This year, there is a Santa theme in the kitchen and you can see a ho-ho-ho-bunch of them around! Here are a few vignettes. All Santas are treasured gifts and represent special people and/or times.
Who would think that we could have a little bouquet of fresh flowers with this guy? Snapdragons bloom past the season, so I snipped these few survivors for the kitchen last Thursday...and yes, we've had a frost.
My parents gave me this vintage Coca Cola case, which was in the basement. There's a Soda King one, too, which you may recall that I have used in the past for decorating. I am drawn to the old Coca Cola Santa from the 40s. The vintage-looking tin is a replica from Hobby Lobby's Christmas collection. We had the old Coke bottles and the Santa was a gift from a precious student eons ago. In fact, the girl's mother and I ran into each other at the grocery store a few years ago and were able to catch-up. My former first-grader is now a mature, married biologist (what happens to the years?!).
The little alpine tree hosts Santa ornaments from my collection and I added the bubble lights. They are from Randy's family. My sisters-in-law gave us a short string of them several years ago and I simply removed the "bubbles" and slid them onto a modern string of lights. They no longer bubble, but I love their look on the tree.
On the floor, you'll note the vacuum cord since I had just run it. Let's pretend it's not there, m'kay?😊
This Santa is ready to ride in his wagon!
Have a good afternoon!