Prepping For Friday Night Dinner

Just a peek...

Prepping for Friday night dinner...
With a special guest...

I am not cooking tonight
So I am lighting candles instead

Wish you a wonderful night!!

Advent Wreath

I saw an article of a Swedish holiday decoration

And the home had an Advent wreath with candles hanging above dining table

And then I saw some more Advent wreath

Hanging over dining area like a chandelier

In many blogs from Sweden

So I thought I might be able to make one for our house :)

But then encountered a problem....

If I stick candle sticks like the ones I saw
I might start fire...

So I went to get some tea candles
To place on the wreath
All the material here came from Michael's

Did you go there this holiday season?
All beautiful Christmas decorations are now 50% off
So I picked some for this wreath

And I am thinking about getting a very small Christmas tree (a real one)
So I can use Christmas cookie cutters
And bake cookies to decorate the tree

I am so~ enjoying to see all the Christmas decorations in many blogs :)

Happy Friday
And
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!!

Inspiration

Everyone has at least one person who inspires them

Mine lives in Japan

And she turned her new house into this

She distressed wood and aged them outside

And used them inside her newly built house

To give character

I am a big fan of old house

And never thought a newly built house can be this charming

Anyway

I have a new Christmas lighting project
That I am hoping to share with you soon


Til then...
Stay warm :)

Remember Those Doors?

Remember when I bought 2 doors for $20 from my neighbor?

The two unfinished over sized doors

That made me look crazy to that someone's eyes?

Well, I finished them!!!!

I layered many paints and dark stains to make it look antique

And added a huge mirror that has been sitting in our garage

To make one of the doors into a trumeau mirror for our living room

And the other door

Which is a double glassed door

Turned into a room divider

Because our old cottage is like many other old house

That doesn't have a foyer

And when you walk into our house

It is just one open space

So I used it to divide our living room from the door way

Without completely blocking out the natural light

So when I finally finished

I earned my right to tell that special someone

Ha! Ha!

See? I wasn't crazy :) :)

I am just a little frugal and handy

Which makes him a very lucky husband ;)

Happy Monday!!!

Hello, Christmas Tree

Hello!!

We've been waiting for you

The time with a tree with lights

This is our new tree

White tree

With white, green and silver ornaments

But if I leave it to girls to decorate

And go to do dish washing

They might add something green to the Christmas tree

While I am not there

Something green like this

Comes out from girl's room

That naughty green one

Grinch...is...sitting...on...the...tree...

I didn't take many pictures
But it is quite pretty at night
So
I will wait to take more pictures after dark
To share with you some other time :)


Did you get your tree yet?

Sunday Morning

We've been having very warm Thanksgiving weekend

So first thing to do today was

Going to the beach

And just have fun :)

We'll decorate the tree tonight

So I'll share that with you tomorrow...

Have a wonderful Sunday!!

Three Little Leg Warmers

I have been having serious dark circles under my eyes

Like a Panda Bear

And I have been a panda bear

With serious dark circles

Who sips coffee all day long

Because I have been knitting three little leg warmers for my girls

As stocking stuffer

And since they are for Christmas

I had to hide and knit late at night

Which really tested this night owl

When we were awaiting the birth of our children

The only thing that mattered

Was

They grow old happy and healthy

And

We hoped to be that wise parents

Who can teach them what's important in life

But

"Keeping up with the Jones"

Always sneaks into our mind

And sometimes we do too much

And take away

Something precious in life

Is giving coolest toys for Christmas really that important?

Should the amount of toys make us proud or sorry as parents?

Sometimes I want to ask me

Me in 1999

When we were soon to be parents

We had just a simplest wish

To be a happy family

Not from having many things

But having many invisible things that make life special

So as I knit and sew

I am hoping to go back in time

And

Be me with the simplest wish....

Who would laugh out loud for such a silly dilemma...

Who would also tell me...

Love is all we need