Christmas Recipes/Hall/Bath

In the Christmas Kitchen..Let's stop & get
some of my Favorite Christmas Recipes to share...
(Above) Is my "Chocolate Trifle Tower"
For the RECIPE CLICK HERE

(Below) Are my Fast/Easy "Chocolate
Peanut Clusters" ONLY 2 INGREDIENTS!!
For the RECIPE CLICK HERE...

(Below) Are party gifts for our "Christmas
Party" Guests..My husband & I have carried
on a tradition that my parents started when
I was young & that was to have a Buffet Dinner
for friends/neighbors. We usually have between
35-40 guests...We have been doing this for 20 yrs
& just LOOK FORWARD TO IT EACH YEAR!

Leaving the Kitchen Area..we are going into the hall

where hanging over us is our "Christmas Mop

Angel"

(Below) We are entering the Bath..

Who in their right mind would be

showing their bathroom?? I am

showing you..so that you can have

some fun decorating in the bath too!

By just putting a few touches here

& there it really makes the bath

as festive as the rest of the house!

Here I just put a Poinsettia (real or

silk) & a Christmas Tree (middle

size..about 20") One of my Favorite

things to make are Alpine Christmas

Trees 2', 3', 4', & 5' Tall.. (Below)Is my "Christmas Elf Clock"
He is made with Card stock, scraps of fabric,

red yarn, glue, small clock, black felt, couple

of buttons, a fine felt tip marker, & a bell.

Sorry I don't have a tutorial..He was made

before blogs!

Then moving down the hallway we have

our Welcoming X-Stitch Sign (I love

Cross-stitch) & a Snowman Quilt I made

a few years back..I LOVE Quilts &

Snowmen too!!!

(Below) Underneath the wall hanging is a

favorite little spot of mine where we have a bench

with goodies & gifts to give out when people stop by.

(Below) On each side of the bench we have

another one of my Favorite things to make...

Wooden Toy Soldiers! They take alot of

time & work but are SO Cute when they are

finished! My sister I think has bought 6 or

more from me & lines them up outside her

house & they are TOO CUTE for words!!

Coming to a close of our third day of

the tour..is the end of the hallway..

We have 2 pillars on either side of a round

table with my Decorator Alpine 2' tree,

sleigh, & a "Christmas Book..Christmas

Jars"..If you haven't read it you should.

It's wonderful!! Great tear jerker!!

Christmas in July (Tour day #2/Kitchen/Fast/Easy Tips)

Continuing on with our Christmas in July
Tour Day 2..we are entering the Kitchen
where I smell Gingerbread baking in the
oven...Can you smell it??? In the above
photo we are looking back into the Living
room..Notice the applique "Noel" wall
hanging on the entryway into the kitchen.
I have had that for many yrs. & love the
memories every time I put it up.

Upon entering the kitchen the china hutch has

my Christmas Village collection of dinnerware

that is so festive. Tip: An easy thing to dress

up your hutch is get a garland & wrap tiny

lights around it..Gives great atmosphere...

(especially when the lights are off)

Here is one of my favorite kitchen

wood pieces. It had counted cross-stitch

hearts in the four doors..However to

update my kitchen this yr. I replaced

them with black/white polka dots (but

always have the option of putting my

cross-stitch back. Easy to remove &

change fabric.

(Above photo) Favorite Tea kettle of all time..

I found @ a craft fair..if I ever find red tea kettles

I will make these to sell. Great decor item in the

kitchen!

I also love Christmas plaid & Carolers of any kind.

She's my kitchen Caroler. (Above)

Did I tell you I have a Gingerbread Wall? I

love anything Gingerbread..especially these cute

little dolls..and the one with the chef's hat holds

plastic bags! I also love quilts, wall hangings, &

hearts!

The Gingerbread people have even invaded the

top of my Refrigerator & Microwave!! Oh..By the

way....I did mention that THIS HOME BELIEVES..

Didn't I?

(Above) is the Stackables (Misletoe/Candycanes/

Sugarplums that I sell at my Santa's Gift Shoppe

Boutique..in Dec. 2010

(Below) is a picture of the Christmas

Countdown Calender I made and sold

a few yrs. back.

FAST/EASY TIP for the Kitchen: Just

replace your cutains with Red ones..What

a difference it makes..I change them for

my "Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique

(I have in my home every 1st Fri/Sat

in December) & leave them up til after

New Year's..

ANOTHER FAST/EASY Kitchen TIP:

Just change your stool seat covers to

something Christmasy! And garland

around the breakfast bar/with red

bows doesn't hurt either!!

Remember my POST a few months back..where I

reupholstered 4 kitchen chairs for $1.25 each? Well

for these kitchen bar stools it was probably even

cheaper!!

I hope you have enjoyed the 2nd day tour & have

picked up some inspiration or Quick Tips for your

Family/Home. Next...The Family Room/Fireplace...

Hope you'll join us...Ya'll come back now..hear?