This is a Santa Claus tree topper that my son made in kindergarten or maybe preschool. So it’s somewhere around 25 years old. I used it for the top of our Christmas tree every year until it was just about falling apart. 
Last year I decided to frame it and just hang it on the wall to be able to enjoy it and preserve it also. I used a deep frame, laid it on red velvet and made squiggles out of silver pipecleaners just to add a little pizzazz. Now I can still enjoy it year after year.
~”Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance – each beautiful, unique and too soon gone. ” ~Deborah Whipp
I bought this Santa sign at a garage sale for $4. I couldn’t believe my luck, that I had found it. It stands about 4 ft tall and is made out of wood. I think it may have been an advertisement of some sort long ago. Whatever it was, it has new life now bringing Christmas spirit into our home year after year.
~”Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live. ” ~Dennis Miller ;)
I made This Chrismas tree from vintage pins that were given to me. 
Each one of them is so pretty and unique. They remind me of the person who gave it to me which makes it more special. 
It is about 15 inches square and each one is pinned to the red velvet and then I framed them in a deep frame.
What used to be jewelry is now a cherished Christmas decoration I bring out every year to hang on my wall. It never fails to add a bit of cheer to the holiday season.
~It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. ~W.T. Ellis
I made this wreath several years ago from vintage ornaments I have collected through the years. Most of them were saved from family, some from garage sales and ebay. They are what I always decorate my tree with, but I had so many I decided to make some of the extras into a wreath so I would be enjoying all of them. When I bring this out of the attic, it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
~”Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” ~ Peg Bracken.
This is an old cupboard someone threw away several months ago. While out on a walk with my friend, we came across it. 
The back was falling apart, the door was off, the finish was horrible and their had been a can of polyurethane that had dumped inside of it. Quite a mess. It was in pretty sad shape but I took it home anyway.
A little paint, screws, elbow grease and a little vision, not to mention love,and it’s a great antique that hangs in my dining room full of books.
That was one great walk we took that day! I think of it every time I look at my wonderful cupboard.
~”I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”~ Abraham Lincoln
~”Fiery colors begin their yearly conquest of the hills, propelled by the autumn winds. Fall is the artist. ” ~unknown
VISIT WORDLESS WEDNESDAY TOO!
Seeing the beautiful front porches for Metamorphosis Monday made me decide to include mine too. 
I just love Halloween and all the scary stuff, but I wouldn’t want it too scary, 
after all it’s the trick or treaters that I am trying to welcome
not the spirits of halloween.
~” When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,
May luck be yours on Halloween.”~Unknown
These are the two adirondack chairs my friend and I rescued from the curb.
My husband made a new arm for one and I repaired the backs of both of them. 
We also had to reinforce one of the legs. Then I primed and painted them glossy red. 
They still had some years left in them. 
I am glad they will be spending that time giving us another great place to sit and enjoy my garden.
Visit Show and Share Friday at just a girl
This is the chair I got at the Madison Bouckville Antique show back in August. I had never seen one like it and when my husband and I laid eyes on it, we both sort of looked at each other and we knew right then what the other was thinking.
The price was only $50 and we ended up paying $40. Not a bad deal for a vintage piece that matches my metal garden chairs so well, especially since I have been searching for the chaise lounge of my dreams forEVER.
I painted the worn handles, touched up the wheel paint and spray painted the rest a fresh coat of white to protect it from the weather. 
It took me until now to finally get around to making the cushion. That was the expensive part of the whole thing. Foam is not cheap and good outdoor fabric either,but now that it’s finished I couldn’t be happier. 
I think my dog thinks it’s a new bed for him….
move over thunder, it’s mine!
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye
