Hey Girlies! It's Christmastime At Bellamere Cottage. And, Pink Saturday Too!

Hi sweet and wonderful girlies! I'll bet you're zipping around being busy little bees too!

How are you doing? Are you finished and sitting back enjoying the season or are you harried and hurried? I am in the latter category for sure!

Well, I finished the cards and they're ready to mail tomorrow.

And, there are a few wrapped gifts under the tree. Progress, right? Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

I've shown you this little black chest before. I was looking for a buffet of some type and couldn't find a thing.......finally settled for this ugly maple number I found on Craig's list for 30 or 35 dollars....I painted it up, added the applied carving and fab.u.lous big glass knobs....about a week later I found EXACTLY the piece I wanted for a song at a thrift store. I would have gotten it but I didn't have time to mess with it then. .....wouldn't 'ya just know it?

Mmmmmmmm..........I LOVE those tole trays! I've collected MANY of them....I think they're like little bits of art.

The "cloche-ie" thing is from the Goodwill........about five dollars.......I think it was something that held perfume and lotion....not sure........and the little Christmas thing-y is from Joann several years ago. :)

Martha ornaments on a spray painted super cheap-ie urn....with some greens from my yard.

I used to go crazy with the decorating...........I even did the bathrooms......yeah, I'm old and lazy now, so I'm lucky to get the main part of the cottage finished.

I have gazillions of plates.............I'm CRAZY about them..........I'll use them EVERYWHERE...even in the bathroom............that could be ishy, couldn't it? Plates in the bath? YIKES! But I like to see them....That green square one is Royal Winton. I got it in Bend at the Goodwill for a few dollars.

My daughter has one of these little candle stands she uses under things........I was greeeeeen with envy so I kept my eyeballs peeled until I found one for myself. It had that little pointy thing to hold the candle in the center. I nearly killed myself removing it.

Tole tray peeking out.. :-)

I think the Santa came from Joann's too....they didn't have cute things like that this year. Phooooey!

Good gravy............I think I got this snowman there too!

The casserole/serving dish is from the GW too. What would I do without that place?

My Mum took me there since I was just a tot. I used to worry that somebody would see me there.........she'd always tell me "well then they'll be there too, won't they?"

Now, Miss Beverly..........our sweet hostess from www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com told us to describe our favorite holiday tradition. :-)

I can't wait to hear what all of you sweeties have to say!

Mine is staying overnight at my daughter's house on Christmas Eve so we can be there on Christmas morning when my little grandson opens his gifts. I LOVE it. My hubbs would say the cinnamon rolls............I only bake them at Christmas and he LOVES them.

Now, don't forget to check out all of the other chickies! It's going to be a Pink Saturday to remember, I'm sure.

I love each and every one of you!


Have a wonderful weekend.

Huggies and Lovies,
Spence


xoxoxoxox

Is It Already Pink Saturday? Whew....Time's A Flyin'!!! YIKES!

Hi Chickies!

And, Happy Pink Saturday!

Hosted by our sweet Beverly at www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com

Isn't she a dollface to host this fun event every week?

Beverly said we could deviate from the pink theme a little bit for the next few weeks since lots of the girlies decorate for Christmas with red....and after all....pink is just light red, right?

Well, I actually do decorate with pink. My house is soooo pastel that red is really too bright here at the cottage.

Our assignment this week is to reveal our favorite Christmas decoration.

Mine? This nativity. Isn't it beautiful? My sweet and wonderful daughter bought this for me for Christmas a few years ago. I adore it.

As I've said.......I'm not one to shy away from marriage....and the second time (yep, you heard me right).....I had a little stepdaughter who was about ten at that time.....I asked her to help me decorate for Christmas and she was thrilled to be involved.

Years before I had purchased a Precious Moments nativity that was the sweetest little thing ever.....My little stepdaughter was in charge of setting it up.

I was doing other things and when she said to come and look, she was all finished....all I could do was cry. I had had this nativity for years and the faces were so darn sweet I always wanted them to show so I faced them all to the front.........

Not this little gal........she faced every single face where they should be focused...

Toward the Baby Jesus.

Is that not the sweetest and dearest thing ever?

I've NEVER faced them to the front again and I think of her every year when I set my nativity up.

The Precious Moments nativity? Yep......my daughter loved it so it lives at her house now.

I think she knew how much I missed it so she bought me this new one. *wink*!!

Several months ago that dear little Stephanie at Rose Petal and Rust had a giveaway for these delish vintage pink balls and I WON!

Aren't they yummy? I was so excited to get them....in their cute little packaging with a posie on top! Ahhhhhhhhh......... :-)

I actually bought that silly little tree on Maui!.....after Christmas for 50% off. My kind of buy!

More of those delish pink balls.......and a little robin egg blue bird on top....My sweet daughter bought that for me too! Isn't it cute?

I bought the little glittery silver box at Joann's a couple of weeks ago....for next to nothin'...

And that sweet little box? Goodwill! It has ILY on the top. I couldn't figure out what that meant...wellllll.........silly me! I love you! Oh, who cares.....I thought it was so sweet and I neeeeded it! Why, in heaven's name is my lampshade crooked? Well, too late to take another picture.

Yep, those sweet little Goodwill shoes again. I just love 'em. They make me feel like dancin'.....Do you think Dorothy would wear pink instead of red in this Shabby Chic era?

Hello Yellow Brick Road!

Ok..........sweet and wonderful girlies!

You won't want to miss all of the other delish Pink Posts for Pink Saturday!


Have a wonderful weekend.

I'm thrilled you took time to come by.

Huggies and Lovies,
Spence

xoxoxo