We have our Christmas Tree! and it's time to Decorate!

Is the tree going to fit?  

It's beautiful

Bringing in the tree and setting it up.

Here the tree is with light....... The lighting is the best sorry..  I think it needs ornaments.

Looks much better in the day light.

Thanks for stopping by,

Vicki

February Decor

Here are some of the areas of my home that I decorate for the seasons

In my living room on top of the entertainment center

A cherished black shelf in my entry way, that my mother painted beautiful flowers on.

The two tiered shelves in our main bathroom.

The mantel of the den fireplace.

I want to thank you for stopping by My Little Colorado Cottage.  And have a wonderful day!

Vicki

Winter Décor with Snowmen, Snowy Pinecone, and Holly

I've been watching all my favorite you tube friends doing winter decor, so I thought I would share of few of my winter vignettes.
I took my Santa collection down and put up the snowmen I don't have many, with a few little trees I think it looks like a snowman winter wonderland.

Mantel in the Den, I display some wooden snowmen that my stepdad carved, also my collection of large pine cones.

Here is a small corner shelf grouping with some of chicken from my collection, I also added another one of the little trees I hauled from a clearance sale at a local craft store.

I have two red shelves in the vignette with the frosted pine cones, the cigar box I filled with pine cones red berries and a poinsettia

Here is a grouping of two Shelves in my guest bathroom. As you can see I added more pine cones a little tree from a close out sell and then just added red berry picks from the The Dollar Tree.

Thank you for stopping by.
Vicki

Hello July

Hi Friends,

Time to add a little red, white and blue.....

 to get the patriotic décor vibe on.  

Please stay and decorate with me!

Dug out the Red, White and Blue tubs

Last year I purchased quite a bit of sparkly garland

 star picks, shiny beads and a few flags

more florals.

Flowers from "The Dollar Tree" are my go to for filling in the gaps in my vignettes.

This year I'm really lik'in the faux mercury glass pieces "The Dollar Tree", is putting out this year

metal stars are a must for my out door patriotic decor

Well it looks like I have my weekend planned. Until next time.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Have a Wonderful Day!

Happy October! Here's a Halloween Dollar Tree Haul

I stopped by the Dollar tree today and look what I found!There were so many awesome things I just couldn't help myself.  I think this has been the largest Dollar Tree haul I have ever purchased.

I picked up the ceramic figurines and the multi colored googly eyes for some fun October activities.  I've see some You-Tubers hauling the Harvest Blessings and Harvest sign so I was excited to find them at my Dollar Tree Store.  As you can see I also purchased 2 large and 2 small vine wreaths to hang on doors in my house, not sure if I'll add any greenery to them.

I've never notice my Dollar Tree Store having so many of these magnet sheets before, I just had to get all of the styles.  And of course I never can have enough treat bags, at work I hand out treat bag to the kids in the classroom I work in.

Here I found more items to use as fun October craft activities for the grand kids.  I found some really cute Jack-o-lantern lights strings.

Lastly, I found these very cute evergreen tree garland for hanging cards from along with a few items to use in my everyday house decor.

I hope this inspires you for some fun items to decorate you home for Halloween.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

October Thrift Finds

This was my October find at my local thrift store

Look at thes super coo vnitage pumlikns and this vintage cat treat bag

The cover cloch with a marble base the old books a basket that I will probably paint a wreath that I will take off the white pearls and ribbon and the books, I saw a tutoral on how to age the books, the pots I thought I may use them in my dcor some ware not sure right now.

Theres adorable apple salt and pepper shakers will be in my kitchen

the wooden spools of thread it's pending.

Have a Amazing Day!

The Colorado Junkett - Vicki

Sunflowers Late/Summer-Changing Décor

Hi Friends,

I have taken down the Fourth of July décor and starting to put up late summer décor, sunflowers crows etc.  I like summer so much and we have such a short summer that I feel it's okay to stretch summer décor into September.

cigar collection vignettes

country style spitoon

vintage white milk glass

vintage cigar box

vintage lunch box

green vintage books brass country candle stick

May God bless you and your family, I'm Vicki the Colo-Junkett

Finding my spirit

My Christmas Spirit has been lacking.

My daughter pestered me so much about a tree…you see my house is so very small the last two yeat I have had a taBLE TOP tree but this year Angela wanted a big tree

so I went to the VFW lot and bought a tree

Not to shabby

I’ve been working such weird hours, I just can’t kept organized, Although I have my notebooks that I’ve been trying to keep up with that will help me get back on track.

I only got out a small amount of decoration due to the fact that I’m slowly becoming a empty nester.  My youngest daughter I think could care less as long as she gets a stocking and gift cards.

I did have my outside light put up the Friday after Thanksgiving but no garland this year.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Define Procrastination

 

Procrastination: to postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice

Graduation is less than a month away announcements haven’t been sent out yet and I’m still ‘hem-haw’ about the graduation party plans, when where, who and how much. Yep, Guilty!  I think I’m a procrastinator.

What plans do you have?

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Happy Valentine's Day

I didn't have class today, so I decided that this was a great day to make cookies! 

I used the recipe that called for one box cake mix,1/2 cup of cooking oil, and two eggs, bake @350* for 10 minutes let cool.  I made a powder sugar icing added a little red food coloring to make it pink.  I also added a few drops of red food coloring to a 1/4 cup of white sugar to sprinkle on top in the shape of a heart using a small heart shape cookie cutter. I think they turned out great!

Did you make cookie today?

Happy Valentine's Day

Colo Junkett

My Last Week of Winter Break and My Project List

DD#2 goes back to school on Monday. This is my last week of winter break and my project list hasn't one thing checked off yet.  

1. Actually give the whole house a good vacuuming (didn't get to it over the past couple of weeks)

2. Move a anchor hanger in the kitchen
3. Get my paper work out of my bedroom and setup my desk in the spare room
4. Hang some pictures that have been in boxes since I've moved into the house back in February 2009
5. Put up a shelve and some pictures in living room
6. Cleanup the laundry room (a working in progress)
7. Clean out the refrigerator and clean the stove/oven (I don't like this job, not sure I'll get to this one)

I hope to check off at least #1,#3,#6, and #7 wish me luck!

Have a great Day!
Colo Junkett

Shelves, Shelves, Shelves!

I was visiting my Sister in May, she live in Utah, and was talking about this corner shelf I wanting to put up in my 16 yr old daughters' room for her TV.

Well, my brother-in-law said he had a compound miter saw that he wasn't using and if I thought I could handle it I could borrow the saw for while. If anyone has ever use a saw like this?! I was in heaven!!! This saw can do so many things.. I did get my daughters shelf done and decided to work on some shelves for my kitchen bay area.

I think I have mentioned I have been collecting vintage country farm treasures for quite a while now. When I made this last move my collection needed to be downsized just a little. So in order to do this I told myself if I can find a place to put it I can keep it.

On Whatcha Working on Wednesday's Wednesday's, I try to check in with Leslie at http://www.sweet-mycountryhome.blogspot.com/, Rondell at http://www.rondell-tomatoecreekprims.blogspot.com/ and LisaMae at http://www.blacksheepprim.blogspot.com/

These Ladies have wonderful project that really get me inspired! Do stop by their blogs and take a look you will love reading their blogs as much as I do.

So....... back to my story. After I tackled putting up shelves in my living closet last month, as you can see I went a little crazy with finding homes for my collection of old tin cans, rustic wooden boxes, cast iron, signs, salt/pepper shakers, enamel ware, vintage cookie jars. You name it, if it's rustic I bring it home.

I just love my red walls in the kitchen don't you?

As long as my sister lets me have this awesome saw I know I can find another project! I still have a few Treasures that need homes. :)

Until next time have a wonderful Day

Colo Junkett

vintage Vignettes - Look what I got Accomplished!

Thanks Goodness for Weekends!! 

I was able to do a little unpacking and staging around my cottage . This picture of the entrance to my living room

I was able to put up another shelf in my living to show off some of my vintage canning jars.

This is another of my living room walls. With one of my bottle collections and a needle point pattern my Sister In Law made for me.

Thank you for stopping by. Hope to get more of my things unpacked and get some picture posted. 

Until next time.

Vicki a Colorado Junkett