Valentine Day Displays and other goodies!

Hi my Prims, I haven't posted in a while and I think I better because I have received cards, emails and PM's asking "is everything okay" !!! I feel very blessed to have alot of prim/ Colonial friends out there that really care. I have posted on other blogs but just have been very busy with stocking up for a new year at the store and I really enjoy working from home. Our shop has been a real hit and I thank all of you that have ordered from me. I really enjoy doing this, it has become a passion of mine! We hope to update the store site very soon with lots of new goodies for you.

Well, I hope everyone is having a great New Year. Despite the 22 inches of snow that we just got, YUCKY!! Great for sledding! I kept the wood stove burning and had a hot cup of tea and started crafting, watching the snowfall, very pretty from the window, we have a plow that comes and plows us out. I also baked banana nut bread and homemade chicken soup. I boil a whole chicken for the great chicken broth and and then take the chicken out let cool and add my carrots, onions, and celery. With homemade bread, YUMMY and in our yellow ware bowls which I LOVE!!! Then I made a fresh plum pie and HOMEMADE crust and it is very easy and I use my antique pie tins, I like it better than the store pie crust!!! You can tell there is a BIG difference! The family loved it!


I did want to talk about something that was brought to my attention. Alot of gals ask do you decorate Prim or Colonial or country or this new thing call shabby chic. Well I like to say I have my OWN style and this is what my family loves. I don't like to live in alot of dark prim, I like to call my style the Tricia's style. I decorate with Colonial pieces and a touch of prim and it really works for us. I believe that you should decorate the way you want.  So, you and your family are comfortable with your surroundings and that makes your home warm and cozy.

Now for some pictures of Valentine, I still like to decorate for each holiday. I know alot of people feel less is more but NOT this girl, I am still young enough
to decorate for my family and enjoy it!

Picture time.......

My theme tree!

More of my theme tree

I LOVE MY THEME TREE!!!!!!

My prim eggs in an antique bowl!!!!!!

Some more antiques!!!!!

My blue jar collection and other

antique jars that are filled with beans, and rice!

The blue jars have become a real hit! I have some very old ones with air bubbles in the glass.

I love them!

A close up!

Another close up!

I have SO many different color and sizes of yellow ware bowls and

we just love them!!!!! I have about 20 from small to the biggest you can get. I counted I have 4 huge ones and I adore my collection. There are some many things you can do with them!

The yellow ware bowl you see here was alot of $$$$$$$ at the time for us!!!!

I love it. It was my very first one, years ago!

Here is my NEW light that we bought a few months ago. I wasn't sure if I posted this but I wanted one forever and Mr. Hillcrest bought this for me. Thank you Honey!

Well my Prims, that is all for now. Please hug your family more and tell your loved ones you love them. Please be kind to each other and cherish everything you have!

One more thing girls, I have 315 followers and I enjoy your comments and emails
so much and I read every one of them and some really make my heart melt. I decided to do a giveaway when I reach 350 followers, I know you will LOVE the giveaway I will be offering, so please spread the word. International followers are welcome to join.
First, you have to let me know you want to enter.
Post it on your blog sidebar,(3 entries), just let me know.
post it on facebook, spread the word to your friends.
leave a comment on what and how you like to decorate here on the blog, Prim/colonial/country/or shabby chic(2 entries)
Let's see how many followers I get in 2 weeks, here is what I plan to give away.

As you can see, I am giving away a 50" x 60" saltbox throw and the cutest little baby's sailor shirt that is very prim and old, for anybody that loves vintage clothing.

Again, I appreciate each and everyone of you!

Prim Blessings,
Tricia

Had to do ONE more post for a GOOD reason!

Hi My, Prims I know I said that the last post was my last until the New year but I recieved a few things that I wanted to share with you all. One was a giveaway and the other was a special gift to Mr. Hillcrest and I.

Here is what I won from Roundabout Primitives by Andrea. Thank you Andrea for such a wonderful Christmas giveaway. I LOVE snowmen and I know that all my Prims know that by now!!! It is a family of Prim Snowmen family and Andrea is very talented!
Here is what I recieved from Andrea........

They are a great looking snowmen family and she also sent me a beautiful Christmas card, thank you Andrea. Please girls go to her blog and check it out you will fall in love with her blog!!!!! Roundabout Primitives(Andrea) Merry Christmas my friend.

Now, Mr. Hillcrest has been wanting a real looking mouse for our Grandfather clock and our friend Jan made one for Mr. Hilcrest and we LOVE him, she did a super job, check him out...

He as a vest on and a key and a pocket watch, thank you Jan SO much, we will treasure him for a life time!!! Here is the side view of him...

How great is he.. thank you again my friend. Then Jan put something in the box for me and look what she made me, bless her heart..

She will be going out for the Spring and Easter, I LOVE her. Jan you truly made the end of our year!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your wonderful husband!!

Now, I have not stopped cooking, and baking we are having cheese and crackers,
homemade pepper jam and you spread it on cream cheese and then crackers and shrimp YUMMO. Then peanut butter Choc. balls, 1st time making those, then pigs in a blanket that is what we call them and hot choc. with whip cream with a candy cane and egg nog if anyone wants it.
We feel very blessed that my FIL is here with us tonight and tomorrow as well.
I have been so busy with his medications that they messed up and paper work for health insurance and on and on, but he is here with us, even though we truly miss my MIL which was like a Mom we still feel the loss, so on a better note here is
a few pictures of so yummies..

The Monkey bread I did get this recipe from a friend Tina and this Monkey bread melts in your mouth, it is for Christmas morning, everyone has different ways of making it but this is our favorite, thanks Tina!!!! Now remember I don't have the shrimp out, chesse, cracker, pepper jam and cream cheese etc!!!
It is going to be a GREAT night!!!!! Oh is is the Hot Choc, YUMMY..

Also I wanted to let you know that I found a great looking firkin and it is for SALE, if you would like to buy this great looking frikin just email me or email my shop that is on the side of my blog, I am asking $40.00 plus shipping!!!!

Here is the pic..

So that is all until the New Year and I will be doing a giveaway!''
I wish all of my followers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

See you next year my Prims,
Prim Blessings,
Tricia

ANOTHER B-DAY and TWO WINNINGS!!!!

Hi my Prims, I just wanted to let you all know that it has been VERY BUSY here behind Hillcrest Home Prims!! With shopping, cooking, baking and a dear friend passing away, way to young and Matt and I got really sick and I have had a few bad headcolds and caring for my FIL, setting up doctor appts. dealing with health insurance and doing food shopping for him I don't mind at all.  Ken and I celebrating our 23ard Wedding Anniversary and alot of things in between, it sure has been a FULL month!

As I look back at 2010 there were alot of great things that have happend for us, Steven our oldest GRADUATED High School and is now in College our youngest is in 10th grade and is getting A's and B's and is getting so much older and has ALOT of friends! Also he is doing the play for Drama club this Spring!

We just celebrated Matthew's Birthday on December 19th, he turned, DRUM ROLL PLEASE 16 years old. I can't believe it myself. So here are a few pictures of his Birthday!!!

This is what cake he wanted from the farm that we go to, to get our milk, eggs and cream and their Birthday cakes every year. It is Wrights Farm and it is SO worth the drive!!!

He is a lucky boy that is for sure, OH I should have said young man that he is becoming!!! He LOVES music!!!

He LOVES to draw and he is GREAT at it!!!!

The CD that he has been wanting! Matthew was VERY happy.

Every year since our sons were born they have gotten an ornamnet with their name on it and it is dated, Steve-O got his at his Birhtday and now Matthew got his and they look forward to it. Here is Matt putting his on our Christmas tree!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR SWEET MATTHEW!!!!

I have been lucky this month on winning some really great giveaway's and I am truly thankful for winning!!!
Here is the first from Cathy...

Cathy is so talented, she knows how much I love snowmen and look what she sent me. I already put everything out. Thank you so much Cathy for my winnings, please girls go over to her blog...Tolentreasures, she is a hoot. You will really love her blog!!!!

Here is another win I won Mr. Snowman, Mandy this blow me away when I opened the package. You are very talented and Mr. Snowman is PRIM PERFECT!!! Look at this girls...

Thank you SO much Mandy, I will be keeping him out all Winter long and you don't know how much I and the family love him. You out did yourself and I will treasure him always!!!!!Girls go on over to OLD GOAT and see Mandy's blog and join it, you will love her blog and you will love Mandy!!!

Now, here are some Christmas lights we took, we go every year, so here are a few pictures..Enjoy the tour of the Christmas lights!!

That is only a FEW pictures, we walked around were singing Christmas songs, mostly ME I should say and we all had a ball. It was SOO COLD, I think the older you get the colder it seems to us older ones!!! After that we went to Longhorn for dinner and we laughed and just enjoyed each other's company!!!!

Now I want to thank ALL of my followers and thank you for a WONDERFUL year. Having my blog has opened alot of doors for me and I have met alot of GREAT friends and I feel truly blessed to know you all. Thank you all for your sweet, kind comments they mean alot to me and those comments ALWAYS put a smile on my face. This year has been a tough one but I have my family and my VERY close friends and I am going to close this year of 2010 and we are looking forward of a NEW YEAR of 2011.

I want to wish ALL my Prims a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, this is my last post for this year and I will be doing a NEW post in the NEW year and I am doing a GIVEAWAY to ring in the NEW YEAR!!!

Prim Blessings to all of you,
Tricia

My Winnings and Steve-o's B-Day!

Hi my Prims, I want to show you what a wonderful, generous giveaway I won from Robyn and she also sent a bonus gift for me. Robyn is very talented, Please go on over to her blog and check it out, you will love her and her blog! I will put up the link after I post what I won!!!!!!!

Thank you so much Robyn for my wonderful giveaway and look my prims the awesome snowman she made and tucked it my package as a special surprise!!!!!
This Angel doll is so beautiful and I can tell you she made it with love!!!!!
Here is Robyn's blog,
http://primlish.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway.html


Here are a few Christmas picutres of our home!

I DID make these, can you BELIEVE it!!! I am very proud of myself!

This is the whole reason why we celebrate Christmas, Jesus' Birthday!

Another Christmas picture of our home, that we love and hold so dear to our hearts!

Today was a special day here behind Hillcrest Home Prims, our oldest son Steve-o turn, 19 yrs old yes 19. Steve-o is in College now and we are so proud of him. I have alot of follwers that are so kind and always make the sweetest comments , but ONE person said why Steve-o and she laughed like it was a joke and was rude,Why "I said is because that is what all his friends called him through out his school years and it still is STEVE-O!!!" That's why!!!!!

We had homemade chicken soup, STEVE-O'S favorite and it was a great night for it. It was VERY cold and we also had the fire going, the wind is blowing outside as I am typing this.

Look at the Birthday cake, Does that look yummo or what!! I went to Wrights Farm  in R.I. for this cake . They have about 15 cows and chickens and everything there is made from stratch and I also bought the boys coffee milk right from the farm. Matt said Oh Mom can I get my Birthday cake there I said I sure will. Matthew will be 16 yrs. old Dec. 19th. It is about a 40 min. drive but well worth it for my family!!!!

 

Steve-o just being silly!

These are the boots the Steve-o has been wanting and he is thrilled!

Look at my baby boy that was born Dec. 6th at 6lbs. 12 oz. and instead of me holding him he holds me, LOL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU OUR SON!!!

LOVE,

DAD, MOM, MATTHEW,

MOCHA, MARISSA and KOKO TOO(our Poodles)

Prim Blessings

and Merry Christmas

and take time to be kind to one

another!

TRICIA