A colorful country kitchen - the only thing missing are the Fiesta dishes.

Perfect for the nursery, I am taken by the background sheet music.

I never grow tired of these soft floral patterns, I love them on lamps, dishes, vases, pictures - I think they are so comforting.  They should make tattoos with this pattern and color, LOL!

This cottage display is so pretty, I especially  like the green shutters behind it.

I'm not sure what this is, but it is heavy, it's metal, and looks cool.

Industrial lighting here, very appealing!

A touch of green here, not only pretty in the kitchen, but I have been planting in these type granite ware bowls and kettles.  They look great on the porch stuffed with plants.

Sweet lighting adds to the mood here.

I remember when everyone had a piece or two like this black metal, then the trend passed and you couldn't give it away at a garage sale, now we are all wondering why we didn't snatch it all up when we had the opportunity.  I for one, love it!

Donna has a nice cottage look with these tables.

This is an eye catcher when you walk in the door, size + color = LIKE.

I would love to have this - looks like the perfect place to knead bread.

On Dancer, On Prancer..........I found this divided drawer and decided to back it with some sheet music and then hung the reindeer ornaments, so easy, wish I had a few more of these drawers.  The deer can be removed after Christmas and something else can be hung for the next holiday or special gathering.

This is one of my Christmas gifts.  Our oldest son and his wife did this for me for my gift, I soooooo love it!  If all goes well we will be roasting marshmallows on Christmas night.  We live in a small cabin in the woods, very private, our two sons have made trails through the woods, a bridge across the creek, and have several hives of bees.  I love living with less stuff and more nature.

Here's a little something that isn't Christmas.  The weather was somewhat ok today, so I was outside taking a few pics, thought I would post some of them.  Wait - I can explain this, ok, I do have a thing for watering cans.  This is a little outside setting - I am working on a small area that I would like to be a secret garden.  I have container plants in this area and look forward to enjoying it in the warmer weather. 

Cold weather is taking its toll on the plants, about the only thing green are the pansies - I love to plant in old containers and tins.  These are sitting in a wagon, easy to move around as needed.  I have started doing container planting and find that I like the ease of taking care of plants that way.  I can't wait for winter to pass so there is something pretty to look at in the garden!

Cuff Bracelets

I started playing with old lace and rhinestone pieces, decided to make cuff bracelets.  Laid them on this vintage lace purse to take pics.  It was a fun project and I enjoyed looking through my old laces and misc. sparkles.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Wishing each of you a blessed Thanksgiving day filled with family, food, and love.

Made a trip to McKinney to work on my booth.  I brought this lamp, it is just so beautiful, I fell in love with it when I found it.  Some things are harder to part with than others.   The rest of this week will be spent getting ready for Thanksgiving, menu is planned, ready to put it into action.  Hope each of you have a blessed day filled with family, food, and love.

A look at a little more of my booth, I enjoy the Antique Company Mall in McKinney, there is always something there that inspires me - I am always starting a new project and there is no better place to put you in the mood than a good antique mall.

A little bird nest rests in the space where the clock used to be.  I love the birds, it is such a treat to find a nest of eggs and then to watch as they hatch and grow.  I put nesting boxes out, but this year I didn't have much activity with them, maybe because it was so hot and dry???  Better luck next year I hope.

The chest of drawers was too plain, so I stenciled the numbers on it.  I wanted to distress it but decided to leave that up to the next owner.

I started this amish looking quilt a few years ago, then my eye sight went south on me and it was put away.  I had made the blocks, just didn't put it all together.  My husband made me a guide on my sewing machine and I joined the blocks and put a border on it.  I really miss being able to do intricate piecing due to my vision.  However I am glad that I was able to put this together, just straight lines, (some of mine not so straight), but ready to send to the quilter.  The donkey picture is a vintage pin the tail on the donkey game board, I have always loved donkeys.

Yard Art

These fun yard birds were spotted in OK over the weekend while junking.  I have an affection for them, when my Dad was living he made two similar ones for me.  He's been gone for 8 years now, I still have the birds and treasure them.  My Dad was always tinkering with something, I like to think that I inherited some of his passion for making things.  My Mother is a quilter and sewed my clothes when I was growing up.  I love coming from a family of do-it-yourselfers.

A look at Timeless Treasures Antique Mall in Canton

Hope you enjoy the pictures, didn't feel the need to say anything, will let the pictures speak for themselves.  If you get the chance stop by this mall for an enjoyable shopping experience.

Scales - I remember that my Grandma had a kitchen scale.  She lived in the country and grew an enormous garden, and often sold veggies to the neighbors.  They would come by, express their wants and out came the bread sacks (everything was recycled) and filled with squash, okra, ect.  They were promptly weighed and the money was put into the sugar bowl.  It was a fun day when a kid to got to count the change in that sugar bowl.  Sweet memories!

Here's a couple more scales that called to me.  I'm not offended by rust and blemishes, they add to the character of the piece, proving age and use.

This old scale looks great holding a mixing bowl, the pointer seems to be worse for wear, but it still makes a statement of its own.