Friday, December 2, 2011

Vintage Inspiration Friday # 66 Toile, Plaid and the Winners!


One concept has been going on in my head as I've started decorating
for Chistmas this year, and that is that I want to
do something different.
It's easy to get stuck in a rut each year, 
so I've been changing things up a bit.


This is a peek at what I'm doing in the Dining Room.
You all know how I love plaid,
but usually I've corralled it in the Sunroom.
This year I ran with it for the Dining Room too.


But I love me some red toile,
so that's also part of the fun this year.







and of course, add a little of this on the tree...


mix it all together, and you get some of this...


more coming on the Dining Room soon...

So now for some inspiration from last week:

has a great idea for gifting this Christmas.
(More on paperwhites from me, next week!)


Julie from Saltbox Treasures takes us along on a tour
of her flea space full of Vintage Christmas Goodies!


Sarah from Upscale Down Home had me with the plaid ribbon
on her wonderful mini wreaths!


shares all her bottle brush trees, some natural
and some dyed. you'll love them!



Kathy at A Delightsome Life shared an alternate method to make
mercury glass candleholders, really pretty!



And check out this great scrap garland from the Old Block House



Are you ready to know the winners of the 
All Things French Give Away?



Thankyou, each and everyone of you who entered the Give Away!
I'm humbled by your friendship, love, and support.

Robin from High Point Circle is the winner of the 
wonderful pillow from Jolie Marche, the frenchy necklace, 
and goodies from L'Occitane.



The majority of you grabbed my button and shared on your blogs.
Thank YOU so much!!!

so Jann from A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
wins the wonderful French Market bag
 from Carol at the Polka Dot Closet


WOW, remember that we're having a month long celebration
of Vintage Christmas and all your decor here at VIF,
so I hope you'll grab the button on the sidebar and join in for the fun!



AND.....

Heads up for the Week Long Christmas Block Party 
coming from the gals At The Picket Fence,
starting Sunday with Debbie's Copy Cat Challenge


One more thing...
Tracie from Fishtail Cottage has been having 
a mega celebration with some amazing give aways.
If you haven't entered, hop on over.
tons of fun going on over there!!


Hope you're not worn out yet,
let's share the fun and vintage inspiration!!!
(please add your link within the post)

Joining in with these wonderful party gals:

love you all bunches!


Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Winter Celebration at Inspirational Home


Hope you can come to the 
Winter Celebration Open House 
at Inspirational Home,
here in Springfield, Missouri.





Hope to see you there,

Dear Santa...

I found these adorable little picture charms the other day and just added them to my Etsy Shop. They are so cute to layer with other necklaces for some fun this time of year. Drop by the Petite Boutique to see what else is there. And as soon as I'm finished decorating the house there will be some new pendant necklaces, too.
 Update! Thanks everyone for your purchases of these Christmas Charms, I'll be listing a few more today. Check back at my Etsy Shop for the listings.

























Hope you've been good this year!

Don't forget all the fun parties coming up next week.
Grab the party button on my sidebar,
so you won't miss the fun!



xoxo,

Monday, November 28, 2011

Starting on the Mantel...

I've been wanting to get started on a few Christmas decor projects,
and just couldn't wait any longer to show my progress 
on the Living Room mantel.





I found these faux amaryllis stems this last week
and put them in my Guy Wolff Pottery that I found last year
at Restoration Hardware when they were on sale for 75% off.


The pots were a natural clay color and I painted them white.
(surprised?)
Love how they look there on the book bundles.


Add a few mercury glass votive cups...


some greenery...


and this precious vintage print of Madonna and Child.


I'm just getting started.
Hope you had a wonderful weekend, 
Remember, you have until Monday evening at midnight
to enter the 
All Things French Give Away...


Joining in for parties here:

Updated for Christmas Mantel Parties:






xoxo,