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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Marketplace: Etsy and Online Boutique Showcase

Hi Everyone, and welcome to

The Marketplace!

And welcome to the place to share all your Etsy and Online Boutique items,

then stay for some great shopping.

Here are a few links from last week that I really love.

Farmhouse Kitchen Bread Box

The Zoe Bird

Vintage Bisque Couple

Vintage Old Post Road

Rustic Canning Jar Lid Wreath

Sweet Magnolias Farm

Vintage Lamp with Shade

from Fishtail Cottage

Rusty Metal Farm Basket

from the Penny and the Pearl

Thanks Everyone, that joins in for the Showcase!

And in the Sponsor Spotlight today we have Judy from 20 North Ora, who has been participating in the "Christmas in July" on Etsy, so I wanted to share a few of her items with a little Christmas flair. You'll want to see her fun pillows and stockings that not only work for Christmas, but would be charming year round.

20 North Ora

Set of 3

Wooden Spool Trimmed Christmas Trees

Vintage Linen and Chenille Christmas Stocking

Red and Pink Cabbage Rose Pillow

thanks so much Judy!

You don't have to have a blog to participate, just link up to three of your Etsy Shop or Online Boutique items. Please have direct links to the item if possible. And if you have a blog post about your store or products that's great too, just make sure your items are FOR SALE. This party link will be open all week, so be sure and drop back by to check on the new links that are being added.

If you'd like to grab the image below for somewhere on your blog that would be so nice, and please be a follower of Common Ground.

Thanks so much for joining in,

Have a great week!

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Black tole tray, sunshine quilt, and some tweakin' going on...

Just wanted to share a few little Summery changes out here on the sunporch with you all, and show you my latest black tole tray that I've added to my ~~illness~~ collection. Dee is having a super summer sale over at the French Bleu Vintage Shop, so you will want to go see what she has in. Check out her blog, I think she has a 30% off code going on.

The yellows, golds, peaches and reds just look so summery.
(from French Bleu Vintage Shop)

I had some cute comments on the post I did on the Patriotic Sunporch a week or two ago. It was suggested that it needs it's own book. It DOES have it's own personality for sure, and it's always wanting attention... So to indulge it once again, I found a sweet little quilt that was a substitute for a vintage version that "got away". Yes, I didn't buy something, then got home and thought about it. I went back the next day and of course it was gone. boo hoo. But I found this one, which is really bright and pretty, and filled the bill for my desire for "Yellow".

I've been enjoying the red fruity pillows out here, so I didn't want to start over, but it was time to put away the flags, and the blue accents, and concentrate on Summer, with some Apple pottery, which was the idea behind the reds and yellows.

This is a vintage quilt from my hubby's family that has pieced sailboats on the front. I'd forgotten it was a sunny yellow on the reverse, so it's part of the color scheme, too.

My paternal grandmother's Hull Apple Cookie Jar, salt and pepper, and stove jar love to be part of the Summer Baker's Rack decor. I remember that this cookie jar always had fresh homemade oatmeal cookies inside. I can see her kitchen like it was yesterday...sweet memories...