A Tree Metamorphisis/ Deck the Halls/ Vintage Christmas Monday!

 

Over the river and through the woods to the little Tree Farm we go!  Yesterday, Dan and I went hunting for the perfect tree!   We only had to venture about 6 miles from home to this lovely little tree farm. 

You can buy your tree already cut or head out and cut your own. 

Dan and I like to cut our own, that way we know it's super fresh.  There are rows and rows of trees!

There are Balsam and  Black Hills Spruce.  Blue Spruce and Frasier Fir.  I have decided I want a Frasier Fir this year.  They are like the Cadillac of Christmas Trees as they hold their needles so well.

By golly, I think I found my tree!  She's about 7.5 feet and with a little bottom trimming she should fit just fine!

My meticulous Hubby measures her just to make sure!

This tree even has little pine cones still on it!  I love it and I hope they stay put!

Now for the fun part!  HeeHe!  He's such a trooper!  Thank-you Honey!

Up on the old Jeep she goes!

A few hours later, and we have our Tree Metamorphisis!

A little up close of some of my ornaments.

 One of my all time faves!  I have had her for 30 some years and although she's not quite vintage yet ,she does have the look!

Now this little Nativity was purchased by my Mom in 1961.  I remember staring and staring at it as a bitty little girl and being in awe of the Magic of Christmas.  

I am joining Susan for Met. Monday.

Joan for Vintage Christmas Monday. 

On Tuesday, Susan for Deck The Halls!  Thanks ladies for hostessing these fun blog parties!   Have a great week everyone!  Cindy

A Tale of Marty and the Cloche Party!!!!

I one of the lucky one's who has met our gracious hostess!   Now for those of you who don't know, Marty who is also the hostess with the mostest, hosted a blogger get together while I was visiting my Son and DIL in Arizona.  It was so much fun and another thing you might not know, Marty has the coolest Texas accent!  Oh, I just love her pretty accent!

My homemade Cloche!  Thanks to the tutorial from Gloria @ Happy to Be~  For Christmas I added snowmen salt and pepper shakers and candy cane ribbon and  decor!

 My only real live cloche!  I have decided wire is harder to photograph than glass, but I do love the look of wire!  This one has a spot on my Fireplace mantle. I filled it with a vintage looking santa and ornament.

Framed and up close and you still can't see his face!   Maybe Marty can offer cloche photography classes, I know I would sign up!

This may be one of my strangest concoctions!  My daughter was a competitive figure skater and one of the few things I collect are figure skating ornaments!  I took my cheese dome , I mean cloche and placed a figure skating ornament and few of her medals around it. 

This needs some major tweeking, but yesterday was a long work day and I was just too pooped!  Now go visit Marty for some outstanding cloches and the millions of other participants!!!  Cindy