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Sunday, October 23, 2011

What's New in the Sunroom

I have a few more things I want to share this month,

because as of November 1, I will transition over to Thanksgiving mode.

After Halloween and before Thanksgiving I start gearing up for

da da da daaaaaa.....

Christmas... eeeck. can you believe it?

So here are some photos of the latest that's been added to the Sunroom.

Of course I had to hang my old black umbrella

where I can find it easily.

Never know what dark and rainy night

you might have to unexpectedly go out...

Then a few additions to the baker's rack for the end of October

I found this cute little "Fall" garland at the Ozark Fall Crafts Fair,

which was earlier this month.

It's been a tradition for my sister and I,

every year for the last 15 or so.

I always like to make little Fall gifts for family

so this year I used a page from an antique reader called

The Halloween Cat, then added a graphic from the 30's.

I have a little "thing" for sweet black kitties...

I found these wonderful hooked wool pillows at the Crafts Fair, too.

Love the great wool plaid tartans.

They'll be perfect when I bring out my late Fall blankets.

The lamb was a "special request". He's adorable!

Then my bird print changed for Fall also.

I'm ready for another walk in the woods for some bird watching.

I'm always sad to see October go.

It's my favorite month of the year.

Hope you're having a good weekend,

Linking up with Between Naps on the Porch

for Metamorphosis Monday

love ya'll,

Saturday, October 22, 2011

This and That

I was going back through some of my photos from last Fall

and I thought I'd just share them again.

Below is one of my favorite headers

taken from a photo of an old Adirondack chair that's seen better days.

Altered bottles with book pages and vintage graphics

The sideboard in the kitchen hallway

The Entry

Metal lunch basket vignette on the front porch

One of my chalkware kitties on the bakers rack in the sunroom.

Hope you're having a great weekend.

Vintage Inspiration Friday link is still open

just scroll down to the last post.

I'll tell you what I've been doing this weekend soon.

xoxo,

Friday, October 21, 2011

Vintage Inspiration Friday #60 Vintage Ephemera Collage

Hi Everyone, it's that time of the week again,

time to link up anything "vintage or vintage inspired"

and all your Fall Decorating!

I've been a real lover of paper collage my whole life. I've always loved saving cards, notes, and bits of paper this and that. In my scrapbooks as a kid I saved movie tickets, Birthday cards, notes, magazine fonts...you name it! I guess I come by it naturally as my paternal grandfather was a printer.

Because of that, I wanted to share with you a couple of images of some paper collage that a friend of mine from Leola's creates. Kristi has been making these themed paper collages behind desilvered antique mirrors for several years. I thought I might have more photos of her work, but these two from the Fall Open House at Leola's in Ozark, Missouri, are my only photos.

Halloween