Thursday, August 9, 2012

Potpourri Party #36


Welcome to Potpourri Friday!  Summer is quickly getting away from us and many are getting ready for back to school.

   
Among other things this is week, I came down with
 French-y basket fever!
   Several of you have asked how to print onto fabric so 
I will do a post on it next week.


A big "thank you" goes out to everyone that participated last week!  We had a terrific party   with highlights galore, and here are a few of them.

Mary   decorates and entertains on the boat at 

Katie at  Creatively Living reveals her newly renovated 
Living Room!
 

Pamela restyled two nightstands into elegant works of art at From my Front Door to Yours.
 

Dreaming of traveling the world?  Emily at  Emily's Up-Cycled Furniture created a desk fit for a Sea Captain.
 

  Suzan at Simply Vintageous    refinishes  a custom  white hutch for a customer!   
 

Debbie, at Painted Therapy,  built these 
Folding Sling Chairs!


Andrea at Decorating Cents  has a  mid-year  review of her accomplishments! 
 

Gayle at Miss Kopy Kat does just that with a ringer of a Pottery Barn knockoff tablescape!
 

Fabby at Fabby’s Living creates beautiful tablescapes with her new Red Transferware.


Brenda at Cozy Little House has been dreaming in color! 
 


Kirsten at  Sophia's shows us some of her transfer projects and shares her favorite transfer method.

Learn how to  give new  bottles an  antique look,by Geneva at My Heart’s Song 
 

Laura at Cottage and Broome has created an 
adorable Fairy Garden
 

Take a Garden Tour with Anne at Design Dreams  By Anne
 

Gail at 1-Minute Bible Love Notes captures  the fascinating Doors of Dubrovnik
 

Sarah at  Hyacinths for the Soul shares her recipe for
 lemon  pie!

If you were featured this week, please grab the "Featured " Button on the sidebar to use on your blog.


If you are planning to "pin" any of the features, please use the link provided  so that credit is given to the original source.

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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. 
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 I hope that you will stay a while, visit with the

other party guests (after all, it is a party), leave some comment love and make some new friends along the way!

Until next time, Honey


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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

And the Winner Is……


We have a winner in the glass art bottle cheese platter giveaway!   The gift was graciously sponsored by Artful Vision!

 

Thanks to everyone who entered and to 

Step up to the podium, please!

BJ,  the feisty purveyor of Sweet Nothings!

Until next time, Honey

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Frenchy Basket


What started out as a plain  brown wicker basket has now taken on a French-y vibe.


The basket was given a coat of off-white paint, then a second lighter gray color  dry-brushed on just to catch the highlights.



Using a graphic from The Graphics Fairy  (do you ever wonder just how many times this graphic has been downloaded?),  I printed directed onto the fabric and then Mod-Podged 
it into place.


Since there are stacks of baskets in the garage, I may just be coming down with  an ailment called french-y  basket fever.

Until next time, Honey
Sunday Showcase at Under the Table and Dreaming
Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House
Show & Tell at My Romantic Home 
SNS at Funky Junk Interiors
My entry into Nifty Thrifty Tuesday Party is sponsored by Appliances Online and the Best Range Cooker.

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Friday, August 3, 2012

Potpourri Friday #35


Hello everyone, and welcome to Potpourri Friday!


I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!  This week a gave you a look at the Wedding Quilt made for us by my Grandmother.

And did some Outdoor Tweeking.    Other than that,  just trying to stay cool.

Oh, and don’t forget to register  here for that cute cheese platter in the Giveaway.


All of the links last week were terrific!  Here are some of the highlights!

Tip-toe into the  dreamy baby’s nook at
 

Wouldn't you love to crawl into this bed by Penny at Penny’s Treasures?  She says it’s messy!

You will think you entered another fairy tale when you see the Fairy Little Christmas in July created by Mary at 
 

Take a peek into Betsy Speert’ s sitting room and study!  While you are there be sure to see at the chair she just   upholstered and the tutorial .
 

Jen reveals her charming dining room at
 

Kirstin, The Vintage Fairy , created an amazing wall, decorated with shims!
 

Little Miss Maggie created an adorable lampshade using ribbons!
 

Terry at Forever Decorating turned a yucky (her term)  $1.00 fern stand into a side table for her  equally adorable lamp in  a bedroom!

Kitty at Miss Kopy Kat created  fauz  lobster bouys.  It's complete with a tutorial! 
 

Lorraine, otherwise known as Miss Flibbertigibbet reinvigorates an old mirror into an art piece to highlight her beach-y vignette.
 

Laurel, at Chipping with Charm, creates a charming window treatment with  shoe forms!
 

Angie at   Knick of Time Interiors displays her ironstone in a unique way!
 

Ellen at Creative Passage  give a new twist to a burlap wreath!
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Audrey at Timeless Treasures reveals her imaginative potting shed.
 

Suzan,   at Simply Vintagaous  customizes a large French buffet.
 

Old Chic Boutique  give  Margaux & Marguerite new outfits!
 

We get hints and tips on layering chalk paint fromShelly at 


And questions and answers regarding  chalk paint from Revi at Revisionary Life
 

Take an adventurous tour to Brimfiend with Kelly of Eclectically Vintage!
 

Breathe in and smell the flowers at 
 

Don’t know about you, but I’m ready for  Cake!  Maybe  a big piece of  Raspberry Crumble Cake by Deanne at 
 

Or, a slice of Strawberry cake at  made by Shannon at


Or, a piece of Raspberry Buttermilk cake  by Andrea at Cottage and Broome

If you were featured this week, please grab the button from the sidebar to place on your blog!



If you are planning on “pinning” any of the features, please use the link provided so that credit is given to the original source.

A big thank you to everyone who participated last week.   The links were all fabulous, and I could have gone on and on! 

Party Guidelines

 1. Please 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 put 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 that you will stay a while, visit with the other party guests (after all, it is a party), 
leave some comment love and make some new friends along the way!

Until next time, Honey



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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Some Reminders


Welcome to August!  July just flew by, didn’t it!  


Just wanted to remind you of Potpourri Friday!  Link-up 
begins on Thursday afternoon and there are oodles 
f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s  features!
Oodles!  
Hope you will join the party, and bring a friend too!

Also, hope you will register for the Giveaway.  It’s easy, no jumping through hoops or anything like that.   The winner will receive their choose of  one of five  styles of the adorable glass bottle cheese platters!  Here are just two of the five!



See you there!  Honey

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

July Happy Dance

Whoa, where did July go?  Like life, the days 

 have passed so quickly!  I recently returned from 

 an extended  blog break and the "welcome back" 

 was heart-warming. 
In July,  Angie at  Knick of Time Interiors 

 featured  my A Little 

 Red, White and Blue post! 
Many thanks, Angie!

  
  I was recently awarded the Sunshine Award by 

 two very creative bloggers, Barbara of

 21 Rosemary Lane and 

 Dolly, of Dolly is Cooking! 


  Now, I happen to think that

 both of these sweet ladies a rays of sunshine! 
 I 
appreciate the award and accept with gratitude. 



Each of these ladies presented me with a set of 
 questions to answer and each set was a little 
different.
I'll try to answer some of their's and maybe throw
in a couple of other things about myself.  

 1.  My favorite color is red!
2.  I'm not good at Facebook or Twitter.
3.  Movies or Books:  I'm a reader!
4.  I'm married to one of my high school sweetheart!  
Just kidding, sweetie!  You were the only one!
5.  I'm a totally recovered brick and mortar store owner.
6.  I'm an excellent  listener.  Seriously, you hear
a lot of good horror stories in the retail business. 
I could write a book!
7.  I'm really a brunette under all these highlights!
8.  That's it for now.  A  girl  (all women are "girls" in the   
South) has to maintain some mystery.

 Thank you ladies for  the honor and allowing me 
to play along.  I have decided to pass the award along 
to all of  you, since you are all  
rays of sunshine and  inspire me daily!

 Until next time, Honey 
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