Christmas in the kitchen {Holiday vignettes}

Christmas in the kitchen! and sharing all my vignettes!
Happy Saturday gals!
I have aleady shown you the dinette area, so let's take a quick look on the other side.

Started with a craft...
I had this olden coffee sign I purchased at Marshalls some time ago.
It hung in the kitchen for a while.

Simply used chalk board paint, for the center,
red craft paint for the upper and lower,
a snow flake stencil,
and embellished with a foam large snow flake on top.

Easy peasy as I always say!

Of course I stenciled the Let it snow part as well, No way my hand writing would or could look like this.

Cinnamon sticks...

Spray painted my orange pumpkins, why waste them..
topped off with some glitter.

Mr. Roo needed a big ole pretty bow too.

Saved soda bottles from World market..
Love these things!

and check out my new vintage roo bread box, compliments of my Father -in-law!

He gives me the best goodies!

That's all Folks!

Blogging on the run here, I am pretty pooped out from all these virtual parties, and NOW
I have to physically attend a few!

Have a great day, see you tomorrow night for the newbie party.

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Rooster Kitchen decor {French Country} NEWBIE party started

Never sure if the correct verbiage is French Country or Country French.  I guess it does not matter.

That is what my kitchen is and I am stickin to it.

I have tried to weed these little guys {roosters} out for years.

First, let me tell you a little story how a conversation went with my Mom.

So, I am on face book one day, and she instant messages me...

"Hi Deb" I need to talk to you.

{This was the look in the summer time}


UH OH, was my first thoughts, this sounds serious.

So, I call her...and this is how the story goes.....

"Deb, you know how sometimes we think alike"?
You know, like you think of an idea, and I had the same one?

We have done this before many times.

Yes, MOM...

well, this is nothing  serious, so don't worry,
 but.....

I got you and Mike your Christmas present.

You want to know what it is?

No not really, do I have to?

Yes, because I am afraid Mike may think and do the same thing.

OK, Mom what is it?

WELL....{Keep in mind she built up this anticipation like nobody's business.}

I had your magazine spread custom framed, the entire article.

"WHAT"?

Now I know in the back of my mind, this is no easy gig, not to mention how expensive something like this would cost.
 I would HAVE never in a million years done this.  Even though, yes it is a big deal to us, however, a simple magazine frame would have sufficed and that is what I was planning.
I suppose I made my Mom a little proud:)

 My Mom has created a family heirloom for us.  We cherish it, and love it, the colors, the frame, we seriously could not have done it any better.  The size is perfect, I can't believe she did this all via long distance, no measuring, nothing, all done with her creative mind!
WOW, Mom! 

I thank you Momma from the bottom of our hearts.
XO

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ONE more thing for today.

My friend Cindy Adkins is having a week of blessings on her blog starting Monday.

She is sending gals over to the newbie party to pick one or two new friends from the list to start following.  I would appreciate you visiting them and doing the same if you so wish.

It is a very kind gesture and a wonderful way to form new friends.

thank you.


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What a $1.99 can buy! {Goodwill}

A cup of coffee perhaps!  Whenever, I want to do something on the cheap, which is often in case you haven't noticed, I head out to Goodwill or the Dollar tree.
On this particular day it was Goodwill.

Had potential! Wood, crate, I can certainly use this in my kitchen.
I used the color Safari green by better homes and gardens.
Loves it! This is the same color I did my bar stool legs in that ya'll liked too.

I had to stencil something on it, and this was the only thing I could think of as I looked around.

I have a feeling I will be using this all about in my kitchen.
Perfect color, with Christmas right around the corner.

There are the stools again in case you forgot the green.

And that is what a $1.99 can buy ya!
Have a great day..thanks for popping over and saying hello.

I did a full table scape and will be sharing that, but I wanted to show you this first.
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Rooster decor! {modern to rustic}

Y'all all know by know how much I love Country French rooster decor!

Hard for me to pass one by without stopping.

Today while at the Walmart I spied this clock marked down on clearance for $11.00.

Totally not my colors though.  It was shiny black and this bronze gold color.

No problem, I can change that up!

Not bad, but not really my colors...
I like some things ( a lot actually) a little more colorful.

Nothing a little spray paint and craft paint can't fix!

First I spray painted the entire piece with the color pistachio by Krylon..
after that dried a busted out my craft paints, and hand painted the numbers and the rooster. Sanded the piece as well for that old distressed look.

Mr. Roo is happy now with some color!

I always like changing out the art behind the stove.  But it has to be on the cheap considering I change out often.
This was perfect for me!

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Thrift store table second time around! {decorating with roosters}

Nothing better than buying something from a thrift store and giving it new life.
I love thrift, I love roosters! So let's see what we can do the second time around! 

I tend to give thrift store pieces 2nd and 3rd lives!
 Hey, their cheap and their fun to makeover.
You may recall this table, from long ago!

Initially I had spray painted it and mod podged graphics from the graphic fairy.

This piece wound up on our back porch area and it was exposed to sun and rain, which in turn ruined all the mod podge work I had done.

SOOOOOO...

With a lot of scraping, cursing, and sweat, I finally removed all the old Mod podge.

Did you know they make outdoor mod podge?

Well, I will give it try for this next project for sure.

Spied this cute graphic from the graphics fairy, and just had to have it.

I had a drop of Arles ASCP, so I watered it down some and spread the love.

Found these cute gourds in a bag at Walmart.  I even used the netting they came in to fill my little buckets.

Roo had a little makeover as well. I spray painted him with a metallic copper and black spray paint.
The pumpkin got a little spray too.

Have I gone overboard with the burlap?

I add a dash here and there and everywhere these days!

Had to have a something on there word wise...

And that is the story of the thrift table second time around!

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A blogging friend, a bee and a blab!

Happy Friday everyone!

 First I want to wish all my friends on the East coast to be safe and sound from this horrific Hurricane Irene.  I take these storms very seriously. After living in South Florida for 9 years, my family and I have encountered a  few, and they are nothing to be reckoned with. DO take all the safety precautions recommended to you by your local news and State! Stock up on water, batteries, battery operated radio, bread, peanut butter, canned goods, and have a hand held can opener, just to name a few.
 Believe me, if the power goes out, these things become a luxury to have.

Today, I would like to feature a blog friend named Linda from Ontario, Canada.

Linda asked me if I would be so kind to feature her new Bee pillow that is now available in her Etsy shop.

First I had to take a look at it, and when I did I was pretty impressed as to how she made this lovely pillow.

First let me say, any Bee is difficult to find, and when and if you do, it comes with a hefty price tag.  I know this from looking myself a few years back.
Head on over to Linda's blog, say hello and check out her Etsy.
The White hutch


Have a great evening, and stay safe North East.
We are praying for you!

Country french roosters, cont.. and another wood pallet!

Thank you all so much for all the kind compliments on my upcycled wood pallet. 

 It sure is a keeper, and if I must say so myself, one of my finest jobs to date! 

Or at least one I am very proud of .

I stopped by at Lowe's home and garden center today just to see if they had anymore.

I will fill you in on a little secret.

You can drive round back,of Lowes or Home depot, and they will load up your car with all the pallets you want.

Today I could have come home with at least 5 large ones.

I came home with one. AGAIN, I have no clue what I will do with this one.

Any ideas?

May take me several months to come up with something.

In the meant time...

Mike is busy in our backyard....

Hopefully it will look a little something like this..

Perhaps a little nicer...Mike is doing this on his own..

never done masonry work, but I have all faith in him.

Now onto my new Rooster water color by 

Laurie

I found a new home for one of my precious feathered friends 

I used my provence color ASCP (Annie sloan chalk paint)

then distressed the frame.

I think it is the perfect touch to my upcycled wood crate.

Thanks again Laurie...

my Mom thanks you too for her bird water color.  Your so kind!

XO
Still time to get in on my burlap giveaway
HERE


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