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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Cupboard Love

Hope it's not too early to share a little
cupboard love

from the Holiday Cupboard.

Last month, before Christmas, I mentioned that we had stopped off in Washington, Missouri, a quaint little river town on our way home from St. Louis, to visit a few antique shops and have lunch at a wonderful little inn.

Just the day before we left town, I had said that I'd wanted to dress the Holiday Cupboard in red transfer ware for Christmas, but just didn't have enough dishes to make a nice display. Well, guess what was waiting for me 200 miles away? A small set of red in my favorite Johnson Brothers pattern, Old Britain Castles.

With those extra dinner and salad plates I was able to add a few of my basic white and then a few chintz pieces (Staffordshire, Tudor Roses by Meakin) to bring it all together.

So when I put away all my Christmas,

I just went ahead and made the cupboard up for Valentine's Day.

This is my little Lefton Candy Dish with Cupid.

and a new paper mache sweetie.

This is a collectible hand made and painted ceramic mold from a family company called Laxa Family USA, which depicts the symbol of the Lamb of God with a center flower pot with heart and flowers. I've had this for years, and bring it out to enjoy each Valentine's Day.

I don't have the rest of my Valentine things out, but since this has been up for awhile, I thought you might enjoy my first display with my new transferware. Now I'm on the lookout for more!

Hope you're having a good weekend, we just got back home from another doctor visit for my hubby in St. Louis. We visited a few antique spots, but I only grabbed a couple of items. I'm trying to curb the clutter around here, so I think I'm getting more particular in what I buy. I've been cleaning out my closets today and I have four huge bags of clothes. yikes. I think I'm going to go curl up with a cup of tea and my new Southern Living Magazine. (yes, I'm a southerner at heart...)

I'm joining in with these fun parties this week:

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Cowgirl Up at Cedar Hill Ranch

Knick of Time Interiors

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

DIY by Design

Shabby Creek Cottage

TTT at Stone Gable

From My Front Porch to Yours

A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

Rooted in Thyme

Jennifer Rizzo

Shabby Art Boutique

French Country Cottage

Craftberry Bush

xoxo,

Friday, January 18, 2013

Be Inspired #123: January Fun

Hi Everyone, what kind of fun is going on in your life this week? I'm still in the "trying to declutter" frame of mind, looking at problem spots and seeing what I can clean up and change out to make things less visually messy. Do you ever feel like "stuff" might take over your life? Well for me, part of this is checking out what you all are doing out there, and seeing your projects and decorating ideas for the new year. Here are a few features from last week that I really enjoyed.

Rita's new slipcovered thrift store chairs

from Mammabellarte

I. LOVE. these. chairs!

Anne from Fiona and Twig shares her photo shoot

and magazine feature in Flea Market Style

of the Funky Junk Sister's space from Junk Salvation.

Jan from A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
takes us on a tour of her wonderfully snowy winter garden

Cathy from One Creatvie Couple has another gorgeous chair that she totally transformed with paint, you'll want to check out the tutorial; her painting talent is just incredible!

and Linda from White Weathered Hutch made her grand daughters mittens with yarn from a visit to the alpaca farm. Cute post about alpacas and curly hair!