Christmas Farmhouse Tour 2012

Thank you for stopping by for a visit!
We have some important traditions at our farmhouse each Christmas.
One is WE ALL COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.
Many of our family is in the ministry or works at church, so it is difficult
at best to take off...but somehow we manage to be together
at Christmas!
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We plan a wonderful meal and everyone brings a special item that they are good at making...
and loads of deserts.
All the little ones open gifts first....
when we are done,
we all join hands and pray...
for the coming year and all it will bring.

The most important tradition is keeping Christmas Nativity oriented.

We read in Luke the Nativity story about

baby Jesus...we have a lot of little ones so we keep things quick and moving right along!

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Vintage Hoosier with a kitchen Christmas tree decked out with red and white ornaments, gingerbread style.

JOINING DEBRA FOR SOME VINTAGE CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION @

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 We live in an older Farmhouse on a Farm in S. California.
We have chickens and sell the eggs, 4 milking cows, 3 geese, a herd of sheep, pigeons and morning doves
AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE.
HAHAHAHA
We stay quite busy with chores!

VINTAGE RED HANDLED FLATWARE IS READY TO STIR YOUR HOT COCOA...

A LITTLE TOY METAL STOVE FOR BAKING GOODIES....

AND LOADS OF PEPPERMINT STICKS FOR NIBBLING ON!

 THE LABELS ON THE JARS ARE OFFERED AS A FREE PRINTABLE  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOT COCOA STATION. CLICK ON THIS LINK@ http://ribbonwoodcottage.blogspot.com/2012/12/free-chalkboard-labels-for-your-own-hot.html

 CROSS STITCHED PIECES THAT I FINISHED YEARS AGO...

ABOVE THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER...

REINDEER WINTER WONDERLAND.

REINDEER SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE IN OUR FARMHOUSE!

I MIGHT HAVE A DISH THING...YOU KNOW A COLLECTION?  SO WE ENDED UP HAVING TO GET TWO CHINA HUTCHES....YIKES.

MY VINTAGE PIE SAFE STORES CANDLES AND  EXTRA LINENS FOR THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN.

BEDROOMS....

TIME FOR A NAP ANYONE?

 SEE MORE OF THE BEDROOMS HERE @http://ribbonwoodcottage.blogspot.com/2012/12/3-christmas-bedrooms-at-farmhouse.html

GLAD YOU STOPPED BY......

FREE PRINTABLE BELOW...

I PRINTED MINE OFF ON CREAMY CARDSTOCK AND INKED THE EDGES.

GLUED IT TO A SQUARE ARTIST CANVAS AND INKED THE EDGES OF THAT TOO.

GLUED ON A CROSS FROM HOBBY LOBBY AND THEN HUNG IT ABOVE MY NATIVITY SCENE.

 BLESSINGS,

DEBBIE

JOINING IN WITH THESE WONDERFUL PARTIES!
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Creative Mondays @
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 MERRY CHRISTMAS.