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Friday, January 11, 2013

Be Inspired #122 What Inspires You in the New Year?

Hi Everyone,
Last week we got off to a great start with the New Year.
Vintage Inspiration is now
Be Inspired Friday
where we're inviting you to link up all your inspiring posts,
vintage or new.
DIY, recipes, makeovers, inspiring ideas,
...and of course all your vintage goodies.

What inspires you?
Please share it!

Here are some great links from last week that really inspired me!

Mimi from Blue Roof Cabin has literally performed a miracle on her Vintage Sofa ReUpholster. I'm sharing a before photo that you will hardly believe, but you need to go by and see how she accomplished the amazing transformation.

what did I tell ya?

In this post Elizabeth shares her husband's gifts this Christmas,

at Just Following Jesus in My Real Life.
(She has a pretty great hubby!)

Susie from My Home to Yours has been busy bringing nature indoors,
with this wonderful vintage framed piece.

You'll want to pin this idea for next Christmas
from Marsha's Creekside Creations,
using an olive bucket with vintage style letters.

Amy At All Things Home
shares her chalkboard quote on "Why we decorate".

and Suzan from Simply Vintageous

not only shared her word for 2013 she has found a way

to inspire herself each morning with this great pallet sign.

And since Valentine's Day will be here before we know it,

I wanted to share some fun tea towels from my friend and sponsor,

Sheila at Tattered Goods.

Pastry Pretties
Handmade Flour Sack Tea Towels

and for all of us that love our bovine beauties,

Sheila has several cow designs that you'll need for your

Farmhouse Kitchen!

Hope you'll run by Sheila's Etsy Shop
Tattered Goods and browse all her great designs.

Come join in for the party today.
Please have a link within your post to be featured

and while you're partying today,
check out my other Friday Party Gal Pals.

xoxo,

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Top Three from Be Inspired, and a little Potting Shed fun

It just so happens that Mary has the top viewed post from last week, but she also is one of my very favorite places for inspiration. Since building her Potting Shed this year, she's had a brand new (but looks old) place to putter. Here are just a few photos from this last year that prove that whatever the time of year, Mary knows how to inspire with elaborate tablescaping, delicious food, beautiful vignettes, flowers and birds of all kinds, and some of the most wonderful photo shoots in blogland.

Newly constructed Potting Shed from Mary

at Home is Where the Boat Is

(all photos: Home is Where the Boat Is)

Thank you Mary, for always "bringint it" to the party.

You have been such an inspiration to me this year!

Here are the other two in the Top Three for this last week

Thank you ladies!!!

You'll love Marcy's ReCap of 2012

from Antique Chase

(don't you love this photo?)

And the Farmer's Daughter has been gathering inspiration

for her living room redo at The Country Farm Home

Remember Vintage Inspiration

is now welcoming all "inspiring" posts,

so hope you'll come and join in!

live @ 11:00 Central (hopefully)

see you tomorrow,

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

A "Word" for the New Year

Some of you may know this, others of you that are new over here, may not. I have another little blog where I share more of "me". It's a place where I share my thoughts on life, and God, and on our relationship with Him. I like to say "it's not your grandmother's Bible Study.", because it's real, and it's relevant, and hopefully not "preachy". Just some insight from God's Word for our daily lives.

I'd been away from it for six months due to my husband's illness, but God has been nudging me this last week to post. So, I'm just letting you know that I'm still posting over there, even though I've been on "break" for awhile. If you read my post here on Common Ground about "The year that was...2012", then I share some of those thoughts on this first post of the New Year. This is just a little invitation, hope you'll come by and get to know who I am on a little deeper level. I have a whole other life than taking pictures of pretty little things.

"a day in the life..."

I'm sharing this post at The Lettered Cottage

xoxo,

Welcome to The Marketplace

Hi Everyone, are you back in the groove? Christmas decor put away, kids back in school, resolutions made and being kept? I think this week is the unofficial week of "Business As Usual". After Christmas and New Year's it only takes me a minute to start thinking about Valentine's Day. OK, I'm the original "Holiday Junkie". So here are a few things that I found from last week that caught my attention.

Grain Sack Heart Door Hanger

from SoulfulHome

French Bird Rack from Knick of Time

Winter white covered deer antler
from UpscaleDownHome

Antique Zinc Drying Rack

from LemonVerbena1

Vintage Books
from PrinceSnowFarm

The Sponsor Spotlight is on Christie Scibior today and her wonderful watercolor paintings and prints. As I browsed her Etsy Shop I wanted to share just a few of her pieces that would be perfect for a nursery or child's room. The soft colors and precious little figures of children and animals will have you conjuring up thoughts of storybook characters of yesteryear.

Baby Bunny in Polkadots

Original Watercolor

Watercolor Art Print

of Girls on the Beach

Baby Deer and Bunny

Thank you, Christie,

Love your precious art pieces.

This is a linky party for all your Etsy and Online Boutique items that are FOR SALE. Link up to three items, and/or a link to your post in which you feature your items. Please have a link to the individual item if possible. And if you're here to browse, then we're so glad to have you. This link will be live all week, so please come back often to see what new items have been listed.

Have a great week, everyone!

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Decor therapy...

I always feel like my brain needs a little jump start this first week of January. After all the busy-ness from before Thanksgiving until New Year's, once January 2 hits, I tend to "coast" a little. Putting my house back together and doing some much needed cleaning has kept me busy. I had a Hoover bag full of glitter, half chewed faux berries, and cat hair...don't ask.

After looking at my Dining Room for this last week, I realized I needed a change. One day things look fine, the next day you want to totally start over. So first, down came the honkin' window box...now what? Whatever is on this table needs to be substantial, at least I feel like it does. So I grabbed the old basket from under the buffet, white poinsettias and all. OK, so maybe all the mental energy I had was directed at finding a new centerpiece.