CHRISTMAS IN THE KITCHEN

Hello Everyone!

Gee was it cold today. 25 degrees and the wind chill was even lower!!! I love the snow but not the cold if that makes any sence.  

We have about a dozen (or more) Christmas trees. Different sizes, colors, some full, some thin, some tall, some short. I do not put all of them up every year.  Sometimes 6 or 7 sometimes just 3 and they are always decorated differently. I like to have different themes. Last year I did vintage photos on one and snowmen on another and a silver tree with turquoise decorations on another....  Our main tree however, is always a real one and always decorated with glass ornaments many of which are vintage.  This year I decided to decorate the kitchen with one of my favorite trees. A 5 ft vintage like fir with colors of copper and gold. Bulbs, bows, birds, snowflakes and pinecone garland make this spot of the kitchen sparkle. I also added little white lights to brighten the area at night.

Three Vintage inspired trees.  When I see the real deal I buy them but these, even though new, were just too pretty to pass up.  And they match the color theme in the kitchen.

Oooooo  Ahhhhhh

This beautiful angel was not made for the top of a tree so I cut out the bottom and I like the way it turned out. It is so sparkly and wonderful.

These two lovely ornaments came from Walmart:)

                                              Old and new - the perfect match. Can you tell which are new?

This is not my kitchen.  I don't know how this photo got on the post.

 How many trees do you put up?  Is there anyone crazy like me who own as many?

'Till  next time....
~Debra

WINTER WONDERLAND

LOOK at what we woke up to this morning.  About 6 inches of the soft, white, fluffy stuff! It is sooo pretty.

                                       This is our Barn.
It was built in the 1700s and has seen a lot of snow. Instead of housing farm animals, it now houses Don, me and our menagerie. It is a fun place to live.

I topped off all of the bird feeders last night so our feathered friends could have breakfast in the morning. They were very happy when I looked out to check on them this a.m.

This is going down our looong driveway from the Barn.  Not good for my little car in the snow.

This little stream  trickles down from the woods. The more it snows or rains the wider and prettier it gets.

A lovely grand tree.

This is one of my favorite Christmas trees.  It looks so vintage but is not.  And it doesn't need to be decorated to be beautiful although it does have brown bells attached.

I put some greens in my white pitchers on the bakers cabinet.

         My mantel in the library decorated for the season.

Hope you enjoyed my White Wednesday.  I will be by to see all of yours.  Thank you Kathleen at Faded Charm for creating White Wednesday.

'Till next time.....
~Debra

BURLAP PILLOWS ARE ON SALE AT MAISONSTGERMAIN.COM

Hello Everyone!!

Hope you are having a great weekend.  We saw a little snow yesterday.  It was so pretty.  This is just a quick post to let you know that these burlap pillows will be on our site tomorrow.  They are 16", burlap and pollyfilled and sooooo pretty!!! The roses have pearls in the centers. They will be on sale for $28.00.  Thank you for looking!

#MP009 Dark Chocolate with 9 gorgeous roses!!! 
SALE $28.00

MP006 Vanilla burlap with 3 large roses. SALE $28.00.

MP005  Dark Chocolate burlap with 3 large roses. 
 SALE $28.00


Thank you for looking:)

'Till next time.............
............~Debra

Happy White Wednesday

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love it when family gets together don't you? I am glad we don't wait until a holiday to do it. But holidays always make it that much more special.

I found this little park bench on Sunday. It is so sweet that someone loved it enough to replace the second runner with a wavy one. It has just the right amount of chippiness and rust and its size is just perfect.

This is the type of pillows we should have in by the weekend.  They will be in this color coffee, drk chocolate and vanilla.  They will all be a little bit different and will be on sale for $28.00.  If you are interested, just drop me a note so I will have enough for everyone. And just  reminder that everything is on sale at Maisonstgermain.com.

These are three of my favorite suitcases. Just the perfect spot for a little white tree decorated in gold. I have been Christmas decorating and will be posting more pictures soon.  Nicole's tree is absolutely gorgeous this year. I will post that for sure.

Hope you enjoyed my White Wednesday and don't forget to check out Kathleen at Faded Charm for more white loveliness.

Till next time....
....~Debra

The Tooth Fairy

Stella just turned 5 years old.  She came home last week very interested in why people lose their teeth. "Mama, will I lose all of my teeth?"  "Do you call the tooth fairy or does she just show up?" "Do big people lose their teeth too?  Do they grow back like mine will"? "Can I laugh at someone when they lose their teeth?" and on and on.  Nicole answered all of her questions as well as she could and also told her that it was not nice to laugh when an adult loses their teeth.

After thinking about it for a few days, she said to Nicole tonight "Mama, when I see someone big with missing teeth I won't say anything about it." I will just say; I loooove your hair". :) Aren't kids just precious?

I just wanted to share. It is times like this that make me the happiest.

                                                         Stella and Fibi


Till next time....
....~Debra

A WISH, A BIT OF WHITE WEDNESDAY, AND A SALE!

Hello Everyone,

First, I would like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.  We have so much to be thankful for in our home. We are very blessed.

And it just wouldn't be the same if Fergie didn't wish you a Happy Thanksgiving too.

Being with family and friends...well it just doesn't get better than that.

This week we have a couple of photos from Nicole's house. I love her chippy mantle and the pictures of her gorgeous in-laws.

And her kitty, Logan.  He is the friendliest cat. Isn't he adorable?

And third, I wanted to let you know that our on-line boutique MAISONSTGERMAIN.COM is having a HUGE SALE starting on Monday.  Everything in the shop is on sale and we will be adding new items during the week, including the dress forms above. We have two of them left. And if you are ever looking for something in particular, please drop us a note and we will be on the lookout for you.  We have access to so many different things.

Don't forget to check out Kathleen at Faded Charm for more White Wednesday. She and the other ladies that have joined White Wednesday always have the most beautiful photos.

'Till next time.....
~Debra

WHITE STATUES INSIDE AND OUT

Hello everyone!   Today for White Wednesday I thought I would show you some of our statues from our home and garden.

I just love these two cherubs.  This used to be a fountain but it cracked over the years and wasn't able to be repaired again.   So now it is a planter and better than ever. It ages so beautifully.

This is our newest statue given to me by Don for our anniversary. I believe it is a reproduction of sort of 'The Winged Victory of Samothrace.' It is an quite an interesting story. Anyway, this statue is taller than I am. I saw it one day while we were out and loved it.  Later that week Don (he is the best) and my son-in-law Manuel(who is awesome) went out to get it.  They set it up in the yard to surprise me the next morning. Was I ever surprised! 

In front of my studio. OOHHHMMMMMMMM

A kitchen Angel. Could she be any cuter?

                                        In the library.

Hope you enjoyed my White Wednesday. Don't forget to check out Kathleen at Faded Charm for more.  She has some of the nicest ladies who participate in White Wedneday.

Till next time.....
~Debra

Baby it's cold outside

Hoping you are having a cozy evening.

Love,

Fergie xxx

Naked Chair

So.....I am in the fabric store buying burlap to sew some pillows for Maisonstgermain.com when the lady at the cutting counter asked me what I was making. "What are you making with all of this burlap?" Me: "Oh some pillows, I actually just got done upholstering a chair with it." I happily told her. "You covered a chair with it?"  "Isn't it itchy?!!!" looking at me oddly. Me: Well......we don't usually sit around naked so......no it isn't itchy." Some people just don't get it. Do you?

It's White Wednesday again!

I love White Wednesdays.  I can share some of my 'whites' with you and enjoy yours as well. It is something fun to look forward to in the middle of the week thanks to Kathleen of Faded Charm.  Thank you Kathleen! (check out her blog for more white loveliness.)  Here is what I have this week for you.

This Mexican hutch is pine and I loved it but it needed to be white. So I painted and distressed it and  now it is perfect.

I bought this wonderful birdhouse from Brimfield. It hangs on a tree in front of my studio and the birds love it.

When I saw this cupola I knew I had to have it.  It is surrounded by my succulents in the living room. It is wonderfully aged.

This is our mantle in the kitchen.  I change it from time to time. But it always has some of my white things. The pretty frame is new but the print is old. I love how new and old things work together.

Since we are so fortunate  to live in an old 1700s barn, we have these great chestnut beams.  In the kitchen they hold herbs and dried flowers.  I buy flowers every week from a very nice family owned farm who sells at one of the flea markets I attend.  Two dozen roses for $10.00 makes me happy for more than a week. I dry and hang them to further my enjoyment.

Hope you enjoyed todays Whites.  I will stop by your blogs and check out yours. Have a fabulous day!!

Till next time................
~Debra

Antiquing in Cape Cod

Don and I went on a 'Romantic Get Away ' on Cape Cod this weekend. We visited  antique shops, a flea market  and of course The Christmas Tree Shops.  There are at least 6 CTS's on the Cape and the prices are really great. We stayed at a gorgeous Inn complete with a fireplace, jacuzzi and a sumptuous canapy bed. The dining room was  a large solarium that overlooked a pond with waterfalls and koi.  We enjoyed four delicious meals there.

I found this pretty tall statue of a woman holding flowers in an antique shop.  She just spoke to me and I knew she would fit right in nicely.

I like the way it looks in front of my old pink and white chippy door.

Isn't she pretty?

What did you do over the weekend? I'd love to hear all about it.

Till next time.......

~Debra

Happy White Wednesday

My 1st White Wednesday was so much fun!  I love hearing from people from all over the world and to be able  to share photos and ideas with .  I have learned so much from the blogs I read. It is amazing how many inspirational ,creative, artistic, sweet and funny people   there are. So many heart warming stories and different ways of life.  The friendships people have made through blogging and the everyday goings on in ones family. And the best part is that they are just a click away! I hope you enjoy your White Wednesday!

China and ironstone butterpats.

More white ironstone and white beaded pumpkins.

One of my chandelier creations.  This one is in the kitchen but not hooked up yet until I am sure I like it there.

Another one of my chandeliers.  The frame is French, the crystals are both old and new. I have made so many chandeliers and am actually making one now to give me more light over my desk. I will post a photo when I am done.

This is an old dress form that I painted white.  I keep it in our master bathroom with all of my pins clipped to it.

An old white watering can.

The creamiest white roses given to me from Don on our 30th Anniversary on November 3rd.

Till next time......

~Debra