Kelly's Christmas Decorations

2009

This picture sets the tone for what you about to see past through these doors! It's a Christmas Whimsical Wonderland!

I love this Garland!!!

This is the first thing you see when you pass through the doors. This is her main entry. The touch of whimsy just makes me smile. My twin sister and are have very similar taste. But when it comes to decorating our homes for the holidays, it is very interesting to see how different we represent the holiday in our own flair. She has always had a touch for the dramatic. Which is what I love. The colors! Hot pink, lime green, red and any other bright color she can throw in there. She just has that magical touch in my opinion.

Her master bedroom!

The glistening silver, the vintage ornaments and the soft palettes just works in here so well.

She has been collecting vintage Christmas orni's for a few years now. I think they look beautiful on this tree!



This is a spot in her kitchen. I see a few things that I made. The papier mache house and the plate.



Here is a picture of the dining room. All decked out for the Holidays! She has very tall ceilings in this room. So decorating the chandelier is a must in my opinion.




Greenery and balls, what more do you need!

This is a piece of furniture she has in her dining room. Once again a touch of whimsical.

No place, no corner forgotten. Her kitchen is a great place for a few Santa collectibles and a cookies jar full of Christmas cookies!

The breakfast nook!


You don't have to have the normal center piece on your kitchen table. Do what Kelly did and add a hurricane vase of limes and cranberries. How simple but oh so perfect in this spot.

More vintage balls, a great place for those Christmas cards and a few favorite Holiday photo's of the kiddo's!

She even added that special touch of hers to the bar area!


The crowning glory!


I see sugar plums dancing in my head when I see this. Color, Color, Color! I love the two toned garland. The lime green just adds that extra touch! The glass trees add that even balance to the already decorated mantle.

The Family Tree!

Whether it's store bought ornament you have been collecting for years or the ornaments that your kids had made the past few years, there is nothing like the family tree. Everyone's is oh so different but yet so wonderfully adorned!

Great job Sis! I just wish I could see it in person!!

Merry Christmas and big hugs!

My new computer!

Well I was about to give up on my new computer. I bought it from Best Buy. I had them set it up for me so it would be ready to use when I brought it home. It took them over 7 hours. They said they were having some problems with it. Well anyway I got it home and plugged it in. I was so excited to use it that night. I had made some new items and I wasn't able to list them on my old computer. But I thought yeah this is my chance now. Well at least you would think so. My brand new computer wasn't working!!! I didn't know what was wrong. It was moving so slow just like my old one. I knew I couldn't have any viruses on it. It was new! Well I was on the the phone with Best Buy telling them of my problems and they told me to bring it back and they would look at it. I thought great another 7 hours. I did call my cable company however. I thought maybe they should check it out as well. I had them come out last night at take a peek. Sure enough it was my modem. That's all it was. It is perfect now. Moves so fast! Yeah! Finally! But now I was thinking, hey, maybe my other one wasn't broken all year it was just the modem all this time. Great! Oh well! I love my new computer anyway!

Had to bite the Bullet!!!

Well I had to bite the bullet and buy a new computer yesterday. My old computer was giving me so many problems these past few months. But now the problems has been solved and I have a new computer. Hopefully this will make things much easier.

I have some new Holiday items I have been working on to list on
Ebay. I would of listed them earlier but I couldn't get my computer to upload my pictures. Here is a sneak peek of some of the items I will be listing tonight.

"A Peppermint Queen & A Christmas Fairy Princess"

Just look at those diamonds glisten!

"Christmas Wishing Box"

Papier mache Christmas Angel

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star- Wishing on a Christmas Star"

The idea of this collectible is that all the family members write their Christmas wish on a piece of paper and place it in the box. Don't open it again until Christmas morning and see if your Christmas wish came true!

This is a papier mache house that lights up!

Jolly o Santa Nick sitting on a papier mache heart

What I did over the Holiday weekend!

O.k. here it goes! A well over due post. All day Saturday and Sunday, while sitting on the deck in the hot sun, I did something that I haven't done in years. Read a book. I use to do all the time when I lived in PA but since I moved to Ohio I have always seemed to find other things to do. I forgot how much I love to read. This book was given to me by my mother. She thought I would like it and I did. It's one of those kind of books you can't put down. Always wondering what is going to happened on the next page you turn over.

Monday the hubby and I went to a town not to far from where I live. "Chargin Falls". People have been telling me that I need to make a trip out there and check it out. Well I have lived in Ohio for 5 years now and I just never really found the time to go. But better late than never I say. This weekend they had the Blossom Festival. We seem to of missed all the excitement from that though. It looks like they had finished all the festivities over the weekend. But when we went there on Monday you would not of thought so. The place was so crowded with on lookers like me. I have to say I wish I would of experienced this town a little sooner. It is so cute. I love all the older homes and the downtown area. If you like shopping then this is the place for you. Lots of upscale gift shops and tons of fancy boutique shopping. There are several small restaurants that you can stop and have lunch or dinner. Here are two business cards I pick up from some stores I liked. These are just two.

This store was one of my favorites. Their clothes were so cute. I didn't get to hit all the clothing boutiques yesterday. But next time I will for sure. Great prices at this store. If you are looking for something really unique and different, then buy clothing from a store like this one. You wont see yourself coming and going like you would if you buy something from lets say, "American Eagle".

Here is a menu I picked up from Rick's Cafe. The menu looks great but they weren't open for lunch yesterday.

I would have to say the biggest attraction for this town would have to be the beautiful waterfall. Hence why the town is called,"Chagrin Falls". Why is it that people are fascinated by waterfalls. I think it a combination of things. I love the sound it makes.

This is a restaurant that over looks the Falls. When my sisters come in October I will defiantly take them to this town and I will have dinner here. Check out the outdoor bar. The fireplace and seating area look so inviting. I can see myself sitting there with a cocktail in hand visiting with the sisters!

Check out this picture of a man feeding the geese with his son. I couldn't believe how close he got to them. They really seem to have no fear of people. Look out if you don't have anything to offer, you might be lunch for them.

I love this picture of all the bikes. One thing I wish I had was a Harley. My hubby use to have one but he sold it before we met. Maybe again someday.

This popcorn shop is a local hangout. Several people say that you must check this place out.

Last but not least to finish the trip. We were driving back home when I looked out the window and saw this Momma Dear and her little baby wading in the creek. It was such a site. Something you don't just see everyday.

Overall what a great weekend. Got to spend some quality time with Chuck and visited a new local town spot. A place I am dying to go back!

CHARICE!!! What an amazing young women!

"If I wrote a note to God"

Everytime I hear this song it brings a tear to my eye. She was featured on the Oprah show today. Gosh she is amazing!!!!!! You must hear her sing this song live. You can also download it on ITunes also!!

"Taking Chance" an HBO Film

Having a son in the Military, this movie really touched me. If you don't have a relative or know of one that has served or is serving now, this is a must see film. It truly gave me the Ugly cry as Oprah says. I hope I never have to experience this. Thank you to all the men and women serving in the military and all their sacrifices. I think I can speak for all that we love what you are all doing for our country.

Where have I been!

Hello everyone! I have to apologize for not posting as much as I use to. I have been so busy with my real jobs that I have had a difficult time getting to the computer and posting topics on my blog.

I work 3 days a week and try to craft in between that time. I don't know where all the time goes anymore. It seems like I am working full time lately. I have had a difficult time managing my time during the day. I hope to start on Easter creations this week. I have a special order to do for a customer first and then I hope to get some items in my Etsy store and on Ebay. But my time is so limited these days.

Here is my latest commission piece I did for a customer. I think she turned out cute. Her name is

"Little Miss Cupcake Queen"

So sorry about the lack of posts. I hope you all don't give up on me. Today is cleaning out the basement. Which is a huge task in itself. Trust me you would not want to tackle this job at all. But I know I feel much better when all the junk is thrown away and things are a little bit more organized. The garage man is going to hate me this week.

I hope you all have a great week. Kim