Saturday, April 19, 2014

Jeanne d' Arc Inspired Easter

Hope you're having a beautiful Saturday, the forecast is sunny and warm, so I know there will be lot's of outside Easter Egg Hunts tomorrow for the littles. It's looking like "perfect" weather. I wanted to share these wonderful images that I took last year as inspiration from the Jeanne d'arc Easter Book. I found the decoupaged eggs at a friend's booth and just had to use them for my Easter Vignette in the Dining Room, last Easter.




I'll let the pics speak for themselves,
 and I have links to the original posts below.







































Just wanted to share these with you once again...





If you'd like to see more inspiration from the original posts
 then Click Here and Here

Happy Easter Weekend,

Friday, April 18, 2014

Be Inspired #185

Hi Everyone, hard to believe that Easter is finally here!

Spring is taking it's sweet time about staying put; freezing temps and a slow start on things budding out around here. I'm so glad Easter wasn't in March this year because we'd all have been wearing our Eskimo Coats. For the last several years I've had an Easter Party, so I want to continue the tradition. The Linky today is open to share previous Spring or Easter decor and Inspiration. So if you have a favorite project from last year, please feel free to share it again!

Here are some wonderful links from last week:



from Susan at Evelyn and Rose



Oh, these faces, Bunny Love from 
Kerryanne at Shabby Art Boutique



 Flowers and a wooden carrier. I can't get enough Daffodils this year,
from Elizabeth at Just Following Jesus in My Real Life




Too stinkin' cute, here's the Easter Bunny for Reals 
from Christine at Little Brags



You need to see how this Birdcage Paint Makeover  started,
from Love My Simple Home




at Our Home Far Away from Home





These girlies are ready for Spring with their made-by-momma
Ruffle Dresses Three Different Ways
Bobbie from I Am Only One Woman



and you'll need to see these bunnies up close.
from Jenna at The Painted Apron


thanks so much gals!


In case you missed what I've been up to this week.
I added some new old pillows in the Living Room,
and created a Easter Vignette with Violets in the Studio.



Party Guidelines

  • This week, link up to three of your favorite Easter or Spring posts and projects.
  • Don't forget to have a link back to Common Ground within your blogpost to be featured.


OK, let's get the Inspiration started!
Have a wonderful Easter Weekend,
xoxo,
   
   

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Pear Branches and Some New Old Pillows

Our little city has been full of these wonderful blooms these last few weeks; tufts of small individual blossoms cover the trees, and give a haze of billowy whiteness. I hadn't been up close and personal with the blooms of the Bradford Pear Tree, but I was eager to clip a few branches that are in our new back yard to bring inside...





until I actually took a deep breath to inhale the delicate white blooms, that look a lot like Spirea, or Bridal Veil, and then I got a huge surprise... they're the stinkiest plant I've ever smelled!



Stink, Stank, Stunk!


So the kitty girls were curious too, 
let's just say one whiff and they were not interested any longer.




But I still brought them in because they're so dang pretty.





and besides, I wanted a new coffee table vignette.
This is one of the lanterns from Pottery Barn that I ordered last Christmas.




I wanted to keep things white,
so it's an iron rabbit, on a vintage flowerpot.






we see you...



on a frenchy farmhouse tray with a chicken wire bottom.





While I was taking pictures, I decided to add in this old paper mache tray for some more coordinating color.



It's been well used over the years, but the cottage is so charming, 
I looked past the damage.






Sorting out things for a garage sale, I realized that there were two pillows that might work on my new sofas. When I brought them over, I saw that the caramel really highlighted the colors of the vintage print. So I think they'll stay.




This is a tapestry upholstery fabric I used a couple of years ago;
an old bed pillow is inside.



I know it's kind of a stretch to use with a leopard print,
but it works for me, since there's not much pattern in here.



Here's the loveseat, and another pillow I had used in the living room on my Bergere chairs once they were "slipped".





I think the tans, browns, and creams pull it all together.






Hope you're having a beautiful Easter Week. 
(just stay away from stinky trees...)

joining in on these great parties:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Swing into Spring at DIY by Design
Blissful Whites at Timewashed
Share Your Cup at Mrs. Olson's
Treasure Hunt From My Front Porch to Yours
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home
Shabbilicious Friday at Shabby Art Boutique
Fabulously Creative Friday at Jennifer Rizzo
Simple and Sweet Friday at Rooted in Thyme

xoxo,


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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

The Marketplace: Etsy and Boutique Showcase

Hello Everyone, and welcome to 
The Marketplace!


Hope you have some fun items to share with us this week,
this linkup is open to anyone that has a selling site.
(just please make sure you give us a way to purchase your items)
So let's see what great items we had last week:
I had a yellow thing going on...


Glass Bead Treasures





Gizmo and Hooha





Junk from My Trunk






Vintage Lufkin Ruler





Vintage Gold Rimmed Haviland Plates


Link-up Guidelines
This is a linky party that is for items that are FOR SALE only. You don't have to have a blog to link up. If you have a blog post about your items that's great too, but they need to be available to purchase. Please try to link to the individual item that you are selling if possible. Please be a follower of Common Ground and if you have a blog it would be so nice for you to grab the image below to share somewhere on your blog. (not mandatory). Remember the link is up all week, so please stop back by to check out new items being listed. Thanks so much for sharing all your great items with us!

If you missed last week's link up,


Have a great week!
   
   


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