Saturday, March 10, 2012

Give Away with French Bleu Vintage

Dee and French Bleu Vintage need no introduction for many of us. But if you haven't had the pleasure of shopping her Online Store, I want to share a place where you can go to find "vintage" at it's finest. Dee stocks one-of-a-kind "found" antiques and collectibles that you won't see anywhere else, and she is also now carrying a line of wonderful home decor items with a Country French flair.

This French Country Footed Plate is my personal favorite.
Use it for special occasions where dessert needs to take center stage or
as a base for a cloche to show off treasures.


 perfect for tabletop display, is one of the items in her
New Spring 2012 Collection.


The design and script fabric on this gorgeous Crown motif pillow
would go perfectly on a linen sofa or chair.



to your existing floral dishes for a wonderful Spring tablescape.

And can you ever have too much ironstone?
 This Maddok Ironstone Pitcher would be perfect for holding
 a fresh Spring bouquet.


Dee is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate
 for her Online store
French Bleu Vintage.
 Dee has a 10% discount at checkout,
just use the code "SPRING"


Here's how to enter:

1. Visit Dee's wonderful Shop, French Bleu Vintage,
browse a bit and come back here to tell me what you love.

2.  Follow Dee's Blog French Bleu Vintage

you can also join the FBV mailing list 
to keep up on what's new in store.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry,
here on this post at Common Ground.

Thanks so much for welcoming Dee and French Bleu Vintage
as one of my new sponsors,


Happy Shopping!
xoxo,

Friday, March 9, 2012

Vintage Inspiration #79 Spring's Flowering Bulbs

We seem to be a few weeks ahead here in the Midwest, when it comes to Spring weather. I already have daffodils blooming, which usually doesn't happen till later. And today I saw my hyacinths in full bloom, too. We can have some fluke-y Spring snow storms in March, (as I'm writing this it's been sleeting rain, and I had to bring in my frozen little daffys) but usually they are gone in a day or two. This year it's just warmer, earlier, which has me really looking forward to Spring. It really does seem to be right around the corner. (Back in the 70's by Tuesday yay!)

Here are some wonderful Pinterest photos of flowering bulbs for Spring,
Don't you just love all the wonderful color?

Source: livethemma.ikea.se via Debra on Pinterest

Speaking of inspiration, hard to get better than Pinterest .
Hope you'll come visit my boards on Flowers and Spring.











Love these sweet crocus in the teacups!






If any of these Pinterest Images belong to you without credit, please let me know,
I'm more than happy to link to your blog or website.


I just came home from the Spring Open House at Leola's in Ozark,
if you're local, you'll want to head down there this weekend,
this is just a teaser of the Spring Fun and Color at the store!








And now some vintage inspiration from last week.
          You all are so talented, I love seeing what you're up to each week!   

          Amanda, from One Girl in Pink transformed a  "questionable" piece
     into a wonderful chair-side table with a little Annie Sloan Antoinette Pink.

        


          Be sure and visit Joy over at Savvy City Farmer to check
            her show date this week. She has some wonderful things.
             Wish I lived closer, I want it all!

               


                 Kathleen from Charm Bracelet Diva found an amazing glass bottle lamp,
                You won't believe what she paid for it!

             


     Tammy from a Walk in the Countryside
shows us one more way to use cast off doors,

Go take a look at how they accent her garden.



and Anita from Cedar Hill Ranch
is using a vintage ironing board for a server out on her porch.
How fun is this?



I'll be linking up with: 
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Inspiration Friday at the Picket Fence
Potpourri Friday at 2805
Friday Unfolded at Stuff and Nonsense
Home Sweet Home at the Charm of Home
and be sure and go by to say Hi to Jody from
Rooted In Thyme with her new Friday party Simple and Sweet

Thank you everyone, for coming over and linking up for the party!
If you've never joined in I'd love to have you.
Please be sure and have a visible link within your post.
Let's let everyone know they're invited;
"anything vintage or vintage inspired"

Remember to come back this weekend for a Give Away



xoxo,