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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Marketplace: Etsy and Online Boutique Showcase

Hi Everyone, and Welcome to

The Marketplace

Are you all ready to start a new week?

Well, let's get it going with a little peek

at what's happening in the world of Etsy and Online shopping.

Here are a few of the items that grabbed my attention last week:

Blue Pastoral Scene Transferware Platter

from Fleaing France Brocante Society

Sunflower on French Script Pillow Cover

from Urban Farmhouse Chic

Shell Picture Frame

from Cereus Art

Mid Century Lamp

from the Zoe Bird

Antique Farmhouse Enamel Topped Table

from Prodigal Pieces

Halloween Favors

from the Gift Garden Shoppe

And today, The Sponsor Spotlight is on Eleanor Brown Boutique where you'll find the most amazing Santos Dolls, crowns, milagros, and ex-votos; so many beautiful treasures with French flair. It's not too soon to think about Christmas, so you'll want to visit their online shopping and be sure to keep up with news and sales with the Elenor Brown Blog.

Cream Shabby Rusty Crown

Now on Sale
The Cream Santos Cage Doll

Gilded Paper Mache Angel Wings

Do you have an Etsy Shop or an Online Boutique?

We'd love to have you join us by linking up to three of your items. If you have a shop blog that's great too, but you don't have to have a blog to join in. All links need to be items that are for sale, and please link to the individual item if possible. If you do have a blog and you'd like to spread the word about The Marketplace, you can grab the button below for somewhere on your blog sidebar. And I'd love you to be a follower of Common Ground.

This linky is open all week, so be sure to stop back by later in the week to see the new items being listed.

Thanks so much for coming by,

Happy Shopping!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Around the house...

Hey you all...

hope you're having a good weekend!

I thought I'd just share some of the sunporch tweaking that's been going on this week. There's been a hint of Fall around here, as the weather has cooled off a little this week, and the "light" is changing. You know what I mean...the angle of the sun shifts just slightly and the light starts to change. Shadows and colors and even the blue in the sky takes on a subtle difference from Summer.

This week has been a little slower and I've had time to think about a few things out here. One in particular is this basket hanging on an old screen door that I've had probably for about 10 years. It was a dark sage green and it really needed to be freshened up, so I gave it a coat of some taupe/gray "test" paint that I'd bought last year when painting the master bedroom.

then I did a wash in a darker gray craft paint mixture...

then highlighted it again in the taupe.

...an easy fix for something that was dusty and a little blah looking.

Some faux sunflowers brought it up to season.

I don't show this corner of the sunporch often

as this little wicker tea cart has a habit of getting too cluttered.

hmmm... that might be why you're only seeing the top part...

(you might laugh at a funny story from my first few months of blogging.

and you'll also laugh at the photos.

I think that was 3 cameras ago.Just click here)

But I have a cute little vintage metal shelf

that holds a few of my English Cottages...

that I haven't shared for awhile.

sugar and creamer and salt and pepper.

a candle and another salt and pepper.

Here's an old celluloid thermometer and butterfly print

that was a salesman sample for advertising...

is tucked into my wicker floral basket along with an ivy.

...and here are the last of the hydrangeas that

had already started to wilt on the shrub.

these purples are so pretty.

That bush started out white,

then the tips started to change to pink

and now this deep magenta.

The blooms haven't been big this year,

but the color has been spectacular.

You might have noticed that I've already changed out the quilts and pillows to more of an Autumn palette. I'll share more of the "Early Fall" sunporch changes this next week.

so tell me...what are you doing this weekend...?

Joining in on these great parties:

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm
Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House
A Stroll Thru Life
The Scoop at Cedarhill Ranch

xoxo,

Friday, August 16, 2013

Be Inspired # 153 White Done Right.

Hi Everyone and Welcome to Be Inspired!

Can you believe that we're into the home stretch of August?

and Fall is just around the corner...yay!!!

There are a few people I can easily gush about, and Lynn from Shabby Story is one of them. Lynn and her hubby recently finished a new garden house, where these photos were taken. Here are a few pics of her decorating start in the interior. Lynn's style and photos are always so lovely...she's a girl that does "white" right!

And here's more great inspiration from last week's party:

Mallori from Vintage Finds has been working on her Dining Room and recently found some cane back chairs to make over. I'm in love with this wonderful brick wall and another fabulous chandelier.

Karen at A Stylish Interior gave us a tour of her porches, where they recently painted them out to keep up a Southern Tradition of Haint Blue Porch Ceilings.

Tammy from My Flower Journal

created some fresh fun Flower Art using old book pages.

Pat from On Crooked Creek

has outfitted her Dress form Lizzie, perfectly for Sunflower Season.

And check out these adorable Beatrix Potter Book Page Letters

from Jamie at Domestically Speaking.

thanks so much gals for sharing all the inspiration!

(Please click on the original post to pin any images.)

Today's Sponsor is Michele from Glass Bead Treasures. Hope you'll take a minute and run by and take a peek at all the fun items in her wonderful Etsy Shop.

thanks so much Michele!

Time to get this party started!

Link up all your inspiration from this week; vintage, decor, diy, crafts, recipes...

whatever has been inspiring you!

Please be a follower of Common Ground

and please have a link back to this blog,

within your post to be featured.

Thanks so much for joining in!

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Late Summer Sideboard...

Now that it's the middle of August it was time to change up my Hallway Sideboard. I'm bringing in the colors of Nature's late Summer palette, in exchange for my little wheelbarrow full of garden produce. Golds and muted colors of late Summer are evident in the dried hydrangeas, breadboards, basket, and the little English Cottage tray.

I've been collecting these rattan lunch hampers for the last several years. I've stacked them on an old white bench to add some height and balance to this long stretch of wall.

We hung this old window a couple of years ago, and I've enjoyed having it as a backdrop for my other wall decor. I love the look of layering vintage pieces, especially mirrors and prints. I found this great Sunflower botanical print last year at Robin's Vintage Suitcase.

My white antique French Ironstone tureen has been pretty much a staple here, finding it's way into whatever season it might be.

The little paper mache tray fit right in to the back of the hamper filled with old china.

Some dried hydrangeas with just a hint of lavender and green are sitting inside this old pottery canister. Anyone know what language this is and what it says?