I really do love red mixed with lime green. I bought these bright red chargers when I lived in Texas at Garden Ridge (I miss that store). The lime green salad plates and the green goblets are from Pier 1. Check out these other tablescapes where I used the lime green salad plates and red chargers

On each napkin I placed a sprig of evergreen and a small plastic red ornament...I've used glass before but inevitably one breaks :(

My mom or sister bought this cute red cake plate for me a few years ago..I love it! I can place a doily over the Christmas tree and use it for Valentines Day or the 4th of July! 

The Sparkle- I draped my chandy with the same garland I used on my Christmas tree...so festive! The tree in the center works perfectly with its red and lime green berries. I used large red ornaments all around the base and white cups with black and white striped straws.

Erin With A Y shares her pom poms on her deer head

I am dying over this pink pom pom Christmas tree pillow from Thistle Wood Farms

Last but not least I still love my own Pom Pom wreath I made a few years ago too!

Here is my quick fast tutorial of the Christmas tree napkin fold

 I have had so much fun making these adorable 

Christmas Cupcake toothpicks this year! 

I actually made these for my sisters Craft Fair she is going to! 

If you don't have Cricut machine you really ought to ask Santa for one this year they are AMAZING!

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I have seen so many cute ideas for Hot Chocolate Bars so I decided to create one for my family. I used my 3 tier metal stand and filled it with white mugs tied with bakers twine and printable cup of cheer tags see link below to print.

I filled little bowls with Candy canes, M & M's, chocolate kisses, snowflake sprinkles and a little shaker of cinnamon to add some yumminess to a cup of hot cocoa. I keep my chocolate mix in a glass jar with a lid. 

I also have marshmallows in the small white bowl with a lid on to keep them fresh. Adding fresh greenery around the base of the stand, a small red and green plant and small ornaments tucked in here and there help to create a festive Chocolate bar. 

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I just can't begin to say enough good about Annie Sloan Chalk Paint or as many refer to it as

 ASCP

 It. Is.  Seriously. Worth. It's. Weight. In. Gold. 

So easy, no fumes, no priming, no sanding, super fast ...yes I am having a love affair with it! 

We started with the dresser looking like this on the right...all beige with a natural looking wood top. 

Kinda country bumpkin looking Not what we were going for

We wanted a French look for mom's room

We knew these pieces had good bones so once painted it would really look nice. 

So we got to work!

We took all the drawers out and removed all the handles, the center door and its hinges and got out the paint and paint brushes. 

We just used regular ole paint brushes which worked great but I would maybe spend a little money on some nice brushes because I am telling you once you start working on a piece of furniture and you see how easy and pretty it looks you are going to be hooked and want to paint a lot of other pieces so you might want a nice brush that does not fall apart or leave brush hairs on your wet paint. 

We painted this dresser right in my moms room.

 Just use something to place under the legs to lift them up and a drop cloth..simple!

The paint dries super fast especially here in the West where we have really dry air

One coat could actually have been enough but we went with 2 coats but it hardly took any paint

Once the paint is dry...in like 10-15 minutes you can start waxing the piece with Annie Sloan Wax 

We used a rag on this particular piece to wipe on the wax and then you simply wipe/buff it off leaving a nice patina. 

You can use a brush to get into the small crevices and Annie Sloan makes some beautiful brushes that work great. 

We purchased one of her brushes for our Entertainment center that we finished recently.

 I will soon be posting all about that big project! 

It turned out so beautiful! You can see more of the reveal of the Master Bedroom Here

For the headboard we painted outside so we could lean it up against the garage door the sun dried the paint almost instantly

Ta Ta For Now

Karin

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