First Christmas Season tablescape - for Megan's Birthday

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope all is well with you and yours!

Most everything is well here accept I am gonna be
 back at the Chiropractor today,  having trouble sitting
again..............but my dentist appt. went well,  was there
for over 3 hours,  and then I met hubby a lil while after
and we did the rest of our Christmas shopping,  and
then went to Red Lobster for dinner,  so we had a fun
evening and got home late,  I woke up thinking it was
Sat. morning for some crazy reason,  guess cause we
stayed out late!!  lol

Thought I would join White Wednesday today with my 
friend Becky,   and show you my first Christmasy
table............which was a birthday table for Megan.
Guess you can really call this a vintage table,  as
these are all my Wedding silver, crystal and dishes.
Yep,  they are 42 years + now!!
Have to say... I still love it even after all these years.

Overview from head of table.
Our new lights made the white in the plates
 looked more of a warm white than the bright 
white they really are.  Not so sure I like that!

OOPS - didn't notice the bowl was not on their evenly!!  lol

and had to add some candy,  Andes Mints, perfect color

 for Christmas

The silver tray (a gift from a friend) is not really vintage 

it just looks vintage!!

Amazing what a few goblets with a snow look 

(using epsom salts) and candles, and some Christmas

 balls drizzled with a lil  salts snow can do!!

posterized affect!

Just in case some of you tableware lovers
 want to know, because inquiring minds
want to know ................lol

Dishes - Roberta by Deluxe
silverware - Scandanavia by Oneida
Crystal - Glamour by Fostoria

My napkin rings came from a floral arrangement that 
hubby sent me some years back.  The vase was a cyclinder
 with 4 sterling silver napkin rings stacked on it,  and he was 
really thinking ahead and had them send an extra
 vase/napkin rings with it!   Hubby is a sharp cookie!!

These Christmas balls are not vintage either,  but they 

were made to look vintage quite by accident.  I bought

them to use in an arrangement I did many years back,

where I floated some gold stars, candles and Christmas

balls.  It was really lovely, in fact, I don't know whatever

happened to those stars, now that I think about it!!  lol

Anyway, after floating the Christmas balls in the water,

for weeks, it changed their appearance, and made them

 look old and sort of tarnished looking. 

Cut out affect

I like having the separate lil salt and pepper 

shakers, and I usually put 4 small dishes

or egg cups with butter on each corner of 

the table.  Cuts down on passing things 

during dinner, which can interrupt good

 conversations.

Also, we usually serve buffet style as well

for the same reason.

colored pencil affect,

like this soft look.........................

Pic without flash and lights on

With lights off 



Well,  hope you enjoyed your visit, 
 and look forward to hearing from you.

Am linking up to Timewashed for 
Blissful White Wednesday,  so check out 
all those pretty whites,
by Just clicking here!


Am also linking up to Marty over at a
Stroll thru life,  if you want to see more 
neat table tops ideas,  just click here


Hug's and 
All the Blessings of this Wonderful Season,

Nellie

The start of the baby Nursery

Morning Sweet Friends,

How are ya???  Doing well I hope.
Getting all that shopping and 
decorating done??

I am about done with both,  thank heavens!!
Woke up this morning thinking today is the 11th,
followed by oh my gosh........Christmas is only
10 days away, and I have to do this and this
and I began to feel panic for the first time of
the season,  but I nipped it in the bud with 
this thought..............have you ever not been
ready for Christmas........and I have to say
a bit fat NO,  thanks to  the Lord!!
That sense of stress or panic only slows
us down really.  like the old saying goes
the hurrieder I go,  the behinder I get,
I really think that is true..................lol

Anyway,  will show you what we did on
Friday night,  some of you have probably
already guessed....................we went to
Scott and Megan's and put the baby crib
together then put all the cute linens on.
It is adorable as you will see below.

This is the room color,  and Scott did the nice
chair rail as well.  Love the color scheme.

This is the head of the bed,  and that is a lil butterfly comfort
blanky laying there on the sheets,  and you can see part 
of the bumper pads.

Here is the other end of the bumper pads. Each square is

different but coordinated.

Nice close up of the pretty quilted butterfly from the
 comforter

Comforter laying in the bed.

The whole crib set up.  It is one of those 4 in one cribs,
will make into a toddler, junior and adult bed.  Very cool!
Meant to take a pic before we dressed it,  but forgot
as usual.  Anyway,  think it turned out great,  and so
do Megan and Scott.


Gotta run, have a dental appointment,  another crown
and then I get a crown insertion as well.  Last appt.
this year.............Halleleujah!

Course, I have to say since we have our new dentist
and she is very much into pain free dentistry, I have
to say I am not dreading it,  not looking forward to
the work,  but great not to be dreading it either.
The staff are all wonderful,  caring, accomodating
 and sweet as can be.  So always nice to see them.

Have a Wonderful Day

Hugs n'
Merry Christmas Blessings

Nellie

Happy Monday, lovely Christmas Video and weekend recap

Happy Monday Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a fun and productive weekend!

Ours was both.  Friday we went to Scott
and Megans' for pizza, and tomorrow I
will show you what we did while we
were there.

 Then Sat. hubby
finished up the tree after we located
some more lights, Couldn't believe
Wally World was out of them,  but
We found them at Ace Hardware, of all 
places...which was close by, thankfully.
Got the mantle and fireplace all finished 
and the top of my hutches done, so 
just gotta do a lil decorating on the tree 
today and throw some snow on, then pack
 all the leftovers up till January,and hope-
fully the decorating is done!  and I will
be very happy about that.

Saturday night we went to Dee and
Jerry's and got take out barbecue, from
a new restaurant they recently discovered,
  played some skipbo and hubby and Jerry
 put in a dimmer switch for their dining 
room light, while Dee and I took a short 
stroll in her neighborhood.  Couldn't 
believe we actually saw 4 mangers 
scenes in such a short stroll, but so 
nice to see, and they had lots of 
pretty decorations. It was also fun
to see both of the kids homes all
decorated for Christmas..........

Sunday was our usual day of church and
 yomii yogurt, and a nap and Sunday night
 was our churches children's Christmas 
Pageant. It was really wonderful, I have
 to say. They sounded like lil angels! 
 and it was a really delightful experience.
what the season is all about.........


I rec'd this lovely link to a video of
a flash mob in a mall, singing!
It was a delight to my heart and 
think it will be to your's too!
Just

Click Here

to enjoy it!!  Truly what the season
is all about!


Well,  Have a Sweet Day!

Look forward to hearing 
from you!

Hugs and
Merry Christmas Blessings,
Nellie


Can you believe it is already Dec. 10th?
and how are you coming along??

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - December 6, 2012

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33: 20-22


Greetings Sweet Peas,

How has your week been going??

Going well I hope!!

Mine is going well.........still trying to finish up
 the Christmas decorating, but we opted for some
 fun instead!! lol

We also managed to get a Christmas movie in this 
week too,  so that was fun......... it was called

"All I want for Christmas", I think,  it was actually
quite a cute movie.

Will tell you about the rest thru my post.

#1

I am thankful

for this lovely and sweet gift (header picture)

 we rec'd from our sweet and respectful

 neighbors next door.They are a young couple with

 2 adorable children.  We are so thankful for them.

They are a great asset to the neighborhood.

#2

I am thankful

for the  emergent meow's of our kitty to go out,

 on Tuesday morning, as we were under a boil water

 alert from the water Co., and I had put a pot of

 water on the stove to boil for hubby's coffee in 

the morning and was so tired I forgot all about

 it, and went to bed, and woke up to her cries at

 5:30, still dark here at that time, so I could easily

 see the stove burner in the dark, blazing red hot,

 nearly had a heart attack but was so thankful for

 Molly's cries. The Lord can use anything or anyone

 even animals. The pot was of course, empty, so

 no telling what could have happened, but I would

 think a fire could have been possible, and it was 

silverstone so don't know if it puts off toxic fumes

 or not, but did have to throw it out,  as it dissolved 

some of the silverstone,  but there was no bad 

smell,  so have a feeling it was caught just in time. 

 God is so good.

I remember a story in the bible where God used a 

donkey to speak to a man, so he could sure use

 a kitty as well.............

#3

I am thankful

that the person we have been helping has gotten 

some sense of relief from her situation by retaining 

an attorney, and has also given us peace of mind 

for her as well.

#4

I am thankful

we are able to gift the kids with a crib for

our new baby grandaugher to come.  My dad

did that for us,  and we really loved it and

appreciated it so much, and means a lot to

 us to be able to do that for our kids as well.

Plus there are 2 other sets of grandparents 

that probably would have enjoyed that too,

 but they were very sweet and gracious to 

allow us to do this since this is our first

 grand child. The crib arrived yesterday, so 

can't wait to see it up,  and the new freshly

painted room.  It is lilac and green with white

trim. so this white crib is gonna look so nice

in there, of course, that was their plan.

Same plant, just with the sun shining on it.

#5

I am thankful

for all of the Christmas decorating we have

gotten done so far.  Still need to work on

the tree and mantle, did get part of it done

 yesterday,  but we had an appt. at 4:30 so,

 we figured we were dressed and out we might 

as well make a night of it, plus I had a number 

of things I needed to take back,  so we did that

and 

#6

I am thankful

for what a fun evening we had, and din din

at Cracker Barrel.  It was well needed.

#7

I am thankful

to be out from under the boil water restriction

finally,  we got the all clear this morning, and

it has been since Monday.  Not so much that

boiling the water is bad,  it is that you for-

get it needs to be boiled and caught myself

a few times using a lil before I caught it, 

and then made me wonder if I had used it

and not thought about it........but we are

still alive so guess that is a good sign!!  lol

#8

I am thankful

that hubby was able to work at home both

Wed. and Thursday this week.  It was nice

to be able to get him to do some things that

I can't like pick up stuff I drop on the floor or

 get clothes out of the dryer when he takes

a break for coffee or lunch, so I could con-

tinue on,  and not have to wait for him to

get home..............so that was a blessing,

and it is always nice having him home.

#9

I am thankful

that we got a reimbursement check in the

mail today for our old car tag.  We applied

for it but didn't know if we would get it or

not, or some or none.  We got it all,  so

that was great,  and it came within 2 weeks

they said to be prepared for a 6-8 week wait.

So what a nice surprise and blessing.

#10

I am thankful

that I am feeling better every day, not 

quite there yet, but coming along..........

feeling like there is light at the end of this

tunnel.............lol

#11

I am thankful

that our kitty seems to be gaining some

weight,  as we were told a while back that

she might have thyroid problems.  Hubby

did some research online and found out

cats were getting that from iodine in their

food............iodine comes from fish, so

we have been only feeding her chicken

and beef, so seems to be helping!!

#12

I am thankful

that I heard this week from an adorable

young bloggy friend that I haven't heard

from in awhile,  and she is doing well,

in fact,  she and her hubby are expecting,

a baby too, just a month after

 Scott and Megan.

The sun was so bright it just washed all the color out,

but still a pretty picture I think.

#13

I am thankful

that I got to talk with my cousin this week,  she

 just had her 70th birthday a few weeks ago and

 I tried to call her a few times and had no luck,  

so I emailed and had no luck..........so was glad 

she is doing fine,  and that she had a nice

 birthday spent with her brother.

Well,  that's all folks, 

 as Porky Would say!!  lol

Hope you are continuing to enjoy 

this most Wonderful Season of All

Always good to hear from you.

Love, Hugs,

and Red Poinsettia Blessings,

Nellie

A fun short story - Hilarious

Picture compliments of

 http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

Howdy Sweet Friends,

How ya been lately??

I have been fine, slowly getting there,

still working on my Christmas decorating.

Was gonna do the tree last night but hubby

was too pooped,  so maybe tonight..........

Just got this story from a friend via email and

 just had to share it with you. So... if you are

 in need of a laugh,  this will do it for you. 

 I am still laughin' every time I think about it.

Subject: Lipstick in a Catholic School
> 
> Lipstick in  Catholic   School
> (You have to love this principal)
> According to a news report, a certain private Catholic school was
> recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls
> were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.
> That was fine provided it was of a natural or neutral skin tone, but
> after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the
> mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the
> maintenance man would remove them; and the next day the girls
> would put them back.
> Finally, the principal, Sister Mary, decided that something had to be done. 
She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them
> there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip
> prints were causing a major problem for the custodian, who had
> to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns
> from the little princesses).
> To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors,
> Sister Mary asked the maintenance man to show the girls how
> much effort was required.
> He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and
> cleaned the mirror with it.
> Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
> There are teachers...... And then there are educators!
> 
> 
>  

> This Sister was definitely an educator..............lol

  Are you still laughing.......................

Hope this put a smile on

 your face for the day,

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

Making your normal Pictures look christmasy -an easy fix tutorial

Season's Greetings Sweet Friends,

Can't believe we are already into Decemeber.....

boy, that week after Thanksgiving just flew by....

for me anyway!!   lol 

How about you??

How are you doing??  Are you 

running behind, ahead of schedule

or right on track???  

I am so happy to say we caught up a lot over the 

weekend.  So helpful having hubby home as it

is difficult to get a lot done when you are not

 suppose to bend over and stoop down.  lol

and all of a sudden It seems like I drop every-

thing I pick up, which is not the typical norm ......

Just gotta keep a sense of humor,  cause I am 

determined not to be drug to the pit over this 

back thing.

We were able to at least get the family and

dining room pretty much done and make it

homey enough for Megan's birthday celebration

on sunday.  So was very happy about that.

We all enjoyed it, as always.

Still gotta get our tree up, and lights outside,

hubby is on the ladder out there as I type.

I am taking a short break.  I have been work-

ing in the white living room,  and the guest

bath,  so am about done with both,  and

then have some finishing touches in the

family room,  probably mostly the tree,

Ohhhh. and gotta figure out something to do

 with the mantle yet, forgot about that!!  lol

Well, was christmasizing my pictures today,

and thought hey, maybe I should do a tutororial

for yall.  It is very easy and I do it on smaller

pictures.  

1. Decide what picture you would like to change,
 find a pretty christmas card you would like to use.

2. Choose a background paper,  this was actually

printed paper that I happened to have,  but you could

use any cardstock or scrapbooking paper, or even

wrapping paper, I would think.

3. Flip your paper over and roll up a piece of masking tape 
so it stick together, (like double stick tape) then stick it to
 the back of the paper, I just did one pc. at the top since the 
paper was thin, didn't want it to show up a lot,

but you can put the tape wherever you want, might need

to be on both ends,  if so I will find out later!!  lol

4. Center the paper and then stick it right on the glass.

5. Now take your pretty card or whatever pic you would like

to use and flip it over.............

and put a lil larger pc. of masking tape on the back of it.

and make sure you get it centered, then stick it to your

background paper or stock

6. Enjoy the new picture you have!

FYI:  I find the tape usually holds everything  fine........
since it is only up for a month or so,  and it pulls 
right off with no mess or stress!

7. Put it where you want it ...............and decorate to 
enhance it.......................

Here it is in it's place,  in our white living room.

Optional..................
You can roll up some scotch tape and put it inside the card too,

if you need the card to lay down or close (if it is a side opeing

card).  This one folds from the top down,  so didn't use any,

since I just got it in the mail yesterday!!  lol

Aren't they adorable lil angels......................

I did this one today too!

This went on our breakfront in the same room.

Had another picture there, so left it to cover a nail hole

and just leaned the new one against it, then decorated

the rest of the shelf.

 I am doing a lil bit of a vintage look in here,  it all started 

with Megan's table centerpiece.  Will show you the table

later this week or next week, lord willing!!  and some

peeks of the living room soon....................

Front view

 Have had this lil dove since 1976,  it is an Avon

ornament made out of  real silver, guess it would sure

be considered vintage since it is 36 years old.

side view

posterized affect!

Am linking up to Marty over at a stroll
thru life,  to see more fun table tops
and ideas............just click here!

Linking up to Becky too, over at 
Timewashed for Blissful White
 Wednesday, check it out,
by just clicking here.


Hope you have a Wonderful Day
enjoying the Christmas Season.


We are excited............hubby finished
the lights and it looks so nice.........
one step closer to being finished and
ready to just enjoy it all.................

Hugs and  Special
Christmas Season Blessings,
Nellie