Yesterday Debbie (Confessions of a Plate Addict) and I
went to a long-awaited Christmas Open House
at a favorite flea market. (She's got some great pics!!!)
Last year our eyes nearly popped out at the entry
where we saw a huge, sparkling display of mercury glass and creamy white candles.
This year.....not so.....very different - attractive, but different.
See if you notice a theme.
I have a weakness for lanterns. Love these!
Wouldn't this be fun to decorate for Christmas!
Love the whimsical reindeer candleholder!
Hang a crate on the wall and add some greenery!
Bottles filled with lights are pretty!
I plan on adding lights to a bird cage.
Beautiful old mantel...
Love the tobacco basket with the wreath inside!!
Easy to add Christmas to an open picnic basket...
Cute stocking with pretty white embroidered fabric...
Cute - folding yardstick in the shape of a star!
Very clever use of a lampshade.....
rip off the old worn out fabric and
hang cookie cutters with red and green ribbon!
(But do you turn on the lamp??? Just wondering...)
No words needed here...
Love the feathers with greenery in a silver creamer....
So simple....just a small wreath with a bow on a candelabra....
The top of this hutch sums up the theme.....
natural elements......
greenery, antlers, greenery, lanterns, greenery, feathers, greenery......
Do you miss the shiny mercury glass
and white sparkling candles, etc., of last year?
Do you think the low cost, natural look is tied into the challenging economy?
I remember the 70's, the recession, etc.
We decorated with popcorn and cranberry strings,
patchwork stockings, ornaments,
wooden items, etc., etc.,etc.
Just wondering.....
Blessings to you!
Linda
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30 comments:
I love this natural look!
What a gorgeous shop. Elegant!!
OMG Linda I LOVED it all!!!
Your photos are beautiful, Linda! You certainly caught the essence of it all! It was fun! Happy weekend!...hugs...Debbie
You know what I so enjoyed this tour, seriously. My parents are elderly and I don't get much chance to shop specialty stores...just Walmart and the grocery store...and I just loved seeing all the goodies you showed. Thank you so much. I too loved the mantel, dish cupboard...etc. It was wonderful! yay..
Blessings,
Debbie
Great pictures, Linda! I love the displays. I think it is more of a simplicity than a frugality, although I'm sure it does cost less to do simple.
Linda, thank you so much for this photographic tour. I love every moment of my visit and every photo.
I think I'll go bak and look at all these prettiest again just to jump start my weekend in a holiday mood.
xoxo
Sonny
Oh Linda, these are all gorgeous too, just like the mercury and white was. Since there have been so many tutorials on how to make mercury glass, I think we can have that look very inexpensively also. I loved all the ways she used the elements of nature too. Great pictures. Thanks for joining the party. Hugs, Marty
Oh...this was fun! I did notice the feathers and antlers...they are very popular now. I still love my candles and sparkly bling for the holidays. The natural look to me is textured fabrics and lots of greenery.
I fell in love with the white stocking. A grouping of them would be so pretty on my fireplace! What a lucky girl you are to have this shop!! Love it!
XO,
Jane
It all looks wonderful and makes one want to buy and buy. But my heart went out to the pine Welsh Cupboard full of that wonderful brown and white transfer, OMG. Thanks for letting me tag along. Richard from My Old Historic House.
I've done the natural look for years. I go out and gather greens and cones and berries from the side of the road and my backyard...spread them around the house and when the holidays are over I put them in a big bag and empty them on the compost area...no muss, no fuss! Some would call it laziness, I call it Yankee Frugality :)
Thanks for the tour. I love seeing all the open houses, and wish I could see them all in person.
D
Linda,
Thanks for taking me shopping with ya you...lots of wonderful ideas!
Blessings,
Linda
Linda, I love, love all the natural elements. I've always used natural elements such as pinecones and fresh evergreens for Christmas decorating. I guess "my economy" must have been "recessed" for a long time. LOL Great photos and I still love the mercury glass of last year, too.Thanks for sharing the photos. Happy Sunday.
Love getting inspiration from photos like these. One look that I'd like to copy is the greenery in the silver pitcher with the pheasant feathers.
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Gorgeous! I love this look and am very into it myself this year. I love,love,love that cupboard. You are correct no words needed there! Very inspirational!
great pictures! I am ready for the holidays!
Oh that would have been fun to walk through there!!! I love the lanterns as well!!
That hutch with the transerware stole my heart..but everything was beautiful..and so much of it was different!!
I'm w/ her. The transferware photo is stunning. I'd just like to move that photo (and all that's in it) to my house,please! I can't find an antler in NC. Went to the largest antique mall in the Charlotte area, and not a one to be found anywhere (but I am picky a/b it being 'hairless'). I have a friend that owns an antique store, and he hangs vintage ornaments from them. Had never thought of hanging cookie cutters, but would be a fun idea for a kitchen.
So fun coming along with that beautiful shop with you.
How I wish I could grab those deers. I am trying not to drool §:-(
Happy TTT.
Greetings from chilly Stockholm,
/chie
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Join the Swedish giveaway till Sunday.
I love all these finds, especially the ones with reindeer.
Beautiful photos! love the deers!
What an amazing place! Love the reindeer for Christmas decorating and agree, the hutch full of dishes...there are no words! Beautiful!
Blessings,
Cindy
Thanks for the tour! Yes, I love greenery too and I agree that is usually affordable accomplished. Our Christmas decorating last year had an outdoorsy theme and this year we are using lots of greenery too.
what great ideas! I think the transferware hutch is my fav! Thanks for sharing! *new follower*
What beautiful displays! The transferware collection is fantastic! How fun!
Hi Linda...
Thanks for sharing all the gorgeous Christmas inspiration! What beautiful vignettes and displays! I love the last photo...the "hunt" themed vignette atop the hutch! Unique...love that!
Warmest wishes,
Chari
Oh....I SO need a tobacco basket.....! Great photos, Linda! :)
xoxo laurie
Oh....I SO need a tobacco basket.....! Great photos, Linda! :)
xoxo laurie
Some great ideas. Thank you for taking us along with you.(-:
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