Belated Yule...

Well isnt it christmas in july... no wait... january!

Sorry for taking my time with the yule post this year, really! But I desperatly needed a better camera to shoot, and had to borrow my sister's fancy one! :) And what a pleasure to photograph it was! Now it's on my wishlist, and will likely never happen :p But maybe she will lend me it once in a while ;)

So behold, and feast your eyes on Yule at the Vinnord Cottage 2012...

the newest addition, a snowy girl... I love her wee expression and she GLITTERS! So how could I resist... really?

I love fake snow, and glitter for the holidays! 

silver baubles and assorted nuts in a vintage bowl.

See that rusty iron crown? Found it in the cupboard under the stairs I did!!!

Since I dont have a mantle piece, this buffet is my major decor area in the diningroom :)

Almost all of my santas have been bought at fleamarkets throught the years... 

the tealight glasses was a gift from friends. And the glittered pony a christmas project by me. Glitter, white paint and voila... christmas pony!

My hallmark "santas of the world" collection. Small, but very well loved. Norway - because thats where I come from :) Germany because thats half my roots! And England, or UK, because part of my heart always lingers there after I lived in Glasgow! I really want a scottish one, and an american one as well. Preferably midwestern as I used to live a little in Nebraska... but they are hard to come by :( The two first were a gift from my Nebraskan family and might just be my favorite santas!

 Little elf children in Norwegian national costumes!

childhood photo of my granny... I've borrowed this a while now, and need to remember to take it back to her!

And now into the bedroom

 my walls in the bedroom are light aqua, and I decorated with dressing up the wreath that always hangs there... easy-peasy

I hope you enjoyed this holiday tour!

Have a great new year everyone!

Gathering Evergreens

Sometimes you have to wade through the snow to get what you want...

 

My sister and I were hunting for christmas greens!

 

yeah thats me, without any makeup...totally unpolished and no amount of photoshopping... man, loook at my wrinkles!

 

and there is my sister too, in her kitten hat!!!

 

and then we trotted home to Vinnord Cottage to decorate!

 

See you soon!

 

Pony Peeps Party!

On Dec. 8th I had a few pony-pals over for a pre-christmas dinner. And lots and lots of wine... I wasn't in my best of health the next day... and thats putting it mildly... still, I felt better than last year... I made turkey with all the servings, and I do belive everyone was stuffed at the end.

 

This is my 2nd pony-party and I do hope to make it a pre-christmas tradition...

 

My favorite part, of course, was decorating the table. I didnt get any pictures of it on the day. So I recreated the centerpiece to show off... you can't blame me can you? :)

 

yes those are Schleich ponies :) It was simple table, but very christmas-y! Don't you think?

 

 Close-up of one of the merry equines :)

 

 

 

I also want to share something else with you. The Vinnord mudroom has been featured in a new online magazine called; My Horse Life.

Click the photo to go to the magazine (it's in Norwegian, but lots of eye candy for everyone)

It's all about how once you're addicted to horses, bits of horse sneak into every little bit of your life. How you dress, how you decorate, and how you speak.

I should know...

 

 

My tree came up today! I cant wait to get some proper light and show you :) It's my most perfect tree yet. Very Disney like... :)



Christmas snippets!

Home with the flu today, crapped out on the sofa with a fever and all... Not exactly great... Hope to be better enough for one last day of work tomorrow before I have several days off before christmas... Which I will spend taking MORE pictures of the cottage, and decorate the TREE!!! Can't wait!

But here is taste of what's to come... just a few snapshots taken between naps, I wanted to do more but the light failed me :(

 

I am not terribly satisfied with the decor this year, and what anoys me even more is... I dont know WHY!!!!

 

 

 The assembly of my favorite santas... all hallmark ones. I try to find MORE santas of the world, but they are so hard to come by on ebay/etsy... :( I have germany, norway and england... I wish for more!

 

 

a new addition this year, a white stag... Love him!

31 years old...

And aged to perfection... as usual!

Yeah I am still alive... and older. Turned twenty-eleven on nov. 27th... I cant believe I am actually "in my thirties". Where did them twenties go anyway?!

 

But you know what? I feel better than ever! So yeah... age is just a number!

 

I decided to spend the day in Oslo, with one of my best friends since high school! I spent too much money on clothes and crap, and went home a very happy girl!

 

 

I'll try to get some photos shot of my yule decorated cottage soon. :) And I actually have a few non-christmas related ideas for the hallway as well. Which I am dying to try out. So maybe, just maybe there will be a few more updates here in the near future ;)

 

 

See you soon then ;)



Yeah...

This blog really is dead isn't it? I guess my blogging ooomph just isnt there anymore. Other things have found me... and the days pass by without any time to "get back into it"...

 

It's a wet and dark November... it started so great with white snow and cold... I loved it. Now it has all rained away and I long back to the crispness of snow.

 

And I am in a christmas mood allready. Imagine that. Maybe decorating for Yule will get me back into blogging? Who knows....

I have ideas, and plans, and projects, but they are all on hold!

My cottage hsa taken on a more british wildwood look, and most of the beachy theme has gone out the window for fall... I dream of getting my hands on a old worn chesterfield sofa for the livingroom... as my green vintage velvety one just doesnt hold up much longer. The cat hairs stick to it like glue I tell you!!! But nothing so far within my price range...

 

 

I hope you have a great time, wherever you might be in this world :) And maybe one day I'll be back on the blogging scene!!!

I am pretty active on pinterest though, rumaging for inspiration for that ever-dreaming-library of mine... someday! SOMEDAY!

And I have a re-found love for fashion now that most of my overweight has been shed. I just wish I got to dress up more, stupid job with it's silly uniform eh?

 

Have a good one!