Christmas Presents

 Christmas was a quiet and cozy for us,

I got some great presents!

And my girl really scored, 

check out those boots!

 I made some wall art for her room, 

with glittery letters. 

It looks great next to her fairy lights.

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season!

Bye for now!

What I Wore

 I got a new dress for Christmas/birthday,

for only $10 at H&M. 

I love it so, so much!

Dress: H&M

Sweater: thrift

Necklace: 21

Tights: Target

Boots: Skechers
Belt: can't remember

Coat: Old Navy

I have lots of ideas for styling this dress,

so I predict that you will be seeing alot of it!

Linking to Visible Monday!
Bye for now!

and 

Merry Christmas!

Bye for now!

Holiday Cheer

 I added a string of lights

next to my white tree,

love how it looks!

 And here are some close ups 

of the jam jar lid ornament I made.

Wow, Christmas is almost here!

Are you excited?

Bye for now!

Christmas Plaid

 For the Share in Style Christmas theme:

Black leggings, boots, red tee: Target

Coat: Old Navy

Large plaid scarf for skirt and belt: thrift

Small plaid scarf: vintage

Cuckoo pin and red mittens: made by me

I decided to try crocheting mittens,

and I'm pretty happy with how these turned out!

Linking to Share in Style.

Bye for now!

Christmas Past

 For throwback Thursday,

here is walk down memory lane for me.

Above is a pic of my first Christmas, 

back in 1961.

 This is my second Christmas, 

opening gifts with Mom and Dad.

 Here is my dad, expertly making

his famous sloe gin fizzes!

 Skipping ahead to Christmas 1966,

check out those toys!

Can you spot the Kiddle house?

Same year, 

here is a shot of the whole family.

That's me, bottom right,

as if you couldn't tell!

These are my favorite Christmas memories, 

what about you?

Bye for now!

Christmas Crafting and Decorating

I've actually gotten caught up 

on Christmas crafting kits I thrifted in the past.

Like the birds above, 

which instead of stuffing to hang on the tree,

I glued to a burlap banner and added the word Noel.

 

  

I also finished this Santa and reindeer

and laid them out on my tree skirt at first.

Now though they are hanging on the tree.

Also, took a pic of some decorations on my 

bedroom dresser,

lots of blues and greens!

Bye for now!

Warm and Foggy

 Another warm weekend, so all I needed was a jacket!

 Got up to 50 degrees!

Jacket, blouse, skirt, belt: thrift

Purse, tee, gloves, boots and tights: Target

Pin: vintage

Linking to Visible Monday!

Bye for now!

My Week

Making more Christmas decorations, 

such as a mini diorama in a jam jar lid.

And, a pom pom garland for my tree.

 

And of course, I had to make sugar cookies.

My daughter did most of the frosting

and she did such a great job!

 

My funny moment of the week,

was finding Smoke sitting at the dinner table.

I guess he was waiting for his meal!

 

 Sorry buddy, not for you!

Bye for now!

Red Gingham Heart Pin

 My latest pin for my shop

is this sweet heart pin.

It features a stag head 

with red gingham, white and pale blue felt,

red ric rac and an eidelweiss flower.

You'll find in in my Etsy shop!

Bye for now!

What I Wore Military Boho

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I really love my military style coat

and I think it goes so well with my blue dress.

I think it's like a mix of military and boho.

Dress, tights, tee, boots gloves and bag: Target

Coat: Old Navy

Belt: Dots

Pin: vintage

Crochet cowl: made by me

 

Bye for now!

My Week

 With Christmas so close,

I brought out the gingerbread cookie recipe.

The hearts look so festive!

But I made all the usual shapes too!

 This is the recipe in my mom's handwriting,

with my notes all over it.

It's been used a lot!

 

Put up the decorations, 

including this vintage Santa door cover!

And watched a beautiful sunset 

while doing the dishes one evening.

 

 

Have you done anything to get ready 

for Christmas yet?

Bye for now!

Deer Heart Ornament

 Oh dear!

I just realized that I never blogged 

about my latest ornament in my Etsy shop!

So here it is, 

and it's still available.

 It looks so great on a Christmas tree!

Or hang it on a peg, year round!

 

See it in my Etsy shop!

Bye for now!