Merry Little Christmas Decorations

 Love this time of year! 

The top of the refrigerator usually has bowls and jars of cookie cutters but a few extras were added for this time of the year. 

  This grouping is on the guest bedroom desk.

The wood house is my latest little "treasure" find at Abandoned Antiques. 

Sweet little houses are hard to resist. 

This one hangs on the tree.

my latest angel painting

It was inspired because of news about the December 21st Christmas Star.

This bucket stores old magazines near my comfortable chair.

December issues are kept for all their lovely ideas.

Vintage ornaments in antique dough bowl are found on the dining table.

one of three golden angel ornaments

This one made with gold cord, Elmer's glue, and food coloring is now several decades old. I think I had more crafting patience back then.

I like to look for unique ornaments year round.

And what fun to show them off at Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

This may be my last post before Christmas. I hope you have the merriest of Christmases!

Decorating, shopping, school Christmas program, Christmas band concert,
and errands have kept us on the go.

But there's the real meaning of Christmas that gives us hope.

Shiny Brites are so special when you think about how old they are and the past individuals who once displayed them in their homes.

A Hobby Lobby plate that went so well with our placemats. It will be for cookie treats because I only bought one. This snowy wreath also came from HL.  A cutout from a Christmas card is in the middle.

  I gave this teapot to my mother one Christmas. 

 Each Christmas this dough bowl holds large silver ornaments.

Sentimental ornaments with each child's name on the back and the year 1990 

Have a merry and blessed Christmas.

My Weakness

I'm always on the lookout for them. Yesterday I was rewarded by spotting three at very cheap prices. I love the charm of these vintage ornaments. 

The variety of colors and designs is part of the charm. 

I do look forward to bringing out ornaments in December.

What a delightful weakness!

My Finds at the Antique Store

 boxes of Shiny Brite ornaments

I like to mix old and new ornaments...the vintage with the modern.

I thought I was through shopping once I had found the boxes of ornaments. But then I spied a tiny reindeer. 

In this 2004 Special Edition on page 61 there was a really cute idea I had bookmarked. 

  Well, below is my sweet deer.