Vintage Inspiration #94 Patriotic Party and a Give Away

You didn't think you'd get by without a

 sunporch 4th of July now did you?

I love to change things up on the sunporch for the holidays and seasons, so decorating with a patriotic feel lasts most of the summer. I found this great Patriotic Bunting a few weeks ago and knew this was the perfect spot for it.

 My hubbs collects old flags, so I stole borrowed this one which is out here year round. It's faded and worn, but says so much to me. I think it must be an old school room flag, with 48 stars. I have it draped over my old chippy door.

Each year it's something different out here, as I like to change up the quilts and pillows. This time I went with my frenchy red toile quilt with ticking and floral pillows and a needlepoint one in the middle. Patriotic, but romantic...

An old plant stand is one of the girls' favorite perches

Flag advertising plate from 1919

and a zinc flower bucket with a little "red, white, and blue"

Hope you enjoyed the visit!

Here's some great inspiration from last week:

 Succulent wreath and tutorial at One More Time to Celebrate

 Angela from Number Fifty Three had some Bucket Envy and 

found a great way to come up with her own version!

Jennifer from Town and Country Living, used an old crock and gave it an updated Frenchy look with a Graphic's Fairy graphic.

Erika from Be Book Bound

shared this wonderful "girl's bedroom" from her local home tour.

Don't you love this large as life message center?

Hope you'll join in today,

anything Patriotic including recipes, traditions, celebrations,

DIY; any kind of summer fun!

And still including "all things vintage or vintage inspired"

remember to have a link within your post to be featured

Don't forget the big

 3 Year Blogaversary Give Away

going on till July 8.

Click here to enter

Hope you can visit these other great Friday parties!

Shabby Art Boutique

Bring on the fun!

xoxo,

A hint of Spring

I've been playing on the sunporch again.

Hope you guys don't go

"oh no...not again."

Sort of like Meryl Streep at the Oscars.

Gosh, I love that woman...she is so down to earth.

I know why I like piddle-ing out here.

It's because it's sort of like playing "dress-up".

I get to pick out a new dress and accessories for my wicker pieces...

change up my little coffee table my Daddy made for me...

and now dream of Spring, that feels right around the corner.

Someday when I'm brave I'll show you where I keep all my pillows and quilts.

I'm a hoarder.

I love changing out the color schemes with each new season.

I'm lovin' a little bit of pink...

uh-huh...you see a rabbit...

can Easter be far behind?

hey...what's that?

someone's pretty lazy,

and lovin' the warmer weather!

If you haven't come by for the new weekly party,

scroll down to the next post. 

It will be up all week for your browsing pleasure...

(I'm afraid my pocket book is going to take a hit!)

And Nancy's Give Away of a  $50 Gift Certificate

is still on until Saturday at Midnight.

Joining in with these great parties:

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Tuesday's Treasures at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Knick of Time Tuesday at Knick of Time

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Primp Your Stuff at Primp

Share the Love Wednesday at Very Merry Vintage Style

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Thriftin' on a Thursday at Savvy City Farmer

Show and Tell at My Romantic Home

Air You Laundry at Freckled Laundry

Redoux

Countdown to Spring at Domestically Speaking

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Hope you're having a great week!

Going a little "Crazy"

One of the first things that I did as soon as the kids walked out the door after Christmas was to go play in the sunporch. It doesn't have heat or air out there, but it IS such a big part of my decorating scheme, that I have to keep it changed up. Not because I'm out there lounging around, but because you see it from the kitchen. Plus the kitties love to go out and sit on their perches for bird viewing.

 I have a few old bird books that I love, and even though they may be vintage, I still use them on a regular basis. My hubbs gave me these opera glasses a few years ago for bird sleuthing out here.

I didn't make a lot of changes out here, but I did want to try something different on the wicker settee. I have a couple of crazy quilts, and this one is more "Winter-y", where the other is more "Fall-ish". I've tried using whites out here in the winter, but it doesn't work, it just looks like an "ice-box"...too cold...I have to have some color to visually warm it up.

 I also changed out the runner on the little coffee table for a burlap coffee sack from Germany, to have some added depth and texture.

 The baker's rack still has the touches of red on it, and just yesterday I planted some hyacinth bulbs. I've never tried them before. It's pretty chilly out here, but since they grow in the snow, I hope it will work.

These are just too tempting for the girls to leave alone. They want to chew on anything "green".

Finally time to open up my Cavallini Bird calendar.

love these, pure art!

This is the place for some hot cocoa and some woolly socks.

Remember last week how I couldn't believe it was so warm?

It's definitely January now!

Thanks for coming to visit!

I'm joining in for these parties this week;

Coastal Charm

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Savvy Southern Style

A Beach Cottage

Faded Charm

Very Merry Vintage Style

Primp

Ivy and Elephants

No Minimalist Here

Savvy City Farmer

Freckled Laundry

If you haven't entered the Shabby Apple Earring Give Away

be sure and click here. They're gorgeous!

xoxo,