Time to Remember and a Happy New Year

Hello Everyone!
Hope you all Had a Wonderful Christmas
and Managing to Find some Time to Relax.
Here we are On News Years Adam
(As Uncle Jim would Say)
Getting ready for a Brand New Year!
I am still Trying to Figure out where 2011 went to!

 I have been Playing again with Table Dressing.
This one of Course if for News Years
but I really Wanted to make it about
Memories and
Remembering our Past.

 

These are All Collected Pieces of Mine.

All of the Things I Love.

Lace , Buttons, Old Photos, Books,

Bling, Clock and Watch Pieces

 I was Thinking about all the History here.
Each Picture ,each Piece of Jewelry or Lace.
The Keys the Pocket Watches all Tell a Story.

Was this Little Piece of Lace Part
of a Wedding Dress ...

Were These Buttons on a Beautiful Dress
or a Gentlemen s Waistcoat...

The Cameo Earrings and the Pearls...
Did they Belong to a Favorite Auntie..

Who's Grandchild is  this Little Sweetpea.. .

 I Love the History Here.

I used simple things Here to make up My Table.
Like the Items of my Centerpiece.

The Placemats are 2 Sheets
of Printed Cardstock.
The Horns were  bought at Target
and recovered with Sheet Music.

The Little Journal Book
I Found on Clearance after Christmas.
 I just repurposed  them with my Own Cover.
(There Was a Scarey Looking
Choir Boy on them Before...
 You Might Have seen them at ShopKo...) 
The Hats I made with
More Printed Images
on Cardstock .
I Traced a Party Hat to Make a Template.
A Roll of Black Crepe Paper Streamer
to Make my Ruffle.
I  Pleated it with my Fingers
 then Hot Glued it to my Hat
and the Watch face to make a Medallion.
(Hot Glueing was a Little Tricky with the Fingers.
I did it that way just Because I was Pinched for Time.
You Might Have a Better Method!) 

Hope you Enjoy my Little Bit of Whimsy!
Have a Wonderful New Years and
My Hope for you all
is you that you
are Blessed with
 All You Hold Dear
through out this
Brand New Year!
Hugs Jill

I am Joining

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Debra of Common Ground

 

And Feathered Nest Fridays

Courtney of French Country Cottage

Also Thank You to Sherry
from The Charm of Home

And Cindy of My Romantic Home
and Show and Tell Friday

Also Thank You  Kathleen
From Faded Charm
for White Wednesday

A Very Merry Christmas to You!

  Dear Friends

My Wish for you

on  Christmas Day

is that you find Yourself Surrounded

by all of those you hold Dear.

That you find Yourself Smiling 

Because you Know that everything 

that matters in Life 

is Right There With You.

That you Find your Day  Full 

of Memories in the Making 

and that you are Reminded 

of all the Blessings 

That are yours.

Merry Christmas My Friends!

~Christmas Tags to Share~

Hello My Dear Friends!

 I am sure you are all Busy Doing 

the Same as I have been, Preparing for Christmas!

Last Minute Shopping, Wrapping Presents, 

Holiday Baking and Preparing for Guests.

I made these Tags for my Christmas Wrapping

so I was Thinking that Maybe Some of you

might Enjoy them too.

Simply Enlarge the Above Image of Tags, 

Right Click on  and Save to your Computer.

 Print 8x10 on Cardstock.

Just a Little Gift from me to All of you!

May you All have a Safe and Joyous Christmas

  spent with the Ones you Love Making New Memories 

as well Remembering

the Reason for the Season.

Merry Christmas

Winter White Christmas Table Scape

Hello Dear Blogging Friends!
So I thought I would try Something New
to share with all of you!

 

My Inspiration came from one of the Photo's on Pinterest.
(Pinterest....A Far too Addicting Sight don't you Think!)
Thank You Cindy of My Romantic Home for the Inspiration

So off I went gathering up
Apothecary Jars, Silver Trays, Putz Houses
and Bottle Brush Trees.
Really anything I could Think of from my Vast Collection

and some Finds on Christmas Clearance... Already?
Le Shopko,One of my Favorite Boutiques
was Where I found these Little Putz Houses.
My Daughter Lauren Gave me
my Gorgeous Focal Point,
The Steepled Church
with the colored Mercury Glass
last Christmas.

 

When My Son Sawyer Came Home after School

He came in to see what I was up to. 

He amazed me by saying 

"Hey Mom..I Really Like this. It's Just Like a Snow Globe."

You could have Knocked Me over with a Feather! This is the Child who just Shrugs His Shoulders at all the Things I am Doing and say
"Its Ok Mom....Can I play my XBox"!

Made my Day that's for sure!

I do like to Entertain
and Wish I could do it more.
But this Christmas,
this Table is set Special for just Us.

 

The Kids Might Say"Oh Mom! Do we have to! You expect us to Sit up Straight and Actually have Manners! Lol! I know better......They Like it. We have had some of the Most Wonderful Conversations Ever when we Sit Down to a Dinner With all of the Trimmings Like this.

 And Yes it Snowed on my Table
and all over the Carpet as Well!
But isn't it Pretty?!
I had to rethink the Snow Under the Glasses...
It stuck to the bottom and I could see someone
Being Unhappy when it Ended Up in their Soup!

 These Glitter Initials came from
Wally World (Walmart) of all Places
with there Christmas Stockings.
Kind of a Fun way to Personalize a Place setting.

Hope you enjoyed my
Little Christmas Table Vignette
and Maybe Found Inspiration
for a Table of your Own.

 

May you also Have a

Very Merry Christmas 

filled with all the Joys of Family and Friends

and the Magic the Season Brings!

 

I am Joining

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Debra of Common Ground

And Feathered Nest Fridays

Courtney of French Country Cottage

And Of Coarse
Where My Inspiration came from
Cindy of My Romantic Home
and Show and Tell Friday

Also Thank You  Kathleen
From Faded Charm
for White Wednesday

~*A Most Wonderful Surprise!*~

 Hello Dear Friends

I received some very Exciting News 

Last Evening from my Friend Suzy of Suziqu's Threadworks

She told Me that I had Won an 

Amazing Collection of Antique Laces ,Trims and Mother Pearl Buttons

in her Wonderful Giveaway!

 Oh My... Look at how Beautiful these Pieces are!

I am just Thrilled to Bits and so Thankful to Suzy.

Please go Visit her and see the Lovely Piece

she Made and Gave Away as First Prize.

Her Work ..So Lovely.. So Inspired!

 Something very Special needs to be made with them.....

Hmmm...The Possibilities!

Have a Wonderful Day!