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Friday, June 21, 2013

Be Inspired #145 Vintage Eclectic

Before we start the party, I just want to say a big "Thank You" to all of you who come over here and link up each week. The number of link parties has grown exponentially since I started this party almost 3 years ago; at that time, just for vintage inspiration, now open to all inspired posts. I really appreciate each one of you who come to share your individual style, here. Part of my fun each week, is choosing one of you to highlight. I find new ideas and inspiration from you all each week! Today I want to share a link that had great vignettes and lots of styling pizzaz.

Meg from Oliver and Rust (formerly MT-Tails) has been working in her upstairs hallway, creating a wonderful space with a redone chippy console table, some industrial items, and a good measure of vintage style.

Woven Hampers, suitcases and books are stacked underneath,
while a metal basket, ironstone, and collectibles all make a statement on top.

She's taken a grain sack and just clamped it to a dark chair for a whole new look. (love this great idea) The pillow and wall art add to the eclectic feel.

So many fun and interesting elements draw you in to explore.

thanks Meg, what a fun spot!

and here are a few more...

Love, love, love the painted topiary trio of Garden Art on Rustic Boards

from Deb at Lake Girl Paints.

A beautiful Kitchen Paint Reveal

with so many wonderful farmhouse elements,

from Susan at Evelyn and Rose.

Amanda from One Girl in Pink shared a Darling Commode Makeover

Amanda shows off her artistry in her furniture makeovers,
you'll want to check out her blog for all the beauty.

Here are a couple of fun makeovers with wheels using repurposed items.

A Mechanic's Cart Repurposed

by Aimee at Refresh and Renew

and a great Pallet Project

from Laurel at Chipping With Charm.

And now for some scrumpdillyicious yummers

from Megin from VMG206

as she shares her Strawberry Creamcheese Breakfast Cake.

everyone in blogland loves this!

thanks gals for joining in for the party!

And Today's Be Inspired Sponsor is Rosekraft

Bohemian cottage decor, Victoriana, vintage bird and old fashioned garden gifts.

Original Victorian die cuts, authentic Victorian scrap, Victorian paper pictures and 1890's scrapbook cards - newly framed and ready to display

thanks so much, Rose!

Hope you'll join in on the party,

vintage and vintage inspired...

and all your inspiring posts.

and if you've been featured please grab the image below!

Please have a link to Common Ground within your post, to be featured.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Top Three from Be Inspired

It's Wednesday and time to check out the Top Three Visited Links
from last week's Be Inspired.

ahhhh chippy white wicker...
it's addictive!
The Curious Boys have just opened a new space in Texas;
you'll love checking out all their great Funky Cottage Finds.

more fun chairs...

Twin Chair Makeover

at Gail's Decorative Touch

and a great Laundry Room Makeover
at Lewisville Love

thanks for coming to the party, Everyone!
Hope to see you tomorrow 11ish, AM Central for

love ya,

Pretty in Pink

Thanks to my sweet husband, my computer is up and running again. He's a "computer savvy guy", so he knows who to call when there's a problem. YAY!!

This post is long overdue, by about 2 weeks, actually, since that's been how long ago my Peonies were in bloom. I've waited for several years for them to mature and they rewarded me this year with some lovely fat, ruffled, oh-so-heavenly blooms.

They needed a special vase,

and I thought that this antique pink Depression Glass Biscuit Jar

showed them off to perfection.

I'm not really a "pastel" person, but this wonderful soft pink had me thinking of ways to show them off. My one nod to pink in decor is in my love for rosy-posies patterned vintage china, so a little impromptu garden tote filled with my mismatched pieces was the answer.

A pink plaid vintage "luncheon cloth" was the foundation.

Over the years I've collected several different pink floral patterns

of salad and dessert plates

that I just keep stacked in the Dining Room.

I also brought out two of my Heisey etched glassware goblets

for a little more lacey feminine charm.

Vintage floral embroidered tea towels serve as napkins,

with mismatched dessert silver.

In an update to the yard mess from the storm, we were able to get most of it cleaned up, but it took our Father's Day to get it all done. Lousy timing, but glad that we had that day to do it. At least I can look out on my deck now and not want to cry. I'm sure most everything will be back blooming in a week or two. Just seeing these photos makes me feel better...

I'll be joining in on these great weekly parties:

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Homework Wednesday at The Everyday Home
DIY by Design
From My Front Porch to Yours
Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson
No Minimalist Here
TTT at Stone Gable

xoxo,

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The Marketplace: Etsy and Boutique Showcase

Hi Everyone, time for The Marketplace

A place to link up your Etsy and Online Boutique items,
then stay for some shopping fun!

If you read my post yesterday I was telling you all that we had horrible storms on Saturday and that my desk top computer is now out of commission due to a lightening strike. Sooooo. I'm going to be working from my laptop this week, where I have no email or photo storage. I'll be hosting the parties as usual, just won't have as many features. I'm grateful for my laptop otherwise I wouldn't be here. These are a few fun links that I grabbed from last week's party.

Shabby Lampshade

from Sweet Southern Vintage

Vintage Rose Pink Ribbon

La Croix Rosion

Burlap Pillow Cover

from Bei Fiori Embellish

Vintage Egg Cups

from The Zoe Bird

super cute, don't you love those faces?

Hope you'll link up to three of your individual items from your Etsy Shop or Online Boutique. If you have a blog post about your items then that's great too. Please just make sure that your items linked up are FOR SALE. You don't have to have a blog to join in. I'd love for you to be a follower of this blog, and if you'd like, grab the image below for somewhere on your blog. Thanks so much for joining in for the shopping fun. This linky is open all week, so come back by later to see what new items have been listed.

Have a great week,

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Veggie Garden Flower Pot Wreath

Hey you all! What a day yesterday was...

Storms most of the day. Hail, (marble to ping pong size), lightening and anywhere from 5-9 inches of rain in about a 3 hour period. All the blooms on my plants were ripped off, and my hydrangeas that I have marveled over and pampered are in a heap on the ground. I'm just hoping they will survive somewhat intact. Our yard looks like a shredder has been through the trees with leaves covering everything. The pool wasn't flooded with mud, but it is filled with tons of oak leaves, sticks and small branches. Thank the Good Lord, no tornadoes. I'm hoping that today we can get out and clean up the mess.

Another kind of bad news is that a lightening strike took out the modem for my big computer that is my workhorse. So it will be a few days of pinch hitting here on my laptop that I keep in the kitchen. It's not set up with any of my photo storage, links, or my email. I'll be blogging with one arm tied behind my back. Hope you all will understand if things are sparse around here. I'm just glad I can post at all.

I did have these photos in draft for a blog post, so I'm sharing them with you today. In last week's post of the Vintage Wheelbarrow Tablescape I used some vintage French seed packet labels for tags that could be used for guest seating place cards, and then some cute little flowerpot napkin rings. I've been wanting to do a flower pot wreath since last year when they went wild over on Pinterest. I know several of you gals have done them recently, so hope you don't mind if I'm a copy cat.

I just used gardener's twine to attach the flower pots and then filled them with moss. The base is an old grape vine wreath I'd had out in the garage for a few years. I thought about putting faux daisies and other flowers in the pots, but in the end with the veggie tags it was much too "busy".

Sorry these photos are a little blurry. I was using my big lens and didn't realize they were fuzzy until after I'd already hung the wreath up, and then by that time I had put away the step ladder and cleaned up my mess.

Here are the vintage French seed packet labels attached to the tags,

from the tablescape post.

and then one of my whitewashed flower pots that was holding silverware.

Here's the wreath hanging above the sideboard;

I'll show you the rest of the "recycled veggie wheelbarrow"

that's now on the sideboard, soon...

I've looked through Pinterest, and love all the different flower pot wreaths, but this was the only one I'd seen done in whitewashed pots. And you know me, I love me some whitewashed, chippy anything.