Whimsical Christmas Kitchen ...

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like to keep things fun and whimsical in the kitchen each year!  So, feel free to take a peek around:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've added this tree to our island for the past few years ... I always love adding a bit of the unexpected ... too bad the middle section of lights *just* went out ... bummer!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfOxlQExVLGBEM0kDdfUi3iqFgf-bq2c3mlOImmDVdcDqRz-vmScArahM731NWYdtwyCvMzbN4AtnEdbX0zzFt_zLA8XxAsszlDlNVO75RabZqv_qFyUeCbtVZOfMY96nmuf2EYAF0Z4/s1600/xmaskitchenoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfOxlQExVLGBEM0kDdfUi3iqFgf-bq2c3mlOImmDVdcDqRz-vmScArahM731NWYdtwyCvMzbN4AtnEdbX0zzFt_zLA8XxAsszlDlNVO75RabZqv_qFyUeCbtVZOfMY96nmuf2EYAF0Z4/s640/xmaskitchenoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I dressed the tree in lots of gingerbread ornaments, cookie cutters, Christmas note cards and other whimsical ornaments:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjkbTiYlv57G43-UnG1_yaUOkWSUD_LPLks8_7QkD03mCJhm3B1G45b15ZvwkW7zELLPNNUMponkvsbNkCVsu3JnInPq451hvN8WpOjcENOgkr5sgCzuExSzHHGw7Gv-tnkh4KnteZDg/s1600/xmaskitchenclose3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjkbTiYlv57G43-UnG1_yaUOkWSUD_LPLks8_7QkD03mCJhm3B1G45b15ZvwkW7zELLPNNUMponkvsbNkCVsu3JnInPq451hvN8WpOjcENOgkr5sgCzuExSzHHGw7Gv-tnkh4KnteZDg/s640/xmaskitchenclose3.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRXkyA7RE9fOvVTDjbwDFM3BFpiXVRicIDXlSd6XxmQnwjNI9rFD5-ppTWuxJpEUIgxAuBi2cZDwYJ0R47h0wlStJBdi9Qs-iqpQK8phY0gE6sCwXnEJvTqH6e4Ayh5ACd_6MRRuujx4/s1600/xmaskitchentreeclose2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRXkyA7RE9fOvVTDjbwDFM3BFpiXVRicIDXlSd6XxmQnwjNI9rFD5-ppTWuxJpEUIgxAuBi2cZDwYJ0R47h0wlStJBdi9Qs-iqpQK8phY0gE6sCwXnEJvTqH6e4Ayh5ACd_6MRRuujx4/s640/xmaskitchentreeclose2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little elves are scattered about ... this little cutie climbed up on the ladder and helped me decorate the tree:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWcz_qOuhFIIzeBCF-STJRL7kvZjCs9rtU0xWneGANIoNZqZJNg1S1pojL7x5X0wWygqGUCldYgAqDofPvp3jCzi4GeuNnDRCNIMO_UvSvSrJlQVhJ85ccKE6aRvLl1o7gqg1BB8dzbo/s1600/xmaselfladder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWcz_qOuhFIIzeBCF-STJRL7kvZjCs9rtU0xWneGANIoNZqZJNg1S1pojL7x5X0wWygqGUCldYgAqDofPvp3jCzi4GeuNnDRCNIMO_UvSvSrJlQVhJ85ccKE6aRvLl1o7gqg1BB8dzbo/s640/xmaselfladder.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This little elf is perched on top of a canister filled with snow and ornaments!  The other canisters hold inexpensive candy canes and sweet treats!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dMxsst-UEBixSUjXQ0cnv-psLpgUxymgK-sSuIyZ5qRuqxPxtdAdrN3a7sdxca1xqDSvm50zpar5472SPP3Ha_vyXbuI7rHEpaKCo4TxBe6GwWhq76X7caNqna5U7RpQ-VrObZx-rPU/s1600/xmaskitchencanisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dMxsst-UEBixSUjXQ0cnv-psLpgUxymgK-sSuIyZ5qRuqxPxtdAdrN3a7sdxca1xqDSvm50zpar5472SPP3Ha_vyXbuI7rHEpaKCo4TxBe6GwWhq76X7caNqna5U7RpQ-VrObZx-rPU/s640/xmaskitchencanisters.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, *this* little Elf is taking a bath in more sweet treats!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv33uJXEyXXDUCvV8UMEnvAaaZ-q7zlfhRr55rFMXAYn1GT09__Dgjru60bNtzzlyPn-5s-NpzIzVQD-dOGO_heDAOzzKXL8znCikTeov1-wnYrA5I-iwg1gonTx-N3d4blTQemmf0FQ/s1600/xmaskitchenscale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv33uJXEyXXDUCvV8UMEnvAaaZ-q7zlfhRr55rFMXAYn1GT09__Dgjru60bNtzzlyPn-5s-NpzIzVQD-dOGO_heDAOzzKXL8znCikTeov1-wnYrA5I-iwg1gonTx-N3d4blTQemmf0FQ/s640/xmaskitchenscale.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I LOVED being able to add Christmas whimsy to the shelves that I made this past Fall!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjasp9LODxhzDHeGVGmdKQlwX9fsGuygCYO4tOEA_F4ymZgunw8fqnZztdD0kzkI3G-jIdF3IlwrT4JJmnwJ9GUMo3NFXu5gjS4jkyDlfS86exKnVO7_b5VC-blURnzysGDFg6MLBPr0/s1600/xmaskitchenshelvesdoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjasp9LODxhzDHeGVGmdKQlwX9fsGuygCYO4tOEA_F4ymZgunw8fqnZztdD0kzkI3G-jIdF3IlwrT4JJmnwJ9GUMo3NFXu5gjS4jkyDlfS86exKnVO7_b5VC-blURnzysGDFg6MLBPr0/s640/xmaskitchenshelvesdoor.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4upYbHFdUskv0Zvk-E7oiZ_k8hCCBxIENsYTKlTnuzSi3MlsMhljbhbbos8XnN8hUoUV7N4aC2D91D99NtE9EPSuRleTYgW9CFHTVivoTwQix-9yWfE30DRVVWSqi-F44FZa02gcBh_c/s1600/xmaskitchenshelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4upYbHFdUskv0Zvk-E7oiZ_k8hCCBxIENsYTKlTnuzSi3MlsMhljbhbbos8XnN8hUoUV7N4aC2D91D99NtE9EPSuRleTYgW9CFHTVivoTwQix-9yWfE30DRVVWSqi-F44FZa02gcBh_c/s400/xmaskitchenshelves.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm big on adding things in kitchen canisters OTHER than sugar and flour! Adding inexpensive cookie cutters is a fun way to add Christmas color to any kitchen!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUpM6PGc_SlAd3pOoid4WGhSVepX6w_m_3053vPTvRhDz0IvIGCF46T736OwmL5-u6wLXzWjAOCgWduH1JNFRndPG99cli1TXI6qm-bpTfwBoi_sbR_Xgmz1jGYpQ1Auli0dod69g7oQ/s1600/xmaskitchencutters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUpM6PGc_SlAd3pOoid4WGhSVepX6w_m_3053vPTvRhDz0IvIGCF46T736OwmL5-u6wLXzWjAOCgWduH1JNFRndPG99cli1TXI6qm-bpTfwBoi_sbR_Xgmz1jGYpQ1Auli0dod69g7oQ/s640/xmaskitchencutters.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This simple vignette sits on the counter below:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLPNZ_lRIkAYav8A2qJgN6UXwowrLV0cl169Fbq6jratZt3I3vs3T7s2TqrAIGFW5LBJyuqArXfjs2SCzUHIux1y4mCqveLBatLySDJucaaorGN26ygQJ4IF-djHsmt_UqTJNzUlLDDg/s1600/xmaskitchenvignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLPNZ_lRIkAYav8A2qJgN6UXwowrLV0cl169Fbq6jratZt3I3vs3T7s2TqrAIGFW5LBJyuqArXfjs2SCzUHIux1y4mCqveLBatLySDJucaaorGN26ygQJ4IF-djHsmt_UqTJNzUlLDDg/s640/xmaskitchenvignette.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the other side of the kitchen, I added red trees, garland, oversized snowflakes and a chalkboard to the soffit:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeHGFYo44Fxr331wTaxGBVyRdOhykyIv4ErXZtzFCilaVxv4p_b6K8IPVn_XyPJevfkvYqbyKJNscbhycTPUKCC9OWe05Ozu5Db4clldxILMkIpzg0gSD_jowmGv5hDoQHvGfyJICi6I/s1600/xmaskitchensoffit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeHGFYo44Fxr331wTaxGBVyRdOhykyIv4ErXZtzFCilaVxv4p_b6K8IPVn_XyPJevfkvYqbyKJNscbhycTPUKCC9OWe05Ozu5Db4clldxILMkIpzg0gSD_jowmGv5hDoQHvGfyJICi6I/s640/xmaskitchensoffit.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I0JfD6WXb73XmAgJjhUbhIzU87m8i_GNzj6aZvONAbbMDLMoWZ_bRsQUz3-wY9PR7C2eoroGwpAImbI3fpCQBFFLp8-XPS_y-l6axV_Vk8MgWR0Ou-ma7X5Bz4QlSBxOy-GyjblzFtk/s1600/xmaskitchensoffitclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I0JfD6WXb73XmAgJjhUbhIzU87m8i_GNzj6aZvONAbbMDLMoWZ_bRsQUz3-wY9PR7C2eoroGwpAImbI3fpCQBFFLp8-XPS_y-l6axV_Vk8MgWR0Ou-ma7X5Bz4QlSBxOy-GyjblzFtk/s400/xmaskitchensoffitclose.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, down below, I have one of my most favorite pictures ... Jax (when he was 3) taking a walk with Santa.  Still makes me tear up when I pull it out of the box every year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_44nncx1Bejz0y5vuGN6EGU8zAp_SoZ9v6vXuPFlulcIeBMtPsVhKqY9Kq-u_-NP90__0rea7023jAnnPLVDYBLcsDPEwT2c_9dtGUtLWYQ5JVqsZVyHc3GBn_zrb1TQfp4tHBZKA16s/s1600/xmaskitchenpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_44nncx1Bejz0y5vuGN6EGU8zAp_SoZ9v6vXuPFlulcIeBMtPsVhKqY9Kq-u_-NP90__0rea7023jAnnPLVDYBLcsDPEwT2c_9dtGUtLWYQ5JVqsZVyHc3GBn_zrb1TQfp4tHBZKA16s/s640/xmaskitchenpic.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope all of you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J_8MukqtkcE8FtcYN1Pq51s-CO8rHwRe23UUak7-lfxI4qJ_bcy0sIiYty7Kv2MfXl9rPBeF5_ZIttD6_2VSisSHs6TQ2BbV-_R-gRXfcppLzhqhfSHwDac0gPDZaeGnWQN0fzNFWW4/s1600/xmaskitchenoverallother.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J_8MukqtkcE8FtcYN1Pq51s-CO8rHwRe23UUak7-lfxI4qJ_bcy0sIiYty7Kv2MfXl9rPBeF5_ZIttD6_2VSisSHs6TQ2BbV-_R-gRXfcppLzhqhfSHwDac0gPDZaeGnWQN0fzNFWW4/s640/xmaskitchenoverallother.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thank you so much for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm linking up with:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Savvy Southern Style/<a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/12/wow-us-wednesdays-45.html">WUW</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">At the Picket Fence/<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/12/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-45.html">Inspiration Friday</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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