The Ice Skate Tree and the Dining Room

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Today is all about the ice skate tree and the dining room..

The tree is a 6 foot flocked tree from Walmart.. every ornament on the tree is an ice skate or ice skater..

A pair of felt skates is the tree topper.. red and black plaid ribbons are woven through the tree..

 the view from the kitchen

 lots of stitching is on display.. With Thy Needle and Thread wordplay

Country Cottage Needleworks cottage of the month

Seasons in Chalk art my collaboration with Hands On Design

Little House Needleworks Tree Lot

A big flocked garland hangs on the hutch ,, the hutch is filled with Fitz and Floyd ..mason jars.. and white dishes..

There is a 3 foot tree in the basket on the buffet .. its filled with little house ornaments.. surrounded by a cotton wreath and 2 cute geese under the tree..

Lots of Fitz and Floyd is on display.. The table is set with a quilt for a tablecloth .. the dishes are from the Better Homes and Gardens line at Walmart..Click below for the Christmas Home Tour..

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The Ice Skate Tree in The Dining Room

Good morning!

Today's post is about the ice skate tree in the dining room..

Last year I got this flocked tree at Walmart to replace one of the skinny trees we had.. I also found this plaid ribbon last year and used it again this year! 

The tree is filled with ice skate and skater ornaments ..a snowflake garland..white lights and the plaid ribbons..

It sits on a wood crate surrounded by real and decorative skates ..with a basket for a tree skirt

There is a lot of Fitz and Floyd in the dining room...a mini tree filled with mini Hallmark ornaments..

 some glittery houses..those Fitz and Floyd reindeer I got at a San Diego flea market..

love all the white soup tureens on top of the dining room hutch with the flocked garland..

The Seasons in Chalk hangs on the dining room wall..

A 3 foot tree( not included in my 13 trees) has red ticking for a garland , pine cones, little house ornaments, a galvanized star .. The Plum Street Samplers Merry Brew found a home here in the dining room.. More Fitz and Floyd and Dept. 56 Santa's .. 

The book page wreath hangs here here year round ..it is definitely one of my favorite things!

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Spring in the Dining Room 2015

 It's time for a little spring in the dining room!
I started by making my chicken soup tureen into the centerpiece..Its sitting on a white pedestal plate , on top of a burlap wreath with dried hydrangeas ( from my garden) tulips and a stand of little blossoms. It is all sitting on a quilt that was made by my grandmother with a daffodil design..

 The Fitz and Floyd bunny platter I got at the Goodwill last fall for $1.99 is in the background..A moss bunny vignette in an iron basket ..

 The top of the hutch has 3 thrifted soup tureens .. and inside the hutch is filled with white dishes from an estate sale. .

 another Fitz and Floyd piece ..the bunny teapot sits under this glass cloche..

 a little bird on its nest on a stack of vintage china bowls..

 The view into the kitchen..

 The spring book page wreath hangs in the window..

 Both sides of the china cabinet will be getting plate displays.. I have found these rooster plates( the top one from Homegoods in California and the bottom one at our Homegoods here..) ..I have 2 of each for both sides of the china cabinet ..I am on the hunt for some white plates with alot of detail to join them ..

I am working on the R is for Rabbit from Prairie Schooler

and I finished 2 ornaments for this weeks Instagram #santasundayxs

The sunrise on Sunday ...today is foggy but supposed to get to 50 degrees .. the snow is melting and I am so ready to work in the yard!

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Fall Table Runner and Changes in the Dining Room

 Good Monday Morning ! Hope you had a great weekend !
I decided that I needed something on my dining room table, so I made this easy table runner.

 I used some plaid homespun fabric, and cut two strips of burlap to fit . I sewed the ends together and turned it right side out and sewed the hems on each end . Then I sewed the burlap on.

 I cut felt oak leaves ..I found a pattern on the internet and then enlarged it to make the shadow. I used 2 different bron colors.

 I took gold puffy fabric paint and used it for the veins on the leaves and to make swirl designs on the burlap.

 Now for the changes in the dining room, on Thursday my daughter and I went to 2 estate sales.

 At the first one we didn't get much , she got a candle stick and I got some Christmas floral pics and red check ribbon.

 At the second estate sale there was a set of the exact dishes I wanted for my hutch ! I tried to resist but they came home with me ! :) I also got that copper bucket $ 2.50 ! , and stuck the rooster and some fall berry pics in it.

 They were $30.00 for the set of 8 place settings plus 2 large serving bowls, 2 small serving bowls and a platter. They are off white with a little antiquing around the edges.

 On our way home I googled them and I got a fabulous deal ! The platter and big mixing bowls are $22.00 a piece .. A place setting is $55.00 ! I was so excited we had to come home and immediately fill up that hutch !

 It was so nice to find exactly what I wanted at such a reasonable price!

 Love estate sales ! And the Good Will! And church rummage sales :) Ok.. all thrifting !

 They look gorgeous in my hutch and I am already deciding what I am going to do with them at Christmas Time !

I have been stitching this Beggars Night by Threadwork Primitives.

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