Category Archives: Holidays

Holiday wine glasses..

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Jane

My delightful neighbor popped over this evening – presents in hand. Look at the fun Christmas stems she brought! Yes, I must confess I tried it out this evening – just to make sure that the glasses performed correctly 🙂

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And now a break from our regularly scheduled programming..

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Jane

Check out the cool house my friend took me to see – so pretty – so amazingly decorated and full of STUFF! Then on Saturday night, we went to IL to see the Way of Lights. Very cool. (VERY crowded, … Continue reading →

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Color wheel!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jane

Every time I look at this tree, I smile. I think of all the times oh so many years ago when we oh so carefully put this tree up and one of us kids would drop an ornament and CRACK … Continue reading →

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Sculpey. Amazing clay. Sweet nativity set..

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jane

Look how cute this is! My DD made this for a school project years ago (she just said 5 years ago!) She was going to throw out the sweet Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and the shepherd. I said NO way … Continue reading →

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Wine cork wreath..

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jane

Saw this on Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-barnes/repurposing-ideas-5-new-uses-wine-corks_b_2277640.html and it made me think of my own Wine cork wreath creation! While at dinner at NoFo @ The Pig (Five Points – Raleigh) I saw this really cool wreath made out of wine … Continue reading →

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White Christmas wreath.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Jane

I bought this fun wreath a few years back at Logan’s Trading Company, downtown Raleigh. Great store 🙂 Anyway, the wreath had started to yellow with age, and I tried to find a new white wreath locally, to no avail. … Continue reading →

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One tree, two tree, three tree, four…

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Jane

Thought you might like to see the trees at my house. Well most of the trees. If you counted them all, big and small, we’d probably have about 75. Gee, I sound so “grinch like” there… LOL.

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One more tree

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Jane

We put many many MANY trees up at my house. Every room has a lit tree, and even the pantry, laundry room, closets, etc, all have trees! Today was the last tree to go up – we cut it yesterday … Continue reading →

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Yes, cookies again..

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Jane

It was another day for making chocolate chippers. 🙂

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Not on my list.

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jane

Out for a fun day, lunch at Villagers Deli in Pinehurst then to a new (meaning we have not been before) choose and cut tree farm. I am partial to white pines and the farm we had been going to … Continue reading →

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