Potpourri Party #43 and $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

Hi everyone!  Where has September gone?  It 

only just started and poof! it was gone.  

Like you, I've been finishing up my Fall decor and plan to be out of town for several days.

My Fall Cocktail Table

Mum's the Word

 Now for some highlights!

Anita at Cedar Hill Ranch has been busy making 

French Linen Slipcovers

Laura at Our Prairie Home creates a thrify 

Fall tablescape

Kristen at Sophia's makes a planter box centerpiece

 

Denise at Pink Postcard has decorated her front porch for Fall

At Home is Where the Boat Is, Mary

is having a picnic on her porch

Gloria at The Long Awaited Home decorates

 inside and out 

  

At the  Opulent Cottage, Andrea

creates a vignette featuring a painting by her Grandmother

Maureen at It's All Connected weaves a romantic
story with her Touch of Paris vignette
   

Barbara at 21 Rosemary Lane creates a burlap

and garland wreath.

Dru at The Country Farm Home makes a shabby

 corn shuck angel

Brenda at Cottage4c has painted her 

kitchen cabinets

At Marty's Musings, you will find a recipe for Almost Like Candy

At Made in a Day, Kim shares recipes for candy apples, caramel apples, & chocolate-covered apples

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You may be asking, where are all the cute pumpkins?  With so many cute ones, there will be a Sunday Special Edition on October 7!

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This week's Potpourri Party is being sponsored by Appliances Online

 

Not only is Appliances Online sponsoring this party, they are also giving away a

$50 Amazon Gift Card

to one lucky participant of Potpourri Friday!

It's very simple to enter this giveaway!

1. Add the tagline which is in quotation marks at the bottom of the post which you are linking up to the Potpourri Party today  (just copy and paste it into
 your post):

             " My entry into  2805's Potpourri Friday Party    

                   is sponsored by Appliances Online." 

2- Once you have done that, just leave a comment telling me the number of your thumbnail link-up.

That's it!   I will be checking all applicants to make sure the tag line is added. The giveaway ends  October 3, 2012 at  10AM  PST.   The winner will be announced at next week's  Potpourri Party      *Contest is in U.S. dollars and subject to limitations.  Good luck!

               Giveaway ends Wednesday,  October 3,2012 at 10AM PST

I hope you will stay a while - Please don't link and 

run!  Visit with the other guests (after all, it is a 

party), leave some comment love, and 

make some new friends along the way!

Hey, you can even invite a friend!

...Until next time, Honey

Hoping you will visit my Friday Friends!

 Inspiration Friday  At The Picket Fence

Home Sweet Home at  The Charm of Home

Vintage Inspiration Friday at  Common Ground

Feathered Nest Friday at  French Country Cottage

 Fridays Unfolded  at  Stuff and Nonsense

Thank you, Appliances Online for Sponsoring the 

Potpourri Party this week!

And Thanks to Everyone for your Participation!

Remember:  Add the tagline and tell me your 

thumbnail link number!

$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

There will be an exciting giveaway at Potpourri Friday!  Would you be interested in a

$50.00 Amazon Gift Card

  

 For all the details, be here for 

Potpourri Friday!

Until then, Honey

Mum's the Word

Until next time, Honey

Linking @
 Thursday Treasures at From My Front Porch to Yours
Tutorials, Tips and Tidbit at Stone Gable
Friday Unfolded at Stuff and Nonsense 

Shabby Apple Winner of $50 Gift Card

The Shabby Apple was generous enough to sponsor a $50 gift card to one of my readers.

  As a reminder, they are also offering

a 10% discount until October for my readers.  

Just enter the code  '2805tenoff' when placing your order!

I appreciate everyone  who registered and wish all could win. 

 But since there is only one that winner is:

Danielle of Silver Pennies

Until next time,  Honey

P.S.  Another Giveaway Coming Soon!

Fall Tablescape

Momentarily last week, there were a few hints of Fall, but no more.  Where did it go?  It's Summer again with temps in the high 90s.  

I'm still in a bit of a fog after a 2-day migraine, while Mr. 2805 has spent 3 days at the NHRA  drag races here this week end.

This afternoon, I put my Fall cocktail table together.  You have seen my botanicals in apothecary jars before.  Dried quince,  pomegrantes, and  ripen flowers. 

 Nature gives us so many pretty natural things to use.  I keep these and use them over and over for Fall.

But something was missing, a pumpkin.

I called my local WM to see if they had pumpkins in yet.  Yes, they said they had green and white ones too!  I got so excited, dropped my pajamas and took off.  Only one white one existed, but now it was mine. 

 I placed it on a stack of orange books which seem appropriate for this time of year.

I had  scrunched up a fringed table scarf
a few days ago when the table complained of cool nights.  That story has certainly changed.  "Take this off!  It's too hot".  

Then I explained, "It's like wearing high heels.  You look pretty, even if it hurts.  Cowgirl up!"

Until next time, Honey

There will be an exciting giveaway at Potpourri Friday!  

Would you be interested in a

$50.00 Amazon Gift Card  

Go Here

Linking to:
Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
Tweek it Tuesday at Cozy Little House
Cowgirl Up at Cedar Hill Ranch
Wow at Savvy Southern Style
Tutorials, Tips  & Tidbits at Stone Gable
Inspiration Friday  At The Picket Fence

 Vintage Inspiration Friday at  Common Ground

Feathered Nest Friday at  French Country Cottage
Show & Tell at My Romantic Home
SNS at Funky Junk Interiors

Potpourri Party #42

Hi everyone!  Wow! September is flying by!

We have a ton of highlights today, so settle back with a 
cup of tea or coffee, or maybe a glass of wine!

There is so much to enjoy!  A note to those who link early, if you don't stop back by to see some of the later links, you are really missing out!  Also, we have a lot of new people linking to Potpourri Friday!  I know you will want to make them welcome.

I did a little more Fall decorating this week. My mantel is done, but I imagine it will be tweeked a bit in the next few days!

I didn't actually pimp any pumpkins, but some of my pictures insisted on playing along.

Shabby Apple is sponsoring a $50.00 Gift Card 

Giveaway.  Please click here for this

  terrific giveaway!

You gals (and a couple of guys) really knocked it out of the park this week.  Here are some fabulous highlights!

Let's begin with the Courtney's beautiful guest cottage make-over at French Country Cottage!

The stunning kitchen

 With a French Country toile bath

Cindy at Beau R'eves designs a whimsical

buffet, complete with  framed antlers!

Barbara at 21 Rosemary Lane choose naturals and ironstone for her kitchen buffet.  Be sure you get a close up look at that gorgeous wreath!

 At Gail's Decorative Touch, her hubby built her a table and she made a huge clock face, knocking off Pottery Barn!

Debra at Common Ground designed a window box centerpiece!

Sarah's friend found her an adorable painted silver teapot which now resides at Hyacinths for the Soul!

Penny took a soft approach in the Fall decorating of her buffet

At Thistlewood Farm, Kari Ann designs a gorgeous mantle, complete with an old barn door and home-made mercury glass pumpkins.  A tutorial is included!

Audrey at Timeless Treasures created a Farmer's Market Mantel!

Kristen at Sophia's did a slate blue metallic dresser make-over!

Deny at A Girl and a Brush refinished this piece she calls
 Antoinette: so very fitting!

Cathy and Paul at One Creative Couple turns 
an ugly duckling desk into a piece of French inspired art.

One Creative Couple also toots their

horn with an unusual piece they turned into decorative art.  
See what the next piece will be!

Laura of Our Prairie Home scored a card catalogue which she restored!  While you are there, be sure to see her Fall mantle!

at Posed Perfection, Nici created adorable, whimsical pumpkins.  You must see what she used for a base.

Jeannine at The Concrete Cottage won't be traveling with the vintage suitcase she remade.


Be ready to fill you virtual shopping cart while you visit Joy's antique booth at A Vintage Green!


Janell at NellieBellie has a creative vintage office!


If you were featured this week, or any previous week, please grab the button on the sidebar to display on your blog!

If you pin any of the features, please use the link provided so that proper credit is given.

Party Guidelines

1. Be a friend and follower of  2805  Please leave a comment that your are following so I can follow you back. If you have become a follower and I have not received a follow back, please email me.

2.  Please post the Party Button, located on  the sidebar, or a text link back to my blog in the body of your post .  If you find your link deleted, please up in a "link back"  and link up again. Without a link, you cannot be featured. 
3.  Since Potpourri is a mixture or assortment, you may link up your creative posts on décor, gardening,  DIY projects,  crafts,  recipes,  thrifty finds,  photography, etc.  Potpourri is a mixture or assortment.   
4.  Please link the url of the specific post which you are linking, not the url for your blog. 5.  Please  turn off your  Word Verification! 

I hope you will stay a while - Please don't link and 

run!  Visit with the other guests (after all, it is a 

party), leave some comment love, and 

make some new friends along the way!

Hey, you can even invite a friend!

...Until next time, Honey

Hoping you will visit my Friday Friends!

 Inspiration Friday  At The Picket Fence

Home Sweet Home at  The Charm of Home

Vintage Inspiration Friday at  Common Ground

Feathered Nest Friday at  French Country Cottage

 Fridays Unfolded  at  Stuff and Nonsense

Reminder!  Don't forget to enter the 

$50 Gift Card

Shabby Apple Giveaway!