~Pillow for Christmas~

Just wanted to share a picture of a pillow I made for my Mother-In-Law for Christmas. It was a fun and easy project.

I am hoping to make a lot of home made items for Christmas this year. The sad thing about that is,...I should probably get started NOW! As slow as I am it will take me all year but I LOVE home-made things and when you put something you made with someones gift, it really means a lot,....anyway, I think it does.
Hope you all have a Fabulous Day!
~Hugs~
Denise

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!
I am so excited for 2011!
Like everyone I have made many New Years Resolutions like,....get more organized, get on a better schedule so I will be using my time better, save money, complete some home improvement projects that I have been wanting to do, cook healthier meals, spend more time with the family just having fun, and so on and so on, the list never ends.
There is one resolution that I have made for myself and also for Baxter.
To Loose a few pounds!
Poor Baxter, he has really been enjoying all of the yummy holiday food just like his owner,(me) and it has taken it's toll on both of us.
So wish us luck as we begin the new year with plans to get a little healthier.
I will keep you posted on how we are doing. (I will let you know how Baxter is doing for sure.)We want to wish you all a Very Happy and Healthy New Year and I Hope All of Your Hopes and Dreams for 2011 Come True!!!
See you in Blog Land
~Hugs~
Denise

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!
Here are a few pictures of our decorations. Sorry the pictures are not perfect, I am having some trouble with my camera.
This is our gold and cream tree in our formal living room.


This is our more rustic tree in our basement.
My little doll tree in my bedroom.
My Gingerbread Angels on my little kitchen tree.
Happy Holidays from our home to yours!
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a New Year full of Peace and Happiness!
~Hugs~
Denise

I'm Still Here!

Yes, I really am still here. I have been staying so busy that I haven't taken the time to update my blog so today I thought I would put this picture of a darling winter quilt that we saw at a quilt show for you to enjoy and let you all know that I have all of my trees up and decorated and I think we are almost ready for the big day!
I still need to do some more deep cleaning, wrap a few more gifts and have a full day of baking!!!
I will take some pictures of my trees soon and put them on my blog.
I love and miss you all!
It's been fun looking at your blog's tonight and seeing your beautiful homes all decorated for the holiday!
I'll see you all soon here in blog land!
~Hugs~
Denise

~Buffet~ Before and After~

Do you remember the old buffet I posted about?
Well, I finally finished it! This is the before picture;...And this is after!
I am very happy with how it turned out.
I love the way it looks in my entry way.
Now that it is finished and I see how it looks I'm thinking that I might add some more of the stain to antique it a little more and make it a little darker around the appliques.
I know there are some that think it is awful to paint wood but I am happy to report that this buffet was mostly veneer and the one part that is a nice piece of wood is the top and I did stain and polyed it. I personally love the look of painted furniture but I also understand those that love the wood look.

I had a lot of fun doing this project I am happy with how it turned out and I am happy to check this one off the list.
The bad thing is,...now every time I look at a piece of furnitur in my house I picture how it would look painted. Oooo, I just added several more projects to the list! I better go find my paint brush. hehehe
~Hugs~
Denise

~Nativity Pillows...Check!~

My Basket full of little Nativity Pillows!
I am so excited to check off another project from my "Unfinished Projects List"
Today I finished these little pillows.
There are 12 pillows in this set.
The reason I went with this color scheme for the pillows is because I am planning on displaying them at Christmas time in the room that I like to decorate in golds, cream, and white. So instead of the traditional red and green, I went with these colors. I have made these same pillows in the more traditional Christmas colors and I gave them away as a gift. They are darling done in reds and greens.
Not everyones taste but I think they will look great with my other decorations at Christmas time.
Well, now I need to get serious about my next project. THE BUFFET...
I have started sanding it and I can tell this is going to take a while. I'm not as comfortable working on wood as I am with fabric but if it turns out the way I am hoping, it is going to be Fabulous!
Wish me luck and I will post before and after pic's when it's done.
Have an Amazing day!
~Hugs~
Denise

~Giveaway~

Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful day!
I wanted to let you all know about a GIVEAWAY that is going on.
Cecily over at Craftopotamus is giving away one of my favorite things!
A beautiful QUILT! I can't believe she is going to give it away.
I have always said a quilt is the best gift anyone could ever get!
Be sure to head on over to Craftopotamus and enter to win this treasure.
I will try to put Cecily's blog button on the right side of my blog and if
all goes well, you should be able to get to Cecily's blog by clicking on
her button.
I would like to wish you all good luck and I look forward to hearing who
is the lucky winner. (Truthfully, I hope it's me, hehehe)
~Hugs~
Denise