a few more...

favorites from vintage by crystal 

dining room...

  

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Come on in!

Take a peek on the inside...

our front door became our color pallet for the rest of the house...

a view from the entry way and

the rest of the living room.

the churches and lights are a special favorite.  I made the piano key sculpture that will remain up all year.

a view of the fireplace

This is a mixture of artificial greens and real, the hydrangeas are dried.   The candelabras were found at a garage sale for $10 for the pair and I had them rewired.

Here's my bookcase I found for $10 at another sale...

how I love spray paint!

vintage by crystal made the jolly christmas from two toilet paper rolls and the three angels came from grandma's house.

sissy is on my dad, I'm sitting on my mom.  

the camera came from Trent's grandmas.

I will have to post more later...this is taking longer than I thought it would!

Merry Christmas!

I know I've skipped fall but I started decorating for Christmas on October 22 this year!  Handing out candy on Halloween and decorating the tree was certainly interesting.  Our home was open for a Christmas Walk to raise money for the developmental disabled.

Here's our 1955 Hudson Hornet just returning from the country.

vintage paper wrapped gifts in the back window...

and a wreath and bow to make it complete

a view of the porch...

love these planters that Steinbrinks landscaping did...

next to the front door...

"...and they will call him Immanual-which means God with us"

can you come over and have a cup of cocoa with me?

my mom cut greens from her farm...can't believe how beautiful this turned out!  pine cones and a candle in a basket with twigs sticking out, set it on greens and finished!

 another view...

sissy let me borrow her sled, the skates are mine...love the greenery that the landscapers added...

I'll take you inside tomorrow and then show you the pictures after the snow came!  

Art of the Dress::Challenge #3::Altered Shoes (and boots!)

I've switched my Cut From A Different Cloth blog to a blogspot site and just posted about Jenny Doh's challenge...take a lookie!  CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK!

First Day of Kindergarten

I can't believe it.  I can't believe my little boy is big enough to walk to school, find his locker and stay for 7 hours straight.  He woke up feeling very ready for his big day...

Lots of hugs to send him on his way into the big world...

One of the joys of having Trent working from home...

Future attorney at law, Bennett Steele...

 Kitt keeping up with Bennett in the hallway...

One stop at the locker...

and off he goes...

It was heart wrenching walking away but we did it.  Off to a great start!