Christmas cards for you

HHello Friends:

Christmas cards are one of my favorite traditions. Just waiting for the next card, news about love ones, friends, new babies, new graduates, and more.

Here are some very old cards for your inspiration, feel free to download them.

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Enjoy the Christmas cards and GET BUSY HO, HO, HO,

love,

martha

 adventuresindinner said...

Love your pinecone tree. Must get butt in gear this weekend :-)

December 2, 2011 1:21 PM

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

Hello friends of Kate Creative Salvage:

FREE pine cones from the yard or the park,  a tomato form, attached the pine cones with hot glue, and wire. Simple and lovely

One can decorate a Christmas Tree in many many ways, some ideas for the simple ways, cheaper ways, for all of us who are in the
middle of a tough Christmas season.  Some of these trees are so cute and cost very little.  Hope it will inspire you:


More pine cones, just paint them with metallic  paints, gold and silver.  wrap a little wire, and they make lovely very green ornaments, 





Some of us like two trees, to keep traditions, (Source: Country Living)











A great idea for spaces without mantles, hang your stockings from
a piece of twine. Super green, and organic rustic look.











Make some tea stained tags, (You can get a pack at staples), stain them in a bowl of tea, for a few minutes to antique them)  Dry them, and attached family photos, and write a personal note.


Very organic, green, and, inexpensive. try this idea, it looks great.


I hope you enjoy these ideas, and get inspiration no matter what your budget this Christmas.


SALE in our ETSY shop, check it out, lots of inexpensive gifts for everyone in your list.


love you all


martha

Christmas is here!!!!!!

December 1, 2011


Christmas is here friends, baking. decorating, the tree, the mantle,
wrapping gifts, visiting friends, parties, just enjoying family and
friends, celebrating and enjoying this month.


Most of us are busy decorating the house.  It takes time, and effort
to decorate homes, the front door, put our Christmas lights outside,
open our ornament's boxes, create the magic of Christmas.


I hope you enjoy this month, and have fun doing the traditional activities with the kids, and family.


A little inspiration to keep us going:

Source: Country Living  love the simplicity and elegance.

Martha Stewart, just lovely and unique

Mary McDonald,

I love the arrangement, simple and elegant, not too much, but enough,
stick to the design rules, sometimes the rules do work.
















I always look at decorating for the holidays from the point of view of someone who doesn't live in an home that allows for a full size Christmas tree. So I've been collecting inspiring images of tabletop tannenbaums that are perfect for smaller spaces. Martha Stewart (above) is full of ideas for these types of trees but I have found a few more that are just as beautiful. Enjoy!








Hope you love the inspiration, Martha Stewart and other designers, please email me
your pictures and I will publish them all in my blog.  Enjoy the decorating, and Christmas fun.
Make sure you "chill", this is the season to decorate, get and wrap gifts, eat great dinners, and desserts, enjoy friends for a hot taddy, or a glass of wine, and RELAX by the fire, enjoying your decorations, the tree, and your family.
Kids love traditions and it should be all about them.  Making cookies, decorating the Christmas cookies, making ornaments, simple for the kids.
Its all about children, they grow so fast, you need to enjoy it.  You will have time to shop for antiques, and all, you will have time to remodel the house, but children do grow up and that time will not return ever.

blessings this Christmas

martha

BLACK FRIDAY what a fun day

 adventuresindinner said...

The Happiest of Days to you too :-)

November 24, 2011 2:07 PM

Dear friends:

Hope you enjoyed your turkey, trimmings, family, stories, laughs, cries, jokes, and all the good things that family brings to us.

I have great memories when we went to "Grandma's house" for the holidays, some years we drove all night and half of the day, the urgency to see family and to eat together, I remember all the holidays at "Grandma's" the stories, the food, the news,

the pets, and more.

In this very confusing and trouble world, it is comfort that we all seek, and the only place to find it after God is our families.

It doesn't matter how big or small, kids need family.

Black Friday is big around here, people camping out, eating, in the cold waiting for the stores to open, running to buy the

bargains.  I personally, don't like that kind of shopping, even if it is for a big bargain. I prefer, the quiet shopping. But, after

watching the news I guess they were real BARGAINS in spite of the deep recession that we face as a country.

Today, we can start decorating and having fun, Christmas is my favorite holiday, here is a little inspiration to get us going,shall we?

Now, we can start decorating for the most fun holiday of the year.

A different way to hang your wreath, Source: Southern Living

the ribbon is from Michaels,  BlackFriday sale, LOL 

A sweet craft.

Set a Christmas breakfast in your kitchen Island, courtesy of Southern Living.






Decorating our table
































Hope you enjoyed the inspiration,

martha

GIVE THANKS

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends,
I had a great year and give thanks for
my family, my friends in blogland, and
for this beautiful country.

courtesy of HGTV

I wish you a great day, and lots of fun and great food with your family,


martha