New Look for the China Cabinet

 I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  We had a small gathering here
(just the way I like it).
The highlight of the evening was when  I pulled my hubby up out of his chair
and insisted that he dance me around when one of our favorite
"Elvis" Christmas songs was playing ha ha!
It was fun, and his Mom got a kick out of watching us.
It had been so long since we had danced  together it was like we both had two left feet!! 
Hard to believe that when we were younger we could really burn up a dance floor...
Oh, the good ole days...

Now on with the re-do...

 I decided that I was ready for a bit of change from the blue and white china 

in my china hutch

and this is what I came up with... A wintery whitish woodsy look, 

featuring vintage Ironstone with a touch of vintage green Majolica
and vintage brown transferware plates.

You can see the before photo on my sidebar.

My paper white bulbs are just about ready to bloom in this pic!!  

This Ironstone pitcher is one of my latest exciting finds!!

 Paper whites in BLOOM... Yay!

Close up...

This called for an artsy photo with the leaded glass doors... 

hmm, could be in my next blog header I think!

(okay...done!)

Last look... 

...I'm still in love with my Craigslist hutch :)

I will be taking a blogging break for a while,
I've come down with a cold virus.  This makes the third (and I hope the last)
that I've gotten within the last 3 months.
I think I've been running myself a bit ragged lately and must have weakened my immune system
I guess, because I rarely get sick.
Sooo... I'll being "trying" to get a little rest and then start the
"not so fun chore" of putting away and organizing the Christmas decor...

I'd like to to wish all of you out there a
VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY
New Year
  filled with MANY blessings!!

Take Care, and thanks for stopping by to visit!

Hugs, Sherri :)

 I'd like to thank all the following hostesses for allowing us to party with them,
and I hope you'll stop by to visit them!:
"Vintage Inspiration Friday"
"Feathered Nest Friday"
"Metamorphosis Monday"
"Wow Us Wednesday" 

Dreaming of a White Christmas...

Just a few more days folks, can you believe it?!
  I hope you're all having a fun time with all your holiday festivities!

You know... I have never seen a single white Christmas here in sunny California...
But a girl can dream...can't she?
Or just decorate with touches of white !

 Here are some I added to my bookcase...

I also added touches of  nature's greenery...

Tabletop arrangement...

Love this lil church...

This arrangement wasn't done in white but I love the woodsy feel it has.
Would you believe me if I told you that I found
the antlers in this arrangement at the Goodwill?!
Well... I did!
Now I know it's possible to find absolutely ANYTHING you're looking for there!

Here's how they looked before... all I had to do was unscrew them.
Now I just need to think of something creative to do with wood stand...
Any ideas?

I decided to use some special effects on the rest of my photos

from my outdoor display to send you this special message...

May your holiday be filled with...

and...

Warmest Wishes, from my house to yours!

Thanks for stopping by!  

 Hugs, Sherri:)

I'll be joining the following:

"Open House Party"
"Vintage Inspiration Friday" 

French Country Christmas Vignette

Just a week left till Christmas, and I just keep thinking...
Why, oh why does time have to fly by so fast?
 Even though I'm pretty much done with most everything,
 There's always the possibility that I may be inspired to do more!
Especially when I get that Christmas music going,
and those creative juices start flowing...
Hey, I might even be inspired to do a bit of singing and dancing
whilst I'm doing my decorating thing too, lol!

For this vignette I took down my arrangement of copper molds from the wall and put up these cute wall ornaments that I bought at the Dollar Tree then draped some fancy cording
from each one to complete the look.  Not bad for 5 bucks I think! 

I added some large pine cones, greenery, and a cute lil Santa to this cute wicker sleigh .  

 Also, I bought this set of brass deer last year and decided to give them
a different look by painting them in a bronzed finish.

Then I removed the baskets that I've had under this table that I made,
and put this cool old trunk there, along with some other goodies I had already.

Had to add a couple of my cute tins with vintage images on them!

 A neat rolling pin too!  Why not?!

Don't you just love the cozy, magical feeling the house gets when it's all decked out for Christmas...  

I love it when I'm really feeling the Christmas spirit too...
 I'll be savoring every minute of the coming week, and wearing my happy face:)
How about you?
Are you feeling the Christmas spirit?!  I hope so:)

 As always thanks so much for stopping by!
You know I love visiting with you!
~Sherri~

Linking to:
"Metamorphosis Monday"
"Tabletop Tuesday" 

Top Hat and Tail Feathers-Featuring House of Hatten

 With all the
 Christmas Block parties going on in Blogland

I've definitely had to shake a tail feather to get all
my photos taken and put together to join in the fun!.

My original plan was to decorate my tree in white and a nature theme
but somehow along the way the plan changed...
It first started out with a goose that used to painted yellow

 that I decided to paint white so it could become a Christmas goose!

Then the goose needed to go in a basket surrounded by pine and berries... 

It sort of reminds me of the Gooseberry goose...

 A "House of Hatten" family of three was also a perfect fit .

Before you know it I was adding red and green tartan plaid
and the white theme idea kinda flew out the window!

 Next I was adding this Christmas quilt my Mom made for me (more color:)

Then...

 Red and green plaid ribbon, berries, red feather cardinal birds, berries, apples, and tons of red feathers...

 My collection of more "House of Hatten" ornaments.

 

 

I love vintage postcards too, so I had to add some that I had turned into an ornaments too!

 

 

A few other favorite ornaments as well...

 

But my favorite thing was the crowning touch... a top hat!
I was inspired to use one after
seeing another blogger use one on their tree... 

and it just so happened that I already had a top hat that I had kept from a Halloween costume.

  Then lastly I cut out and framed another gift bag from the Dollar Tree store to complete the theme!

Well there you have it.  A very colorful and cheerful display!

of course I still LOVE to use white, but color is very energizing 

and I can always use some extra energy these days;)

Now I've really gotta fly and get ready for another party!

Woo Hoo!!!

I'm joining the Christmas tree party at:

"2805"

'Between Naps on the Porch" 

Silver and Gold Mantel

Time just slips by so quickly especially at this time of year!
I've been so busy trying to get finished up with my holiday decorating that I didn't realize
that I was running out of time to join the Christmas Mantel Party over at
"My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia's"
I was really stunned I went over to have a peek
and saw that there were already over 300 entries...
WOW!!
So without further adieu...
My Mantel!

My INCREDIBLY SWEET Momma

sent me these gorgeous white porcelain reindeer trimmed in gold!
Inspiring me to do this classic Traditional silver and gold combination mantel. 

 Do you ever feel like you are drawn to so many different decorating styles
and finishes that you could loose your mind ? 

Well I DO!

But... I just try to use them ALL and hope it works out :) 

 I think it did here... What do you think?

My Mom will be reading this just as soon as she is out of the hospital...

Hope you like it Mom!
Thank you again for the deer, and hope you'll be feeling better soon.

I LOVE you Soooooo MUCH!!!!!

XOXOXOXOXO,

Sherri Berri ;)

Thanks and hugs to you blogging friends too,  

for stopping by and allowing

me share this extra special mantel with you!!

I'm also linking to the following other blog parties:
"What's It Wednesday"