Cherry Hill Cottage...

HAPPY 2011~

 
Have a safe and .....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

It's a dog's life....

 

Nothing makes Jazzy happier than clothes right out of a hot dryer.

....Can I fold them now?

Merry Christmas~

 

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas~

Milton and Tina

Monica's Christmas Home~

 

Christmas at Monica's~

Yesterday Monica and I hosted a Christmas party/luncheon at Monica's home. It was a group of ladies that wanted to have their ornament gift exchange somewhere 'different'...

...so we did that for them.

They had punch, coffee/tea, lunch, cake, and music.  

And... they enjoyed Monica's beautiful Christmas home.
 

Tissue pom-pom flowers on Monica's Christmas tree are beautiful in white and burlap/brown. Monica also tied white vintage hankies on and included the big wooden letters from last year. She has several cute little cream owls and a white polor bear on the tree.
 
 
 
 

Fireplace mantel...
 

Love Monica's new lamp...
 

Cute birdie pillow...
 

Will and ironstone...
 

Collections...
 

Love the Christmas glasses and pitcher...
 

Party table...
 

Monica's new bed...

I LOVE IT!

It was brown/stained. Monica painted it!!

Look how high the headboard is! 

NOW...I...WANT...ONE!!

Kathy found this bed for Monica in Houston.

LOVE IT!!
 

Love your pillows Monica...
 

Living room...
 
 

How cute!
 

New screen door to the laundry room....

...too cute!

CAKE letters by Mika~ to order

mika2682@aol.com

 

This is what Monica looks at when she is standing at her kitchen sink...
 

Candy...
 

Grandbabies everywhere.
 
 

Cake.
 

Pocket-watch ornament from

Leslie Janson

we love them Leslie!!
 
 

Thank you ladies for our 'first' party/luncheon.

We enjoyed it.

And thanks Monica for the Christmas tour.

 

Santa...

 
It was love at first sight...

...when I saw Santa's image on vintage dictionary paper.

I knew right then and there I had to have it.

Well.....I had to order it.

I bought it here on Etsy.

It's an 8x10~

fit's perfect in the vintage picture frame I bought a few months ago at an estate sale. The frame was brown. I spray painted it white, much better.

; - )

 

Our Christmas tree~

 
 
 

Jesus is the reason for the season...

This year our tree topper is a vintage hand fan I bought from a local estate sale. It's pretty cool, it advertises a funeral home in our town, in the '50's.
 

This year I changed our tree a little...

I didn't put the red and white tulips on.  Instead I made red and white tissue pom-pom flowers. I added teacups, popcorn balls, vintage flatware, and Mika's paper cones. I also added my embroidery hoops covered with different vintage Christmas tablecloth cuttings. 
 

 
 
 
 
 

This cute 'Santa' pillow is from Judy Clark...

In the upcoming new year, Judy will have her blog and Etsy shop ready for us to enjoy!! I'm so excited!!

Another Judy Clark pillow!!

I love that red and white ruffle check trim!!
 
 

My Daddy build this yellow hutch...

Daddy is in Heaven with the Lord for Christmas.

Vintage chalkboard...
 

Our Christmas tree~ 2010

Christmas in the dining room~

 
 

Our Christmas dining room

The only thing I bought for the table this year was the vintage red and white quilt. It was an ebay win.

And what a win it was...

I got it for $19.99...

...was everybody asleep on this one?

It's fantastic!!

It's worn, but worn just right!
 

Chef Santa...
 
 

Christmas plates from Hobby Lobby two years ago...
 

Christmas candy...
 

Red and white tulip quilt...
 

 

I bought the little Christmas trees at Hobby Lobby ~ $1.00 each. They were marked 50% off.

Fit perfect in my little teacups...

 
 

Hoosier love...

Pillow by Judy Clark...

...one of three.

Love you Judy!

Rag Santa~

 
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas if we didn't have our Rag Santa out....

...we've had him FOREVER!

WE LOVE YOU SANTA!

 

 

On the deck...

 

When Milton grills outdoors, (we can still do that in the winter months in East Texas)

he'll be jolly with a lil' touch of Christmas decorating on our deck.
 

Pinup Holiday-Card Wreath~

 

This was fun...

My holiday-card wreath made from two of my favorite things a embroidery hoop and cute clothespins.  
 

After Christmas, I'll keep it up to clip photos, birthday cards and even favorite recipes.

Thanks Martha Stewart for the inspiration!