Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Woodsy Cloche for Spring and Easter
A few weeks ago I put together a post with Spring and Easter cloche inspiration. My personal favorites always include not only a focal point, but surrounded with some kind of botanical element like florals, grapevine, bird nests, or moss. Figural elements such as rabbits, lambs, dishes, and graphics are always a beautiful way to create a small vignette and elevate it to visual importance.
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cloche,
cloches,
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
Easter,
garden tray,
paperwhites,
plates,
rabbits,
spring
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Rabbits Run Wild at All About Home #189
Hi Everyone, thanks for coming by. Thankfully we're back to more normal March weather. Still ups and downs but it's been above freezing at night. My forsythia bushes are still alive, but the blooms were knocked out, so none of those brilliant yellow flowering branches, except for the faux ones in my decor. On a family note we were able to spend a fun evening with our sweet little granddaughter and her mommy and daddy. We had been waiting until her vaccinations kicked in for a proper visit. It was great!
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All About Home,
All About Home Link Party,
Easter,
March,
spring
Monday, March 27, 2023
Easter on the Farmtable and Vintage Ephemera
Hi Friends, I thought I'd share a quick refresh for Easter out on the farmtable, and a sweet little vintage card that reminds me of Easter graphics from when I was little in the late 50's. Yes, truly vintage!
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April,
breadboard,
crates,
dishes,
Easter,
farm table,
farmtable,
Garden Room,
March,
rabbit,
spring
Friday, March 24, 2023
Easter to Spring Hearth Room Mantel
Last Christmas I found a wonderful framed grainsack with a French sheep motif, and I fell in love. I knew it would be a piece I could use throughout the year, especially Christmas and Easter. As it goes, I've left it up on the mantel throughout the winter and just transitioned my mantel with changeups using topiaries, lanterns and evergreen branches.
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Easter,
grain sacks,
hearth,
hearth room,
lambs,
mantel,
March,
rabbits,
spring
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Hello Spring at All About Home #188
Hey Everyone! Wow, it's been reaaaaaallllly cold this last week! I mean in the mid-teens overnight and feels more like January than March. Hopefully this coming week is going to be warmer, so we can ditch these horrible night time temps. My massive Tulip tree that covers most of the drive has been decimated this season right as all the amazing pink/lavender blooms were opening. My robins are back in town and they are shivering in their little booties. At this point I'm ready for April and Easter to show up.
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All About Home,
All About Home Link Party,
Easter,
March,
spring
Monday, March 20, 2023
An Easter Brunch Buffet and Cloche Inspiration
Hi there friends, today I'm sharing a chunk of Easter inspiration, because Easter will be here in just a few short weeks. I've been blogging for about 14 years and have a few Spring and Easter posts in the archive that I hope are still current and relevant. I was concentrating on ideas for Easter cloches, so I thought I'd share this one specifically, because it contains 3 versions of an Easter cloche.
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buffet,
cloches,
early spring,
Easter,
spring
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Green and Pink and Cottage All Over
Hey Everyone, Green is my favorite color this time of year. Not only outside, but inside. We're having a small "green-up" around here with grass and a few blooming trees, but my tulip tree's blooms were frozen this last few days which is really disheartening. It's still too early for much other green outdoors, but inside I can gather some of my green items and make myself feel like Spring is just around the corner... with no overnight freezes.
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early spring,
Garden Room,
holiday cupboard,
March,
pastels,
pillows,
quilts,
spring,
St. Patrick's Day,
wicker
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
March Decor and Recipes at All About Home #187
Hey Everyone, I guess we all have "fallen forward" this weekend. If you're like me it takes me a minute to get myself adjusted. I'm like our sweet little kitties, who just couldn't understand why their feeding time was now being delayed. We're still on the yo-yo weather pattern with temps up and down and nighttime freeze warnings coming up. Welcome to life in Missouri in early March.
Monday, March 13, 2023
Vintage Market Spring Displays
Hi Friends, I thought I'd share a quick post with some Spring-y inspiration from my latest trip to my favorite vintage market in town, The Vintage Peddler. I've taken you there before, so I'll also share a few pics from my last year's spring visit, too. These were with my phone (old) and no natural light, but you can see some of the amazing vintage displays. Love that old wheelbarrow...
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Easter,
March,
out and about,
spring,
The Vintage Peddler,
Vintage
Saturday, March 11, 2023
St. Patrick's Day Seed Box Vignette
Hi Friends, so glad you came by for some extra special St. Patrick's Day inspiration! Today I'm joining a super fun group of gals sharing some amazing Tablescapes, Vignettes, Crafts, and Irish Heritage posts celebrating "All things St. Patrick's Day."
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
16 Creative Easter Ideas and My Moss Covered Cross
Hi Friends, today I'm joining in with 15 other blogging pals for some great ideas and inspiration for Easter decorating. Easter will be here April 9th and I know that now's the time to start thinking about decorating and tablescapes. It's going to sneak up on us being earlier in April, so it will be here before we know it! A special thanks to our friend Rachel from The Ponds Farmhouse for putting this fun group together.
Monday, March 6, 2023
Spring Traditions at All About Home #186
Hi Friends, this week was my Birthday week, and our older daughter and her fiancé came down for a quick visit and dinner out. The weather is on an upward trend toward nicer days and warmer temps, but typical first week of March... 30 to 75 degrees and back, in just a few days. Of course we'll have some cooler weather up and down till the beginning of May. Several days of outside work improved the looks of the yard (thankyou hubby!) And a visit from our new goosey friend for the kids to enjoy. These aren't my pics, because I haven't been able to get a good one of him. He's larger than his Canadian Geese friends, with different markings, and very handsome. He and his mate (regular Canadian goose) come by at least once a day to visit and snack on birdseed.
Easter Inspiration in the French Country Dining Room
Hello Everyone, are you thinking ahead for Easter? I've been decorating for St. Patrick's Day, but it's time for also getting in gear for Easter. It's early this year and I'm looking through past posts to gather some ideas for this year. Here's a post from last year's Dining Room with some bunny fun!
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Dining Room,
Easter,
french wagon,
March,
spring
Friday, March 3, 2023
Bring on the Green in the Holiday Cupboard
March always sees the green transferware show up in the Holiday Cupboard, since St. Patrick's Day is my unofficial start to (early) Spring. And it's my birthday month too, so I make it a fresh start after a long cold and dreary winter. When I first started collecting green transferware I thought I'd be limited in displaying them. But now they come out in late February and stick around through Spring and early Summer until July 4th decorating.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Spring Decor and DIY at All About Home #185
Hi Friends, this week it's "goodbye February and Hello March"! In my head March is early Spring and bunnies and green and anything mossy, start running through my brain. Even with a bit of snow on the ground all things "early Spring" are fair game.
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Flowering Bulbs for Vintage Spring Display
When we moved into this house a few years ago, I was so excited to see what kinds of blooming bulbs and perennials might start showing their little green sprouts and beautiful blooms as we approached Spring. Needless to say for such a lovely large yard and landscaping, there were very few flowers or bulbs that showed up. After living here for four years I now know why...
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bulbs,
early spring,
flowers,
Garden Room,
metal basket,
spring,
St. Patrick's Day
Friday, February 24, 2023
Farmtable Vignette with Daffodils
Hello friends, it's been since the beginning of the year that I've shared what's happening here on the farm table in the Garden Room. It's late February now so it was time for an early Spring look with some daffodils and narcissus with a few pussy willows mixed in for a natural look. It's still wintery looking outdoors, but at least I can have a little green and color indoors.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Hints of Spring at All About Home #184
Hey Everyone, Hello and welcome to All About Home #184. We're heading into the end of February and before we know it, "Spring will have Sprung". We're seeing days in the 60's with a few cold snaps thrown in, and I'm itching to grab some blooming spring plants for some garden-y decor.
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Early Spring Garden Tray with Paperwhites
"Spring" starts making it's appearance the day after Valentine's Day around here. Moss and nests, and daffodils and crocuses start peeking out of the ground and I know that inevitably there will be 65 degree days and the promise of green grass.
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Dining Room,
early spring,
February,
garden,
March,
paperwhites,
spring
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Lovely Lace Hanging Heart
Hi Friends, Hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day. I'm a little late getting this post out, but I wanted to share this with you on this special day that we celebrate all things lovely and romantic. And what could be sweeter than a precious hanging heart made from vintage lace?
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February,
hearts,
lace,
Valentine's Day,
Valentines Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
All About The Love at All About Home #183
Hello everyone, Welcome to All About Home #183!!! Hard to believe that it's Valentine's Day! Did you all have a busy weekend? Between Valentine's Day celebrations and the Superbowl, I imagine many of us were busy with all the fun. We're not football people, but since the Chiefs are from Kansas City, Missouri we thought we'd watch a bit of the last of the game. Have to admit it was super exciting.
And as always, we thank each of you and appreciate you coming by.
Monday, February 13, 2023
Romantic Vintage Valentine Review
Today I thought I'd share a few fun pics from previous Valentine posts. This first one is from last year on the Cookbook Nook with some vintage Valentine cottage elements.
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February,
Valentine's Day,
Valentines Day
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Valentines By Candlelight
Hello Friends and Welcome to the Lifestyle of Love gathering hosted by our friend Cindy, of County Road 407, where today we're sharing how we use candles and candlesticks in our vintage decor. This is an every-other month group where we share how we use topic items in our vintage decor. Since it's just a few days before Valentine's Day I thought I'd share how I use candles and a favorite pair of vintage candlesticks in a sweet vignette.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Vintage Valentine Jewelry and Art
Monday at the All About Home Link Party I featured a post with a wonderful piece of Valentine Art. It was created in the style of antique and vintage art pieces created with vintage jewelry pieces and buttons. Traditionally these were created with a black or dark velvet or velveteen background. Often times we see these for Christmas in the shape of a Christmas tree, but this was done in a heart design that I absolutely fell in love with.
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art,
February,
jewelry,
Valentine's Day,
Valentines Day,
Vintage
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Beautiful Valentine's at All About Home #182
Hey everyone, Welcome to All About Home #182!!! I know this is a strange time of year for seasonal inspiration and decorating. Some of us are still in the deep freeze while others are starting to see temps in the 70s. Wherever you are, I hope you're enjoying your early February and have some fun Valentine's Day plans. As always, we thank each of you and appreciate you coming by.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Easy Romantic Vignette on a Tray
Sometimes we want to do a little decorating but don't want to make a huge commitment by slathering holiday decor all around the house. Valentine's Day is one of those times that I like to gather some of my fun vintage pieces but don't necessarily want to cover every surface with hearts.
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Dining Room,
ephemera,
February,
paperwhites,
red transferware,
tray,
Valentine's Day
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Valentine's Day in the Holiday Cupboard
Welcome to February...
let's have some fun in the Holiday Cupboard!
Do you have a favorite place to "putter" with decor? I've mentioned before how much I love playing in this cupboard with dishes and knick knacks. It goes back to my old days of having vintage goods spaces where every inch was fair game to "decorate" for holidays and seasons. Besides, it's good therapy for me to design and create with dishes and ephemera. And since it's Valentine's Day I'm gathering all things floral, sweet, pink, and teensy bits of red!
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Beautiful Winter DIYs at All About Home #181
Hey everyone, Welcome to All About Home #181!!! I hope everyone is doing well, and finding some enjoyment during the middle of winter. I enjoy all the seasons, but find the cold and snow to be something I'd rather "fast forward" through. Today we have ice under snow, and I'm enjoying watching the tons of birds at the feeders. Thanks so much for coming by each week and sharing all your fun posts and inspiration with all of us. We appreciate your participation and support!
Sunday, January 29, 2023
How to Make a Moss Covered Heart
I've always loved using natural elements in seasonal decor and floral arrangements. If it's made of twigs and moss, dried leaves, nuts, acorns, pinecones, dried flowers etc. I'm on it. When I can create something that's holiday related and I can use it year after year, then all the more fun.
Back in 2016 I'd been seeing a lot of gorgeous heart forms covered in moss on Pinterest and in boutique vintage markets and floral shops. Whether it was cardboard, a paper mache puffy heart, wooden cutout, grapevine wreath, or a variety of other forms... I was determined to come up with my own mossy heart creation. Here's a post where I shared How to Make a Moss Covered Heart from 2018.
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moss,
moss covered heart,
moss heart,
sitting area,
Valentine's Day,
winter
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Valentine Pocket Pillow
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Garden Room,
pillow,
pillows,
pocket pillow,
sitting area,
toile,
Valentine's Day,
wicker
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Valentine's Inspiration at All About Home #180
Hey everyone, Welcome to All About Home #180!!! I hope you all are doing well, staying healthy, and finding some creativity after the busy-ness of the Christmas season. After the holidays my creative battery needs to be recharged a bit. I've been playing with Valentine's Day decor and putting a few vignettes together. And then I restyled the Holiday Cupboard for February, always a fun dish project.
Thanks so much for coming by each week and sharing all your fun posts and inspiration with all of us. We appreciate your participation and support!
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Vintage Conservatory Valentine Entry
Hello Friends, are you doing some decorating for Valentine's Day? Today I'm sharing last year's Entry with a vintage botanical theme. I wanted to put together a romantic Valentine's Day vignette in the Entry, but I wanted to do something just a little different than my usual Valentine decor. Any time I can create a setting with a "vintage garden/botanical" theme I'm excited, because vintage-garden goods are some of my favorite items.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
A Cozy Winter Mantel and Hearth Room
Monday, January 16, 2023
Winter Inspiration at All About Home #179
Hey everyone, I hope you all are doing well. Things are pretty quiet around here and I've been trying to get a little cleaning done. I've started to think about Valentine's Day with a few strategic vignettes around the house.
Thanks so much for coming by each week and sharing all your fun posts and inspiration with all of us. We appreciate your participation and support!
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All About Home,
All About Home Link Party,
January,
winter
Vintage Cottage Weekend with Cozy Wool Blankets
Hello Friends, I'm so glad you came by today, because my good friend Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home and I are sharing a post with our Vintage Cottage Weekend series. Be sure and click over at the end of the post and see how Amber is sharing her vintage dish collections.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Winter Farmtable in the Garden Room
I've come to realize when transitioning from one season or holiday to the next, that I need to think about my floral arrangements early on. I'm a big believer in keeping my decorative floral containers true to season and reflecting what I might see in nature.
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farm table,
farmtable,
faux florals,
Garden Room,
January,
olive bucket,
winter
Monday, January 9, 2023
All About Home 178: Winter Decor DIYs
Hey friends, I hope you've had a great first week of 2023! I'm still in a bit of "refresh to winter" mode and putting a few Christmas decor stragglers away. It usually takes me most of January to get it all corralled and packed away. Just today I was working on things and had a sudden pang for anthing relating to "spring".
Thanks so much for coming by each week and sharing all your fun posts and inspiration with all of us. We appreciate your participation and support!
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All About Home,
All About Home Link Party,
January,
winter
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Vintage Cottage Weekend and the January Cupboard
Hello friends and Happy Weekend! For a few weeks in January we have a small bit of time that's totally dedicated to warm, cozy, and comfy. After Christmas and before Valentines Day; it's a time to relax in front ot the fire, read a good book, watch a movie, and curl up in a soft warm blanket... without a ton of shopping, big meals to cook or a deadline looming on the calender.
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Brown Transferware,
cupboard,
Garden Room,
holiday cupboard,
holidays,
ironstone,
January
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Winter Whites Tabletop Vignette
I don't share this little table often because it tends to be a catch all for whatever I'm putting together in the Garden Room. But it has a sweet little shelf where most of my ironstone pitchers live year round and my vintage silver tray and a mix and match coffee service. It turned out that it was a perfect spot with just the right amount of space to pull together a "winter white" look for these early days of January.
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
All About Home #177: Bringing in the New Year
Hey friends, honestly I cannot believe this past year has gone by so quickly and we're now into 2023! Thanks so much for coming by each week and sharing all your fun posts and inspiration with all of us. We appreciate your participation and support by coming by each week! We hope you're off to a great start of the New Year and want to wish you a Blessed and Happy year ahead.
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Vintage Cottage Weekend: Neutral Winter Dining Room with Paperwhites
Are you looking for a festive look for New Year's Eve that can move into January with just a bit of tweaking? One of the first places that I start making a transition from Christmas to "Winter" is in the Dining Room. I like to move into a more neutral palatte, but still have a bit of sparkle and festive candlelight for New Year's Eve.
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Christmas,
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
New Year's Eve,
paperwhites,
tablescape
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