Come Shop The Marketplace

Did you all have a good weekend? Cold and icy here, so we just stayed in for a quiet Sunday. I always look forward to putting this post together grabbing a few of your items to highlight. It's dangerous for me, because then I want everything I see. I hope you all enjoy browsing the links like I do, there's always something fun and unexpected.

Vintage Shabby Linen Pillow Covers Set

from the Ironstone Nest

Vintage Asian Tea Basket

from Maison French Kissed

Love Mini Pillow from Kathy Creative Home

Vintage Mary Zinc Music Box

from Elegant Farmhouse

Hull Magnolia Vase

from Tattered and Fray

And today say Hello to Becky from Timewashed. She always has some wonderful vintage treasures to shop, and her photography is a work of art in itself. 

Silverplate Collection

Lavender Sachets

Silverplate Candle Holders

Thanks so much, Becky.

This is a linky for items that are FOR SALE only. Please link up to three of your individual items that you have listed in your Etsy Shops or Online Boutiques, or posts about items that are for sale on your blog. If you DO have a blog, I'd love you to grab the graphic above and share it with your readers. And when you have time in a post give The Marketplace a shout out so more people can find their way over to shop. And if  you're here to shop, we're so glad to have you. Remember this linky is open all week, so be sure and drop back by to see all the new items listed during the week.

so let's get shopping!

January tweaking...

It's been at least two weeks since I've put away Christmas, but I think I've finally tweaked, added, removed, rearranged, and fussed with my Entry table and Living Room Mantel just enough so that it's presentable. And I've realized that I haven't been happy with photos because of this cold January light that has it all looking like  I'm shooting in a walk-in freezer. brrrr...

OK, so here's what I've come up with for the Entry.

My New Year's tree is put away for next year,

 and my amaryllis have reappeared.

My sweet birdie on the book stack is back

 and one of my old German Calenders.

The Mantel got a cleaning and a pare down.

and a single amaryllis in each of the Woolf Pottery vases.

I found this iron jardiniere last Fall.

It's filled with winter potpourri and a small wreath perched on top.

I was going for a "topiary" look, 

I think it looks better at a distance...

maybe with one eye closed.

(many of my projects fall into this category)

In photos my ceiling always looks dirty because of the shadows.

it's really not, nor is it wonky.

This huge mirror just really distorts things.

(It appears that I might be living in a Hobbit House in the woods.)

 This is the hardest time of the year for me to find my decorating mojo. I know some of you have expressed that same malady. Next week I'll be adding in a few things for Valentine's Day. I don't go all out... just a little Romance. And I feel a sunporch re-do coming.

Hope you're having a great weekend, and in case you missed my last post on figuring out some of the current computer hassles, just scroll down to the next post on "Troubleshooting".

see you tomorrow for

I'm joining in on these parties this week:

Between Naps on the Porch
Coastal Charm
A Stroll Thru Life
Cozy Little House
Savvy Southern Style
The Dedicated House
Cedar Hill Ranch

 xoxo,