RED AND WHITE CHRISTMAS 2013

A little Christmas tour of the living room and dining area, pretty much already for the Holidays...
 
It's amazing what a few touches of red will do, it sure adds some festive feelings in this room....
 
Now just getting those gifts wrapped and we will be ready to go...easier said then done...I think I will do my usual and put them in bags and decorate the bags...it works pretty well, so if lets say you got susie a sweater and perfume and a scarf, all that goes into a bag just for her instead of three individual bags or boxes...this is so helpful when we all get together to open presents on Christmas eve we are not crowded out of the room by all the presents, everyone looks forward to their bag...
 
Thought I would show you my newest purchase of this large champagne chilling bucket, it has poinsettias in it now, but I adore it, from home goods...I think I could chill 3 or 4 bottles in there at the same time...
 
You probably have guessed why this is called Red and white Christmas 2013...I do love the red added to all the white I had for 2012
 
The white owls add to the wonderland feeling and the red, just the pop we needed...
 

 
Mr. Owl looks like he is gonna jump off of the tree...the small red balls are from Michaels and I used my white glass paint pen and painted circles on them, I think they stand out more and it's a fun project to do in front of the tv....
 
Owls everywhere and they especially seem to like to stay in the tree, must be cause it is warm...lol...the red sprigs are from Michaels and were on sale for 59 cents each, what a deal and what a huge impact they make, almost like under the sea type of feel...

 
The tall house on the buffet is from a wholesale house and I added the white owls...
 

 
I am keeping this one contained, he looks too big to let loose...

 
I love the white fluffy stockings, they are from TJ Maxx and I have had for a couple of years...Still haven't had the white slipcovers made for the two green chairs yet..oh well
 
Tina is wondering what all the fuss is about, she is not too fond of this room since she is not allowed on the furniture, she just seems to pass through now...love that
 
You will remember the post before this one, the tea set I was going to paint, it looks so pretty with the red dishes..so sparkly
 
The table runner is a gift from my friend Mary a few years ago, Mary is at mydogsmygardenandmary.blogspot.com
 
It looks pretty with the Poinsettia plates...
 
And of course the Lenox dishes look good with anything..
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MACKENZIE CHILDS WANNA BE SILVER COFFEE TEA SET

 
Well, you will all remember me looking for a silver tea service that I could paint like Mackenzie Childs....I bid on this large set on ebay, coffee tea creamer and sugar and would you believe even a beautiful tray...black and tarnished but beautiful never the less...
 
You  will remember the little creamer I painted that  gave me the bug to paint a tea set...

My bid of 22.00 won on Ebay and 20.00 for shipping...I knew it would be black and ugly and tarnished, so it would be my first paint project.,....I also knew much of the silver would be worn off and it would be the perfect paint project with the cool grooves that run from top to bottom, so easy for some guide lines....I loved this little set below and thought it was so sweet, it was my inspiration..

                                                                                                        

 This is what I was going for when I bid on the tea set...I was so excited for mine to arrive...

This is the tray, I started cleaning the center, it was very heavy and very black, but what I noticed as I was cleaning the tray was it was so beautiful and in such great shape...

 
Well as you can see, I cleaned and cleaned and it was getting more and more beautiful...
 
I kept thinking, well the next piece will be damaged, and the silver worn off....wrong..

I knew from the Ebay seller that it was a wm Rogers silverplate and he said he did not know the age, just that it had been his grandmothers and that it was over 70 years old but he did not know how old....I  have no idea of the value of it, just know it looks pretty on my table...
 
Since I was going to paint it anyway, I already expected it to be well worn and probably a little damaged....wrong
 
What I did not expect was it to be so stunning and in near perfect condition...It is very heavy and I know he spent much more on the shipping then he charged me....
 
Do you see those ridges, that was what grabbed my attention for my paint project...

 

My last thought was "well the tray probably does not match the set"  wrong, the tray is the tray that goes with the set...yay
 
Soooo I have decided not to paint this beautiful set, I just could not do it...way to pretty and I did not want to make a project out of this...what would you do?  Paint or not paint?  I think I might clean it once again with tarnix, then wash with warm soap and water, dry and maybe use carnuba wax to keep it from tarnishing, I am not sure though, I will have to do some more research on how to keep it out to see and keep the tarnish down....maybe someone out there knows?
     Thank you for stopping in for a visit.  Let me know what you think of the coffee tea set...Please leave a comment, I have to get this Christmas decorating done, I am so behind....

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