Santa Baby...

I guess we all know that it will be

Christmas

before we know it.

So when I found these sweet little St. Nick charms

I thought they would be fun to put on a chain for a necklace.

Or hang them from the tree or just for decor.

Come by the Etsy Shop

Common Ground Petite Boutique

for a peek.

And a couple of new blinged key pendants, too.

 ,

I think you've probably been really good this year!!

love ya,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday #10 Finding your style

It's so exciting finding a place that I identify with.

This space in a decor center in St. Louis,

Warson Woods,

just speaks to me

This is the second time I've visited here

and when I step inside this space

I just want to move in.

I think that is the way to really tell

what your dominant style may be.

There are a lot of gorgeous places

that cause me to drool

but could I move in?

Does it reflect who I am?

French Country has always been what I gravitate toward

No matter where I've lived

The dramatic oversized pieces

contrast

definition

elements of nature

elegant yet comfortable

Antiquity

Classic

Old World

Actually, this space is what prompted me to paint my Dining Room

I love so many "styles" of decorating

and like to mix elements and pieces...

white

vintage

farmhouse

primitive...

But I always come back to these lines

and how they make me "feel"

Have you found your "dominant style"?

Hope you'll join in today with

 Vintage Inspiration Friday!

remember, you can link up any vintage inspiration.

love,

Debra

Snuggle up

These crisp Fall days

 hold such a fascination for me.

The colors of the leaves and sky;

 the critters, (squirrel,s chipmunks, and birds)

 all scurrying around

filling their pantries for the cold winter days ahead.

My old chippy Adirondack chair

calls out for a good book and a hot mug of cider.

I love to mix the patterns of plaid, stripes, and florals.

Pendleton and Scottish blankets are my favorite cuddle on these cool days.

Halloween is over,

but Fall will still be here awhile.

My mums and ferns survived a killing frost last week,

but soon it will be too cold to try to cover them.

I just wanted to say "Thanks" again,

for the great turnout for

 Vintage Inspiration Friday!

We made a trip to St. Louis to visit our kids,

so we were constantly on the go.

Come back Friday, I have some wonderful photos

of the local fun.

I'm joining Kathleen for White Wednesday

and Cindy for Show and Tell Friday

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

(I'm pooped!)

love,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday # 9: Setting a Fall Table

I can't tell you how long I've wanted to do this,

and how badly I've wanted to share these photos

since the day I had this fun little outing.

Each year Country Living and Country Home Magazines

would put together these fantastic outdoor table settings for Fall;

those magical tables and settings

have been my inspiration for these photos.

Our subdivision is adjacent to a lovely large lake and park,

with many acres of picnic facilities, gorgeous landscaped hills,

dense forests full of deer, and bike and running paths...

The perfect place for an impromptu sunset dinner for two.

(notice the old ceiling tiles that I used for placemats?)

Thanks so much for sharing my fantasy...

You should have seen us rushing across the field

 trying to catch the last of the gorgeous light.

My husband with a dolly loaded with a table

 and my two newly painted chairs...

and a trash bag full of leaves

pilfered from our neighbor's gorgeous maple tree!

And me with the picnic basket and a load of other "junk"

under each arm.

We were quite the team. LOL!

When we got there we were both out of breath

and to my horror they had just mowed and mulched,

so not a leaf to be found.

That is why the leaves are only in front. ha ha!

right where we dumped them.

oh well,

we had a lot of fun!

Thanks so much for coming by,

hope you'll join in for

Vintage Inspiration Friday.

Any Inspiration is welcomed.

I'd love for you to grab the button and share with others

where to come for the vintage fun

 by linking up within your post. : )

Next week I'll announce the winner of the Necklace Give Away.

You're automatically entered if you are a participant in VIF.

Edited on October 6, 2011 to link with

So Thank You in advance for participating!!

love,

Debra

www.thriftydecorchick.com

You're Invited to a Vintage Halloween

I posted these images last year at Halloween,

but I wanted to share them again this year...

a little spooky family memorabilia.

This is an invitation that my paternal grandfather

 made for a surprise Halloween Birthday Party for my grandmother in 1926.

These are their engagement photos from around 1906.

He was a printer, so I have several pieces of his work.

I love the little pumpkin and black cat graphic that he included.

My paternal grandmother, Irma, was born on Halloween,

sometime in the late 1880's or early 1890's.

She was around 40 when my dad was born in 1929.

Halloween was always a special event when she was alive,

so I have a little childhood nostalgia for the holiday.

I'm joining Joan's Party with this very authentic

piece of Vintage Halloween ephemera.

Be sure and have fun with the other partiers at

Anything Goes Here!

I'm also linking to
Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Have a fun weekend!

love,

Debra