A lot Like Christmas!
My decorating is finished and the mess is put away,
so my house is pretty much in order.
I love to decorate for Christmas and have collected a lot
of things over the years.
Many have been given to me by family and friends
and a lot of them are hand-made.
Years ago my parents started giving me a Frykman Santa
each year for Christmas.
I love how whimisical and happy they are.
These Santas are made by a woman in Ohio.
She makes them out of old quilts and wool blankets
and adds vintage trinkets to them, too.
I found these bottle brush trees at Target this year!
I made "Noel" on the left a couple of years ago
from a kit. Her buddy was purchased at some point.
The quilt on the back of the chair is the
Friendship Star quilt with wool baskets
I made last year.
Here are more of my Santas made from old quilts.
The turquoise Santa and the green and turquoise tree are made from a vintage Italian blanket.
The woman who makes these puts this information on the tags,
which I leave attached and tucked to the back.
My sister crocheted my little trees.
Years ago I made the pomander balls and they still smell so good.
I need to get some greenery to add to my bowl, but it's been raining here.
My husband has collected Santa Golfers for years, too.
(Or maybe I should say I have collected them for him!)
They sit on a shelf in our family room.
These Cross-stitched Santas were made over 30 years ago
when I was in my cross stitching phase.
This cabinet stores a lot of my smaller quilts
and is a great display for my milk glass pieces.
My Christmas cactus is blooming for the first time!
Now to get the Christmas cards finished and mailed.
Happy Day!!
7 comments:
love your Christmas collections! that is part of the fun of Christmas isn't it. I have had my Christmas cactus's for 2 years now and no blossoms - I hope one year they will.
Well if I weren't in a Christmas-y mood before I am now! lol....your decorations are just lovely. Those Santas made from quilts are especially nice...what a great idea for cutter quilts. My favorite "piece" though is your lovely antique cabinet. I love the chicken wire front. A cousin of mine did the same thing with a smaller kitchen cabinet she has. I have my husband's grandparents pie safe. It has many layers of paint...I can see white, brown and green layers but I had the tin punched doors stripped years ago. Hopefully, one day I can restore the whole cabinet. As I love yard sales, thrift shops and antique stores I'm going to be on the lookout for a smaller cabinet of my own---and in my own way will "borrow" another great Ramona idea with the chicken wire. lol.....Merry Christmas...thank you for sharing. Stay warm...it's 17 degrees here today with a windchill of 1.
Loved getting to see your decorations! What a cool cabinet for displaying your quilts and other collectibles. But where are the stockings??? Are all the Bucilla ones gifts for others?
I get the distinct impression you love all things Christmas! So lovely.
Your décor is delightful - especially the Santa collection. Enjoy the season!
I love seeing all of the different collections of Santas. Your home looks so pretty. It would be fun to walk around and look in every corner of the decorations.
I love all your collections! What fun! I almost have the urge to go dig into my many tubs of decorations, but I will wait until next year! Beautiful arrangements!
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