A DEBBIE-DABBLE CHRISTMAS

Friday, December 6, 2013

2013 Christmas Home Tour, Part 2, An Old Fashioned Christmas in the Living Room

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Welcome to Part 2 of Our Christmas Home Tour, An Old Fashioned Christmas in the Living Room!!

Won't you please come in????

As you walk in the Front Door , you step into a small foyer like area and you look straight ahead and up the steps........

This is the little foyer where I have ceramic tile.......

Looking back at the Front Door.....

I usually decorate every room, upstairs and downstairs, of our Home for Christmas......
However, I did not get to decorate the upstairs nor the Den downstairs this year.

For those of you who are not familiar with this Blog or my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble , this is why.......

In September, we remodeled all the rooms downstairs except for the Den.........

Painted the Powder Room, Living Room and Dining Room, New Flooring in the Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Hall way and Powder Room, New Medicine Cabinet and Light Bar in the Powder Room and new counter tops and sink in the Kitchen!

I had to pack up the entire downstairs and then put it back together again!

Then I was a Hostess for our church's Harvest Tea where I did a Theme Table.
After that I was not only a vendor at our church's Holiday Craft Fair but I also was Co Chair of the event. Plus I work full time night shift as an RN!

So you see where I just ran out of time this year......

But all the newly remodeled rooms are decorated to the hilt so I will be showcasing them this year on our Annual Christmas Home Tour...........

Let me take you around our Living Room.....

Looking back at the front door......

The small area to the side of the door......

A Christmas Tile that I bought on Ebay........

A Victorian Angel......

Nutcrackers stand guard.....

A Pair of vintage Boy's Ice Skates......

I always place a cane in the corner by the door as homage to the Christmas Movie, Miracle on 34th Street.....

Remember Kris's cane in the home for sale at the end of the movie?????

Decorations on the front door....

On the side of the Hutch......

Battery operated Branch Lights are in this arrangement.....

Now as you stand in the Foyer area and look to the right into the Living Room, this is what you see....

But we will get back to that later on.......

A look at the foyer area......

Joe's Grandmother's Hutch......

Carolers on top......

Nativities displayed inside the Hutch......

The top of the Hutch.....

Carolers are from the Christmas Tree Shop .....

Churches are from Burlington's......

Left side....

Gold Star is from the Dollar Tree.....

Right side.....

The Nativities inside the Hutch.....

Top Shelf.....

Avon Christmas plates are also in the Hutch.....

Middle Shelf.....

Bottom Shelf......

Now let take a peek up the stairs.....

I have garland on the rail......

Thomas Kinkaid Stockings on the Railing......

At the top of the stairs.....

A singing Bear and a singing Santa sitting on the steps........

Looking at the stairs.....

On the other side of the Hutch.....

The corner by the stairs....

Some of my Old World Santa's on the steps.......

A Christmas picture....

See the red boots??????

My dear friend and neighbor, Ellie, had to be placed in a Nursing Home due to severe Alzheiner's last weekend.
She is now only a few miles away from her son in Phila.

However, that means we will never see her again as she will never come back to this area. She was our neighbor for 35 years and was like a second mother to me ,another Grandmother to my sons, a best friend, and a mentor. Up to only a few years ago, she decorated her home for every holiday and was an avid yard sale and thrift store shopper. I learned so much from this incredibly cool Lady!

We said our Good Byes to her last Sunday and my heart was torn in two because she recognized us and knew who we were when she did not know her own sons!!

She had these boots and several other ladies boots displayed on her stairs. Her sons gave them to me along with some other things in her home which they need to clean out and sell.

So Here's to you , Ellie!!

Your boots live on!!!!

My Santas......

A Plaque I made....

Bearington Bears.......

On the Table.....

On the Chair.....

Under the chair....

You can see my new Pergo Max Wood Laminate Floors....

Angel on the side of the Curio......

Top of the Curio........

A Victorian Angel.....

Looking down the Hall Way.....

By the Window Dividers separating the Living Room and the Dining Room........

A Bird Cage decorated for the season....

Things are a little different than last year. The sofa used to be here but after getting rid of some furniture, I have a new arrangement this year so I have the chair, table and the ottoman here now that used to be on the other wall near the Living Room Tree.

On the table.....

The little skater girl was mine as a child....

On the side of the table, I have more Bearington Bears displayed......

Pillows on the chair....

Looking toward the Dining Room....

Santas hanging on each side of the dividers.....

In the middle of the sofitt....

The other corner by the Dining Room....

On the wall.....

Instead of a votive candle holder in this candlestick, this year I placed this large ornament bought on Clearance last year by Joe on top of the canlestick....

I think it worked well...

On the table ......

This is where I have my praying Santa Collection displayed....

My MIL made this Praying Santa for me in ceramics when I was first married.....

You can see I also have a small Praying Santa picture frame. I bought it at a yard sale......

I filled this Apothecary Jar with shatterproof Balls , mostly from the Dollar Tree!

This Santa plate was 99 cents in Salvation Army !!

And another Praying Santa....

The church was a Flea Market find.....

And one more Praying Santa....

The bottle is something that I crafted.....

Looking toward the Tree in the other corner.......

My fake window.....

I made the wreath years ago.....

A plaque I made....

Looking at the Tree......

The other side of the fake window....

Last year, I had 19 Trees in the house for Christmas. If it had lights on it or decorated in some manner, I counted it.
I will not have 19 Trees this year though.....

This one is Tree # 1........

Even though our Living Room is peach and aqua, I still keep the Traditional Christmas colors of Red, Green and Gold in this room......

This tree is done in those colors with a Traditional , more Victorian theme.....

As you can see, I used gold candle ornaments to create that Victorian feel.....

Most of the ornaments on this Tree have a Nostalgic feel too......

I also have gold glittered picks stuffed into the Tree....

And gold and white beaded garland....

Some red candle ornaments too....

My Dad made me this platform for my first Christmas that I was married.

We have since reinforced it with plywood and this year, I gave it a new cover of felt that I bought at JoAnn Fabrics.......

The Village is made by Lemax and I started collecting pieces over 30 years ago......

As I lay on the floor connecting the lighted houses, I think of my Dad doing the same thing on the platform we had when I was a child and he was assembling PlasticVille houses......

I can almost hear him say " That a Girl!"

Here are some close ups of the Village.......

I love the way it looks all set up.......

The 3 Tier table on the side of the Entertainment Center......

A Dapper Snow Man.....

Top Shelf......

I love how the snow globe came out in this picture.....

Middle Shelf......

Bottom Shelf....

More Bearington Bears....

The Entertainment Center......

I use the top of it like a mantle top.......

Set of Carolers from Sam's Club bought many years ago......

Three trees are used in this display and since they have lights and toppers on them, we are up to 4 Trees.....

After I took all these pictures,I realized that I forgot the ornaments that I usually place here....

Swags, I made years ago......

.Table by the Front Door....

Another Sam's Club set is displayed on this table......

And a Family of Carolers......

Well, that concludes the tour of our Living Room decorated for Christmas this year.....

Many things are in the same place as other years but that is because, when I get out all the Christmas decorations, it is like seeing old friends again and they give me comfort and JOY!!

Now you are probably thinking......

WHAT????? No pictures taken with the candlelight mode of my camera at night??????

Well..................

I will take you on a little Tour of the entire house, lit at night , as the last post in my Home Tour Series for this year.......

So you will have to wait......

LOL!!

If you missed Part 1, The Outside of Our Home, PLEASE click HERE.........

Please Click HERE for Part 3, A Pink and White Christmas in the Dining Room,o continue our Christmas Home Tour.....

I will be linking up to these great parties this week:

SATURDAY
From the Farm Blog Hop
Pink Saturday
Party Junk
Strut Your Stuff Saturdays
One Great Idea Saturday Party
Finding the Pretty and Delicious Party
Saturday Show and Tell
Serenity Sa turday
Saturday SHO W-licious Craft Showcase
Check Me Out Saturdays

SUNDAY
Seasonal Sunday

The Creative Home and Garden Blog Hop

Bouquet of Talent Linky Party
That DIY Party
Inspired Sunday( Formerly Vintage View Sunday)
Submarine Sunday
Share It One More Time Sundays
DIY SHowcase
Clever Chicks Blog Hop
Sunday Showcase

MONDAY

Inspiration Mondays

Amaze Me Mondays

Mod Vintage Mix Monday

Metamorphosis Monday

Make It Pretty Monday

What'd You Do This Weekend?
The DIY'ers
Monday Link Party
Making Monday Link Party

TUESDAY
Show Me What You Got Tuesdays

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Knick of Time Tuesday

You're Gonna Love It Tuesdays
The Gathering Spot

Brag About It Tuesday Linky Party here at VMG206 and also HERE at Be Betsy!

Twirl and Take a Bow Party

A-Zebra Linky party Tuesdays

Cottage Style Linky Party

Tuesdays with a Twist

Tuesdays At Our Home
We Call It "Olde" Link Up Party

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY
Treasure Hunt Thursdays

Home and Garden Party Thursday
Homemaking Weekend Link Up Party
Time Travel Thursday
Open House Party
Share Your Cup Thursday
Vintage Thingie Thursday
Inspired Creations Linky Party
Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Grace at Home Party
All Things Pretty Thursdays
Create it Thursday
Catch a Glimpse Thursday

FRIDAY

Home Sweet Home Friday
Be Inspired Fridays
Thrifty Things Friday
Simple and Sweet Fridays
Show and Tell Friday
Tickled Pink Party
Flaunt It Fridays
Fabulously Creative Friday Linky Party at Jennifer Rizzo's
What To Do Weekends
Eat. Create. Party
Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop
Inspire Me Fridays
Anything Goes Linky Party
Ladies Only Blog Share Linky Party
Weekend Blog Linky Party
The Party Bunch
Friday's Five Features Party
Friday Favorites
Let's Get Real Friday Party

Christmas Parties 2013
All Things Christmas - Mondays
The Merriest Blog Ho p - Thusdays
Holiday Open House - Thursdays
Holiday House Walk Linky Party- December 9
Creating Christmas- A Vintage Christmas
Creating Christmas- Cottage Christmas
Holiday Cheer in the Blogsphere- O Christmas Tree
Christmas Extravaganza Party Time
Christmas Tour of Homes
The 12 Days of Christmas Share Your Home Linky Party!

Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!

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

Hugs,
Debbie

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Christmas Creations....

Today, I am linking up a post from last season to Countdown to Christmas Linky Party over at
The Journey Back!!

My friend, Sherry, loves all things Christmas and is hosting a weekly Countdown to Christmas Party!!

She was kind enough to feature my post, Review of The Christmas Cottage Journal 2012!

Thanks so much,Sherry!!

Please stop by and visit and/or link up new or past Christmas posts to this great Holiday party!!

ORIGINAL POST:

CHRISTMAS CREATIONS 2013

I just wanted to show you a few things that I made for the Craft Fair for our Church that I was a Co-Chair of and a Vendor at......

But first, I want to thank Kathe , over at Kathe with an E,
for featuring my post,Christmas in the Stores : Big Lot's , as a Bonus Feature from last week's
You're Gonna Love It Tuesday Party!!

And I also want to Thank Sandi, over at Rose Chintz Cottage, for featuring my post,
Christmas in the Stores: Wegman's, as the second highest Viewed post from last week's Home Party.

Thanks so much , Sandi and Kathe!

Please take some time to visit and link up to these great parties!!!

And now, a few Wreaths that I made......

These I saw on Hometalk using items bought at the Dollar Tree!

Here is the LINK to the post from Angela at Twelve Oaks Manor!!

I made several and sold a few!!

Two of them stayed home with me.....

And ended up on top pf our TV Entertainment Center in the Living Room!!

And this is the same concept using a plate charger. I did not glue the candle ring down , leaving the option to change it for different seasons and Holidays!

I sold several of these too!

Here are several other Christmas Crafts that I have made over the years......

Some Ornaments......

A Tussie Mussie......

Or two......

And a Few Plaques.....

As you can see, some I have in my own home.

I will be sharing more in my Annual Christmas Home Tour.........

If you missed Part One of our Christmas Home Tour 2013, please click HERE

In a few days, I will be posting Part 2, The Living Room so I hope you will come back to visit!!

I did get disappointing news recently...

Our local A.C.Moore Store is closing.....

Boo Hoo!

I really liked A.C. Moore. The nearest one will now be about a half hour drive for me.

The entire store is now 40% off and each week , the Percentage off will go up. So I will be stocking up on the things that I like to buy there.

I hope you will join me for my Christmas Home Tour !

I will be linking up to these great parties this week:

THURSDAY
Treasure Hunt Thursdays