Let it SNOW....in Enamelware!

We think better under pressure ~ how about you?

We had 1 hour until we needed to go up to 

The Maumee Anitque Mall and take a load of furniture, accessories 

& lots of vintage Christmas.

In that pile were some ho-hum galvanized tin tubs and ladles.

Don't get us wrong...we LOVE enamelware....

but we wanted to make them

SPECIAL

Soooooo we came up with a plan!

We added "snow"

and found little trinkets and trees around the store

and glued them into place....

Tied some ribbon on them so they could hang...

making one of the cutest diorama ideas we've seen!

Perfect to hang in the house...

or we think outside replacing the traditional wreath!!

What will you make today?

Thanks for stopping by The Summer Kitchen!

~Karla & Karrie

Join us for What's it Wednesday

on Ivy & Elephants

for more fun Christmas decorating ideas!

It's all about location....

Oh my!

It's such a busy time for The Summer Kitchen Girls!

Christmas Open House 

was last weekend.....

so for the past month we've been planning, creating and displaying

all of the new merchandise in the store!!

LOCATION

It's ALL about the placement of merchandise...

and we are pretty proud of it ~ for those of you that have never visited our store, 

we are out in the
country...
so we are a 

DESTINATION spot...
so every square inch is filled to the brim

with things for customers to ohhhhh & ahhhh over!

You'd never believe how many times we move things around so that they are

JUST SO.....

ok...we are a little OCD over this...

but it works....everyone always things the store looks fabulous.

How about you?

Do you move things around in your home a lot?

(It's ok...we do too!!)


If you'd like to see a little more from the store...just click on the link
on "Christmas Open House" above!!

A Homemade Christmas

I don't care...

They can have their

 fancy-schmancy

 Christmas decorations

oozing with gold and glitter....

but not me!

 

 

I will

FOREVER

take my kid's

 handmade decorations

 mixed with my treasures

ANY TIME!

 

There is nothing sweeter

than pulling out your kids decorations

and hand made ornaments

 that they secretly made in grade school

 and couldn't wait to give to you on 

Christmas morning!

 

Here's to all of the homemade Christmas gifts

that we carefully pack away every year to bring out again and again!!

 

Is there a special homemade treasure

that you have to bring out every year?

 

 

 

 

Christmas Kitsch

One more week until Christmas!

This week we thought we'd share pictures from our homes.

 

Today we've got some Kitschy Christmas to share...

 

 

Just love this little Christmas girl holding her letter....

especially love that poinsettia hat she's wearing!

 

Can't have Christmas without a vintage

Santa mug...can you really?

 

Last year we found these great vintage candy canes

and found the perfect place for them and tucked them in his hat!

 

How could we resist this dear...

and those ears!

Precious!!!

 

A perfect send off for the day!

 

Do enjoy your Monday everyone!

 

Mercury Glass Trees!

 

Lovin' our

 Fiber-Optic Mercury Christmas Trees

under a cloche......

 

How was your weekend?

Are you all decorated now?

We aren't ~ lol!!

Plenty of time....plenty of time!

 

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Come join us for a little walk....
 

 

Pretty, isn't it?

We took our Wardian Case in the store and

made a winter wonderland with some of our

bottle brush trees and some powdered snow....

 

Wouldn't it be fun

 to take a walk inside? 

 

We thought so too!

 

Join us for some

Vintage Christmas inspiration over at

Debra's Common Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linking Shadows

Did you ever make paper chains

when you were a kid?

We did...

and still do!

{thanks to our Bethany Lowe pre-cut packets!}

 

 

Join us for Shadow Shot Sunday 2

where we are all

Linking up

to share our love of shadows!

 

It"s Friday....and We're in Love!

Ahhhhh......

Today we are in love with the fact that our

Christmas Open House is here....

It's Friday! 

What are you in love with today?

First Impressions

No matter where your door is located, always make sure it makes a good first impression.

It's Friday & We're in Love...

Decorating for Christmas, of course!
This is one of our favorites...

We love taking special, vintage Christmas ornaments

and giving them star treatment.

Why not on top of a beautiful vintage silver bud vase?It makes for an elegant look!

Want a more casual look?

We've used new bulbs on top of old whitewashed candlestick holders as well!

How are you going to display your Christmas bulbs this year?

It's Friday...What are you in love with?