Merry Christmas to All Chalkboard

 Happy Friday!
I finally got around to changing the kitchen seasonal chalkboard to a Christmas scene instead of a bunch of smiling Jack O lanterns !

 This fall has been a whirlwind with traveling every weekend to my son's football games.. as you read this I am in sunny San Diego ! I do have 12 of our 13 trees up and I am hoping the Christmas village will be done tomorrow ( that is my husband's contribution to our Christmas decor) and I am writing this on Wednesday the night before Thanksgiving..We still need our real tree but I want to wait until we get back to buy that .

 Anyway ..back to the chalkboard .. :) I knew I wanted Santa and his reindeer .. so this is what I came up with with a little doodling!

 The frame is from a rummage / garage sale with a board cut to fit and painted with chalkboard paint.. It hangs on the wall into the kitchen from the family room and is one of my favorite seasonal decor pieces!

 I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings! This is the first year in forever that I am not cooking.. My daughter will be doing the cooking tomorrow ..so I am excited about that!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving!

 I hope all of you have a wonderful day filled with family ..friends and memories!

Since my husbnad is going to be starting the Christmas village this morning ..I thought I would take you on a stroll through last years Christmas Village!

The Christmas Village for 2015

Happy Saturday!
Its time for the Christmas Village!

The village surrounds 2 of the trees in the living again this year.. Those trees are elevated on top of the storage bins that The Christmas decorations come out of.

This is the 6th tree in the parade of trees..It is all decorted in cream, gold and silver.. there is a diy bookpage tree topper..

The other tree is the Santa Tree that the village surrounds..

This is my husbands creation.. he sets up the village every year..

all is well in the village.. skaters are skating..the merry go round is spinning..

and Santa and his reindeer are on the rooftops..

and at night...

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A Merry Finish!

 It's Tuesday!
Two more days until Thanksgiving!

 Today I was at the Goodwill and found this frame for $1.99 .. I brought it home and drybrushed it with cream paint..
 I used sticky needlework board to mount the stitching and another piece for the black gingham on the bias.. I then hot glued them together and glued them to the front of the frame..

I added some flocked greenery in the corner and 3 vintage tiny glass ornaments..

I haven't decided where exactly it will go but I love the way it finished up ..especially for $1.99 !

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The Christmas Gavanized Tiered Tray 2016

 Good morning!
The galvanized tiered tray is all decorated for Christmas!

This is one of my favorite pieces to decorate for the seasons! This year there are buffalo check bows, cotton branches ..and lots of greenery

the cute little deer salt and pepper shakers from BHG at Walmart.. I found the buffalo check bows at the Goodwill last year after Christmas .. they are perfect !

some of my vintage Fitz and Floyd

 a red and white stripe bottle brush tree and a vintage looking Santa ornament are in the top tier .. both were birthday gifts this year..

 a little chalkboard , cotton branches, and Santa salt and pepper shakers in the bottom tier,,,

 Vintage cookie cutters from my childhood also peek out of the chalk painted mason jars..

 A vintage Santa cup holds greenery and some cotton with a buffalo check bow .. There you have it .. the Christmas galvanized tiered tray for 2016.. filled with lots of Christmas goodies!

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The Stockings Were Hung ..Christmas Mantel 2016

 Good morning!
The mantel is all ready for Christmas! I used the same chalkboard frame I used for the Halloween mantel ..after I drew the picture I thought the frame needed to be painted   ..

I painted it with off white craft paint .. and I think it looks so much better! I dry brushed the edges for the detail to show.

 I used 3 different garlands ( white, flocked and green icy evergreen pieces.. some plaid bows .. clusters of Dollar Tree ornaments... a couple bottle brush trees and glittery paper ( putz like) houses from Homegoods, The furthest left was a present from my daughter this year .I have taken out all the battery packs in the bottom and stuff Christmas lights in the bottom of each to light them up

 All the stockings were stitched  by me .. I still have the replacement fro my youngest sons ..it is all stitched just need to finish the backstitch ...and OMG there is a lot of backstitch! I am hoping to take it down and replace his with w one before Christmas ! I am about 85% decorated and hoping to finish up today!

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Stitched Chalkboard Ornaments

 Good morning!
The Christmas decorating has begun here ! Yesterday I decorated the kitchen tree with chalkboard ornaments so I had to get these out and finish them !

 These are from Hands On Design and are the first of the 3 sets of chalkboard ornaments..

 I used black gingham on the bias for the backs .. the holly leaves come with them but I had to add the covered buttons and some ribbons ..They are stitched on 28 count black Monaco evenweave..The Be Jolly I used white floss instead of the brown and I think on the rest of them I am going to switch out the brown for white ( or chalk)

 Don't you love them!?!

Ok.. back to decorating!

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