White Wednesday and an Introduction

With only one more White Wednesday

before Valentine's Day,

I wanted to share with you what I put together

 for my daughters for their little Valentine's gift.

I like to take everyday objects and dress

 them up with a little inspiration.

Ribbon and shredded book pages with a few candies

decorated two sweet vintage cow creamers

from my herd in the kitchen.

After Valentine's Day when the kisses are gone,

they can change out the ribbon for Easter.

And speaking of "Inspiration",

 I want to share some good news,

especially for you in the area.

I will be hosting a "Shop Blog"

for my good friend,

Debra Moore of

 Inspirational Home.

(click to visit her new site)

There will be updates and current photos

 of all the wonderful merchandise

that is "in store", and posts of beautiful new things

that will soon be coming in from Debra's trip to market.

If you are interested in merchandise

or have questions, just give her a call.

 Or better yet, come by the store in

 Springfield, Missouri,

for yourself, and bring a friend!

You will love the Garden Room...

And her wonderful displays.

You'll Be Inspired!

Even if you don't live in the area,

 you will enjoy seeing the shop,

 Inspirational Home,

and all the great things that are there.

Drop by the shop site,

Simply Inspired Living and Garden

and take a peek.

and while you're there,

give Debra a big bloggy hug,

by joining as a follower,

so you won't miss what's coming.

Thank you Kathleen, for another

Wonderful White Wednesday!

Have an Inspiring Week!

love,

Debra

Groundhog Love

Just wanted to wish you a little

"Groundhog" Love today!

And here's to thoughts of an early spring!

Debra

Silver Sunday, I wish these were mine...

I really love these little silver clocks

made of teapots and other silver "accoutrements"

(Debbie are you reading this?)

 Sorry to say they aren't mine,

 but folks,

 my exciting silver items are running thin,

so here are a couple of images of my silver "wants".

(Romantic Homes)

Oh yes, and this gorgeous silver trophy cup.

(Country Living)

aaahhhh...

Oh, excuse me, now back to reality.

I hadn't really been "into" silver

before our 25th "Silver Wedding Anniversary".

Our children bought this silver tea set

 for us to celebrate appropriately.

Here are some flea market finds of silver bud vases

and one of my many random silver teapots.

This antique silver-plate monogrammed ladies inkwell set

was given to me by my brother,

for my Birthday about 7 years ago.

I love the detail of the roses.

silver flea market candle holders.

Now, please disregard any and all dust that may have

inadvertently been shown in the taking of these photos,

and do not check back to see me

 in my pink thermal pajamas.

 Thankyou.

(the management)

Run on over to Gypsy Fish Journal
to see the rest of the fabuloso silver goodies!

Have a great Silver Sunday!

Debra

Vintage Bingo Valentines

I have always loved greeting cards, and literally have boxes with almost every card I have ever received. I love keeping them out on display, sometimes for weeks, just to enjoy them.

Last year for Valentine's Day I decided to make Valentine card hangers, so they could "hang around" for awhile. I found these red vintage bingo cards and then used vintage children's Valentine cards with a little mod-podge and glitter. It was my first time to try something like this and I had a lot of fun making them.

And now that I know what "Stickles" are...

it should be a little easier.

The thing I will do differently is to use matte

 mod-podge instead of gloss...

too shiny.

I love ribbon of every kind and color,

especially holiday ribbon,

to dress up any paper project.

A little red heart-shaped pin cushion

joins in.

My crafting quota has been really low,

but I enjoyed these so much,

I'm going to put some together this weekend.

Vintage buttons and Valentine ribbon embellish the hanger.

And thank you sweet Donna of Brynwood Needleworks,
who gave me this wonderful "Sweet Friends" award.
Donna and I came to know each other through my
 Give-away last fall. She has been a real blessing to know.

Hope you have a great weekend.

We're expecting a blizzard

... brrrr.

 I'm staying in to play!

love,

Debra

White Wednesday, Meet Lucy

If you have been visiting my blog for a while, you might have seen Miss Lucy, (as in goosey) in some of my Dining Room photos. She has a nest in my wrought iron French basket that resides on my Dining Room table. She's pretty quiet and doesn't raise much of a fuss.

She's content to watch over all the sheep that congregate there also. Miss Lucy has seen better days, as she has lost the little plastic "eyes" that she once had, and the time she spent in the elements has caused her to crack and chip in places. After all, she is just an old cardboard decoy, that men have used as "bait" for their exploits. But she found a place in my heart and she came home with me about 2 years ago, to be given a place of honor at my table.

Whatever the season or the holiday,

she receives a new "floral nest"...

And a fresh ribbon with which she celebrates.

She is a slightly odd little duck that gives me great delight.

 Here is to celebrating those things

that may seem odd to others,
(like an old beat-up cardboard decoy)

but bring us unexpected joy!

love,

Debra

Now, for more fun please visit Kathleen,

at Faded Charm

Silver Sunday, Tea Anyone...?

On a lazy Sunday afternoon, anyone for tea?

I love old silver,
but much of it is out of my price range.

So what I have, are bits and pieces
 I've collected from my flea market adventures.

This set was black with tarnish when I found it,

but I knew something wonderful was hidden underneath.

This is my wedding china, really French faience;

heavier and hand painted.

No two pieces are exactly alike.

Pewter tea tin...

With my favorite Scottish biscuits,

 "McVitties Digestibles".

They taste a little like graham crackers,

but more dense.

my "new" silver spoons,

and "old" butter knives.

Oh and let's not forget the Crabtree & Evelyn.

The tray isn't very heavy and it's a completely

 different style from the Georgian tea set,

but I love the ornate design, vintage by Wallace.

A lot of people like their silver tarnished.

And I have certain pieces that I do,

but silver is such a gorgeous metal

I like to keep mine shined.

 

Hope you have a delicious day!

Drop by and visit Beth over at

Gypsy Fish Journal

for a day of Silver inspiration.