Ornament Swap

I had an ORNAMENT SWAP at my home this year with family and friends...we played DIRTY SANTA with the ornaments...that's always a lot of FUN!!! I hope to make this an annual party...think I will try and make my ornament for next year...I better get a start on it in August! I'm also thinking about doing a "BLOGGER ORNAMENT SWAP"...what do you think about this idea? Well the kitchen is almost finished...all we still need to do is the back splash, some woodwork around the bar area and put up window treatments...I'm really pleased with how it has turned out. I have some pics of it here in this post and will do a entire kitchen post later.


This is the ornament that I ended up with...I think he is a real CUTIE!!!!









My little helper...she made all the "sweets" for me...THANKS Mary Claire!

White Wednesday/Vintage Nativity

It's WHITE WEDNESDAY TIME!!! I'm joining Kathleen over at Faded Charm for WHITE WEDNESDAY...come on over and view some awesome WHITE beauties!

Today I have posted some pics of our VINTAGE NATIVITY that came from my hubby's family...I have another one but this one is so SPECIAL because it's the one that the hubby had in his childhood home...the memories are so wonderful... both of his parents have gone to be with our FATHER. I have also added a few random WHITE pics from around the house...hope you have a HAPPY WHITE WEDNESDAY!

Christmas on the Coast

The Nester is hosting her first Christmas Tour of Homes and I'm joining her for all the FUN...please be sure to go by and check out all the tours...but you better have lots of time...the tours are growing fast! I still have my BEACH tree and my morning room tablescape to post...so please come on back for more FUN at COASTAL CHARM!





WELCOME and Season's Greetings from Coastal Charm!




I'm having lots of FUN with rub-ons...instant charm!






Here's my $1.00 Christmas plate that I found at garage sale this fall!



More instant charm...add ribbon to your candles for a simple but "cute" look!
























Our AUBURN santa ornament...he always gets front and center on the family tree every year!



Yes...we have more AUBURN ornaments!







Our back door wreath has been the same for years...I think my family would remove any new wreath...all four of us LOVE our AUBURN SANTA wreath...no better way to welcome all our back door friends...WAR EAGLE and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas at Coastal Charm

It's time for a Christmas Tour...I'm joining Rhoda over at Southern Hospitality and The Nester for all the fun...please be sure to go by all the tours...grab a cup of hot chocolate and get going...I know you will have an awesome time! While your here at Coastal Charm be sure to check out my other Christmas posts...and be sure to come back for more...I still have several trees to share with you!




Welcome...hope you have a FUN time here at COASTAL CHARM!






I'm lovin the bright colors that I used this year...I always like to surprise my family every year with a different look!



I covered a old bulletin board that I had with some green burlap to display some of our favorite Christmas pics...I always like to display our old pics and I never display them the same way!


This is our favorite "Santa" pic...our baby girl was not happy...oldest was like...what is wrong with her? I had made her a beautiful smocked dress that year and...well...no smocking to be seen in this pic! I just had to share this with you...but I'm going to have one mad daughter when she sees this...well I will take her out to eat and to a movie next week when she comes home from college for the holidays...I LOVE YOU SWEETHEART!!!!






This is why we love the pic soooo much...the next year we went to a different location for her "Santa" pic...guess what?...it was the same "Santa"...she still wasn't happy! Best part still to come...the "Santa" whispered in my husbands ear...I remember your little girl from last year...now "Santa" sees a lot of kids...but I guess you can't forgot the ones that make you go deaf!!!!







My candles that I covered with gift wrap...added some ornaments from one of my favorite little shops...The Dollar Tree!!!!







This is the first year for this little cutie...got it last year at Target...50% off!!







I have had this little wreath for years and I'm still lovin it!










This is all for today...please keep checking back for more Christmas at COASTAL CHARM!!!!

White Wednesday/Merry Christmas

White Wednesday is here and I'm joining Kathleen at FADED CHARM for the all the FUN! Please be sure to go by her blog to see all of the beautiful WHITE goodies...you will be glad you did!

My dining room is always done in white...silver...gold...this year I have gone with a BEACH look...I always LOVE decorating with a BEACH theme. The outside of my home is also in creamy WHITE...but you will need to come back next WEDNESDAY to see it...so here we go with a few pics from inside!

I'm lovin my $2.50 WHITE Christmas tree from Target!










I found this beauty in a thrift store in Atlanta...it was only $1.00...it really cleaned up well!










Years ago when I had my first White/Silver/Gold tree my mom made me about a dozen of these sweet little angels...thank you MOM!



My sister gave both of my girls these beautiful glass ornaments with their names on them for Christmas about sixteen years ago...they are still my favorites...sad thing is...I will need to give them up when my daughters get married...that will be really soon for my oldest!

Vintage Christmas Mondays

I'm joining Joan over at Anything Goes Here for Vintage Christmas Mondays...please go by and visit Joan and all her friends for some awesome VINTAGE CHRISTMAS goodies!

My Christmas tree in the kitchen is my VINTAGE tree...love using the ornaments from my hubby's childhood...I think he loves it too! His family had some beautiful ornaments that were passed on to him after his parents passed away 23 years ago. I didn't use them for a few years...I was to young to appreciate them...as I got older I realized how pretty and special they are. I sold antiques for about six years and when I had my business I would buy VINTAGE ornaments to sell...sometimes they never made it to the shop...yes...I kept them for myself...so some of the ornaments on the tree are ones I purchased...I hope that my daughters will want them one day. I have other beautiful VINTAGE CHRISTMAS goodies...so check back next week to see for yourself!


Here it is...my VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TREE...please excuse the trashcan and the bare window! I'm still working on my kitchen remodel and window treatments will not happen until after the holidays.


Beautiful "MERRY CHRISTMAS" ornament.


My fav..."SANTA"...I'm one lucky girl...I have two of these ornaments!


What an awesome "Wise Men" ornament...sorry that the pic isn't that great!







My "bubble lights"...what a FUN look they have...and great memories!
Here is my other "Santa" ornament...I'm having fun this year hanging ornaments on my lamps...I'm lovin how they look!

I'm Getting There!

I'm a tad bit late getting started on my Christmas decorating this year...with the kitchen remodel...out of town for the Thanksgiving Holiday...this girl is just starting to put it in FULL gear! The boxes came down from the attic last night...that's a good step in the right direction. Today I'm going to decorated the outside of the house...we might get some SNOW here on Saturday...yes...SNOW here on the COAST!!! The last time we had SNOW during the Holiday season was about 13 years ago...so I better have the outside decorated...gotta get me some SNOW pics with all my CHRISTMAS decor! I have some pics of some new things I got out last night...just getting started...stay tuned...more to come!



I have been looking for just the right BERRY wreath...Sunday I found it!



Right here at Ballard's Backroom...only $18.00!!!


Playing around with my cute little wire trees...got them back in October at Big Lots for only $6.00!


New idea...wrap your candles in gift wrap paper and give them a new look! NOTE-don't light them!





Cute little Peppermint Tree...only $8.00!



Love decorating with Ribbon Candy!