Cozy at Christmas Holiday Blog Tour 2016

 Hi Friends and Welcome to

Cozy at Christmas Holiday Blog Tour.

Our hostess for the next few days 

is 

Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles

I've been busy here at Rose Garden Cottage

and welcome you today for a little tour.

The porch is ready to greet friends and family.

The glittered deer welcomes as friends and family arrive.

The old wood sled

was painted red like my front door

and this year sports a pair of figure skates stuffed with winter greens.

Christmas postcards from France grace my vintage style door urn

filled with winter greens.

 Santa is standing in the entry and ready to greet you.

Come on in and stay awhile.

So nice to have you visit.

My tour today is right in the dining room.

The table is set, the tree is decorated 

and

all is ready for Christmas!

This year I decided on a theme of reds, white, silver, gold

and a pop of aqua throughout  my cottage.

To the hutch top,

 I've added a garland of evergreens to my

white rooster parade.

In the evening the lights on the garland frame a cozy glow!

Taking a peek inside the hutch,

I've used a mix of holiday plates

with red, white and a pop of aqua.

Vintage school books lift and showcase among the treasures.

This sweet little angel is a gift from Ginny, a dear blogging friend.

The vintage red goblets are from the Mississippi Glass Factory in Pennsylvania 

where most of my family lived and many worked in that factory years ago.

Bottle brush trees stand among my dishes and collectibles.

Bringing in the aqua with a bowl of ornaments and a sweet aqua cow creamer.

The red floral platter was my mother's from the late 40's

Old books with Johnson Bros. dishes and holly plates become part of the decor.

Teacup plates hold a sugared red apple.

My little house mouse is taking a nap.

He is full from munching on an apple.

This sweet decoration was a gift many years ago from my grandmother.

I love it nana!!

On the hutch top, I kept it simple like the interior

 by just adding a tray with a red ware fruit  teapot by Antique Reflections,

Spode Christmas cup and saucer, and a couple more bottle brush trees 

with a pretty

Winterberry Platter.

Anyone for Christmas tea?

Around the dining room I've placed pretty accents

like these glittered

white roses with magnolia leaves

 in a tall farmhouse pitcher

 standing on a tall pedestal table.

The fabric roses were easy to glitter by spraying them with adhesive glue

and sprinkling glitter all over each rose.

It's a bit messy but turns out great and lasts without yellowing.

Pretty velvet and script fabric Christmas stockings hang 

on each side of the hutch filled with greens

 atop a vintage style window frame.

I stuff the stockings with poly-fill to hang fuller.

To the right of the dining table,

I've decorated my vintage Barley Twist buffet with

pretty holiday treasures.

A few years ago I painted this buffet black

and added the white accents with a stencil.

My talented hubby added the bottom shelf for the white bowls.

This piece was white at one time, I may go back to that.

What do you think?

I've used deer in my decorating theme again this year

and this sweet wood pair of deer stand among the greens on 

my handmade shelf.

To hold the stemware in the first photo above, 

I've placed two pegs side by side, and  slide the stem bottoms in place.

To each stem I've added a small candle ring for color.

Love the music shoppe near by.

Music is a big part of my life and while I didn't

bring out all my larger village pieces this year,

I had to bring out this treasured one.

Inside the little couple are singing carols.

This scene brings back special memories of

growing up and playing the piano every Christmas while

we all sang carols.

This special pillow makes for a comfy spot by the window and perfect for a seat to relax

with a cup of tea and enjoy the tree.

Last year I found these glittered antlers and keeping with the deer theme, I

 hung them in my ivory dream catcher on a side wall.

Please take a seat around my table.

Here I used a soft ivory tablecloth in a window pane design.

To the center of the table I've layered a poinsettia topper.

To one of my favorite cake plate gifts from a dear friend,

I've added a darling light up cottage under a cloche

with a boxwood wreath at the base and a scattering of

red,white and aqua ornaments.

The cottage was a gift  many years ago and part of a Christmas flower arrangement.

A gift that keeps giving years later.

In the evening, the light inside the cottage makes such a cozy setting.

I could live in this cottage.

See the family gathered around inside?

I love this sweet charming treasure.

On each end of the table, I've placed a beautiful Christmas tree plate.

My mother  made these over 40 years ago and they are

as pretty now and they were so long ago.

Thank you mom, I love and cherish these hand painted by you.

On each side of the centerpiece,

I've placed these beautiful glass candle holders

with drip catchers that have crystals tangling around.

The candle holders are from Ireland and a gift from my dear hubby

when we first got married 43 years ago.

In place of real candles, I've added these faux candles from Ikea.

It's hard to get a good picture of these and they have a bit of a glare here, 

but in person, the light is soft and pretty.

Here is a better view of the poinsettia topper.

All embroidered and cut out work on an ivory background with holly leaves.

For the place settings,

I layered The Noel patterned Christmas plates from England with red charges on white placemats.

To the center, I've added a ring of rosemary.

These are a find from Magnolia Market in Waco, Texas.

The stemware and dessert cups have rings of gold with holly and berries all around.

Years ago my Swedish daughter and exchange student gave me these goblets and dessert cups.

They were gifts for dining at Arby's years ago.

I really did feed her that year,(haha) she just loved to go there with her friends after school events

and in the fall, collected these for me.

What a special memory.

I love them my dear daughter and remember the memories every time we use them!!

My napkins are red with an embossed poinsettia design

and held with a snow dove napkin ring.

This set of doves are a long time treasure of mine and

given to me as a gift for a wedding shower I gave for a special friend.

They are perfect for all seasons.

 Love them Kathy!

To each chair back, I've added a silk red ribbon wrapped around

winter greens and berries.

Over the table, I dressed my vintage style chandelier,

with a garland of poinsettias, gold berries

and

drop crystals all around.

The crystals are designed in different shapes and stay in place year round.

I usually put up two or even three trees each year.

This season I decorated two skinny trees and one of those

 trees is placed in the dining room window. 

 The skinny style makes it easier to move around the table.

To this tree, I've added red, white, silver with aqua ornaments along with red birds.

The tree skirt is red velvet with a silver snowflake design all around.

And, my tree would not be complete here at "Rose Garden Cottage"

without large garden roses placed in the tree from top to bottom.

To the top of the tree, sits a large fluffy red bow.

When the sun goes down and the lights come on,

it's a cozy room to dine and enjoy family and friends

around the table.

This is my favorite view,

looking out from the table and seeing my deer all aglow in the front garden.

As are time together comes to a close,

I can't help but reflect on a wonderful year

and all the many friends here in blogland who have made it special.

You are all very dear and I wish for you,

blessings and God's grace this Christmas and beyond.

Let us remember loved ones and special memories that will

carry us through the season and into the new year.

But before you leave,

 I want to share one more thing.

 To the left of my front door,

I've placed a vintage style mailbox

and this year,

 I'm using it to hold Christmas cards.

I thought it was a good idea and can be used all through the year

to share cards and postcards for other holidays too.

Merry Christmas ya'll!

I'll be back throughout the month sharing more decor.

Thank you for visiting my Cozy at Christmas Holiday Tour.

It has been a joy to have you.

Merry Christmas with Love,

For more touring fun.

Visit the participates below in our three day schedule.

and 

Thank you to our hostess 

Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles!

Cozy At Christmas Blog Tour

Let's Add Sprinkles/ Hyacinths for the Soul/ Southern DayDreams/ White Spray Paint/ Garden Up Green/ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson/ Ellie and Elizabeth  

Brookhollow Lane/ At Home With Jemma/ My Heart Lives Here/ The B Farm/ Botanic Bleu/ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen/ Art and Sand/ Ash Tree Cottage

Sweet Nothings/ At Rivercrest Cottage/ Opulent Cottage/ Decor to Adore/ Fern Creek Cottage/ The Dedicated House/ Bluesky Kitchen