Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Monday Marketplace # 4 and a Winner

Hi Everyone, hope you had a great weekend. Our one day painting marathon of the bedroom and master bath  turned out better than I hoped. They feel like completely new rooms and I'm looking forward to finding new curtains and accessories. My husband said, "You know, it makes the house look so much more up-to-date".

Did I mention that it was my husband who said that?
 Yep, He's coming along!

Pictures coming soon!

So now let's link up our Etsy and Online Boutique Items.
I'd love for you to display the 
Monday Marketplace button somewhere on your blog
to help spread the word,
and please be a follower of Common Ground.

Here are some of the wonderful links from last week.



Linen Beach Cottage Pillow Cover
from the Cottage Workroom



from the Shabby Chateau



Adorable vintage style lace overlay dress 
that would be darling over jeans 
from Miss Flibbertigibbit


from Cottage in the Oaks

from The Vintage Bag Lady



from Rochelle My Belle


vintage framed card from Rosekraft


Drum roll please...


The winner of the Gift Certificate from French Bleu Vintage 
Congrats Susan!



If you have an Etsy Shop or Online Boutique
come on over and link up to two of your individual items.
Just link up your item title like you would any
individual blog post to a linky party, then choose your photo
and you're in!

Thanks everyone who has blogged and posted about this new
selling venue, I really appreciate your support!
OK, so let's see what you have for this week.

This Monday Marketplace is sponsored by



xoxo,

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Finding that perfect color...

This post falls under the category of 
"wish I'd known this last week"

Whew, what a weekend, I'm pooped. The Master Bedroom and Bath are done, more on that this week, but just wanted to do a quick post inspired by an email from Catherine from Freddy and Petunia. She told me about a great design tool available with Behr Paint to find the "just right" color. So I'm sending you over to F&P, she has some super info that all us die hard DIY'ers will find pretty handy!



See ya tomorrow for Monday Marketplace,


hope you've had a great weekend!
I'll announce the winner of the give away
from French Bleu Vintage tomorrow morning.

xoxo,

Saturday, March 17, 2012

This is what I'm doing this weekend...


After 4 days of trying to find just the right shade of "taupe"
this is how I feel.

Too pink...
too green...
too brown...
too gold...
looks like cement...
does that look purple to you?...

I've looked at so many paint chips and tried almost as many.
my walls look like a patchwork quilt.

I've finally found the right one, and my daughter Aly will be here with me
this weekend painting the master bedroom and master bath
...and maybe my closet if we have the time and haven't fallen over.

keep a good thought for us,
this is just the beginning...
que music from  "2001 A Space Odyssey"


Don't forget the Give Away from
French Bleu Vintage
click here, ends Saturday night.
Hope you've entered, Dee has some wonderful items.


See ya on the other side.
p.s. Happy St. Patty's Day
xoxo,

Friday, March 16, 2012

Vintage Inspiration # 80 Inspired for Spring

More fun Vintage Inspiration from my friends at Leola's in Ozark, Missouri.



















I still have a bunch more photos and I'll be sharing them throughout the week!

So here's what was happening here last week;

Rhonda from Blue Creek Home has a
vintage boudoir tray on her vanity with all the elements that I love



shows off her mad skills once again with a DIY Trumeau Mirror


painted a wonderful sign from pallet wood.


a rustic mantel was lightened up to show like a vintage beauty.



and Jana from Collected Treasures shares a simply gorgeous
vintage baby crib turned day bed 
all fitted with her wonderful drop cloth linens.


Saturday is the last day
to get in on the $25 gift certificate from French Bleu Vintage.
Click here if you haven't entered yet.


Hope you'll link up for the party,
"anything vintage or vintage inspired"
please have a visible link within your post to be featured

If you've been featured today or in the past
I have a "featured on" button on the sidebar for you.

And  remember Easter Weekend we'll be having a
Vintage Easter Party


OK everyone, let's see what's been inspiring you this week
xoxo,

joining in for 
Potpourri Friday at 2805
Inspiration Friday At the Picket Fence

this Vintage Inspiration has been sponsored by