In the Kitchen - Christmas Decor 2014

I'm really excited because today I get to share with you the rest of my kitchen decor.......hope you like gingerbread.........:D

Gingy's on the Fridge

As you will see in this post, I love gingerbread people!  I affectionately call them my 'gingies' and collect them for my holiday kitchen.  Everybody needs a gingerbread army ;)

I keep a glass punch bowl on top of the fridge and thought it could use a little holiday cheer.  The dish towels were a gift from my Mom and the giant lollipops are from Dollar Tree.  

If you go down the toy aisle of Dollar Tree you will find these lollipops any time of the year.  The packaging suggests that they be used to fool people, but I thought they would be better as Christmas decor.  I also use them as props when taking photos of the kids.

The gingy in the bowl is a cardboard storage box.  I found three of these this summer while treasure hunting and they were only .10 each!

Window Sill & Stove Top

I have a couple of large copper cookie cutters that I hung from the curtains and battery candle sticks on the window ledge.  I can't remember where I purchased the cookie cutters, but the candles are from Dollar Tree.  

~~Scroll down for closer pictures of the stove area~~

Top Left:  The gingy spatula and rubber scraper were gifts from my Mom and I used a glass vase to display them.  The larger gingy plate was a Wal-Mart clearance purchase and the ceramic gingy shaped bowl was a treasure hunting find.  I used a gold colored plate stand to help the bowl sit upright.  Gingies are cuter when 'at attention' ;)

Top Right:  A couple of glass jars containing faux candy.  The wooden candy canes used to be a garland that also contained gingies and cranberries.  I found the garland treasure hunting and bought it so that I could cut it apart for my jars.  The gumdrops also used to be garland and are the same ones that I used to decorate the kitchen tree.

Bottom Left:  More of the wooden garland pieces and some larger plastic candy canes.  The plastic candy canes were also a treasure hunting find, and if I remember correctly they were intended to be tree ornaments.

Bottom Middle:  Every year on Christmas Eve we gather at my Grandparent's house for dinner, bingo and a gift exchange.  The red snowflake dish towel was a bingo prize that my Mom won and then gave to me for my kitchen.  She also gave me the two white gingy towels that I layered over the snowflakes.  Thanks Mom :)

Bottom Right:  This too was a gift from Mom; a gingerbread house wax warmer.  I love how the light shines from the little windows!

Kitchen Wreath

I wanted a wreath in the kitchen that had the candy theme, but also tied in with my overall household decor.  I started with a plain evergreen wreath to which I added gold, bronze and champagne colored ornaments.  Next followed the peppermints and a large wooden gingy that I found treasure hunting.  I finished it off by adding the small wooden gingies and a gumdrop pieces from the same garland that I mentioned cutting apart earlier.

Easy Fix:  When I found the large wooden gingy, it was very country looking with red buttons painted down the front.  Country isn't really my style, so I covered the buttons with gold glitter puffy paint.  I'm more of a sparkle and whimsy kind of girl, so this suits me much better now.

(You can read more about the kitchen tree by clicking here)

A few more details....

Top Left:  I needed something under the kitchen tree and decided that a gingy family was in order.  Originally I had a daddy, mommy and baby gingy...but tragically, the daddy gingy died in a laundry accident.  I was out treasure hunting the following summer when I found a replacement, but couldn't remember if it was the mommy or daddy that got eaten by the washing machine.  I guessed wrong and bought another lady gingy, but they are happy and I don't discriminate. We ended up with a two mommy gingy family and all is well ;)

Top Right:  These cute little ceramic cupcakes were another gift from Mom.  They came in a set of three with the third one being blue and white.  I use the red and green for Christmas and the blue will come out after the holidays when I decorate for winter.

Bottom Left:  I tucked the other two gingy storage boxes and my second gingy towel into the space on top of the pantry.  This cabinet is next to the tree and I love how the pop of color helps to draw your eye upward.  You will be able to see this in the very last photo of this post.

Bottom Right:  A couple of gingy pot holders that I hung from the drawer pull of the bakers cabinet.

Baby Girl's Gingy Ornament

Baby Girl and the Little Man each have their own box to keep their ornaments in, so I didn't see this ornament until we got ready to decorate our living room tree.  I had to take her picture, isn't she a cute little gingy?  :)

She hangs on the kitchen tree along with Baby Girl's very own assortment of candy and cupcake ornaments.

A close-up of the treat inspired ornaments I made last year.

I thought these looked pretty in the lights from the tree, so I took a few more photos!  In case you missed it, you can click here to read the how-to post for these ornaments.

The Finished Tree

And another shot, this time at night.

I think the kitchen might be my favorite room to decorate for Christmas.  It's absolutely full of things I love and I can't help but feel happy whenever I am in there.  I hope you enjoyed these photos as much as I did!

Do you have a themed tree that you would like to share?  I love seeing your pictures too, so send them my way!  And in the meantime....

Happy Holidays and thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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