Vintage Inspiration Friday #51: One Year Give Away!

Hello, hello, ready for a Give Away?

I missed my 2 year blog anniversary back in June,

so I thought I'd better get busy to not miss my one year

Vintage Inspiration Friday

 Birthday!

(Hope you like what I have planned. I'm Excited!)

I love lots of different styles of decor

and I can't pigeonhole myself in one particular area,

but just having come on a journey with my Living Room

I've realized that Romantic French Styling has been my biggest inspiration.

So for a Give Away to celebrate Vintage Inspiration Friday,

 I thought I'd share two of my "go-to" books with you all.

Carolyn Westbrook's

The French Inspired Home

And Selina Lake's

Romantic Style

and just to let you know how much I love and appreciate you

supporters of Vintage Inspiration Friday and my blog

I'm going to add in one of my Key Pendant Necklaces .

A little vintage watch face on an old key

with a little bling for some fun!

Here's the deal for entries:

Separate comments please, for each one.

1. Please follow my blog and let me know.
2. Grab my Give Away button for your sidebar.
3. Spread the word with a Blog post.

And then, when you participate in

Vintage Inspiration Friday

I'll count it as an extra entry.

(one link up for each week, please)

that means three more chances to win!

Ends September 3, 2011

And now from last week's wonderful entries:

My sweet friend Sharon from Sharon's Wannabe Cottage

demolished a boat sized island and "found" this

great workbench to open up her wonderful kitchen.

Debbie at Confessions of a Plate Addict

continuously has me lusting after her linen creations.

White Whimsy uses Coffee Bean Sacks

to make a great table runner for her buffet

and framed art.

And A Few Pennies More shows us with a great tutorial,

how to create a Feed Sack Dress Form that looks so vintage.

joining in on

Hope you'll join in this week,

please include a link within your post

or button on sidebar.

Remember we're starting the Give Away today,

so please leave your comments here on this post!

You all are the best.

Thanks for making my life so much fun!

xoxo,

Vintage Inspiration Friday, Birthday Give Away starting tomorrow!

This is a heads up for the fun that's starting tomorrow for

Vintage Inspiration Friday!

but you can grab the button on the sidebar today!

 Entries for the Give Away start on tomorrow's post,

but you can still say Hi, today!

xoxo,

p.s. thank you for all the great advice for Charlotte's Great Room!!

If you haven't checked in, just scroll down for her Design Challenge post.

Time for Some Vintage Summer Fun

Hi there, all you dear sweet Peeps!

New Day,

New Week,

And time for some Summer fun!

I put together a sweet little pendant necklace

for my Block Party Give-Away.

Vintage ladies' watch faces are so dainty,

so, I incorporated this one onto a charm,

with a Blinged Vintage Key and a teensy flower.

I'm making more this week and they'll be in my Etsy Store soon.

So keep checking back if you'd like one.

Update! Just listed 5 new pieces in my Etsy Store!

Yeah!!!

Today starts Block Party Week

hosted by our girls,

Heather and Vanessa from At the Picket Fence.

Each day this week

there will be a link-up for a Summer themed party.

Each link party has a Give-Away for participants.

So, the more you link up, the more chances to win fun stuff!

Check out At the Picket Fence

for the links to the Block Party blogs and parties!

Thanks so much for the love this weekend,

you all are the best!!!

Cottage Charm Give Away Winner!

Thanks so much to all of you who came by and entered the Cottage Charm Give Away, during the month of May. This was my first time to participate, and I so appreciate all of you, who not only entered, but also posted the button and blogged about it. And Hello to all of you new followers. Hope you'll enjoy coming by to visit.

The winner, chosen by Random.org. is Patsy from

Heartworks, a talented artist from the Philippines.

I promise not to be so long in between Give Backs from now on!!

lots of love,

Cottage Charm Give Away

Hi Everyone!

I haven't had a Give Away in a really long time,

so when I heard about the Blogwide Give Away

 held at The Twice Remembered Cottage

I wanted to join in.

Nature has always been one of my favorite cottage elements,

so I thought I'd have my give away be

"Nature Inspired"

A Cavallini Journal

An old wooden dresser jewelry box with a landscape scene,

that is mirrored inside.

And one of my signature key necklaces,

with an enameled flower charm and teensy birdie charm.

(Come by my Etsy Shop for some other fun!)

You have a chance for 3 entries:

1. Leave a comment on this post.

2. Leave another comment saying you are a follower.

3. Leave another comment

telling me you have blogged about the giveaway,

or have posted my button on your sidebar.

Then be sure you head over to The Twice Remembered Cottage

and check out all the other Give Aways.

Winner will be announced May 29th.

Thanks so much to all my readers and followers.

Thanks for sharing "life" with me;

love you all!

If you don't have a blog,

you can still enter by commenting, choosing "anonymous".

Vintage Inspiration Friday #4

I've had this little vintage step ladder at my booth for awhile to use in a pinch.

If a piece of furniture sells, it takes up the slack until I can bring in something else.

But since I've been looking for ideas for my front porch

 I grabbed this the last time I was there,

and brought it home for a try out.

Here's my inspiration for the ladder display.

And while it didn't make it for the front porch,

I thought it was fun for the sunroom.

Love those corn husks and old crock jug in the book image.

Oooohhh, to have a front porch like this.

When I was growing up

 our old farmhouse had a large front and wrap around porch.

I'd love to have one now;

such great memories.

Here's the book that I'm having so much fun with!

 I really love me some black kitties...

well, I'm fond of any kitty,

but I've had about 4 "Blackies" in my life.

I know... can't say I'm the most original when it comes to names.

I just love black cat images.

 

And I had a great time at the local pumpkin stand as you can see...

more on the front steps.

If you remember, I will be having a monthly give away for the party goers.

So one more chance to win by joining in this weekend.

Hope you all are having fun decorating for Fall.

I found some urns for the front porch,

and it's now officially

"Wonder-Fall".

Pictures coming soon!

Hope you'll link up and share what's inspiring you this week!

Thank you so much for all the well wishes and prayers for my family

in the passing of my Father-in-law.

I appreciate each one of you!

love,

Debra