Time to Tango in the New Year!

With 2012's Color of the Year

Tangerine Tango!

We took a walk around the store 

and found some inspiring 

2012 colors for you....

You can Tango in a hand-dyed silk scarf

Tango with a fun vintage tray

Tango with a vintage cookie jar

Tango with a great vintage tablecloth

Tango with a pretty floral picture

Tango with another vintage tray

...and yet another!

Tango with a vintage stool

Tango with a gorgeous peacock scarf

Tango with some pretty desert plates

Tango with some fruit piled in a bowl

Tango with a picture on your wall

Tango with a pretty tea towel

Tango with a pot holder

 and Tango with a vintage plate

I think we'll Tango all through 2012...

what about you?  

Happy New Year everyone

wishing you Peace & Blessings the whole year through!

Bulbs in the Snow

Ahhhh.....Christmas is over

Time to think of just what you'll decorate with,

once the festive holiday decorations are down!

We came up with an idea....

you'll just need:

A package of Snowonder

(we have a few packets left....)

Water

 & a Container

(we just so happen to sell these wonderful bulb vases....

but you don't necessarily need one for this project!)

Mix the snow adding a little water at a time

Put "snow" into jar

Add a bulb

(we've been starting some, that's why you  see so much root!)

Tuck in a little more snow around the bulb,

filling in and around those roots too!

You'll have yourself your own

Bulb in the Snow!

Of course

there was some snow left over and had another idea.

We had some crocus bulbs that we started as well

We just planted them in another planter

Can you get enough of this?

What a fun idea to get us through those winter months!!

Wednesday Words

We hope you do!

Wrapping It All Up!

Wrapping the present is almost as fun as picking out the gift!

We love these initials we have in the store.

They can help personalize a package....

but you can also use other fun embellishments!

Use ornaments, vintage pins, bits of nature, like sprigs of greenery or pinecones.

We like to save all of those Christmas cards from the previous year & cut them.  Then we add a little glitter, buttons, or little jingle bells onto them.  Punch a hole in the top & they are ready to sign!

.  Don't for get to think "Out of the Box" while your wrapping the box this year!

Ina Wisdom

We love Ina Garten

We want to be her neighbor actually...

she is always cooking for her neighbors!

The best part about Ina, is that she always has great kitchen tips.

This is the 1 tip that we think is brilliant:

Keep serving spoons out of your drawer.
Instead, put them on your counter
in a cute jar.

This way, when company comes -
they don't have to dig through your drawers...
the spoons are right there!

Perfect Ina Wisdom
if you ask us!

Now...tackling that neighbor issue.......

Wednesday Words

You bet ya!!

I want to be a Ray Conniff singer....

That's right...

Whenever we hear the Ray Conniff Christmas album 

we think just how wonderful it had to have been 

to be a Ray Conniff singer!

When we were little girls listening to the record 

we'd imagine what it would have been like

 to be a part of such an amazing group of singers

Harmonizing with your best friends

{at least that's what it looks like!}

Let's not forget the 

oooooohhhh-ing and ahhhhh-ing

you get to do in the background!

Then there's the warm sweaters 

& perhaps some Beehive hair 

{with pigtails like the blond girl in the green sweater}

Yep....

I want to be a Ray Conniff singer!

Enjoy your Monday!

Nutcrackin' Shadows

Making our rounds around the store to straighten & fluff displays

we saw our bowl of nutcrackers 

with shadows all around!

So, get crackin'....& Join us for 

Shadow Shot Sunday

over at Hey Harriet's

Wednesday Words & A Winner!

New signs arrived at the store yesterday...

wed

Funny!

But not the case here...we get 

pretty Merry here!

In fact...we made it a point

 to write out everyone name that entered  our 

Christmas Cookie Cookbook Contest!

Congratulations Joan!

How fitting....more recipes for your recipe box!

Thanks to all who entered :)

Cup of Holiday Cheer....

We love sticking little gifts into vintage Santa mugs!

Tea & a Tea Ball

Hand Lotion

Jewelry

A Packet of Snow

Glitter Pens

Peppermint Lip Gloss....

The list could go on & on!

Sending a Cup

of Holiday Cheer your way today!!

The Shadow of St. Nick

He may know if you've been sleeping

He might know if you're awake

But, does he know he's casting a shadow

{for goodness sake!}

Travel around the world 

in your sleigh...or on your computer

and visit Hey Harriet for Shadow Shot Sunday!

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

With Silver

Silverware to be exact!

We've just went through & priced all of the silverware

that we have been collecting....

Our favorite part about vintage Silverware

 is all of the gorgeous patterns!

Well.....we'd have to say researching

these beautiful pieces of history

is pretty fun as well!

Yourex Silver Seal "Lady Francis" 1925

Rogers & Bro "Garland"  1937

Holmes & Edwards "Century" 1923

Old Company 1950

Oxford Oneida "Garland" 1910

These are just some of the patterns that we found....

and these dates make us think

"Just how many Christmas dinners

have these been through?"

Wow....

{keep counting!}

It's Friday...

What are you in love with today?

Welcome December!

Every Mother is Laughing right now...we know!