All About Home Link Party #79

Hi Friends, 

 Welcome to the All About Home Link Party.

It's February, and before we know 

it Spring will be knocking on our door!

We so appreciate you taking the time to come by 

and join in on the fun and inspiration of

 Valentine's Day and the Winter Season! 

Valentines Under Glass

Hello Friends, 

I've always felt Valentine's Day lends itself to a cloche vignette. Gathering small items into one grouping works especially well for a vintage Valentine setting. Mixing ephemera, antique cards, jewelry with dried flowers, and other bits and baubles can become one beautiful cohesive look when it's under glass.

Adding some Valentine's Day fun and a Give Away

One of the easiest and fastest ways to decorate for any Season or Holiday is with throw pillows. Their seasonal colors and design bring instant "decor" into a room. See the little pillow below? I fell in love immediately. Those little love birds kissing, aaahhh...they're just the perfect Valentine's Day fun.

Lovely Lace Hanging Heart

Hi Friends, Hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day. I'm a little late getting this post out, but I wanted to share this with you on this special day that we celebrate all things lovely and romantic. And what could be sweeter than a precious hanging heart made from vintage lace?

My Year in Pictures...

It's the time of the year, as all bloggers know, to take a look back at what we've blogged about this last year; basically to do a little recap and review of 2016. I'm a little short on projects, room reveals, and DIY's. I didn't travel the world, go to enlightening blog conferences, or have a feature in one of my favorite decorating magazines. Those are all great things, but basically that hasn't been my year in 2016.

Farmtable Vignette with Daffodils

Hello friends, it's been since the beginning of the year that I've shared what's happening here on the farm table in the Garden Room. It's late February now so it was time for an early Spring look with some daffodils and narcissus with a few pussy willows mixed in for a natural look. It's still wintery looking outdoors, but at least I can have a little green and color indoors.

Vintage Finds for Valentine's Decor

The last few days I've been hunting down my boxes of Valentine's Day things and I've located one tub, but the other is somewhere in the vast nether regions of the Arctic Storage; AKA, the garage. Since I'm not into freezing, I'm having to try to rethink some other vintage items that can become stand-ins for my usual Valentine goodies.

Valentine Pocket Pillow

Hello Friends, today I wanted to share an adorable little pillow that I bought a while ago from a sweet blogging friend. I think it must have been about 10 years ago. Judy lived in Oklahoma and her blog was 20 North Ora. Many of you blogging at the time will remember Judy and her wonderful Etsy Shop where she created and sold lovely handmade linens with a vintage touch. I bought several pieces from her that I still use each year to decorate.

Valentine's Day...all buttoned up

A few weeks ago when I made my L-O-V-E tags, I also wanted to do a little heart tag with vintage buttons. I've been saving it for today, to wish you all a wonderful Valentine's Day.

And with the painting finished I took some pics of my hall sideboard

all dressed up for some vintage romance.

I am really enjoying having my old window hanging on the wall.

I taped up a few of my vintage Valentine postcards, too.

I found this huge vintage candy box a few years ago,

in an attic that I helped clear out.

Looks like someone got a little wet while eating some of the treats.

This last weekend I attended  the Antique Festival of the Ozarks

and found this sweet little Valentine card

(and a few other things that I'll share)

Hope you have a wonderful day planned with your sweeties.

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Share the Love Wednesday at Very Merry Vintage Style

Primp your Stuff at Primp

Creative Things Thursday at The Vintage Farmhouse

lots of love to you all!

Cupboard Love

  Hope it's not too early to share a little
cupboard love

 from the Holiday Cupboard. 

Last month, before Christmas, I mentioned that we had stopped off in Washington, Missouri, a quaint little river town on our way home from St. Louis, to visit a few antique shops and have lunch at a wonderful little inn.

Just the day before we left town, I had said that I'd wanted to dress the Holiday Cupboard in red transfer ware for Christmas, but just didn't have enough dishes to make a nice display. Well, guess what was waiting for me 200 miles away? A small set of red in my favorite Johnson Brothers pattern, Old Britain Castles.

With those extra dinner and salad plates I was able to add a few of my basic white and then a few chintz pieces (Staffordshire, Tudor Roses by Meakin) to bring it all together.

So when I put away all my Christmas,

 I just went ahead and made the cupboard up for Valentine's Day.

This is my little Lefton Candy Dish with Cupid.

and a new paper mache sweetie.

This is a collectible hand made and painted ceramic mold from a family company called Laxa Family USA, which depicts the symbol of the Lamb of God with a center flower pot with heart and flowers. I've had this for years, and bring it out to enjoy each Valentine's Day.

 I don't have the rest of my Valentine things out, but since this has been up for awhile, I thought you might enjoy my first display with my new transferware. Now I'm on the lookout for more!

Hope you're having a good weekend, we just got back home from another doctor visit for my hubby in St. Louis. We visited a few antique spots, but I only grabbed a couple of items. I'm trying to curb the clutter around here, so I think I'm getting more particular in what I buy. I've been cleaning out my closets today and I have four huge bags of clothes. yikes. I think I'm going to go curl up with a cup of tea and my new Southern Living Magazine. (yes, I'm a southerner at heart...)

 I'm joining in with these fun parties this week:

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House 

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Cowgirl Up at Cedar Hill Ranch

Knick of Time Interiors

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

DIY by Design

Shabby Creek Cottage

TTT at Stone Gable

From My Front Porch to Yours

A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

Rooted in Thyme

Jennifer Rizzo

Shabby Art Boutique

French Country Cottage

Craftberry Bush

xoxo,

Vintage Inspiration Friday #22 Morning Tea and Romance

The sun decided to make an appearance today,

so what better place to have tea than in the sunroom!

I brought out my new sterling silver tray that I received from my sis for Christmas, (yep, she's one great sister!) and a pretty pink floral Staffordshire teapot, cup and saucer, and journal to start the day.

I've been putting a few new pendant pieces together for Valentine's Day.

 Lots of hearts and cupids...

and of course some blinged keys.

I love graphics from the 20's and 30's,

and found these sweet little postcards last weekend at Spring Creek.

For anyone local, I'm now selling my jewelry at Inspirational Home

 and my booth at Spring Creek, in Ozark.

I've just listed these in my Etsy Store, The Petite Boutique

and have a few more designs in the works.

I'm lovin' these little Puffy Hearts!

Be sure and Grab the button for the

 Valentine's Day Party

here at Vintage Inspiration Friday, February 11.

And for some fun from last weeks posts:

Three Pixie Lane

French newspaper Valentine Garland

Nancy's Daily Dish

A Little Bit Country Transferware Table

Can't Stop Making Things

Assembled Boxes

(this is a must see!)

Midwest Cottage and Finds

Family Sea Chest

I'm linking up with Courtney for Feather Your Nest Friday

Hope you can join in for Vintage Inspiration Friday!

Please be sure and link up within your post and then visit a few friends!

Hope you're having a little sunshine and romance in your life today.

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

love,

Debra

p.s. don't forget that I have a give away each month for VIF participants

check out the sidebar for this month's mini give away!