happiest, merriest blessings to you

fa la la la Dala...

❤️Dala horses

       Representing the wonder of Swedish craftsmanship. ❤️

5410 ❤️

See those numbers, right there in that bowl.  Those are the house

numbers from my childhood home.  When we closed the door there

one final time, I gently took them down.  My mom's paintbrush 

strokes can still be seen.  They are a bit of my beloved past. ❤️

silver & gold

              A little peak into our holiday den...

                      sweet bitty bunny

                               silver deer & antique ornaments

even in the bathroom

Decorated over the long week...feathers, bears & sheep - oh my!

holiday-ing

I was reminded on Friday that I will spend hours on "just so"!

from our home to yours...

                                               ☃️Happy Holidays!☃️

gifted...

                       ...at collecting, not baking!

silver & gold

holiday kitchen

          Christmas begins to arrive at the farm...

bits of Christmas...

quietly and in neat little batches, Christmas is beginning to arrive

in my booth & case at the Hixton Schoolhouse Antique Mall...

mirth & merry ~ in a quiet country way

Whimsical cows from my big sis, Randi, and a new book

from my favorite local author.  And a discovery that the 

book has an autograph, a "bless you" from Michael.

This quiet dairy farm often offers me the answer, even when

no question has left my lips.  

here's to hope

                    Wishing you the magic of this season...

                    and that hope will remain as we enter the new year.

vintage holiday memories

Each year, when I unpack my Christmas bins, these two

almost always bring the most joy to me.  They are from my

childhood...and I think of them through the eyes of a much

younger Kari.  

What will we pass on as Holiday memories, to be some

day unpacked & cherished?  I wonder...

holiday finds

Dave & I went on a little local antiquing jaunt yesterday.

With snow on the way, we stayed close to home.

After years of collecting, my choices to keep are now select.

I base my choice on patina, sweet detail, color & how the item touches my heart.

These were some of my Saturday finds...

A dala horse tin cutter.

Little bunches of mushroom picks.

An ironstone pitcher with green detail.

When I make a connection to something I know I will keep,

it usually is with no thought of how the item will fit or where it will go.

I just know it will.  

I know I will smile to see them become part of my home.

jingle all the way

heading into the holidays with hope to not get lost in the "busy"...

Christmas wishes

Several years ago I climbed through a snow drift to catch this 

picture of our house in fresh snow.  This will always be a magical moment...

a warm, well loved home on a snowy day ~ an embrace.

Wishing you & yours that mix of home, love & the magic of the season.

sweet little Christmas shelf

          One little wall shelf in the kitchen filled with holiday charm...

                                        Little snow guys.

                Vintage wrapped boxes & a bowl of ornaments.

                  Added to my collection of funnels & toy mixers.

Vintage Christmas

What do I adore more...sweet bottle brush trees or German Putz sheep?

Both are for sale in my case at the Hixton Antique Mall.

Charming vintage holiday! 

a few of my favorite things for the holidays

Yes, I certainly "live what I sell"!

When I go on an antiquing trip to purchase for resale, one of my questions is~~

"Would I keep it if it doesn't sell?" ~~ I have to answer "yes" to this.

You will always find these favorites (pictured above at my home) for sale

at my booth or case at the Hixton Schoolhouse Antique Mall:

~Ironstone 

~chippy little benches

~Vintage holiday

~baskets

~wire works

~anything in multiples