B*L*I*N*G-It-UP... It's New Year's Eve!*!*!

Wishing Y*O*U 

All-The-Best in

~  2014 ~

C*E*L*E*B*R*A*T*E

the countdown is here!*!*!

Jeanine

**2014** Just Around the Corner...

It's that time of Y*E*A*R...

A time of Reflection... A time of Dreaming what's to be...

Bye-Bye *2013*  ~  Hellooooo *2014*

Do Click on the link below

ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

 *2013* YEAR END REVIEW

ON  FACEBOOK

Jeanine

** Heartfelt HoLiDay Wishes **

Burrrrrr...  It's C*O*L*D here in Wisconsin 

this Christmas Eve Morning!!!

Just B*E*A*U*T*I*F*U*L 

with a Natural Snowy Winter Backdrop!*!*!

**~ Enjoy your Family HoLiDAy Traditions ~**

Jeanine

SHaBBies of Christmas Past!*!*!

Every once in a while, I find myself regretting a few SHaBBies I Have S*O*L*D...  Here are a few
  ** ViNtaGe  HoLiDay ADorNmeNts **
 that are LONG GONE!*!*!

For many a year ~ BAMBI would 
Greet Our HoLIDay Guests,
adorned with her traditional Boxwood Wreath...
She found a very, very, good home just a few years back
 - in the next town over...
  I still miss her...  

Just LoVeD this PeRfeCtLy CHiPPy-WHiTe
Wooden Planter Box with Trellis...
SOLD -Germantown HoLiDay Show 2009...

Antique Wood Cart ~ Old Red Paint
**The CLIPPER**
SOLD
 -  Winter HoLiDay Garden Show
 here in Cedarburg, Wisconsin... 

Old Plaid Monarch Suitcase from New York
**This piece was just a Killer!!!
SOLD on Ebay in 2010...
What was I thinking???????????????????

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Christmas is almost here!*!*!
We're TOTALLY
 S*N*O*W*E*D - I*N
this Morning and It's STILL Coming Down!*!*!

Jeanine

Greet Your Guests with HoLIDay I*C*E LANTERNS!*!*!

HoLIDay preparations are well under way at our home...  

Just about now ~ the fun begins for me!!!  I love wrapping gifts, baking cookies, & adding "fussy little extra touches" FOR-OUR-GUESTS to enjoy...  WITH  VERY C*O*L*D TEMPERATURES here in Wisconsin, this Winter,

 - I most certainly am going to advantage of it ~ making my

 FeSTiVe  I*C*E  LANTERNS...

 HoLiDay Guests will be greeted

with WINTER ICE LANTERNS

ALL A-GLOW!*!*! 

 Sooooo EASY to make!*!*!

*Temperature needs to be

 30 degrees or lower...

•FILL a 5 GALLON PLASTIC BUCKET with water, just a few inches from the top...

• ADD ADORNMENTS IN THE WATER: pine tree sprigs, pine cones, cranberries, sticks with glitter, etc.

•FREEZE OUTSIDE/ADJUST ADORNMENTS: - Keep a watch on it after about 6-8 hours... When the water becomes a "Frozen-Slushy Consistency" - ADJUST  berries, branches, twigs - by moving them to the outer edges using a utensil of sort...  If the water is SLUSHY enough - they will stay there...

•NEXT DAY(approx. 12-18 hrs. later)...  - The top will appear frozen, but with a mass of water such as this - a 5-gallon bucket should not have yet frozen DOWN IN THE CENTER...  Bring the buckets into the GaRaGe...  After an hour or two, POKE THE CENTER with something sharp to see if an inch or so down - it's liquid...  If so, you're now ready to turn the lanterns OUT-OF-THE BUCKET...   STAND BACK SLIGHTLY, as A GUSH OF WATER will come out as they slide OUT-OF-THE-BUCKET... 

•The Now HOLLOW CENTER - Allows the insertion of a Glass Jar filled with a candle... The Candle light is SAFELY protected from the wind by the glass and ice surround...  Display along your walkway... On the Front Porch... 

 ***Remember, everything depends on TEMPERATURE... 

 The process may happen more/less quickly depending on this...

***I start mine around Noon - Check them before dinner, & put them in the garage first thing in the morning when it's about 30 degrees...

Y*O*U & YOUR GUESTS

 WILL LOVE THESE!*!*!

Spreading HoliDay Cheer

Jeanine

It's ALL-In-The-D*E*T*A*I*L*S...

  Add a little S*P*A*R*K*L*E...

      Add a little S*N*O*W...

   T*E*X*T*U*R*E*S...  C*O*L*O*R...

 ViNtaGe Woodland D*E*E*R Creatures

"Freshened with a hint of glitter"

Woodland Racoon & Squirrel

" Whimsical Winter Wonderland"

 Re-purposed ViNtaGe Aquarium!*!*!
S*O*L*D
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The HoLiDay Crunch IS ON!*!*!

Adding HoLiDay Cheer with SMALL ViNtaGe Adornments...

A few small HoLiDay Touches

 around our Home!*!*!

THIS PIECE IS ALL ABOUT 

 P*A*T*I*N*A 

including the ViNtaGe Lightening Rod Ball...

LoVe its natural silver-loss on the mercury glass!*!*!

Hope your HoLiday ShoPPing

is moving right along...

CRUNCH-TIME DAYS ARE HERE!!!

Jeanine