Sunflowers on the Summer Farm Table

Last week when I shared the Entry hall console with the seashell birdcages I mentioned that it was time to bring out the sunflowers, and other summertime florals for a update of the flower arrangement. The next day I took the plunge (literally) in my faux floral tubs and emerged with some pieces to change up my summer containers. 

The farmtable ice cream bucket was the first to get the makeover with golden and creamy white sunflowers. Sunflowers are my go-to for mid summer to early fall. I like to mix it up a little bit, so there are a few lighter colored ones, a few daisies, and some black-eyed-susans. Mossy sticks that I purchased earlier in the year make it look a bit more "natural".

Another summer staple is anything "Chicken"... not as in fried, but as in scratching in the farmyard. I have this adorable chalk vintage momma chicken here along with a tote filled with vintage kitchen tools and some vintage feed sack appliqued tea towels with a fruit motif. Momma makes an appearance somewhere each mid-summer. Her baby chick is peeping around here somewhere. 

Here's one of my old totes with my collection of red and white handled vintage kitchen gadgets, and some of my rolling pins. My maternal grandmother's small collection that she used daily, got me started with these. There's a dough cutter that I actually still use for crusts and doughs as it cuts in butter perfectly.

I used to grab up these advertising recipe pamphlets whenever I saw one at the flea markets. Most of them are stained and dog eared but I love the graphics. Also some great recipes.

The one below is from 1948 and unfortunately very politically incorrect. Something very common at the time. Most of the recipes "are all about ham". Think Gone With The Wind for a frame of reference. The food looks yummy though.

I'm still using the Frenchy grain sack stripe fabric from my patriotic looks here earlier in the month. This vintage wooden ice cream bucket is my fave flower arrangement container for this farm table. It's big, it's rustic, it's white! 

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Here are some other summer posts with sunflowers.

...now I need to round up Baby Chick,

Sunflower Bucket on the Farm Table

Late Summer Farm Table

Sunflowers on the Sunporch

Summertime Snippets from the Cookbook Cupboard

I hope you're hanging in there with this heat. 

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