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I am looking around the house thinking...it is almost time to take down Christmas.
But not my dishes! I will keep my table set up and festive until the new year.
Time has flown but we enjoyed our holiday gatherings and celebrations.
Trying to make each day count.
If you enjoy setting the table as much as I do...or you are looking for some new ideas click here
The new year is one day away!
Blessings to you all,
:KayEllen
Christmas Blessings,
:Kay Ellen
Hi Blogging Friends!
Merry Christmas!
Thank you for stopping by, come and take a look...
Here's my door man...
Enjoy the tour!
French Tree Jardin...
Special memories of Grandparents.
Tea in France...
Dressing up my silver.
Snow Birds...
Oh come let us adore him...Christ the Lord
I love to sing Christmas carols!
My winter white kitchen with schnauzer's.
The family room and mantel is a reflection of Christmas's from the past...Toy land Inspired.
Blessing to you all!
Need Christmas inspiration and direction?
Meet my Pastor...Click here
Stop over at Beverly's Blog and meet Pink inspired friends for holiday memories.
Look at our beautiful sunset last night~~~just in time for my Pink girl friends to see:)!
Interested in more holiday homes tours? Visit my creative friend Melissa! Click here
Or sweet Julia at Hooked on Houses...Click here
Have a wonderful Holiday Season with your family and friends!! Savor each moment...
May God richly bless you in the new coming year.
Fondly,
:Kay Ellen and family
Hello Friends!
Hope you are having a wonderful week. I am a little late... but I am finally starting some Christmas touches at home... our son won't be home until December 20th so I told my family we are early... we have six more days to finish!
Enjoy a sneak peek.
My husband and I both have Scandinavian ancestors so I dressed the candelabra in our dinette area with Swedish inspired hearts...
The family room is the most colorful room in our home. We bought a real tree this year and had it lightly flocked. I decided to use large old fashion lights for a change. My daughter and I looked for all our whimsy and homemade ornaments and placed them on the tree. I added some Swedish ribbon and weaved it in and out of the tree.
Some of our ornaments make me laugh like this Tin Man...he is so funny!
Hope you enjoyed a sneak peek.
Funny ...Now I feel like watching The Wizard of Oz!I know it is not a Christmas movie but the Tin Man nutcracker put me in the mood!
I have more to share so please stop by in a couple days... for part two :)
Have a blessed week!
:KayEllen
Hello Friends,
Another busy week has flown by...
I have to admit to you all....I have not decorated my home yet.
I have been a busy bee helping my clients and have neglected my own house...As a designer I have come to find out I am not alone in this! I even joined a group of Designers to talk and chat about making time for our own projects and decorating. Funny and True!
I did go to Lowe's yesterday and picked up some beautiful red poinsettias for my front porch and garden.
My daughter found Frosty in the garage, so I set him up to greet everyone at the front door.
We have enjoyed some rain the past few days... and I love the crisp feeling in the air. It really is beginning to feel like Christmas!
The Kale I planted in early October seems to really like this weather too.
This morning I added some berries and pine cones to my favorite birds-nest and watched the rain trickle down from my front porch. A stormy and festive day ahead for me.
I am off to work...
Today's agenda is to decorate a clients home for a Christmas Party.
My house will have to wait a little bit longer...
See you soon!
:KayEllen
My first week of December was filled with glitter, ribbons and decorating Christmas trees.
I enjoy adding special touches to each home.
This tree shown above has 5 different ribbons weaved in the tree and several bows. A white and gold motif. Silk magnolia blooms were added for a formal elegant feel.
This Nativity is the center of attention when you walk in the front foyer.
Christmas colors add charm to a holiday dining room setting.
When a client has a lot of small ornaments... I like to place larger items in the tree. The larger scaled snowflakes and plaid bows add a contrast and balance to the tiny treasures adorning the tree.
An old fashion tree with homemade ornaments and childhood memories.
Raggedy Ann smiling...
A cheerful color scheme in this new kitchen.
A sneak peek up close at this festive tree in a cozy family room.
Wonderful island ready for company and entertaining!
A formal living room mantel is embellished with sparkle, glitter and beautiful silk flowers.
A rustic outdoor fireplace decorated with fruit picked from the owners trees in the backyard. This outdoor family room is awaiting a festive month with family and friends.
Here is a gardener's delightful corner.
More citrus touches on this bakers rack I decorated...
I am almost finished embellishing and decking the halls for others...
I hope to make some progress on my house this week!
Happy holiday decorating friends...
Before I go...
I am looking for a loving home for these two sweet sisters...they would make a wonderful Christmas present for someone...Maybe you?
:KayEllen
Do you like to bake? I seemed to enjoy baking in the winter and around the holidays.
You may laugh but I am a late night baker. I guess I do it because my house is quiet and I have no distractions. I even drove to the grocery store last night to buy vanilla at 10:30 pm...and guess what? The store was quiet too!
I do have one funny story when I was baking around midnight and I mixed up my flour amount to one teaspoon and the salt amount to 2 1/3 cups! Oh my goodness they were terrible!!Play-dough cookies!
My all time favorite cookies to bake are my Grandma Ruth's chocolate chip cookies. Her ingredients are almost identical to the nestle recipe but she does add one extra ingredient...
Ruth's Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 1/3 cup flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white granulated sugar
2 full sticks of soft butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
2 tablespoons hot brewed coffee "secret ingredient"
1 bag of semi sweet or milk chocolate chips
Oven set to 350-375
Bake on a non stick cookie sheet
9-12 minutes
Enjoy!
For more cookie baking recipes~~~ check out my sweet friend Jessi's Blog!!
Click Here
I am still decorating clients homes for Christmas... almost done! I will share some snap shots soon.
Let me know if you like my Grandma''s Cookie Recipe!
I was just thinking...No wonder I like coffee so much! My Grandma started adding coffee to her cookies over 40 years ago!
Smiles,
:KayEllen
Hi Friends.
Here is a photo taken at my high school reunion celebration this past weekend.
Wow, where did the time go? Such great memories... Thirty years really did fly by!
Sweet friends from far away came together to reminiscence and catch up. I lost my voice at one point just because I was talking so much. I guess you could say... I love to chit chat!
My girlfriend Julie on the far left worked tirelessly on a slide show for us all to enjoy. Thank you Julie you did a fabulous job and our entire class is thankful for you!
Cathy to my right flew in from Missouri. Gary above~~~ traveled all the way from Tennessee to be with us all and sweet Laurie still lives in town:)
A lot of giggling all night! Laughter truly is a wonderful gift from above.
We enjoyed having our son home over Thanksgiving break. He will be back soon...Christmas is around the corner!
It's December Friends!!! My week will be filled with decorating homes and Christmas trees for clients....So off I go !
Thank you for stopping by!
:KayEllen
