Lily House #13



                                                    

Merry Christmas Blogland! 

                                                     I hope you all had a wonderful morning
                                      and are getting ready to chow down with friends and family.

                                      Willow, Will, and Beth are currently sitting down for dinner.
                                                        Super cute don't you think? :0)

                                  Bethany can't wait to dive in. She can't move until I leave though.

I think William's mind is on the dessert table behind him.

Oh and look who's under the table. Willow's new cat!

Merry Christmas!

It's a Plaid Christmas

I decided this Christmas would be a warm cozy tartan Christmas and I think I pulled it off. I did pull it off. 

I started with our wonky green tree and whipped up a huge plaid bow for the topper. I added a few tendrils of wide ribbon to cascade down the tree.

I made a few homemade ornaments myself such as this local pine cone with a bit of plaid ribbon and burlap ribbon.

These ornaments are oldies but goodies except the little shoe on the left just became an ornament this year. It is my son's baby shoe and it happens to have plaid trim. ;0)

                                     These fabulous fuzzy plaid skates are new and so awesome.

The plaid quilt square ornament is new and handmade (not by me). 

This sweet birdie in a wreath fits right into the natural feel of the tree. 

Jessica Rabbit has been with us for eight years now but this cute little plaid tree was handmade by an ETSY artisan and is new to us. It is made with yo-yo circles. I love it. 

To top off the whole Cozy plaid Christmas I bought a new slip cover for the sofa and made new pillow covers. Rugby approves of the Tartan theme and I am so pleased with the results.

 Have a Happy Christmas Eve. 

Lily House #12

                     Willow's friend Bethany came over for a little Christmas Tree trimming party.

The new Gramophone pumped out the Christmas carols.

We really need to do something about that entry.

Ugh! maybe that will be the next room to get a makeover.

The tree was trimmed and cheer was shared.

                                                   Now Lily House is ready for Christmas.

Lily House #11

Lily House has come a very long way.

This shot above was taken last Christmas.

The one below was taken last night.

Amazing what every little addition does

 to the overall feel of the room.

I am having so much fun with it.

Willow's friend William came over to see her new place

and enjoy some thumbprint cookies and cocoa. 

Happy Holidays

A Little Chef

A little Chef comes to visit sometimes. She can be a great help in the inside kitchen,

                                       but it is in the outside kitchen where her talents really shine.
                                 Soup and Salad. Yum. Hubby actually tasted the soup and liked it.

                                                   This is an herbal bath for Tinkerbell. Love it.

                                                   Braving the cold but still lost in her work.

Cup o' Tea?

 Petal Salad with Hollyhock seeds and mint. 

Her favorite apron.

Eventually it is too cold even for her so we all come in and cook some more.

This time it is Pizza!

                  We learned long ago that the best pizza in town is found right in our very own house.



Yep! This is the little Chef's sausage and cheese deep dish Masterpiece.

I wonder what we will create next time?



Lily House #10

Lily House's Bathroom has new wallpaper just like the kitchen and soon it will have wood flooring.

A new toilet paper holder, a rug and a few towels add to the coziness.

Slippers! Willow's first pair of shoes. 





Pinterest in Action #4

When I saw this fabulous idea on Pinterest I just had to make it, and I did. Well we did. My hubby cut arrows out of some old fence wood we had saved so this is a recycled project, which I love.

I would like to go back and use different fonts for each literary place. Maybe I will but I doubt it. ;0)

I love the way this turned out! Don't you? A few of my little friends have given me ideas for some additional arrows such as "The Secret Garden" so there will be a few more added at some point.



Do you have any favorite fictional literary places?

Lily House #9

As you can see Lily House's kitchen has come along way. The furniture is moved back in and I think it looks fabulous. It came out almost exactly like I wanted.

This Mary Casset print is one of my favorite paintings and the colors work perfectly in here.

New copper pots. I love them!

New veggie print ceramics.

Where will they all go?

Every little thing added to this house, adds to it's depth of awesomeness.

Like this tiny jar of pickles. Eek!

Bitty little cans of veggies.

 Yum.

 Battery powered lights.

 Food in the fridge.

Such a pretty little kitchen.