My Village People

About 20 years or more, I stopped at a yard sale near
my home and found a small tattered box, I peeked inside
and was soooo totally amazed at what I saw, it was
a tiny vintage village with darling little folks, some sitting
on pine cones others on ski's, but they were all so adorable!
I'd hoped to collect a village just like this one someday,
but I never dreamt I'd find it at a tag sale for $.50! So
needless to say I scooped the box up and the
rototiller I also found! To this day I believe it
to be my best yard sale EVER!!!


I love each and everyone of these little guys!

Each elf has such personality!

Where Oh Where has the time gone, Christmas has almost come & gone!

Here's some of what I've been up to, I love
decorating for Christmas and this year I went
crazy with glitter, silver & white and my all
time fave cyrstal & glass, I looove the
SpArKle!!!

Such a fun centerpiece, from the silver
balls to pearls & vintage rhinestone necklace,
pins & earrings lots of Glitter & Sparkle!

My table centerpiece is full of fun & 'SpArKlE'

My Vintage tree top angel is an Ebay find that I
so looove, I thought it was just like the one my
Grandfather had on his tree when I was a little
girl, but my Uncle tells me it's not quite the
same.

My dining room cupboard is brimming with Santa's
and fun Christmas Goodies!

This wreath is quite large and mostly houses my vintage
Christmas items I've collected over the years, however
I think I left my glue gun at work and quite a few treasures
are waiting to be reunited with old friends!


My Mantle...


I've got a few things to take care of still, my almond roca
is cooling but there are mounds & chocolate covered pretzels
to make,(yes, still tonight) thank goodness the Pizzeles are done!

WISHING YOU & YOURS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS,
and I hope all your dreams come true and
from MY HOME TO YOURS, WE SEND BLESSINGS
OF A HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEAR! With Love, Debbie~

How to WIN a Holiday Giveaway Package!

A friend of mine is having a giveaway over at her blog,
Covered in Chocolate Bakery Shoppe!
She makes delicious treats, that you won't want to miss and you COULD be the 'BIG WINNER' of her GIVEAWAY!!!

All you have to do, is tell her about a holiday, that was your favorite ~ it can be a happy, sad, funny, or just beautiful(come on, we all have one)! So get busy, the contests ends Novermber 30th and she'll announce the winner on December 1st. Then your gift package of her sweet treats will be mailed off on December 3nd. It can be mailed as a gift to a loved one, or mailed directly to you! Arriving before christmas! A value over $65.00!!!


The gift package includes:
kiwi jam(I've tried this, scroll down a few posts, it's delicious), apple rosemary jelly, Nectarine/Plum chutney, Sweet Pepper Apple chutney, Red Caramelized Onion relish, white chocolate lollipop, chocolate bar, and a Toffee butter crunch candy.

Please note: There must be at least 6 different members to post for contest drawing! Other wise the contest drawing will be void. So tell your friends and family about this blog and post your holiday favorite story!

What Girl Doesn't Want a little CHARM, for Christmas?

In the Spirit of Christmas,You can find these Charmers
in my shop

We could 'ALL' use a little more Peace & Love my friends!!!

Santa Baby...a little sparkle would be ever sooo NICE!

It's a Beautiful Icy color, but NOT a Blue Blue Christmas!

'God Bless Us Everyone!

...and the Winner Is!

The winner of this beautiful bracelet & earring set is Laure of
ElegantArts
as high bidder! We're so happy she participated in our
Benefit Auction and thank her from the bottom of our
hearts!

All proceeds will be donated to Bernie Berlin's A Place to Bark .

This is a Special Thank YOU to all the participating shops who've given so much of themselves for this event, and a 'HUGE SHOUT OUT' to katy, for creating such a beautiful bracelet & earring set, Maribeth and her hubby Vinnie for making this sweet THANK YOU POSTER as well as the Auction Poster, we are blessed to have such creative, giving artisans at Peace & Love!



FYI! All these adorable pets you see in this poster belong
to all of the participants of Peace & Love's family that
worked on this awesome project!!! Love you guys, Deb~

Peace & Love's Benefit Auction for 'A Place to Bark'!

This beautiful graphic was illustrated by "Vinnie Maribeth's husband, we thank him from the bottom of our hearts!
This is the Beautiful
OOAK Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet we're auctioning!
Stunning Christmas Bracelet!
A different angle of the bracelet!
Sterling Silver Earrings with faceted bead!

We've chosen Bernie Berlin's, A Place to Bark as our special cause, and have made this exclusive OOAK "Christmas Charm Bracelet & Earrings", to be sold at our 'Benefit Auction'!

Below is a list of the artists who participated, please visit
their shops and check them out!


Maribeth Brief Moments

katy Jewel Fire Designs

Debbie BaublesButtonsBeads

Lee Five to Nine Design

Cheryl Libertyo

Susan Charming Trinkets

Diane Ever so Dear

PattyMara PattyMara's Sacred Heart Cafe

Abby Abby Horowitz Designs

Ronnie My Three Jewels

Debi "One Heart Jewelry"

Katy Jane "Moon Box Studio"

Peggy "Broken Wing3"

I Won This Delicious Jam!

How exciting, I've never won something like this before!

This is Kiwi Rumba Jam!

Doesn't it look yummy! It is!

I can honestly tell you, you can't just eat one bite!

You can't stop at two bites either! :)

I love to visit blogs, I've learned so much about so many of
YOU! I've traveled to other lands through your blogs, watched
as you've been blessed with a new grandchild, or cried when
you've lost a parent. Been amazed by your talent, whimsy &
charm, loved your style, dreamed of eating your fabulous
recipes (Pat), :) loved your honesty and feel so familiar with
many of you and have many new friendships all because of your
awesome blogs...

So when I recently won this jam, I knew I had to share it with
you guys! You will be pleasantly surprised by all her delicious
desserts and you may just have to visit Covered in Chocolate Bakery Shoppe and order one of her yummy desserts! Check
her blog often, she always has something yummy cooking!

Thanks again Pat, what a fun jam and it really is delicious!

For another treat, check out her other shop! AS2 designs!