Thursday, November 15, 2012

French drying rack..Christmas tree?

I needed a tree in the kitchen to hold my Christmas "food" and I thought it would be fun to use  a French drying rack.


Normally she would be in the coffee area of the kitchen covered with cups....



I made a ball wreath to hang by the kitchen tree...some of the balls are covered with yarn, others have cupcakes and candy glued to them..


I have added some Mark Roberts fairies to the tree.  My daughter gave me the chef on the left, and my son and dil gave me the pink one on the right. 

My daughter also gave me this one...

And she gave me this one when she got married a couple of years ago...

I have been collecting Christmas  " food" 'for a long time...

a long, long time,

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a long, long, long time!

I put the "tree" on an old mail box that sits next to the refrigerator, you have to pass by this area to go almost anywhere in the house.  It makes me smile every time I pass by!



Merry Christmas from the chef!


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60 comments:

  1. Love the wreath! You are very creative.

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  2. That is just darling, Penny! You do such a PRETTY job with everything you do. I, too, love Mark Robert's fairies. I just sorted thru a bunch of Christmas stuff and it was HANDS OFF on the M.R.fairies-those are MY OWN! Love yours-they are different than the ones I have- xo Diana

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  3. Oh my gosh that is adorable!! I'm going to decorate mine too. Thanks for the inspiration! *winks* Vanna

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  4. Hi Penny... my silly turkeys made you smile, now your entire post has made me smile!... everything is sooo beautiful!... I love Mark Roberts Fairies too, and have about five Christmas ones to put out still... like Diana, mine are different from yours too, maybe older ones?... your food ornaments are just stunning!... where did you get your French drying rack?... I want one so bad, without breaking the bank!... xoxo Julie Marie

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  5. Dear Penny, i love your tree for the decors and the colors. Your wreath is wonderful. You are so adorable in making decors!!!
    Kisses
    Alessandra

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  6. Penny that is gorgeous. So very pretty, wish I had some pretty vintage stuff, or maybe not since the kids would break it then I'd cry. Guess I'll just have to admire yours. Thanks for sharing

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  7. Oh I love everything but especially the fairies. I don't remember seeing those before-so whimsical.

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  8. The Mark Roberts fairies are very special. How unique to collect Christmas "food"!

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  9. Wow--you have so many pretty Christmas things! Love the elves!

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  10. What a cute idea! Love all the beautiful ornaments!

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  11. What a fun idea,Pennny! I love French bottle drying racks, what a great tree it makes! And I love your wreath, too, it's gorgeous!

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  12. Cute idea! I have never seen a french drying rack before... cool stuff!

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  13. Love your fairies, and the drying rack! The rack looks so pretty covered with the beautiful ornaments! And the wreath is so cute!

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  14. Great idea! The colors are gorgeous!

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  15. What a wonderful idea. So pretty! Cheers.

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  16. So pretty! I'd love for you to link this up to my Pin Me Party.

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    1. Thanks for linking up to my Pin Me Party! I've pinned this! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am following via GFC, Pinterest, & G+!

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  17. what a cute idea I really like that, I have a wire tree with all my kitchen ornaments on it ,

    Nice to find your blog

    Janice

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  18. I'm speechless..this is simply elegant!

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  19. Penny!! I thought I had better check if you did more posts and I saw this one!!
    You deserve an A+ on this one!! LOVE your Christmas food and how you decided to display it!!! And that wreath is to die for!! You should start doing craft fairs, girl!!

    Hugs,
    Deb

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  20. Hi Penny, Oh I just love your drying rack. It is perfect in the kitchen and I love how you have it displayed on the old mailbox sorter. Love your fairies. Oh my they are darling. The wreath is stunning too. Now I am inspired to to start decorating next week.
    Thank you for stopping by and the prayers for Ceekay.

    Hugs, Celestina Marie

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  21. Penny that is just gorgeous!! Love all the beautiful ornaments!
    Have a great weekend Penny!!
    Hugs,

    Vesna

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  22. Hi there, I'm visiting from Pink Saturday. Awww, I love your Christmas tree in the kitchen. I've never seen that done with food ornaments, too. How pretty is that!
    Have a great Thanksgiving~
    Dorothy

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  23. Now that was clever to use the drying rack...and love all your ornaments too.

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  24. Oh Penny this stole my heart! I decorate with candy in my kitchen and have a candy/gingerbread themed tree in the family room. Mine is more in the reds and greens. Love your sweet pinks! You are making me want to pull mine out NOW. Usually wait till after Thanksgiving.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  25. Your post is just dripping in sweetness today!!! Love it!
    Have a happy Thanksgiving & Happy Pink Saturday too.
    xo Tami

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  26. What a great idea! I love the little elves, they are great!

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  27. Hi Penny, What a wonderful pink Christmas! Your collection of ornaments is fabulous and the French drying rack is just perfect for the tree. Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Thanksgiving too. ~Marti

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  28. I love seeing unique charm . . . and you have certainly done it here.
    Bravo!!!

    Have a great weekend.
    Your blogging sister, Connie :)

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  29. Love, love, love! It's all so cute. No wonder you collect :) My sister has a Mark Roberts fairy. I think he is sage green. They really are wonderful. Everything looks just magical :)

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  30. So cute, what a fun idea! Would love it if you linked up on my blog hop www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you'd like to follow each other!

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  31. I love this. The ornaments and colors are gorgeous. It is all beautiful.
    Ruth

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  32. Love your food tree! It makes me happy! Your wreath is amazing and I love your color combinations of the pink and green.
    Sandy at Hob Nobbers

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  33. Such a neat idea!

    iHeart PINK
    Have a lovely Saturday. Come and see me when you get a chance.

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  34. What a fabulous idea, and it looks gorgeous! I love the pretty ornaments and the wreath is amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent. Always a pleasure to have your awesome creations.

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  35. That is super cute! I love the sparkle and glitz of the 'food'!

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  36. That is a great idea, you're ornaments and wreath are so pretty.

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  37. So bright and cheery! What a fabulous way to decorate!

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  38. Hy Penny! You know I love your blog and I want to tell you that I wrotte a post yesterday night and I included some of my favourites blogs who have gorgeous ideas for Christmas...and I writte about you too!! I hoppe you don't mind :)The post is "Waiting for Christmas!" Hugs, Cristina

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  39. Oh Penny that is just darling and so whimsical. Thanks for sharing with the party.

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  40. These are just beautiful. The elves are so cute. Love them.

    Yael from Home Garden Diggers

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  41. I love the tree. It is sooo sweet!Your kitchen is pretty too.

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  42. My first home was pinks and greens. I have since switched to neutrals, but this sure brings back some lovely memories!

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  43. I've always wanted a French bottle drying rack - what a fun tree you've created! Love the fairies!
    Kelly

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  44. That is so cute! What a good idea! :)
    Thanks for sharing!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    ~Liz

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  45. How lovely and festive. I like little corners like this decorated for Christmas. x

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  46. That is so pretty!
    I just saw someone use one of these to make a chandelier in their vintage shop...using clear cups from a punch bowl set! Your's is so sweet dressed up for Christmas.

    Pat, via Make it pretty!

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  47. Thanks so much for linking!! Gorgeous!

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  48. Everything you do is always absolutely gorgeous Penny. I love your foodie themed ornament Christmas kitchen... it must fill you with joy!
    Thank you for linking up at Shabbilicious Friday... I'm featuring you at today's party :)

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  49. Gorgeous! Love the colors! I am a new follower after finding you through a linky party. I hope that you will stop by my site if you get a chance. http://www.thetaylor-house.com

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  50. What a super collection of Christmas goodies that are soooooooo perfect for the kitchen - lovely display.

    Toni xx

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  51. Oh, this is so cute and festive! I love it!! You will be one of the features tomorrow at Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House. Pop on in and pick up a feature button for your blog. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  52. Penny I love your Food Tree what a great idea and those elves are just adorable. Thanks so much for linking up at Transformed Tuesday. I really appreciate you. Hugs, Peggy

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  53. Penny, this is amazing! the colors have me in a trance. I could gobble it up. What an amazing collection and the way you have put all of this together is just perfect!
    Liz

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  54. I adore this - I must find a French Drying Rack now! I will be featuring this on Tickled Pink tomorrow!

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  55. I am a new follower here. I love it all and hope you will come get a peek at the vintage crafts I have on my blog. I would be honored if you visited.

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  56. Penny, LOVE your idea for a kitchen tree! I would have never thought of using a drying rack in that way! Following, A

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