Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Spring Entry

When we moved into the lease house, I realized that there were some decorating spaces that I wanted to reproduce from the other house. Case in point my Entry area. I tried other mirrors and lamps and trays, but always came back to this combination which were used in my previous Entry.



It felt comfortable and gave me a semblance of familiarity and "home". This small dresser isn't as big as the console from the other Entry area, but I was able to place most of my pieces there, and I can change things up just a little for the Holidays and Seasons.




...White clock, silver tray, old books and my lamp.
Still room for a small basket and one of my sheep prints decoupaged on canvas.



One of my little chalk lambs, probably from a vintage Nativity set.






metal sheep bank on old book stack...



The canvas I used for this print was too large, 
but I just did a little tromp l'oeil to make it work.






Just a subtle low key nod to Easter and Spring.
(I have some things to share soon that really do scream Spring)



One thing I did add to the lamp was this tassel cord.
Remember when we had to have tassels on every key and piece of furniture?
OK, maybe it was just me who did that.

Well, this old framed print that you can see in the mirror reflection looks totally wackadoodle, but I'm standing close and there's not much space. The frame looks all warped, but it's not. I looked for a signature but couldn't find one. If you know anything about either one of these prints I'd love to hear. 





Everytime I come back here from the house packing, I have a few decor things stashed in my bag. It's so hard to be packing bunnies and all things Spring in cardboard boxes, when all they want to do is come back here and be "vignetted". that's a new word I just made up for using things in a "vignette". I think all the work is getting to me,  or maybe I just have Spring Fever. probably both.

I'll be linking up to these party places:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Inspiration Exchange at City Farmhouse
Swing into Spring at DIY By Design
Treasure Hunt at From My Front Porch to Yours
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Shabbilicious Friday at Shabby Art Boutique
Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home
Sweet and Simple Friday at Rooted in Thyme
Sundays at Home with Thoughts from Alice
Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse
Inspire Me at A Stroll Thru Life


xoxo,



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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Marketplace: Etsy and Boutique Showcase

Hi Everyone, 
and Welcome to The Marketplace!
Just in case you're new here, this is a link party for those of you who have Etsy Shops or Online Boutiques or blogs. I'd love to have you join in and link up some of your goods that are for sale...then stay to shop. If you don't have a store, then this is an invitation for you to get to know some new selling sites and shop owners. This link stays open all week, so you can come back by later to see new items being listed. I love having you come by to visit, check out these great items from last week:


FreshEggsAntiques






Antiques and Teacups





The Feathered Pen



Lavender Garden Cottage



Wren Elizabeth



Vintage Zinc Feed Pan



Party Guidelines
This is a linky party that is for items that are FOR SALE only. You don't have to have a blog to link up. If you have a blog post about your items that's great too, but they need to be available to purchase. Please try to link to the individual item that you are selling if possible. Please be a follower of Common Ground and if you have a blog it would be so nice for you to grab the image below to share somewhere on your blog. (not mandatory). Remember the link is up all week, so please stop back by to check out new items being listed. Thanks so much for sharing all your great items with us!

If you missed last week's link up,

Have a wonderful week,

   
   


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