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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Tattered Goods Give Away

You know how much I love Sunflowers,

well, look what arrived in the mail not long ago...

My friend and sponsor Sheila from Tattered Goods sent this great little tea towel my way, and now she's going to be giving away a $40 Gift Certificate to one of you lucky readers out there.

Just look at this wonderful collage

Sheila has put together of all her designs

Two of my Farmhouse Favorites

To Enter to win this generous gift certificate

head on over to Sheila's Etsy Shop

and check out her store goodies.

then come back over here, leaving a comment of what you'd spend it on.
join Sheila as a follower on her blog Tattered Goods
Like Tattered Goods on Facebook
Be a follower of Common Ground (thank you!!)
Facebook, blog, tweet, stand on the street corner or whatever...about this Give Away te he!!

(just leave a separate comment for each entry)

Bunches of Chances to win!!

Give Away closes Saturday September 1.

xoxo,

Friday, August 24, 2012

Vintage Inspiration #102 Villa Barnes

If you're someone interested in remaking, repainting, and restoring vintage pieces and furniture, then you probably know Rosemary. She started blogging a year ago last April and hit the ground running. Rosemary has been in "the Biz" for quite awhile and has a big following in the Chicago area, where she sells in local and area shows. Each of her posts are filled with inspiration, great tutorials, show updates and her latest fabulous finds that she has transformed.

Here's a quote from Rosemary

about how she chose her Blog name, Villa Barnes

"Finishes are what led to the name of my blog. A customer of mine said my weathered finishes looked like they came from an old chateau or "villa". This was some time ago. When I started my blog, that's the name I went with."

Rosemary's romantic palette of whites and grays.

She can magically transform anything

with her custom painting techniques.

(magic to us, but it does involve some elbow grease from Rosemary!)

Here is her latest tutorial on transferring images onto old glass bottles.

Thankyou, Rosemary,

for sharing your creations with the rest of us!

If you live anywhere near the Chicago area be sure and look for Rosemary's show dates on her Facebook page. Then go shop your little heart out! And for some of Rosemary's great items be sure and check out her Etsy Shop too.

And for some extra inspiration from last week:

Maria from Rusty Hinge asks who loves ironstone,

and shares her wonderful display and collection.

Linda from Coastal Charm

recovered a great industrial drafting chair

with coffee sacks.

Angela at Number 53 painted some old finds and created gorgeous

Shabby Distressed Pedestal Bowls

Jeannine from The Concrete Cottage gave us a great tutorial

on the making of her DIY French Script Lamp Shade

And Simone from Fleaing France

took us to the brocante, and shared her wonderful finds.

And while you're partying today,

please join in with these other wonderful Friday link parties:

Hope you'll join in for Vintage Inspiration this week,

"anything vintage or vintage inspired".

Please have a link back to this post

within your post to be featured.

And if you've ever been featured feel free to grab

the button on the sidebar!

Thank you everyone for coming by each week

to share your great vintage posts!

Now let's get this party started!!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mums the word...

Hey there all you "can't wait for Fall" peeps,

look what I found this afternoon at Lowe's!

the first batch of mums for the season.

My big planter next to the garage door was really ready for a change. The verbena had stopped flowering and the rest looked so tired. (sort of like me by the end of the summer) So the geraniums will be transplanted into containers in the back, joining in with some of their friends . Wacky me, I decided to go with a varied look in this container.

I just couldn't help myself.

Let the party begin...

joining in at these parties:

Savvy Southern Style

xoxo,

Let's Shop, Monday Marketplace #26

Hi Everyone!

Time for Monday Marketplace

your place to link your Etsy Shop and Online Boutique Items.

Here are some fun links from last week.

Pamela From My Front Porch to Yours

recently opened a new online store,

Finch and Co. Lot's of great shopping there.

Vintage Salt Shaker Photo or Place Card Holder

from Cottonridge Vintage

Vintage Sewing Drawer from Beckie at Vintage Goodness 1

Autumn Hand Made Recipe Cards

from Julie at Fabulous Finds

Large Yellowware Mixing Bowl

from Paula at The Primitive Home

Black Transferware Platter

from Nancy at English Transferware

And Sheila from Tattered Goods
is in the Sponsor Spotlight this week.

She has wonderful tea towels,

pillows and coasters with so many fun designs.

French Label Coasters

She's filling up her shop for a give away soon,

Keep your eye on her store.

OK, what kind of great things do you have today?

Remember, this is for items that are for sale only. Link up to three individual items (if possible). And if you have a blog it would be so nice if you grabbed the Monday Marketplace button on the sidebar to share with your readers where they can come to shop. The more people that know about Monday Marketplace the more shopping fun for everyone! Be sure and check back during the week to see the new items being listed.

Thanks for linking up!

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Hydrangea Wreath

The sunporch has been in happy transition this last week. With the cool down we've had, I've been bringing in the late Summer/early Fall colors and textures. One of those elements is changing out the wreath on the old door behind the white wicker settee.

I wanted to incorporate dried hydrangeas into a wreath with some other late Summer florals, including a few berries and small Black Eyed Susans. Below is a photo from September 2007 Country Living Magazine. I'm a professed magazine hoarder and have them grouped by season. This way I can start finding inspiration easily.

Bad DIY blogger that I am, I didn't take a photo of the wreath when I first purchased it. Let's just say it had good "bones" but wasn't very lush or full. That's where some faux hydrangea blooms came to the rescue.

I could only find "stems" of large blooms, so I divided them up and taped the smaller stems together, then hot glued them to the wreath. I've used real dried hydrangea blooms before, but they don't hold up on a wreath too well for me.

You can see from the settee that I've changed out the quilt. This gold autumnal floral is the backing to a crazy quilt in jeweled tones that I love to use later in the Fall.

Several years ago I found about 5 yards of very old ticking fabric. It was stained in spots, so after washing and bleaching numerous times I've been able to use it for lot's of projects. Just tearing strips to make a wreath hanger here. Love the texture and look of the raw edges with the chippy white paint of the mirror and door.

We had an amazing rain last Thursday evening. It literally poured buckets for over an hour. Our lower yard in the back next to the pool decking was flooded. (now I have a bunch of debris to clean up, but it's worth it.) We must have had several inches of that glorious wet stuff. The kitties and I sat out here and enjoyed the sound of the rain. Overnight the shrubs and trees perked up. Now we just need a few more of these showers so that we might be able to salvage a few bits of Fall color in the trees after all!

Sheila from Tattered Goods and I were going to do a Give Away this week, but she's had such a busy time, we're going to postpone for a bit so she can get her Etsy Shop filled up for you. You'll love all her wonderful items, so that will be coming soon.

I'm linking up with these great parties this week:

It's Overflowing