show and Tell Friday

The DIY SHOW OFF FALL FESTIVAL

Deck the Halls Friday!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Hugs,
Debbie

SOME NEW CHRISTMAS TREASURES!!!

Hello!!

For those of you who have not yet visited me here at my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas,

WELCOME!!!!

Today I would like to share with you some Flea Market and Salvation Army Finds, all Christmas Items!!

These are a pair of darling Vintage Christmas Salt and Pepper Shakers which will look great in my Kitchen!!


And next is a pretty ornament which will find a place on one of my trees!!



But I have really been dying to show you these treasures and I thought it would be perfect to create a little Christmas Tea vignette for Tea Tuesday in Blogland!!


Now originally when this little beauty came into our Church Flea Market, I thought it was a Tea for One Set but as I opened the box and took out the pieces, I received a pleasant surprise!!

The Santa's and the greenery are all from the Flea Market.



And here is the surprise!!

It is a tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl!!


Now how cute is this!!


Then I went to Salvation Army and found this cute demitasse cup and saucer for a mere 99 cents!!!



Look at the pretty poinsettia's embossed on the cup and the cut outs in the saucer!!



And the tea spoon with the rose on the tip of the handle came from Salvation army for 25 cents!!


The gold place mat is one for that I bought on Clearance after Christmas at Target!

I am linking up to these great parties:

Tea Cup Tuesday

Tea Time Tuesday

Tea Pot and Tea Things Tuesday

Rednesday

Show and Tell Friday

Garage Salen PArtay

Deck the Halls Friday

Thanks for visiting me today and every day that you take the time to stop by!!

Hugs,
Debbie

Trans Siberian Orchestra!!

Okay, if you don't know already, I am a HUGE Trans Siberian Orchestra Fan!!

I have seen the Winter Tour of TSO every year for the past 6-7 years except for last year due to a health issue. And for me, it just wasn't Christmas without seeing TSO!!

I live within walking distance of Mohegan Sun Arena in Pa. and I just bought my TSO tickets!!
Yippee!!



I will be sitting in section 103 ,row F ,right off the stage on November 14th @ 7:30 pm!!


I AM SO EXCITED!! If you haven't seen TSO perform their Winter tour with all of their Christmas songs, you do not know what you are missing. I also have a few of their videos from You Tube posted at the bottom of this blog. Please take the time to see the magic of Trans Siberian Orchestra LIVE!!!

From the MUSIC to the LASER LIGHTS, to the PYRO, it is the ultimate Christmas Rock Concert!!

I removed the Video here on this post as it took up too much room. You can view it by clicking on the link on my side bar. Please turn off my Palylist if you are going to view any of the you tube videos of TSO!


Seeing this Christmas concert before Christmas , inspires me for the entire season. I start decorating early, the beginning of November and once I see TSO, I really get into decorating and the spirit of the entire Holiday season!

I am linking up to :

SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY

DECK THE HALLS FRIDAY

Thanks for stopping by today and every day that you take the time to visit me!!

Hugs,
Debbie

WHAT STARTED IT ALL..........

Yes, I decorate 12 Christmas Trees for the holiday season.

If you missed my post showing my 12 trees and are taking part in Denise Marie's
CHRISTMAS COLLECTOR'S ALLEY party and Tammy's DECK THE HALLS FRIDAY Party, please click HERE
My 12 trees are my first Christmas Collector's Alley contribution!


How did all of this madness start you ask????
Well, several years ago, my all time favorite magazine was the now out of print Victorian Decorating and Lifestyle.
I still have all of my back issues and have purchased many on Ebay.
But when I first gazed upon the Jan. 2000 issue, I fell in love with the idea of a tree in every room.
Now I already had several Christmas trees in the house...one in the Living Room, one in the Boy's play room which is now my Den and one in each of my 2 son's rooms that they decorated themselves every year.

Please click on pics to enlarge and then click again and you should be able to read the article!!

The article that started it all was about a woman named Debora Richey from North Carolina that had 10 Christmas trees.


I just loved the way her home looked...

Each tree and each room had a theme..



Many of the decorations she made herself....




So this is what started it for me!! I started to buy ornaments on Clearance after Christmas and then I picked different themes and colors for each room.

Some of the ornaments I bought I was able to use for other Holidays so I started to leave some of the trees up and decorate them for Holidays other than Christmas.




This is my Patriotic Tree that has been in my Living Room since Memorial Day.


After Labor Day, I will decorate it for Autumn.

There is at least one or two trees decorated in my home all year round!!

If you have a Christmas Blog, please let me know so I can add you to my Blog Roll here. After all, us lovers of Christmas have to stick together!!

I am linking up to

CHRISTMAS COLLECTOR'S ALLEY

REDNESDAY!

Show and Tell Friday!

Deck the Halls Friday

And also PINK SATURDAY!

Please stop by these great parties!!

Please also visit my other blog, Debbie-Dabble

Thanks for visiting me today and every day that you take the time to do so!!

Hugs,
Debbie

A Sincere THANK YOU!

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The Rain Bow Bridge


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Debbie

Savanna's Story

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to read about our sweet Savanna.....

Hugs,
Debbie

Christmas Collectors Alley

CHRISTMAS COLLECTOR'S ALLEY!!


My good friend, Denise Marie over @ CHRIST IS THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS has decided to host a new Blog Party called Christmas Collector's Alley!!
This party will start in September and will run monthly then weekly in December.

Please join in and share with us all of the great Christmas treasures you love to collect and display in your home during the holiday season!!

These are some of my many Old World Santa's!! I will be showing you the rest when the Christmas Collector's Alley Blog Party is up and running!!



Now won't this be great fun!!

Visit Denise Marie, grab her button to display on your blog to spread the word!!

Stay tuned for more details!!

I am linking up to:

REDNESDAY

SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY

Hugs,
Debbie

Country Folks Shop at Christmas Time

Where do you get your inspiration when it comes to decorating your home for Christmas??

One of my favorite places to visit at Christmas time is Country Folks Gifts in Nescopeck, Pa.
It is located on the family's farm. The building itself is a 3 story Barn that has been turned into one fantastic Gift Shop.
Country Folks closes for 2 weeks so that the staff can decorate the entire shop for Christmas!!
They hold a Christmas Open House the first weekend in Nov. when they reopen!
And they also have a display house located right next to the Barn!!!





That's right.... this cute little house is where every room is decorated as if it were someone's home!!
How cool is that!!

Here are some photos of Country Folks last season........































Fantastic isn't it???

And now for some photos of the display house....

















How many great ideas did you see???
I can't wait to see what they do for this season!!

They sell window coverings, rugs, furniture , Boyd's Bears and everything you could want for your home!!

If you would like to take a peek at their web site, here it is:

www.countryfolk-gifts.com

I am linking up to Show and Tell Friday
Please take some time and visit all that are participating in this great party!!

Thanks for stopping by today and every day that you take the time to visit me!!

Hugs,
Debbie