Farm Toast Holidays 2017

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How to Make An Entrance Holiday Style!

Decor: Over The River & Through The Woods

December 2017

New: A Farmhouse Christmas Series

'Tis The Season Farm Toast

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05 Greetings Welcome to our first Holidays Issue. Toasting Christmas Farm Toast Style!

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There's no place like home for the Holidays.

Take some Farmhouse inspiration with you.

30 Natural Decor

Off to the hay meadow we go! To deck the halls & porches of my farmhouse & cottage.

56 Entertaining

From fashion to tablescapes to desserts, discover how we get Farm Festive!

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Greetings from

Maine!

I hope this Holiday Season finds you feeling happy, relaxed, and a bit whimsical! As the weather gets nippy outside, it's so fun to cozy up the inside interiors with candlelight and layers of rich textures and warm colors.

Welcome friends, old and new, to my Meadow Lake Farm as we wrap you in some comfy country inspiration from my 1860's Maine Farmhouse decked out for Christmas!

Debbie Xo Founder | Editor: Debbie Hayes Gallagher Design, copy, and photography by DHG for Farm Toast Holidays produced on location at Meadow Lake Farm.

St. Albans, Maine 04971.

For more Farmhouse Christmas inspiration visit

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'Cause no matter how far away you roam.

When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze.

Oh, There's No Place Like Home For the Holidays For the Holidays you can't beat

Home Sweet Home

Christmas

Farm Toast Style Toasting a Maine Farm holiday season

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Holiday Style

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The red berried bush below the Entry Way window invokes the punches of red and black against a pale crystal blue and white background.

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Nature Inspired

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Christmas Morning I must confess that in our farmhouse, The stockings are not hung by the chimney with care. They're actually hung on the stair rungs with care. Ready to greet excited kiddos racing down them bright and early Christmas morning. the best way to make an entrance!

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An original to the farmhouse built-in pantry was given a unifying coat of [Olive Stone Glidden] paint then cozied up for Christmas with bright clementines, pines, and candlelight.

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A Cozy Kitchen

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Ye Ol'Â Pantry soon To be filled with Christmas goodies

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Mixing fresh cuttings of boughs and berry branches borrow from Fall displayed on the Belgian buffet in the Dining Room.

A wall was removed to open the space between the two rooms presently 'hidden' with a linen burlap-look curtain. A blue & white tablerunner gives a nod to the china stored in the corner cupboards.

Not a Creature was Stirring

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Away to the Hay Meadow We Go

It's not exactly over the river but in mid-november, it is to the back of our hay meadow we go to gather up gorgeous bundles of evergreen branches, moss, birch bark, and poplar saplings for natural garlands and bouquets in porch pots and vases. Then if we're lucky, we score our christmas tree as well! if not, no worries, it's off to the local tree farm just down the road.

Previous page: Painting by Maine contemporary folk artist, Claudia Diller. It's taken from a calendar I bought of hers in a cute shop at Sugarloaf ski resort.

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Bring In the Bounty

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Sprinkling sparkles of silver and gold amongst the greenery, casts a whimsical glow to the hearth.

When it's virtually dark outside by four in the afternoon, cozy rosy hues become the norm.

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Silver + Gold + Sparkle

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The Cottage

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Decking out The Cottage FarmShop

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Golden Birch Sapling cut into Lengths

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Jingle bell Jingle bell

Rockin' the Farm Shop

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Vintage

Last year I turned my guest cottage into a seasonal vintage pop-up shop.

Here we are in the full Holiday swing! A long poplar branch runs halfway along the porch ceiling while pine and spruce branches nestle into moss-lined galvanized buckets propped on a primitive bench. And small cedar saplings sit happily on the adirondak chairs.

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Collecting china is one of my passions althou finish a full set. And probably never will. I've more fun to mix and match my Grandmother with found dishes of Wedgewood and others my fancy over the years. I admit to a blue an I've been known to throw in soft pinks and gr That's the fun of modern vintage tablescapes those rules and bring on the whimsy! Here I' grapevine napkin rings with tiny ornaments o with pine cone wings, shiny apples, and just and pine sprig. Combine various sized plates and match patterns that add up to a Festive

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In Maine it's easy to forget boots aren't just about shoveling snow or stalls. Chuck the L.L. Beans for a night (or two!) and treat your feet to some gorgeous suede above the knee boots or sassy stiletto ankle boots with great buckles. Note: Flannel plaid can also get dressed up for the Holidays!

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Y I D r e t Swea Why not embellish an old sweater? For her first party of the Season, Caitlyn, my daughter, grabbed leftover homemade ornaments, chintzy red bows, ribbon remnants, jingle bells, beads, and pine cones for her One-Of-A-Kind Christmas Ugly Sweater Party. Her sister, Asheley, created a felt-scrap Rudolph with floppy ears for the backside. Ugly Sweaters are all the rage and can be bought new.

But what fun is that? Create your own DIY Ugly Sweater for your next party!

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Christmas Eve Dessert Farm Toast

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Pistachio Brownie Trifle

These colorful christmas trifles serve up quick and easy or can be prepped ahead of time. The pistachio green pudding punched with the bright red cherry atop plays pizzazz to any Holiday gathering and blends lusciously with a Fudge brownie wedge, dolloped whipped cream, and finished with a gorgeous gourmet chocolate [death by chocolate]. i've simply layered each into chunky martini glasses [crate & barrel]. A final sprinkle of salted peanuts can be added for those who prefer an extra crunch.

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For more Farmhouse Seasonal inspiration! you're welcome to peruse my Farm Toast Journal & remember...

It's all the little Country Details

that add up to a comfy cozy christmas farmhouse!

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