Sunday, December 13, 2009

DID A LITTLE TWEAKING and MERCANTILE GATHERING MAGAZINES FOR SALE

I’ve been reading all your blogs really late at night or very early in the morning just to get them all in.
I’m so enjoying all your decorating and it inspired me to do some tweaking….i just love all your blogs…THANK YOU!

I so didn’t like me holiday decorating this year – seems after the show I had some things in place and just left them there but it wasn’t catching my eye – and after some moving around I got a few things in place and I guess that’s where they are going to stay now – it’s too late to change or even care about it.

Today we have my brother and his family along with our family coming over at noon for our semi-annual Christmas get-together….my sister and her family can’t make it I just found out because she’s sick and they live about 2 hours away….so her daughter and family decided not to come – they live together - so I can see their side of it – and I know Shirley would have felt bad being left out of it.

I will hopefully get to take a few pictures…HOPEFULLY is the key word – seems I never get the camera in hand when I have a function here.

I got up early so I could get this posted and do a bit of sewing as well. Got 2 more orders I want to get in the mail no later than Tuesday. The rest will get done after Christmas – they came in after the deadline and it’s a good thing I made a deadline because if I didn’t I’d be working through Christmas and they wouldn’t get the items anyway.

Here’s the baskets I ordered form BASKET PAM – aren’t they pretty? I like the simplicity of just them on the top of my hutchBaskets

Some fresh Christmas green added to a wood bowl with a tea light votive on our bedroom dresserBowl of greens

Just some fresh greens in my bowl rack in dining roomBowl rack

Okay, this is from last Christmas but I so liked it this way and wish it was that way again this year but the tree is in our family room and I didn’t want to change it out….but I really like the setupdining room tree

Stockings on peg rack in hallway – oh, the snowman scene I bought in PA at IN GRANDMA’S ATTIC and it’s hand painted on a piece of roofing paper!Hallway

My Santa and Sheep always sits above my kitchen cabinetsSantaandsheep

I love my sugar cones – they work anytime of the year even with greens for Christmas
Sugar Cones

Window

This is my pewter cupboard in my dining room…I just bought the set of creamer and sugar on the bottom shelf, yesterday at the consignment shop where I take my products  - the price on it was $15 and they had a 25% Off going on so it went home with me. I had my eye on it for a couple months and decided if it wasn’t sold by Christmas time it was mine…NOW IT IS.Pewter Cupboard 1

Close-up of new creamer and sugarPewter

  My desk in the den!Desk

This isn’t very holidayish but I didn’t want to remove my staples from the cabinet so I put some greens around them
pantry cupboard

I guess Frosty should have come first in this line of pictures to greet you! He’s over the bench outside our back doorFrosty Picture

I hope you enjoyed this little up-date of Christmas tweaking.
I will hopefully have some new pictures later this week – in the meantime thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week.

ALL 10 COPIES ARE SOLD!
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ORDERED ONE.

Mercantile Gathering 2009 

Hugs,
Karen

35 comments:

  1. Karen your ideas and arraignments are wonderful thanks for sharing!

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  2. Everything looks fantastic Karen! I so enjoyed seeing your home all dressed up for the holidays..gorgeous as always.

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  3. Karen,

    I love all your little extras that you tweaked again, very nice. I really liked that candle. I am supposed to get my issue hopefully it will arrive later because of the move but if if doesn't I'll let you know.

    Carey

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  4. Karen, wish I could see your home in person! I love it all!! You are such an inspiration to me....

    Happy Holidays to you and your family!

    Hugs,
    Shari

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  5. Your Christmas decorating looks wonderful, Karen. Love your new pewter pieces! Have a great day with your family today.

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  6. Beautiful pictures Karen,you tweak very well!...:)
    Christmas Blessings,
    Linda*

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  7. I am so glad you tweaked so we got to see more pictures!! I love how adding greens just makes even our everyday shelves and gatherings look like Christmas!!

    LOVE the stocking and snowman on the peg rack - perfectly prim!!

    Have a great time with your family!!

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  8. Have a wonderful time with your family. Everything looks beautiful.

    Love the sugar and creamweer and what a great price.

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  9. Everything is beautiful..love your pewter!!! Have a great time with your family.
    Hugs,
    Anne

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  10. Karen,
    Your home is stunning & your tweaking with the simple touches make it perfect.
    Have fun with the family.
    hugs,
    Pam

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  11. Karen....your home looks amazing with all your Christmas decor....Just beautiful....Have a wonderful day with your family and Happy Holidays to you and your family...

    Trena...

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  12. Everything looks so prim, Karen. I just love your pewter collection!

    Have fun at you family's Christmas get-together.

    Friends,
    Suannah

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  13. Hi Karen...........have a fun day today with family.
    Love all of your pictures. Great buy on the sugar and creamer set.
    I just love what greens do for our everyday items.
    Linda/simplycountryseasons

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  14. Your home is amazing!! what wonderful pictures!

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  15. Your home must smell like the deep forest...wonderful!

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  16. Karen, I like the way you are decorating your home!! Everything looks so cute!
    Laura

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  17. Glad to see you've had a bit of time to play and tweak around your home Karen! It all looks wonderful!

    Merry Christmas!
    Janet

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  18. Good Morning Karen,
    Your home looks amazing, as always!! I love your Holiday touches. I also love your new baskets from Pam.
    Im thrilled to see the New Mercantile Gatherings magazines are coming out. Ive been going crazy waiting for them too. Hopefully, by next week, mine will arrive.
    Have a fabulous day sweetheart!!
    Tam

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  19. just love all of your pictures.my fav is your cabinet full of staples with the greenery. a very homey touch. i'm waiting on my Mrecantile Gatherings to come in the mail. Seems like they are running late. enjoy your family get together. denise

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  20. just love all of your pictures.my fav is your cabinet full of staples with the greenery. a very homey touch. i'm waiting on my Mrecantile Gatherings to come in the mail. Seems like they are running late. enjoy your family get together. denise

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  21. HEY KAREN!!
    Everything looks amazing! I would love to buy a magazine! Shoot me an email foreverjunkin@yahoo.com!
    Thanks a bunch,
    Beth

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  22. Looks beautiful Karen. I had no doubt that it would be beautiful. Hope you are doing well.

    Prim Hugs,
    Lisa

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  23. Loved your tweaking Karen! I hope you had a wonderful time with family today :0)
    Kim

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  24. I love all of your tweaking but my favorite is the peg rack with the snowmen and stockings! I just love that!
    Hope you enjoy your week!
    Terry

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  25. karen,

    where did the great lookng bowl rack come from? is that one of your pieces?

    lori

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  26. Karen,
    Everything looks wonderful!! Love your new pewter pieces too!!
    I so hope that my Mercantile Gathering magazine comes in the mail soon. I been waiting and watching for it.
    Have a great time with your family and Happy Holidays!!
    ~Cindy~

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  27. LORI,
    The bowl rack is one of my pieces and I bought it from PRIMITIQUES....they make beautiful primitive wood pieces.

    Thanks for the comment!

    Karen

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  28. Karen, your home looks amazing! I love the simplicity of your decor. The greenery added to everyday things is just perfect in my eyes.
    I have a subscription to Merch Gatherings but haven't recieved my Christmas edition yet. Maybe it will come this week?
    Have a great week!

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  29. I looooove the picture behind your desk!
    Is it of Washington???
    thanks so mcuh for sharing your home with us!
    hugs~
    angie

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  30. Everything is just beautiful, Karen. What a great deal you got on that sugar and creamer too. It was meant to go home with you.
    Have a wonderful Christmas my friend~ Birgit

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  31. Oh I love all of your pictures. Thank you for visiting me. I haven't been reading many blogs lately because of wedding planning but hopefully will get to soon. Can the magazine still be ordered? I have missed out on this. Is your things in it or what. I need to catch up. Merry Christmas!

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  32. Everything is so SIMPLY beautiful. Hope all the family is well by now. I just ordered a subscription to Mercantile this past weekend.

    Merry Christmas!
    ~Kim

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  33. Beautiful Karen!!! I'm just decorating with greens this year too!

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So glad you came to visit - feel free to leave a comment.
I will try and answer as many as I can - maybe not immediately but I will get to you!

Karen