a handmade kind of Christmas

 i love christmas.

getting together with family.

baking some of our favorite treats.

and sweets.

singing our favorite carols.

all in celebration of Jesus' birth.

the last two years

our daughter wanted to decorate

in a simple handmade style.

 she wanted every ornament to be made.

by hand.

i have to admit.

i usually go all out.

put almost every.

single.

ornament on the tree.

 

this year.

i did not.

we went through our boxes

and picked out the things that were made by hand.

(i did sneak a couple of my favorite store bought ornaments on the tree.  i just couldn't help myself)

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and i have to say that it is much more meaningful.

to see those things made from love.

hanging on our tree.

and on our 'mantel'

 

i am linking to~

jennifer rizzo

wendy at the shabby nest

lucy at craftberry bush
jennifer at studio jru

be sure to go check out all the other lovely 

links to their parties.

there are some wonderful, talented people!

yep, i live here

i want to thank everyone that has stop by to say hello.

sure helps me out.

how?

well, i do live on a farm 20 minutes from town.

i can go a few days without seeing anyone but mr. farmer and

our daughter.

things can get a bit lonely here.

especially during the winter.

i have had several people comment on my header picture.

and i want to say thank you and answer some questions.

first, yes, this is my barn.

it is covered with metal siding, but

the wood underneath is original.

i would love to tear it off and fix the wood underneath.

and paint it red.

somehow, i don't think mr. farmer would agree!

the barn is what i see while doing dishes.

and second. yes, i did. i took this photo.

thanks so much for your compliments on it.

it means alot.

anywho.

i thought i would share some of my favorite pictures from our place.

hope you enjoy them!

an lastly, another view of the clouds in my header picture.

thanks for stopping by for a visit and i hope you all will come back.

if you have been here and i haven't been to visit you, just know that i will.

i like to get to know those of you who take the time to stop.

it is just taking me awhile to say hi to everyone.

until i see you again.

God bless

a very white wednesday

i love following white wednesdays. it was started by faded charm cottage.

i think .

if it wasn't please let me know so i can change it.

so anyways, i thought i would show you my white photos.

this last week has been a whirlwind.

not only with all the celebrations that were made up because of the snow at christmas, but now we are having another. looks like a lot of you probably are too.

so that is why i decided to show you are whites that mother nature gave us.

enjoy.

i hope this finds everyone safe and warm.
it is supposed to be only -2 tomorrow.
that is the high.
as in during the day.
not the night low.
brrrrrrrr.

a little glimpse

a photo of God's handiwork that i saw this week. this is the sunrise we had yesterday.

i am linking up to studio JRU 'a glimpse'. be sure to pop on over to see what others have seen as a glimpse of God's splendor.

feathering my nest---fall style

happy fall y'all!

it's fall nesting week at the inspired room. if you haven't visited melissa, i suggest you pop over there. but i warn you. you maybe visiting her for quite a while. i look forward to seeing what everyone else has done for the harvest season.

i love fall, so it is probably the season i decorate for the most. i wanted to share with you my dining room. i had forgotten about the harvest banner that i made last fall...so that was the first thing up. the painting is one that i had found at a flea market and snatched it up as fast as i could. i love the haying season. maybe it is because i am married to a farmer. maybe it is because it smells so good. but i loved the barn, the colors, the scene of the whole family helping on the farm. plus it was $3.00. i added some of my dried hydrangeas, some found feathers and some wheat.

in this corner, i put some sunflowers in a nail keg that i have had for years.

i found this wooden dough bowl at at antique store for $2.50, then added some decorative acorns that i found at target last year. the antler was a shed that mr. farmer found in his pasture a few years back.....i claimed it as my own. to decorate with. i don't think he is real pleased!

so here is the whole room. thanks for stopping by!