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Four Done, One to Go

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That little secret Christmas project I have been working on is going great!  I have finished four out of the five.  Can't show the whole thing, or what ever is left of this so-called secret will be completely out of the bag.  Aren't those little pinwheels sweet though?  I have definitely changed my mind about them.

I haven't told you all about a special gathering I am planning for this Sunday night.  I have invited three of my sisters (one lives too far away to come), my cousin, and my daughter to a Christmas Pajama Party Sleep Over Extravaganza!  Everyone will turn up in their comfiest, coziest Christmassy lounge wear and spend an evening around my tree listening to Christmas carols, opening some little presents and with luck, dining on some gourmet food. 

I plan to get out the good china and crystal, pour champagne, make Christmas Cosmos, and pamper my favorite women for an evening.  The menu has not been completely decided, but I do believe I will have to make my friend Carrie's Peppermint Bark Brownies.   (Check out the recipe on her blog!)

I have a good number of beds in the house, but one or two of us may have to couch it.  Maybe if the champagne flows freely enough, no one will care where they end up?  I plan to take lots of pictures of the food, the decorations, and my guests.  I still owe this group big time for that photo they took of me, sleeping on a couch with a lampshade on my head.  Heh, heh, heh.  Pay back time!

I have been playing with my dining tablescape, and think my problem was just as my sister Andrea said.  Too much red.  I got rid of the centerpiece and added more sparkly things and like the results.  By the way, due to huge pressure from my loved ones, the sequined cowboy Christmas stockings have been returned to the store.

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Better get going…nothing like having the girls over to make you notice all the cobwebs and dust bunnies!

30 responses to “Four Done, One to Go”

  3. Hi Nicole,
    your Christmas projects look set to become beautiful presents!
    I hope your CPPSOE will be fabulous! Have fun!
    Merry Christmas,
    Julia

  4. Hi Nicole,
    your Christmas projects look set to become beautiful presents!
    I hope your CPPSOE will be fabulous! Have fun!
    Merry Christmas,
    Julia

  5. Your secret projects look wonderful…OMG I made Carrie’s Peppermint Bark brownies and they are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! Heated in the microwave for 10-20 seconds and vanilla ice cream…lethal! Have tons of fun at the PJ party.

  6. Your secret projects look wonderful…OMG I made Carrie’s Peppermint Bark brownies and they are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! Heated in the microwave for 10-20 seconds and vanilla ice cream…lethal! Have tons of fun at the PJ party.

  9. It really does sound like a fun event. I love the pinwheels too…please show us after the gift is given!
    Your table looks stunning as well…I like how you took the photo showing the tree in the mirror. Just beautiful!
    Marlene

  10. It really does sound like a fun event. I love the pinwheels too…please show us after the gift is given!
    Your table looks stunning as well…I like how you took the photo showing the tree in the mirror. Just beautiful!
    Marlene

  11. Nicole, Your pinwheel projects are so, so great. The colors are really beautiful, you have such a great eye for color selection on all your projects. Your ‘Girl’s’ night sounds like everyone is in for a delightful, unforgettable time together Enjoy !!!

  12. Nicole, Your pinwheel projects are so, so great. The colors are really beautiful, you have such a great eye for color selection on all your projects. Your ‘Girl’s’ night sounds like everyone is in for a delightful, unforgettable time together Enjoy !!!

  15. Sounds like a great time! I love that Wee Play fabric – and your pinwheels are wonderful. I have developed a new love for pinwheels too – I think I’ll like them even more if I press them the way you said to.

  16. Sounds like a great time! I love that Wee Play fabric – and your pinwheels are wonderful. I have developed a new love for pinwheels too – I think I’ll like them even more if I press them the way you said to.

  19. Sounds like you have a wonderful pj party planned for your girls. Can’t wait to see pictures. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Nicole, and a wonderful New Year.

  20. Sounds like you have a wonderful pj party planned for your girls. Can’t wait to see pictures. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Nicole, and a wonderful New Year.

  23. Sounds like so very much fun! Pj christmas with good munchies and yummy things to drink. Yum! I really like your decorations and I kept my cowboy boot stockings! Hee!

  24. Sounds like so very much fun! Pj christmas with good munchies and yummy things to drink. Yum! I really like your decorations and I kept my cowboy boot stockings! Hee!

  29. Beautiful table. What a wonderful idea with the pajama party for the girls…you are such a special person, Nicole.

  30. Beautiful table. What a wonderful idea with the pajama party for the girls…you are such a special person, Nicole.