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Hello! Thank you for stopping by my blog. This blog is about many different things, my love for French Farmhouse, shabby chippy white vintage decor, my creations for my Etsy shoppe, my passion for decorating and more! I love comments from my readers and look forward to hearing from you!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

A White and Silver Christmas Display...

Hi again :) I wanted to do an actual post that wasnt just about my creations, lol. It is another yucky day here. Rainy and dark. But it is so warm, it feels like spring. Really weird for here this time of year.

Anyway, I wanted to share another of my Christmas displays with you all today. This is another in the sitting room.



I wanted to show off my love of white, tarnished silver and silver mercury glass. I put it on the little ice cream table that I have in there.
Tiered silver goodness!

The mercury glass bowl from Pottery Barn that I shared in another post. I filled it with faux snow, a little greenery and vintage silver ornaments.
The small pewter cup that I purchased from Katie's Rose Cottage is filled with more of that fab realistic faux snow, a white bottlebrush tree from Saturday Finds and a rhinestone snowflake.
This is the tree branch that I got from my yard all decorated up for Christmas with a silver deer, French tags from Katie's Rose Cottage and...
a whitewashed burlap star ornament. This came from Junk to Joy, a favorite blog :)
A couple of days ago, I bought this beautiful mercury glass cache pot from Pottery Barn. This is more of a champagne color but coordinates so well with the silver.
I filled it with fake snow, a beautiful bird and a big snowflake that is glittered.
You cant tell by the picture very well, but this is etched with a floral pattern.
Here is that amazing tree that I shared in another post! Ohhh I love it so much! I have it pictured all lit up but of course you cant see it well in the picture. It looks so beautiful at night time.
A couple weeks ago, I bought this awesome vintage egg gathering basket from Katie's Rose Cottage. I have always wanted one of these but never could find one in just the right color that was worth paying for and I didn't want to paint it. This is perfectly shabby with creamy white chippy paint and rust. I hung a big silver snowflake ornament on it with a white crochet snowflake ornament over it.
Inside, I wrapped the mason jar that the tree is in with burlap, white chiffon, silver beads, crystal garland, vintage gold and silver ornaments and a few tree branches.
This reindeer was one that Dave brought home for me to craft with. Emily painted it white and I had to keep it, lol.
A few weeks ago, I found this amazing square tray that is perfectly tarnished and has the prettiest pattern of scrolls and a rose. These will be so pretty to display year round.

Well, that is the last of my displays this year, Next I will share my tree.

I am really loving the silver and white look. I have been contemplating painting the sitting room a very light shade of grey. I love grey and have always loved to wear it. It really looks nice with white. But I love the color of aqua/tiffany that is already in there. It is so unique and very bright and happy no matter the weather. So what I think I will do is paint our bedroom a soft grey instead. And then stain the floor in a really dark walnut and the trim white. that will have such an old feel to it and will look perfect with the grey toned floral Simply Shabby Chic comforter I bought last year. I think it will all tie together nicely and be a comforting retreat at the end of the day!

I am just counting down the days until New Years Eve!!!!!! My boys will all be here, along with Emily. I have so many plans for that day! We have a lot to do to get ready for our Christmas on New Years day!!! It will be nonstop busy-ness :) Stocking decorating, cookie decorating, cake decorating, Christmas show watching, lots and lots of snuggles and hugs and kisses :):)

Thank you for visiting me today! Hugs ~ Amy

2 comments:

TinaTx said...

Everything looks so lovely - and that aqua background just makes it all shine!
Can't wait to see your tree.

Celestina Marie said...

Hi Amy, You decorations are goreous. I too love the white with silver and the antiqued tones. Your plans with the grey sound beautiful. How wonderful to plan your time with all the kids. It will be a special way to start the new year.
Enjoy, have fun and blessings always.
Love to you, Celestina Marie