HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Hugs...Sylvia

Merry Christmas...

The cookies are baked...

The snowmen cookies are melting

 Some of the presents are wrapped...

the train is running...

 Tazzy is smiling...

Princess is on her favorite rug...

Sam was caught sniffing the presents...

looking for his bone.

May you all have a very Merry Christmas

Hugs,

Sylvia

Vintage Window

An old window I found at

the flea market several months ago...

with red and white enamel ware.

Merry Christmas...

Sylvia

Linking up to Common Ground...

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Mantel and Santa at the flea

It's Wednesday...

Flea Market day...

asked my hubby to go with me...

the man is NOT a morning person!!!

(Mental note to self...do not invite him again)...lol

The same decor was kept on the

mantel...just added  fun and festive

decor.

Sweet, dear, grumpy in the morning hubby

was able to drill the glass knobs onto

the mantel for our stockings.

Poor Santa...he has been trying to find a good home for

the last month...sadly, he was too pricey for me to

buy at the time.

BUT...

Today was our lucky day!!

The price was right and he

finally gets to come home with me.

The Christmas cups are still in their

original box and

the Inarco lady head vase will

be joining my collection.

I love, love this teapot...

it's robins egg blue, enamel and has

a marking at the bottom.

The only thing it needs is the glass knob

at the top.

The lace table runner was a great find,

sure will look great in my living room!

Today is our first official Christmas day vacation...

so far so good.

Have a Merry Christmas..

stay safe!

Sylvia

Pine cone in a Cloche

Woo hooooo...

a couple more hours and I will

have every one home for two weeks.

I love, love, love when we are all

home, hanging out in our pj's

enjoying our free time.

No worries...No hurries...

My friend Amy gave me this beautiful

ginormous pine cone for

Christmas....

it barely fits my large cloche!!

I love it!!!

Off to bake Christmas cookies...

Merry Christmas friends...

Sylvia

Linking up to Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

AND

Announcing the Annie Sloan American Tour and Chalk Paint Giveaway

at Cottage Attitudes

Merry Christmas...

I hope you have been enjoying this

festive season...what can I say..

I love this time of year!!!

This week flea and thrift finds are...

A romantic chalk ware couple...breaks and all!

Yes? she asks breathlessly....

waiting...

mean ol' looking monkey with

4 cute little elves

sitting on a vintage robins egg blue tray.

I grew up with a Chrissy doll...you could control

the length of her hair...

remember her? 

Let me introduce you to

Dina...her hair does the same thing!

Never knew she even existed.

My Chrissy has a new friend.

 a 1959 Santa Holt Howard ceramic pitcher

As I was passing by a vendor I saw

these little cuties waving me down...

Heeyyyyy, over here...

is what I heard... 

Oh my....I gently picked up 1965 Santa...

and the 1965 reindeer...

and 1991 mouse in the hat...

and 1968 Big Elf...

and 1993 singing angel with her 1988 sheep...

and the 1961 New Year baby...

and the 1986 Shepherd...

and Ms. 2008 Fourth of July Mom...

They were all so happy when I picked them up...

I was so happy when the vendor let me have them

for a song!!

My Annalee collection has grown...

Have a wonderful festive weekend

my friends!

Sylvia

Parade and Decorations

A few pictures of our Christmas parade...

Yep...a Florida Orange

This was really cool to watch,

the rocket moved up and down.

THIS is what we came to see

 We are so proud!!!

Ahhh Mom...do we have to? haha

Santa on his Rudolph bike...

More Christmas decorations...

 Love vintage postcards...

 Singing her little heart out to

piano music...

Shy little elf does not want to be toy elf...

he wants to be a dentist piano player...

He can play a merry jingle bells...

Not sure what this little lamb

is made out of...cork maybe?...her

little face is precious.

My copper tub filled with vintage

Santa wrapping paper, apothecary jar

filled with pepper berry branches, nutcrackers,

wooden Santa's, vintage frame and lots

of fresh lemon grass with yellow salvia.

Have a great day friends,

Sylvia

P.S....I will show you what I found at the flea market tomorrow.

Elves

Happy little elves

decorated my tree this year.

vintage ornaments were used

along with my favorite white garland.

A quiet little elf is getting
ready to hang a bell ornament.

hehe....What??? he asked...

E.T. you too?

something is going on here...

hehe...we all have one in the family...

no work and all play...

guess he's going skiing...

Big elf wants to know

which topper you like

better...

Hugs...Sylvia

JOY

A quiet day in the Trinket household...

decorated around the house...

clipped some pepper tree berry branches,

thanks to Susie for her creative idea...

Created a little

community of homes.

Joy...is a small community where

where everyone knows...yup..your name...

pointy.. pretty houses to the north,

pretty.. pointy houses to the south...

lots to see,

said the sparkly deer!

Joy, a loving peaceful place...

UNTIL...

My friend called around 11 am, asking if I could pick up

her son and bring him to my home...of course I said...

then a mad, mad, MAAD rush to clean and organize the

house before 2pm!!

It's now turned into a sleepover...

MY son couldn't be happier...lol

Linking up to Vintage Inspiration Friday...

LaurieAnna's

French Country Cottage

Have a great weekend,

Sylvia

Wednesday Flea finds

This weeks flea and thrift store

finds are:

1966 puzzle....

lots of Christmas trees with

this cute shy elf and reindeer.

lots of vintage ornaments...

blue bottles for my bottle tree.

A candle gazebo for my

outdoor patio.

I've never seen a vintage ornament this

big...have you?

I'm drawn to old weathered leather so

of course this 1945 school year book came home

with me.

The tiny pink tree topper was too

adorable to pass up...

I also had the pleasure of shopping and having lunch

with my friend Jen, we're both so busy

that we haven't see much of each other lately so

it was nice spending time with her.

I haven't even finished decorating the house yet

so I must sign off and get myself busy.

Hugs...

Sylvia