Glammin' Up My Candlestick & Some Eye Candy

I'm starting this post with the "glam"

So, here's what you came to see!

It started with my vintage, brass candlestick with lovely, crystal prisms, it was nice as it was.....but,

it really needed a little more "glam." 

So, brass buttons from my stash, are what I chose.

I clipped off the shanks to make them fit flat.

And just glued them on, nothing too fancy...just the right touch!

Now, for the "eye candy!"

These are "Grandma's" treasures on a tiny, brass vanity tray.

Her beautiful broaches in amethyst and in gold.

Her, very rare, smelling salts bottle is my absolute fav!!!

Purple was "Beattie's" favorite color and this was her fancy, little, "blingy" ring.

This is her precious, ruby necklace..... it's missing it's pearl :( 

This is my alarm clock, in solid brass, and just "oozing with charm."

Such a gorgeous vignette on my Italian Tole Tray....I'm just gonna hate to put this one away!

I hope you liked my share today.

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

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Sheraton Dinnerware & Oh, What A Score!

Do you know how hard it is to find something that you just love, that's so perfect for your own home, that you really want to keep, but know you have to let it go?

Well, last week, when shopping for inventory at Habitat for Humanity, I found this beautiful set of Sheraton dinnerware by Johnson Bros. 

And, Oh my, what a score....it was just $40 for a 32 piece set!

A mixed bouquet in autumn tones cover the porcelain so heavily.  Now, come see them all with me!

Five, beautiful dinner plates.

Don't they look so pretty with the grapes?

Four cup and saucers

and one bonus saucer a back up or for display...looking so pretty on my sweet, little, brass easel!

Not a bad $5 find!

Seven, lovely salad bowls.

Four dessert bowls and four bread and butter dishes.

A gravy boat and saucer complete my wonderful find!

 And finally one more pic that I wanted to share.....my precious, Beatrice and Mathew egg cups. They hold such sweet, sweet memories of my grandparents. They were always on display on a shelf, above their kitchen table, when they were not in use for breakfast, almost every single day!

 Beatrice, aka my sweet, Grandma Bea, is always in my header and will always be!

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Fall, Our Bow Window & My Little Antique Wheel Barrow

From the minute I saw our bow window, in our realtor's listing, I knew it would be a great place to spotlight my seasonal displays.
Some of you may have seen the sneak peek of my wheel barrow, on facebook or hometalk last week, well, my pics are ready to share!

The center of attention is my, very special, antique, child's, wheel barrow with it's, original, red stenciled design...isn't it a beauty?

Metal rims, flat head screws and iron brackets with rivets, all telltale signs of it's age.

It was manufactured in 1923 and sold @ wholesale for @ $27 per dozen  and the current asking price for this model is $800!

It's filled with an assortment of pumpkins and my rooster charger.

The vibrant autumn colors just work so well in our country styled home.

A narrow, burlap runner, acorn adorned votive and cards from my honey's birthday add more interest to the window display.

Here's a full view.

The bright light from the window is perfect for my two hanging planters...they used to hang in our old living room window, you can see how they looked back then, here.

Oh, how I love our kitchen!

Here it is with my brown transferware....those beautiful dishes can be seen here.

 and back to fall.

Can't wait to deck it out for the Holiday's this year!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

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French Grain Sack Inspired Bench

I love all the french grain sack creations that I see everywhere...
and this little bench with it's, country, green stripe was done by "mois!"

I found it at my favorite, little vintage shop... see it on facebook here.

I found it in it's original state like this.

Old and primitive with lots of rusty old nails....love it!

But, I really love the dry brushed finish with the green, french grain sack, stripes!

with a sweet, fall, country vignette.....I just love country!

Now, off to the shop, in Southport, it will go!

Now, I'm off to work on another post for fall with my score of Sheraton dinnerware, by Johnson Bros.!

'til then....enjoy this beautiful, early fall weather!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

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Our Fall Mantel in Our Carolina Home

Fall decorating is not what I'd thought I'd be into, this early, here in North Carolina. But, with all the decor that's been out in the stores and appearing all around blogland, I just had to tackle our mantel today.

Want to take a peek? Then...Welcome, Come on in!

Rich fall colors, wood, burlap, crystals, pearls and brass.

Saving money and re-cycling last year's stash meant going with traditional fall colors again this year. They work really well, anyway, with the colors in our valances....they're not my fav....but, since we're in a rental they're working for us for now!

 My camera skills are still in need of improving....the low light in our living room forced me to use our overhead lighting, today, which is why the beautiful, buttercream walls look sickly in these pics to me :(

I keep switching from brown to white candles...brown is just so rich for fall and white just seems to balance my white pumpkins down below.

A chippy, old shutter is a backdrop off to the left.

I do like this mantel but, I must admit I loved our white fireplace, from up north, even more :(  
You can see another example of that one here, too!

Here's the full view and "Gucci", too!

 I love my antique melon basket filled with fall picks.  I used them on last year's mantel and tablescape, too!

To the left of the hearth is "Grandma's" old chair with my Favorite Fall Scarf!

I upscaled my wreath from last year...that post is here.

Pumpkins, pearls and burlap in my antique, bushel basket on the hearth.

 A burlap banner, that I whipped up last minute, was a late addition to the fireplace decor....it didn't make it into my earlier photo shoot and already edited pics for this post!

Another full view with the banner added.

 Now, just sharing a few more things from around the room.
This is my, very special, 1800's, hand painted washstand...the very first gift that my honey bought me for our home!

 A simple touch of fall on my favorite, Shabby Glam Washstand.

 

It's my most viewed post!

A white washed ladder fills an awkward corner.

And here's a makeshift end table for my "honeyman's" side of his couch.

I'll be painting more furniture over the weekend, adding a vignette to our kitchen decor and doing a wee bit of outside decorating, too. I'll be back again to share more of those with you, soon!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP


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