Monday, March 21, 2011

My ADD Weekend


Seems like there's a lot going on around here.
Painted and cleaned the laundry/kitty room.
Appliances that were finally delivered and installed last Friday,
Great new washer and dryer that sound like alien spacecraft are landing.
(the cats are spooked and peek around the corner)
and a new dishwasher that only made it through one cycle before it broke.
arrrrrrgh...

So I can't finish my painting in the laundry until the new dishwasher appears.
But hey, I'm sharing my Birthday pillow from my sweet sis.



She recently bought a Silhouette machine
and has been creating to her heart's content.
I was able to choose my design, so I went with my initials.
LOVE the burlap, and so do the kitties.


She also made the darling little fabric flower that's attached.
LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!


And then as part of the laundry room re-do,
 I wanted someplace to hide the multiple bags of cat food,
and other sundry cat supplies.




So we found this great box/trunk thingy with rope handles.
But the selling point was that it has bird decals on it.



It was super duper brown and homely,
so I gave it a little whitewash,
keeping the bird decals showing.
(not perfect, but better than it was)

AND THEN...
(oh yes, you know I love me some birdies!)


I had wanted to do another bird window,
so this one is backed by vintage sheet music.


I did another one on vintage magazine paper,
but I forgot to snap a photo before I took it to Relics.




Lets see...I'm painting my Eastlake dresser in the entry hall white.
Putting up new curtains,
 and needing to make a run for some white faux wood shades
 for the laundy room.

Not to mention doing dishes...lots of dishes.

I'm linking up with these great parties:












 
catch ya on Thursday for
 Vintage Inspiration Friday!
love ya,
Debra

Saturday, March 19, 2011

More Inspiration from Leola's Vintage Home and Garden


If you're looking for some fun inspiration for Spring
head to Leola's in Ozark, Missouri,
just behind Lambert's Cafe.



































What can I say...?
These gals are just a bunch of party animals!!






Loved their Spring Open House!
(If you missed the first installment of photos, scroll down a couple of posts)


I'm working on the Laundry Room decor today.
Shoppin' my garage for goodies.
I'll share my progress soon!

And if you missed
Vintage Inspiration Friday
  there's still time to join the party.
see post below
xoxo,
Debra


Thursday, March 17, 2011

Vintage Inspiration Friday #29: Going Green for St. Patty's

To celebrate
St. Patrick's Day
 I thought I'd grab a few of my favorite green things.

Watering cans come in all colors at my house.
I have plenty of the plain zinc kind,
 but I always love me some accent color for the season.

So for Spring, I snipped a few branches of my monster forsythia out back
and brought them in to force.


This little chair was one of a set of table and chairs that was
a present for my 2nd Birthday.
My brother and sister used it too,
so I only managed to get one of the chairs.




 I found this precious little book last year;
(published in 1933)
my favorite shade of green,
french gardening graphic,
and perfect for my vintage "garden book" collection.



This is one of the photos inside.







Ivy and miscellaneous Spring stuff
in one of my carriers.















Uh oh...look who's here!



Out for a tasty snack of forsythia.
The girls love Spring too!







And now for some inspiration fun from last week:
Be sure and click for some great ideas!






Freckled Laundry








Today I'm joining in on these great parties.










Hope you'll join in the
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so everyone can share in the fun!


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I may not get to leave a comment with everyone this weekend
but I'll be coming by.
Thanks so much in advance for linking up for the party!

I had a washer malfunction, which led to purchasing a new washer, dryer,
and while we were at it, a new dishwasher.
(dang these things are expensive!)
I've been without a washer since Monday...eeeck!

And then...
since the appliances were out
I've been painting and redoing my laundry room!
Don't know if it will make the blog cut,
but it sure has been overdue.

So have a fun weekend;
I have my work cut out for me!

love you all,
Debra

p.s. I'll try to get out the rest of the wonderful photos from Leola's this weekend