SOME FAVORITE THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS

I love Christmas and all the fun and bling that goes along with it.  I have long been a lover of Christmas socks!  Yes you heard that right.  I love my Christmas socks!  I wear them almost daily from Thanksgiving until New Years!  Over the years I have collected quite a few, some I buy and some are gifts.  They last a long time when you only wear them a couple of times a year!  Ho Ho Ho!!

 Here are the Santa socks

 With this pair being my favorite!

You lift the cuff to see Santa's undies...

A gift from a friend who understands my wacky sense of humor

 This pair is fairly new with Santa and Reindeer!

 Of course I have Cat Christmas socks!

 I wear these all the time!

Here are the snowmen, snowy socks

I added this pair this year...who doesn't love pink and purple!  They are so cute and my new favorites and only $1

So not only do I love Christmas socks...I love Christmas jewelry! Yes I do!

I have a couple of  bracelets

I love this silver snowman one 

I have Christmas pins!

This cute cat one was a gift and one of my favorites!

These two are from Hallmark and pretty darn old!

And my favorite jewelry of all

EARRINGS!

 Cat earrings, also a gift and I truly love these

 I bought these danglely snowman earrings on a whim but I wear them often and get lots of comments...they really are cute!  

You can't go wrong with lightbulb earrings and of course my dressy snowflakes!  

So there you have some of my Christmas Bling!

I am joining in these really fun parties!

 

 Visit Laurie and see what others are sharing today

and 

Visit the Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays

Now I'm going to put on some Christmas socks & earrings.  Add a cute Christmas pin to my coat and go grocery shopping!  Hugs to all and to all a good night!

Always,

Linda 

JUNKIN FINDS FRIDAY #7

It's the week before Christmas and so much hustle and bustle going on in our lives.  Mr ALC and I are taking time out to enjoy a quiet dinner for two.

We have had a few snow flurries this week so a snowflake theme seems in order!  

The placemats, napkins and napkin rings were a thrift shop purchase last winter. This is my first time using them and I really love the colors.

I layered a white plate, cobalt blue depression glass plate and topped it with a milk glass bowl all found thrifting

 I added snowflake water goblets from Kroger (last year on clearance) and these beautiful wine goblets (gift from my friends Terry and Dennis)

  I added a snowflake to the place setting 

 The centerpiece is a large cloche I received from CSN.  I was asked to review a product and I choose this cloche.   I filled it with blue and silver ornaments and added some silver floral pics and beads around the milk glass cake plate it is on.  I can see me using this cloche in many vignettes

 I found it hard to photograph but it looks really pretty on the table in the candlelight.

The wine is cooling in a aluminum ice bucket.  I've also added an aluminum serving piece.  These pieces have been found at various thrift stores this past summer

This was the first giveaway I ever won!

I was thrilled to receive this blown glass ornament made by 

Paul Lockwood entitled VINCENT last year from Artful Home.  It's colors add a beautiful touch to this table.  The hanger with a snowflake base was found at Salvation Army last year for under $1

I added this little ornament box I found recently at the thrift shop.  It will hold some special chocolate treats for the end of the meal.

I love this snowflake tea light holder and hope to find more of them 

Sparkles here and there

This table was all thrifted, gifted and won!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my little dinner for two!

I hope you will join me for 
Junkin Finds Friday!

Link up your post not your blog and please include a link back to this post!  

Happy Junkin,

Linda

RED ORNAMENTS

I was looking at my big tree (yes I finally go it up) and I have lots of red ornaments.  So I'm sharing them for Rednesday and the linky party Share the Decor.

This cute mitten was filled with Godiva Chocolate and was a gift from my former boss a few years ago

Of course the chocolate is long gone but the mitten adorns my tree each Christmas...thanks Steve!

This reminds me of the ribbon candy we use to have as kids

 I got this at a craft show several years ago, it's made from a can lid, a very talented crafter painted this...I have a snowman also but he is green so not in this post.

I made this cross stitch ornament in 1986

 I found this ornament at a yard sale for 10 cents, I like that it looks 'older'

This ornament is very modern

This was one of the ornaments I bought for my daughter Ashleigh, she was about 2 years old

This was also a decoration from my girls very early years

My daughter Sara made this bird ornament last year using some fabric my Mom gave her and I really love it.

This ornament is new this year!  The Atlanta bloggers had an ornament exchange and I got this fabulous Gnome. 

This beautiful candy dish with Cardinals was a gift from a blogging friend Sue at Rue Mouffetard it contained her homemade coconut chocolates...yum! 

It is sitting under the Christmas tree and oh yes, Charlie is there also...he does love this time of year...trees... with skirts... for him to lay on! 

I'm joining Sue at It's A Very Cherry World for

Rednesday

and 

Sherry at No Minimalist Here

Always,

Linda

FOR UNTO THEM A CHILD WAS BORN

Nativity ~ The Birth of Jesus!

I bought this Nativity several years ago.  I love that it uses figures of children!  I find their faces very sweet!

 It sits under the big Christmas tree

I have many more pieces of this Nativity set.  My Aunt Lola made them many years ago for me and they are priceless.  

These are under the Girly tree but I put a cloche over them since this guy

Likes to play with them!  I don't want them to break!

Thanks Charlie!

I'm joining Lynn at

Happier Than A Pig In Mud 

for 

The Reason for the Season 

Please stop by her blog and visit all the other wonderful posts showing such beautiful Nativities! 

Always,

Linda