Holiday Dining Birthday Table

  I made it home just in time to set the table for my daughters birthday.
 Baked her favorite cake at 5:32 this morning. Am I a good Mama or what :)

 

I'm joining Sherry's Party at No Minimalist Here

  I'm also joining   Susan ~ Between Naps on the Porch

Noel is out to dinner with some of her pals but I have fresh apple cake , hot chocolate and soda for when they all come back here.
 She likes green so thats the color I used for the glaze..
 How does the time fly by so quickly. It seems just a short time ago she was tiny. Now she's an executive for the company that makes my favorite soft drink:)  
 This has been a miracle year for her since July and I am so thankful for that , as is she.  

My neighbor let me have some fresh greens off his cedar trees.  Those folks are the ones I decorated the tree for. Its a blessing to have so many good folks living right around me.

 I know I keep promising to show you my new table and chairs:)  Here you get a little sneak peek at them.
 One of these days I'll get it all completed and post the room .. Really I will..

I finally figured out how I want to decorate my dining and bar light , just havent gotten to that yet..I am so slow and there always seems to be so much to do.

The water is Hot in the Pot, so have a seat an make yourself a cup of hot chocolate. The girls will be here soon and ya'll can sing Happy Birthday with us and then-- we cut the CAKE~!  wooohoooo
Thanks so much for sharing this special time with me and letting me share it with you.
Merry Christmas and God Bless US, every one...

Christmas Cup ~I'm a Copy Cat

  A couple years ago I was at one of my favorite bloggers site, Polly -Make Mine Beautiful blog.  I admire her style and creativity more than I can say.  Of course you'll see that in a moment because I copied Her..  In her post she wrote of having seen a similar item in a magazine but I cant remember which one and I'm not sure she told but it stuck in her mind and so she made her version of it and now I made my Holiday version of hers.
  Did ya get all that?? lol   I havent seen her post for awhile and the last I heard she was busy moving. I sure wish she was here so I could thank her so much for Always being such a creative inspiration and most especially this time..  This is my version of a decorated cup. The fork holding the card..

Here is the one Polly made for her fall table a couple years ago, I loved it and have hoped to give it a try and now I have.

  I hope I have done Polly proud and I want to thank her one more time..
Thanks so much for coming to visit and see my holiday copy cat..
Many thanks to deb for having this party so we could show off our creations.

Here's the link to Deb's party.. Please go visit her and see all the beautiful holiday posts folks have done. You'll love them for sure..
Sonny
Deb's Holiday Copy Cat Party

 Go visit Marty to see some amazing decor.~! please:)
Marty's Tabletop Tuesday

Please go visit this new party.. Patti at Ivy and Elephants

Reindeer for my Neighbor

   My neighbor wanted a neutral tree similar to what I had last year.. I had found some reindeer ornaments in gold and red at the dollar store but knew I could spray paint them to acheive what she had in mind.

Of course they'd be way to dark to show up on a tree but I'd been making paper fans from wrapping paper since in the late 80's, so I could sure do that again.  Thats all it would take to make the reindeer pop..  a few more silver, white and taupe items and Viola, she had the tree she dreamed of..

 I didnt feel right showing her home but here are a couple of peeks and with the creative minds you all have I'm sure you get the idea of how it looks as a whole..

  She's thrilled and I am happy to have helped her.  I told her my work was her Christmas Present:)

We used harlequin and toile ribbons throughout the tree.  You can see a small piece in this photo.. I monogramed  the silver and white balls in a teal tone as she has that as an accent color throughout the rest of her decor ~~ stuffed cut up paper in the glass balls.  bells and other small ornaments were all we needed to complete the tree and wreath.

We had a fun day putting it all together and she made goulash for our supper. I had 2 bowls and then waddled my way out the door and home giggle....  That woman sure knows how to cook~!

Thanks so much for visiting me and I hope you enjoyed your time here.
Happy Holidays to You and Yours
Sonny