Christmas In The Sitting Room Part Two

Bear with me for not
visiting as much in the
last day or two...it
has been crazy around here...
or maybe it is just me
that is crazy?
Don't answer that!
Anyway~
Yesterday I showed you the 

sitting room mantle.

This used to be a dinette

when we bought the house.

It is located just inside the

front hall/foyer 

to the left.

There was a door to a 

side stoop which we replaced

with a big bay window.

This looks out onto the side yard

filled with heavy pines and

glimpses of the bay.

Here it is dressed for Christmas.

The leaded glass window is

propped there year round.

It is a "save" from a house

that we rehabbed that had

partially burned.

I noticed after I took this 

picture that the sweet little

vintage looking wreath makes

a large halo around the

angel's head.

Is that cool, or what?

The antique feather tree was

tossed out by my father-in-law

when he cleaned out 

Grandmother Clara's house.

It is marked Germany on the bottom.

My friend, an antique dealer,

told me it is turkey feathers.

I, of course, brought the tree

home to love on.

The ornaments are almost

all original to the tree.

There are at least 15 

of these formed plastic angels.

This little girl bell is marked

Germany, also.

Another German made bell.

Front

Back

I have two of these from

my childhood tree.

Mercury baubles-they look

silver in person but the 

light here makes them gold.

There is beaded garland that

is mercury glass, too.

It was in the box with the 

ornaments.

I love these candles that sit

on the glass topped coffee table.

They keep company with one of 

The  Sugared Santas

that I kept when I divided

the rest of my collection

between the kids.

So...there you have it...

A little peek into my 

sitting room.

I forgot to take a close up of

the doll.  It was made many years

ago by my friend, Ruthie, a 

very talented doll maker.

I love her beautiful face.

That's it, folks....

except for this guy...

Oh- sure! 

He looks innocent enough

but let me tell you-

I can't get away with anything-

he is a blabbermouth.

I hope I don't get coal

in my stocking this year!