All About Home #58

Hi Everyone, are we all having fun getting our "Fall On"?

I know I am thoroughly enjoying bringing out

 touches of Autumn around the house and porch. 

I'm so glad you're stopping by and I hope you'll link up
and share what you all have been up to. 

Mason Jar Candy Corn Votives

Hi Friends, are you ready for some Fall Fun? Today I'm joining in with a great group of vintage-loving friends to share how we use Mason Jars. We all love the humble Mason/Ball jar, created in the mid 1800's, and many of us collect the vintage and antique variety. They are still being made today, and while I don't "can" with them I do use them for so many things, from a sturdy little drinking glass (perfect for a lemonade on the porch) to an easy to put together candle holder.

Early Fall Color in the Entry

When the calendar flipped to September I knew it was time to change out my all white flower arrangement on the entry console. I had left the white flowers there all summer; (usually I'm not that lazy...) But changing up arrangements was on my to-do list and I thought I'd try a little more color for this early part of the month.

It's September At All About Home #56

Hi Everyone, I hope you're having a great Labor Day weekend!

 I've been looking forward to September and some cooler weather
so I can start getting out the Fall decor.
Many of us are gearing up and bringing out all the fun for Early-Fall,
with a lot of decor ideas and inspiration. 

I'm so glad you're stopping by and I hope you'll link up
and share what you all have been up to. 

Cozy Early Fall Hearth Room

Last week I shared my Late Summer mantel here in the Hearth Room.

So now that the calendar says September,

 I'm ready to bring out the cozy factor for Fall!

All About Home Link Party #8

Welcome Friends, glad to have you here to party!

September has just sped by, and it's hard to believe it's the last day of the month. I always look forward to September since it's the beginning of all things Fall and usually the weather does at least a small cool down. But this year it's just been mostly hot and dry and really NOT at all like Fall. BUT there is hope for next week... low 70's and rain... YAY!!! 

No matter the weather, I think we've all realized it IS Fall now, 

and we're decorating and nesting no matter if it's 90 degrees or not! 

Wagons and Wheelbarrows for Fall

Hi Friends and Happy Weekend!

I've been working on my front porch today getting it ready for Fall, and I really really wanted to bring out one of the goat carts for display, but I have hesitations because we live on a street with lots of school traffic. I've had things disappear from front porches before, so I thought I'd share a couple of peeks of what I'm doing on the porch, then share some pics from some of my previous cart and wagon fall

 displays.

Fall Vignette on the Washstand

I have a favorite little corner in the Dining Room that's not easily seen from the rest of the house. It's only visible if you walk from the kitchen to the Dining Room, but it has some very sweet vintage pieces. The washstand with the marble top was in my childhood home, right inside our Entry at the old farmhouse. I've had it for the last almost 20 years, and finally painted it a few years ago to become the lovely little cabinet that it is today.

All About Home Link Party #7

Hi Friends, and welcome to the All About Home Link Party!
I know everyone is having fun getting their Fall On,

and this is the place to share all the goodness of what you've been doing this week

and get to see some wonderful inspiration that's out there in blogland.

All About Home Link Party #6

Hi Friends, so glad you're here!

I hope you're off to a good start with your week. I worked over the weekend to get started on the front porch Fall Refresh. My impatiens were still nice but a little overgrown, and I am ready to think mums and pumpkins. I think I hit about 6 places before I found pumpkins. Mums were out, but I ended up at Lowe's for some smaller plants for my long planters. All in all it felt good to get started even though the temps were in the low 90's!

An Early Fall Entry

This space in the Entry has gone thru multiple renditions this last month. From late August to now in "almost" Mid September, my Frenchy console has had a few different looks. I thought I'd better share this current look from this week before it accidentally gets changed up once again.   

All About Home Link Party #5

Hi Friends, Hope you had a great weekend, and are ready to share all the fun you had last week on your blogs. I'm all about changing up the decor around here to Fall, how about you all? Ready for some great inspiration and creative ideas for your Home?

All About Home Link Party #4

Hi Friends, I hope you're having a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. We are enjoying 3 days of just taking it on the easy side and getting a few things done around here. I know it's a busy time for everyone, but if you have a post or 3 come by and link up so we can keep the Inspiration flowing!

Silhouette Script Chalkboard

I think most of us love a good chalkboard.

Big, small, simple or ornate;

vintage or new,

embellished script or childlike letters

...decorated for the Season.

But I'm not so good when it comes to hand lettering,

so I asked my Sis to help me out with a short message 

using her Silhouette machine.

Flora and Fern and a "Married Metals" Bench

I mentioned awhile back that Springfield has had several fun new shopping venues open up, and the latest one I want to share with you is Flora and Fern, which is right next door to the new Harrison House Market. It's full of wonderful vintage displays, topiaries, orchids, large and small potted plants and trees, and unique accessories including jewelry.

(enlarge to read the Swedish definition on the chalkboard)

Vintage Owl Vignette and an Update

First of all, I'm having a little issue with Blogger. I'm not sure why, but it's decided each time I have to edit a post that it wants to "republish" and act like I just published it. This is getting old and I've tried scheduling the old time, but it's doing it any way. Anyone else having this annoying problem? I imagine a few of you are wondering about my sanity and blogging ethics. I hope it fixes itself soon, I feel like I'm walking around with toilet paper stuck to my shoe...

I wanted to share my new-to-me vintage concrete owl that I found at The Vintage Peddler last week. Isn't he a cutie; just the right amount of white chippy-ness!

New Shops at the Vintage Peddler

(I'm sorry, my blog keeps updating on it's own each time 

I join a new party and add it on my blog post...)

 I never know what to call someplace that's so totally unique...

separate spaces housed in an old manufacturing building;

shared by a group of extremely talented vendors.

A place full of vintage and curated pieces;

some new artisans and remarkable stylists,

all with a passion for antiques and vintage.

Welcome to the Vintage Peddler

(be sure and click on "read more" for the rest of the post...)

Welcome to September...

Hi Everyone, are you like me and get excited when you can turn over that calendar page and see that it's finally September? It may still be hot outside, but in our little Fall Lovin' Hearts we know we can now actually put a pumpkin on our blog and not have to disguise it as "Fall Inspiration"!!