Friday, December 23, 2011

Festive junk food displays for your table


The pristine white and crystal serving dishes are staying in the cupboards this season! (easy to do since I don't have any crystal)  It's gonna be an all out junk brawl in this house, serving things up in divine upcycled style!


My mom's teacups will be holding cream cheese and hot pepper jelly. Hey mom! (waving towards Heaven)


A nice tall metal tin lined with a crisp white napkin or 3 will house the homemade salsa chips or locally made fresh kettle corn... decisions decisions!


My favourite kitchen scale came out of hiding and is the perfect place for the crackers.



Imagine all these vintage lovelies piled tight and layered on the island around the junk centrepiece or counter.. 


It's gonna be an eclectic mountain of delicious fun!

Notice the photos were taken on my back porch and not inside the house? Well, the house is in true shamble mode. We have lots to do. We're both donning shovels and are about to clean this place up spic and span for our arriving Christmas Eve guests. 

Music is being selected, food still needs to be purchased from the local deli, you know the drill. I'll be taking photos for the church's Christmas Eve program so I need to empty an SD card too. 

Not much time to cook these days with all this going on is there?


Gotta appreciate those samples while you create.. :)
SNS will be fired up this evening as usual and run right through the weekend, with all links staying open until Monday evening, 11 pm pacific. So if you're too stuffed to party in real life, there's always a party here to frequent. :)

Merry Christmas friends! Wishing you a season that will be filled to the brim with incredible new memories! Thank YOU for appreciating and frequenting this little corner of my world. I feel incredibly blessed.
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Many other Christmas 2011 projects are in this area. Enjoy!

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27 comments:

  1. Katie @ Wildwood CreekDecember 23, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Love your festive junk food displays! Merry Christmas from our house to yours.

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  2. Lisa @ Fern Creek CottageDecember 23, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Sounds like you're going to have some good food and good fun! Merry Christmas my friend!!

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  3. Karen O.December 23, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    I totally love your style & spin on things! Thanks for the inspiration! Merry Christmas from Texas!

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  4. UnknownDecember 23, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    I love all your cool displays for food!! Looks like fun stuff going on over there :)
    Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family!
    Happy Holidays from Louisiana :)

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  5. UnknownDecember 23, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Your displays are especially nice; I love the cake pan idea. Merry Christmas to you.

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  6. JackieDecember 23, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    What a great way to display your food. You have got a "junky" way of thinking for everything...love it. Merry Christmas and you be sure tot ake time to relax and enjoy.

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  7. Joy@aVintageGreenDecember 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    A good kind of VERY busy. Loved your junky/food serving pictures. Merry Christmas.

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  8. UnknownDecember 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Love your serving dishes - you are truly inspiring. I wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas!

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  9. UnknownDecember 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    I love the way you think outside of the box...cookies in a bundt pan wit a sprig of pine = cleva, cleva! Merry Christmas!!!

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  10. NanaDianaDecember 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    You do beautiful funky junky display, Donna~ Love it and Merry Christmas- xo Diana

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  11. Eclectically VintageDecember 23, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Love this - especially the scale and bundt pan! Have a great Christmas.
    Kelly

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  12. TeresaDecember 23, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    I love the kitchen scale, so much fun!

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  13. JoaniDecember 23, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Can't wait to see the rest of your presentation just before the evening starts. Merry Christmas.

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  14. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    So inspiring!!! Thank you!!

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  15. BethDecember 23, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Cute ideas already! My house is in a shambles too and I still have presents to wrap. I hate wrapping the clothing stuff the most, for some reason and save them for last. LOL!

    Merry Christmas Donna and the young FJ dude!

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  16. NutbirdDecember 23, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    I am the queen of the garage sale silver tray. I have many that were $1. I especially like the ones that are engraved with things like Best dog, From the Birthday girls, to so and so from the boys at Cleveland Furnace, etc. I have the same angel food pan that you put the cookies in. I left mine lying around and just found that someone put the top of a fake tree into it. We had this extra piece lying around and couldn't find the rest of the tree. So now it has a home. They never would have done that if I hadn't talked about you All Year. Ann

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  17. TiffiniDecember 23, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    so cool
    really
    and I want a cookie;)
    xo

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  18. amy of studio four cornersDecember 23, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    ok-love using the angel food pan for cookies with the center greenery...darn I just gave one of those pans away! and I'm sure that you got lots of ideas for music...but I've been really enjoying Pandora on my computer for christmas tunes - with an additional set of speakers hooked up to my computer, its music through the house - merry!
    all the best to you and your family!

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  19. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    I love your creativity..You always amaze me..
    Have a Blessed Christmas..

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  20. LoriDecember 23, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    I truly enjoy each and every visit to your place! Wishing you and your boy a very Merry Christmas ~ have a fabulous week-end!

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  21. MindyDecember 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    LOVE your ideas, as usual. You have the part of my brain that is missing. I have all the same stuff, just never figger out how to use it. Thank you!

    May your days be merry and bright, and may all your heartaches be washed white. Blessings on your new year.

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  22. Heather @ new house, new home, new lifeDecember 24, 2011 at 5:35 AM

    you've done it again - taken something ordinary and turned it into extraordinary.

    I was in an antique store yesterday and thought of you as I had a cool kitchen scale in my hand - where to put it, where to put it - so I left it (for now). You've got us looking at things in a whole new light. Thanks

    merry christmas

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  23. Jeannie-JBDecember 24, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    I wanted to take this time to tell you that I love your blog, love your photography and your design skills. Merry Christmas to you and your son.

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  24. MONEY SAVING ENTHUSIASTDecember 24, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    I hope I can squeeze in a few more of thes ideas. So many projects, so little time. I still have to make reindeer food and print my Santa letter. I love your site. Have a wonderful holiday. Thanks for hosting the linkys. Karen@MSEnthusiast

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  25. KristaDecember 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family! I love all your ideas! You are so clever!

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  26. {Bellamere Cottage}December 27, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Oh yes.......putting the vintage angel food cake pan "server" in my memory bank... that is just too darn clever. I think I have a square one around here somewhere. :-)

    Happy New Year,
    Spencer

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  27. Tisha ClappDecember 29, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Can I tell you how much I love you?? Before, I would have turned my nose up at all this thrift store junk, but after seeing it on your table, I'm hooked! I can't wait to do a little after-Christmas shopping.

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