19 Days

I'm counting it down.

Are you?

For me, it's a little here and a little there. I enjoy the building in to the decorations and I like to see everyone's expressions as they come home from school or work.

It's makes every day a little more special for me.

Today, I've put together a little winter arrangement made from

 an old pickle jar, a bed spring,  and a old Pepsi bottle.

Who out there remembers

 when PEPSI came in a bottle like this?

Now that will tell your age....

I wanted a wooden tray to display my arrangement in 

but

with Christmas just around the corner

I'm not thinking to spend money on 

that right now 

so here goes..

Strawberry flat & some spray paint,

I hope this comes out like I'm hoping.

Do you need some snow?

A bar of Ivory Soap & a grater; 

You've got it!

I think I like it. I also think it needs some more greenery.

That tends to be my fix for a lot of things.

You know I needed more wreathes.

One for the mirror 

One above the kitchen counter.

It doesn't show as well in the picture 

but 

I've used more

chicken wire & chippy bulbs.

That's it for today.

I'm ready for another cup of coffee.

Thanks for stopping by.

BE BLESSED!

20 days

21 days

More wreathes!

I need more... I need more!

I've sorta' put a different twist to an

old idea.

The panels on my little cabinet can be removed 

so

I slid them out and covered with some

stenciled aluminum foil.

I tried going through some paper I already had but nothing suited me so 

try this..try that..

I just used a very light hand and spray painted the aluminum foil.

I slid my spider plants underneath the cabinet.

All my plants from the porch were moved to the front room where we put our big tree up at;

I've been racking my brain where I was going with them all. 

Here's a start.

More ground cedar along with a few other Christmasy stuff.

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There wasn't too much to this one.

Old Chicken Wire rolled into a Christmas Tree shape.

More spray paint.

A simple bow.

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I like to pull this little Vintage Box/Purse at

Christmas.

I picked this up at my favorite place to shop

Larry's Variety.

When we opened it up at the register 

it contained  some 

 old ornaments;

Larry said," Awh..just take 'em."

So far, I've never taken them out; I just open the box at Christmas time.

I thank you so much if you've stopped by for a visit.

Merry Christmas!

BE BLESSED!

Sharing at the Fluster Buster

22 days

Oh my..my Christmas Countdown is getting confusing.

Yesterday, I started my countdown at 23 days,

just now I heard the announcer on the radio say,

"It's 22 days until Christmas.

I  have gone to the calendar and counted.

Note..I was a blonde child.

Well... getting my Christmas on.....

1. I've been getting my funky junk style on the move.

one old chippy board

+

one old window sheer

+

Yes..an old wheel

+

Add some greenery , 

old chipped ornaments

and

candles

Voila!!

2. Make a couple of wreathes from ground cedar.

http://southerndirection.blogspot.com/201searching-for-ground-cedar-on-sunday.html2/11/

The above link will take you to an old post about finding 

ground cedar & making wreathes.

3. I went through the old junk drawer to find some old canning rings and lids.

I had some that I was looking for the rusty ones I had painted.

 

I poured some  liguid potpourri into a small glass candle holder,

wrapped some cedar around those

and

added a small pine cone to carry the fragrance.

I snugged those all around the house.

4. I found an old broke lantern behind the building; 

 You know it..just keep adding...add a little more.

Putting some red berries

& 

a pine cone.

5. Last but not least, I snugged  primitive Santa on the steps.

That's it! 

I'm done for this day.

Where's my cup of coffee!

BE BLESSED!

Christmas Countdown

I am on the Christmas countdown folks.

1. Put away pumpkin, scarecrows & Jack-o-lanterns.

2. Change out curtains.

3. Hang at least one small wreathe.

4. Exchange Fall Garden Flag for Christmas Flag.

There's a damp nip to the air 

&

the sky has been gray all day.

I think I'm heading in for a cup O' coffee.

I think I'll mark this one off the calendar.

As always 

BE BLESSED!