It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year ~Christmas 2019 ~Countdown...10 days ~Memories of Christmas Past

Thank you, everyone, for your sweet comments on my last blog post.

Hubby and I are so excited to host Christmas

for our family this year. 

After my morning coffee,

I start working through my To Do List.

Check out this cute plastic plate and bowl

that I found at Walmart. I bought a set just so Jack

can have his own special place setting.

It coordinates with this little plate I found at Target

that he can use for breakfast and snacks.

I washed up all the Christmas kitchen towels

and included all of the Lefsa cloths,

just in case we girls get a chance to make a batch.

I gathered all of the Christmas napkins I could find

in my stash...some paper, some cloth.

I also brought my snowman dishes out of storage.

They are all here on the counter waiting to

run through a cycle in the dishwasher.

I have not used them for years. I forgot how cute they are!

Plus, snowman dishes can stay in my cupboard until spring.

This is another photo from Christmas Eve 2014.

This year, we will set another place for Jack!

Enjoy the Holiday Season.

Spend time with family and friends!

Take care,

~Natalie

Happy Fall Y’All ~Time to Bring out Autumn Decor for the New Season

While it was the First Day of Autumn, our weather 

is still quite summer-like. No complaints here...I love summer!

But because the calendar said so, it was time to swap

out the summer decor for the rich, warm colors of Autumn.

Remember, last year I went up to the attic and found Hubby’s 

Vintage Toy Pickup? This year, I purchased these felt pumpkins

at Target to take the place of the Christmas Tree...for now.

On the Coffee Table, I replaced the Hydrangeas 

with these Fall Flowers.

Little Witch with her Black Kitty.

This was created by one of my Blog Friends.

I think it is awesome!

Thanks, Brenda

This Ghost greats you in the foyer...

You can see it from the top of the stairs.

See the box? I am also packing up some 

of my summer clothes for storage.

Another gift, a fresh crisp towel for the kitchen.

Thank you, Debra

Soon it will be time for fall baking...

Pumpkin Spice and Apple Cinnamon.

This special vanilla is from Emily and Jake.

Thank you!

Another greeter in our foyer.

Big witch with her Black Kitty.

This cute pumpkin can stay on the shelf through Thanksgiving.

I guess Black Cats are a favorite.

Happy Fall, Y’All

Take care,

~Natalie

Things in our House Thursday ~The Little Things that Make Me Smile

If you have followed my blog for a while, 

you know that I absolutely love dress forms...

Especially Vintage Dress Forms!

We found this gem in an antique store near Rochester, MN, 

when visiting Amy there.

She is standing watch over 

great aunt Birdie’s antique sewing machine.

During the holidays, a friend of ours discovered 

my passion for dress forms and gifted this one to me.

I love the metal basket on the bottom.

Thank you, Robin!

She is a wonderful addition to my collection.

She is on display in our family room, 

with my Grandmother’s Treadle Sewing Machine.

The tree on my bathroom vanity is adorned for March.

These two keep me company 

when I get ready in the morning.

My Sewing Studio is the logical place 

for my Dress Form Collection.

This girl greets all who enter there.

This dress form pin cushion 

is a gift from my Sister-in-Law.

This stands on my dresser in our bedroom,

 a gift from my hubby.

It is the perfect way 

to store necklaces without tangling.

This is my one sturdy working girl. 

She displays items for the photos 

I am taking for my Etsy Shop 

and the on-line Rummage Sale. 

She often accompanies us to help work at Winterfest.

I know what you’re thinking...

enough is enough!

However, I would love to have a 

Vintage Wolf Dress Form.

It would be a dream come true, 

if hubby and his buddy came home 

from an auction sale with one in his pickup!

I think Jasmine was a fan, too!

Take care,

~Natalie

What’cha Workin’ on Wednesday ~Thoughts of Spring ~A Team Effort

Most of the folks in our neck of the woods

are tired of extreme cold and snow.

We look forward to packing away our snowmen decor 

and bringing out Bunnies for Spring and Easter.

Hubby has been working his magic in the wood shop 

to create these pedestal bases for my most recent creation.

Perhaps you remember 

I went to every Thrift Store in town 

to buy stands for my Santas for Winterfest.

Now, I have my own personal wood turner 

right out in the man cave!

Plus, these are so much better than the ones 

I purchased at the Salvation Army!

Thank you, Honey.

That’s not the only project to come off the lathe.

These carrots were a good opportunity 

for hubby to practice with his new tools.

And you really can’t have bunnies 

without a few carrots!

He made a variety of sizes...

I tied them up in a bundle of three.

Calico Carrots are fun to make, too...

Stitched, Stuffed, Stained and Baked.

Carrot tops of green homespun are attached and ready.

Watch for these Bunnies and Carrots 

in my Tins and Treasures Etsy Shop.

Spring is Coming...someday!

Take care,

~Natalie