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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Garden Bunny in the Basket

With all the painting and semi-cleaning I've been doing around here I haven't been putzing with my sunporch very much. So this morning I thought I'd play a little with an old wicker florist basket and some vintage garden goodies.

I think my absolute favorite vintage items are garden related.

The chippier the better in my book.

Here my little bunns is checking out an old garden magazine

from 1959, and some yellow garden tools.

(not sayin' anything or anyone from 1959 is old, you know)

and of course peat pots...

who can resist their allure?

I used the large handle of the basket to act as a topiary form

for my trailing ivy which currently resides in an old McCoy planter.

I'm a sucker for good graphics...

Will I plant these seeds?

Probably not, but I DO love me some seed packets

and if they look vintage then all the better!

Ahhhh...morning sun on bunny buns.

It will be in the low 80's all week,

so I have some more outside work to do.

I still can't find my Easter things...

so it's slim pickens around here for inspiration.

I do have a few things up my sleeve, though.

If you have an Etsy Shop or Online Boutique

or if you just like to shop...(excuse me, who doesn't?)

I hope you'll check out Monday Marketplace and spread the word.

(just scroll down to the next post)

And if you haven't entered the Give Away

from Leslie Janson, you'll want to click here

(she has some great stuff!)

I'll be joining these party gals all week:

Easter Blog Hop

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll thru Life

Dear Lillie Easter Party

Knick of Time Tuesday

Faded Charm for White Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

Ivy and Elephants for What's it Wednesday

Primp Your Stuff at Primp

Share the Love Wednesday at Very Merry Vintage Style

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Show and Tell at My Romantic Home

Hope you're having a great week!

xoxo,

Monday, March 26, 2012

Monday Marketplace # 5

The weather was wonderful here this weekend, so I got my garden gloves and managed to clean out one of the front yard flower beds. My daisies and coneflowers were coming up under the leaves, and the little birdbath there has already been getting a workout.

Friday I had a chance to get together with Angela from Knick of Time, as she and her family were in town for the Homeschool Tournaments. We met at Relics and had a great visit and shopped and talked and even found a few goodies between us. Angela's the kind of person that you feel like you've known your whole life, I can see we'd get into all kinds of shopping trouble if we lived close.

So hey, It's Monday Marketplace!
Do you know the drill yet?
Just link up one or two of your Etsy or Online Boutique Items,
Just like any linky.
It will be up all week for you to check back on

There are so many great items for sale,
here are just a few:

Vintage Metal Clothes Hanger with Chalkboard
from my friend Angela at Knick of Time.
She has a great Etsy Shop, you'll want to browse all her goodies.

Antique Grain Sack Lavender Sachet from Elegant Farmhouse

Easter Wicker Basket from Fishtail Cottage

A Beach Toile Pillow from No Minimalist

Upcycled Purse Locket Necklace

from Petal Gem

If you are new to linking up here I'd really appreciate you grabbing the button on my upper right sidebar and displaying in somewhere on your blog, as it helps spread the word of this selling venue. Just click on your item name on your Etsy page and join in like any linky party. Grab a photo of your item and your in. I'm giving you enough room to also leave your blog name if you're a blogger, but you don't have to have a blog to link up. Hope you'll make this your go to for a great "virtual shopping" experience.

And I have a great Give Away going this week from Leslie Janson.

If you haven't entered yet, just click here

Hope you're off to a great week!

xoxo,

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Have you entered yet?

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Just wanted to remind you of a wonderful Give Away

coming to you from Leslie Janson

If you haven't entered be sure and scroll down

to the next post for details.

You don't want to miss it!

Here's one of Leslie's adorable repurposed necklaces

See you tomorrow for

Come by tomorrow morning and link up

your Etsy and Online Boutique Items.

Hope you're having a great day!

xoxo,

Leslie Janson Give Away

All you have to do is take one look at her adorable button logo

and you will be totally captivated by this girl's vintage organic style.

I'm so excited to introduce Leslie as one of my newest sponsors, and to share with you her Etsy Shop, which is full of wonderful handmade repurposed jewelry and home goods. Leslie is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to her store, and let me tell you that you will find a dozen things you will fall in love with! Just take a peek at some of the fun.

I'm smitten with this adorable Burlap and Rhinestone Cuff Bracelet

just look at the finish work on the inside, perfect!

And aren't we all loving these repurposed pillows?

Here's just one of many of her designs .

22 inch Grain Sack Pillow

My absolute favorite of her many wonderful necklaces,

this is the Secret Garden Repurposed Necklace

And just in time to start thinking about something special

for Mother's Day, Leslie has created this Mother's Heart

made from vintage linens and an antique brooch.

So how to enter you ask...let me tell you there are four fun chances to win.

Please leave a separate comment for each.

#1 Go Here to Leslie's Etsy Shop and browse around,

then come back here telling me what you'd love to have.

#2 Go by Leslie's blog and join her as a follower.

# 3 Do a shout out about the Give Away from your blog or Facebook page.

#4 And if you haven't joined as a follower of Common Ground,

I'd sure be happy to add one more entry for you.

If you are already just let me know with a comment.

And just to make it even more fun, Leslie is offering a discount at her Shop.

Just type in COMMOM10 at checkout to receive the 10% Off.

Thanks everyone!

xoxo,

Friday, March 23, 2012

What I came home with...

Surely you knew I must have come home from Leola's with a few goodies!

Well, the sun was shining the other day and I wanted to take a few pics

of a wonderful little pharmacy bottle that I bought.

I bought it because it was really flat,

fitting my skinny little window ledge in the kitchen.

(please ignore the dirty window...

that's on my weekend cleaning agenda)

I've also been trying to find vintage umbrellas for my sunporch,

and this cutie with a floral pattern is my latest.

Then I bought one of these little chicken feeders,

but this is a pic from the store, since I don't have any flowers yet.

just couldn't resist!

Here's the rest of the Leola's photos...I promise!

just had to share this adorable straw hat with the pink ribbon!

If you haven't linked up with

Vintage Inspiration Friday

just scroll on down to the next post

and join in the fun.

Have a great evening,

see you tomorrow with a Give Away.

Linking up with

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Tabletop Tuesday

xoxo,

Vintage Inspiration #81 Looks like Spring

More fun Spring Inspiration photos from Leola's...

But before we get started I wanted to share a little public service announcement. Debbie at Debbie-doos has moved to Wordpress and she's not showing up on a lot of people's bloglists, mine included. If you're a friend and follower of our gal Debbie, then please manually put her new address on your bloglist. www.debbie-debbiedoos.com that should do it.

Thanks bunches...

Hey...How cute is this birdcage...?

with the bird perched outside!