Vintage Inspiration Friday # 27: Sitting right under my nose...

I find the best inspiration from all of you.

Each week for Vintage Inspiration Friday,

I'm totally amazed at all the creative and inspiring photos and posts.

Thank you all so much for joining in!

There's always a fresh idea and a new way of looking at things.

My inspiration for this post came from one of your posts.

(See who in just a minute)

Not only the sights, but the scents of Spring are so intoxicating...

Aromatique has the "Smell of Spring" wrapped up in a bag.

A heady floral of Spring goodness.

I treat myself to this each year.

So I combined one of your ideas with the wonderful potpourri

The little paper flowers and ferns are part of the mixture.

Sorry for the glare,

the sun was actually shining today!!!!!

So a nest, a candle, a little potpourri, a transferware saucer,

 and a short stack of books...

then, a few more touches of Spring,

really have me in the mood,

(oh, and it's my Birthday)

So, who do I have to thank...?

The Summer Kitchen Girls!!

(thanks gals!)

Loving Vintage Layers

And here are a few more posts for some great ideas

Clusters

Little French Buffet

The Charm of Home

(OK, this is fabulous!!!)

Union Jack Tablescape

Olivia's Romantic Home

(I have a "thing" for white suitcases!)

Off to Paris

Hope you'll join in for the party!

Link up within your post

 Anything vintage or vintage inspired!

and I'm joining

My French Country Cottage

The Charm of Home

and My Romantic Home

Thank you all for all the feedback from my last post.

Hopefully Blogger will get this fixed,

so we can "see" the new posts.

Have a great weekend

love you all,

Debra

I'm clueless! Can you help?

I have a problem, not earthshaking or anything, but I've noticed in this last week or so, many of the thumbnails on our blog lists have disappeared. Not all of them, but a LOT!
I have plenty of unused space at Picasa, so I don't think that's it. I posted a question on "blogger help" (yeah right!), and some French blogger left me an answer, but even after I translated it, it's still gibberish. Sooooooo.....
anyone else out there have any ideas? I'm pretty frustrated, cause hey, I'm a visual kind of gal!
Thanks guys!
love ya,
Roseanne aka Debra

...rollin' in it!

...and lettin' it all hang out!

Last week I opened my new booth space

and I wanted to use burlap on the dividing walls.

The day before, I laid my material out to iron,

 and soon it was overrun by cats...

drooling, chewing, rolling, sniffing;

a disgusting display.

Sort of like a catnip trip

I was laughing the whole time I took these.

I get this way sometimes myself,

but it's usually around cheesecake or purses.

Just wonderin' if any of you who have kitties have seen this before...?

(love this next one)

Please excuse all the fur and fatness...

just havin' some burlap bliss.

Hope you can join in on

Vintage Inspiration Friday

and speaking of VIF,

I love each one of you for taking the time to come to the party,

and love seeing all that you all share,

but I'm having a little time management issue.

I'm trying to visit each of you.

please don't leave me if I can't leave a comment every week

(oh, guilt is a hard thing)

Just needing to keep it real, kids.

love ya bunches,

and no... that's not me in a cat suit.

Vintage Inspiration Friday #26 Thinking of Spring

This time of year I start thinking about Spring.

Not just "Spring", but more specifically,

thinking about plants and flowers for my deck and porch;

bringing some color back into my life and surroundings.

I bought the book, Carolyn Westbrook Home,

several years ago and have found endless inspiration.

One of my favorite segments is at the end of the book;

The Potting Shed

Everything about this setting speaks to my vintage heart;

old metal chairs, shutters, chippy white table, old iron gate, garden statuary.

The old metal basket, and even a beautiful way to display broken concrete urns.

I adore this rusty iron and chippy paint gate.

And even the canning jars with a seed packet;

a simple display, but lots of impact.

Oh, to have a place for bags of soil, garden utensils, pots and ideas!

If you haven't seen this wonderful book,

you'll really enjoy it.

It's one of my all time favorites!

Thanks Carolyn

And now;

Take a look at some great inspiration from last week!

Magpies and Magnolias

Snow Business

All Things Home

Grandmother's Handwritten Recipes

Angela Lace

Brides Maids

Sweet Nothings

English Love

Hope you can join in for the party!

Anything vintage or vintage inspired

please link up within your post,

and visit a few others.

and if you've been featured,

be sure and grab the button!

Hope you're starting to see some signs of Spring!

love to you all,

Debra

I'm In!!!

Well, I made it, but not without lot's of help. My hubbs and son-in-law, Chris;

my two trusty sidekicks, did the hard work.

I still have more things to bring in, but at least I'm there.

This is the first time I've moved into a space

 that I didn't bring enough stuff to fill it up.

So I still need to put a few more tubs together of smalls,

and bring in a few more prints.

The huge architectural window piece has been in my garage for a year or two.

I thought it made a good statement sitting there in the middle.

This is the garden cart that fell on my face last year,

that was sooooo much fun,

and I have the scar to prove it!

I had the wicker settee in my Dining Room,

but it's time to let it go.

I traded it out for a church pew that I recently painted white.

Here's lookin' at ya!

If you live in the area, Relics is a lot of fun.

Located on West Battlefield and Kansas Expressway.

10-6 M-F,

12-6 Sunday.

The new Tea Room is scheduled for late Spring.

(can't wait!)

Hope you all had a good weekend,

I've been a bum today.

love ya,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday #25: Where to find it




                                                            ... Inspiration, that is.

Nothing like a day at an Antique Show (Antique Festival of the Ozarks' first show) for some great shopping or to give you some fun ideas for displays! I'm always ready for a trip to a great store, Open House, or show, to get those creative juices flowing. And I guess they were, because I left the show Saturday and went directly to find another booth space! Who knew...?? I like to "shake things up" every once in a while, and I was definitely in the mood to do some shakin'! Not to mention just trying to clean out the garage. My house has become another storage unit, and it's time to take it back from "Hoarders".

These next few photos are from

The Seed Box Antiques

Brian was here, but Meloney was in Houston at the Urban Market.

These are a few of Brian's great zinc top tables.

I forgot to ask what this was, but it was really cool.

And here's Sheila's space.

 She has the most wonderful old Victorian house in Billings, Missouri,

 that she and some very talented people host

Pheona's Vintage Market

once monthly sales.

(I'm seriously in love with this cabinet)

She's hiding here.

so cute, sweet, and talented!

And for some more inspiration from last week's party...

I've said this a bunch of times,

 but Theresa Cano has been my main inspiration since day 1 of blogging.

She's generous, kind, beautiful, creative and talented!

She was my first blog crush, and she added me to her blog roll.

Her slideshows are where I head with my first cup of coffee.

LOVE, love, love her!!

Thank You, Sweet T!

Garden Antiques Vintage

Mamie Jane's

Vintage Valentines

Arbor House Lane

Button Heart

Cozy Little House

New sofa love

(I'm a quilt lover and Brenda has some amazing ones)

Hope you'll join in for

 Vintage Inspiration Friday

anything vintage or vintage inspired!

Hopefully, I'll have photos of my new space next time.

I'm moving in this weekend!

love,

Debra