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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A White Pumpkin on our Mailbox

Our mailbox was the first thing to get it's new do in early September.....the rest came about little by little.

I resurrected last years mailbox swag and just added the new, white plastic, pumpkin and a new big, burlap bow.

It's the first thing to be seen that adds to our curb appeal.

The theme is carried right up to the front steps

and onto the door.

This was the wreath, that I made, that hung over our mantel last year...it looked nice in there, too.

A welcoming stand is on the right.

The owl is a single version of my "two southern owls."

Thyme is thriving in my rusty, little bike.

Red mums are the perfect addition for my old milk container.

I made an impromptu hand painted flag to replace our old glory.

Sweet potato vines and russian sage are "happy campers," too in our antique wash tub.

A lamp post vignette to welcome our guests.

My cast iron chair looks rather bare....it's had many seasonal looks. Last year's fall look was here.

My ~~new~~ vintage bike got a touch of fall, too!

More white pumpkins, the Halloween kind, found a home in the pots in the landscape vignette.

Last year's version of our mailbox and post, if you missed it, was here.

Our mantel was the next to get done....I'll be working on that post and will be back to share it soon, too!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Herbs, Ironstone, Pink Transferware and Spring Fever

Spring fever hit me big time, last week and I had to ditch all of the winter and Valentine's decor that was still around. After two days of making a really huge mess, packing things away, re-designing and a major clean up, this is what I came up with for our kitchen's bay window display.

Herbs, white ironstone and some vintage transferware, along with a few cast iron pieces merged together created our kitchen's indoor garden display.

Rosemary in a mini, ironstone compote and mint in a dry brushed, terracotta, pot flank my favorite, cast iron, terrarium.

A pillar candle sits on top of a stack of vintage, transferware saucers on a white burlap scrap.

A larger, ironstone, compote holds greek basil in this perfectly sunny spot.

My special, little, love birds in their natural nest.

This vintage, cast iron, scale survived many years as an outside plant holder and even as a bird feeder. Purple was it's garden color until my recent decision to paint it white and bring it inside to extend it's life.....a choice that I'm really happy I made.

Scripted, cardboard butterflies and a rusty, old hand rake brought more of the "outside" in!

An "unknown herb" of an artificial make, fakes the look of a real one ;) in my teenie, Red Cliff tureen.

Christmas cactus still in bloom is in the sunniest place in our house.

I'm happy, now, with the fresh, new, look in the brightest place of our home, sweet, home!

Another sweet spot for the love birds in their nest....it made a cute photo op!

Next up, I'll share our living room's re-do, our "springified" mailbox, yard and front porch with you.

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

and Gucci, too!

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Rusty, Crusty & Glam on My Cast Iron Chair

My cast iron chair need a touch of fall and of course "some glam!"

First, it got some pumpkins.

and then I gave it some glam... I love this pic, it just oozes rusty, crusty & glam!

Rusty and crusty.

My 1800's beauty!

A, country, vignette with my vintage, watering can nad mandievella vine entwined.

The white pumpkins were from last years crop...I gave them a little, rub and buff face lift this week.

A giant version, beside our lamp post, got a touch up, too!

This was it's summer look with a potted, red mandevilla vine..both chair and vine will, soon, be coming inside for the winter. They'll be back to present a new show in the spring!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Down Home Country Pickin'

Sunday's country pickin's sure were great!

Now, I have many local, favorite places to shop and they're all in the area where I was born, raised and currently live...in the beautiful, Hudson Valley, N.Y. (google it and see!) About a two hour drive, north of N.Y.C; amidst beautiful wineries, gorgeous, historic sites, fabulous countrysides and river views is where you'll find tons of places to go antiquing. With everything from huge, flea markets, auction halls, antique centers, antique barns and overflowing junkyards.

But, here's where I headed on my mission, today...

The best salvage yard around!!!

The Bottle Shop
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2552 Route 44, Millbrook, NY
(845) 677-3638

Now, this is "Kevin," my old pickin' friend ;)

And his barn is just brimmin' with great things to "pick."

A picture speaks a thousand words...well, maybe not..there's a lot of ground to "uncover!"

And a lot of digging, I did!

Starting on the outside, there's old windows, shutters and tons of old doors... cast iron, metal and tin of all kinds...wood columns, some gates, crusty mantles, old glassware and more.

There' a backyard, not pictured, that's filled with more great finds.

Then inside the door with rooms through and through... to meander and sift... you'll get real dirty, too!

There's lighting and books, silver mixed with wood...it's just all jumbled up.

More nooks and more crannies...

and "bottles galore"...that fill up more spaces in Kevin's great store!

And when browsing you'll hear his "box" playin' tunes...some great ones and oldies that will keep you in the "pickin' mood!"

There are rooms for the "boys" with their kind of things...from fittings for plumbing to hardware and tool things.

So, here, in the land of rust and gold, is where I had my mind set on finding a great, old wooden door...

one to use for my photo props....and this is where I "scored."

There she was, my cherished, pick of the day... looking so grungy and old, yet.... "oh, so pretty!!!"

This old, "cottage blue" door just had to be mine!

Not only did she still have her vintage hardware intact...

but, when I turned her around....

This was her "back!"

Now, isn't that a door just made for double duty? One side, so versatile, for my cottage themes and french style and one, so perfect, for my "Shabby Glam" and "Designer Glitz" and another side perfect for good old country.
And the nicest part of all was that Kevin was gracious enough to load it in my trunk and tie it up safely for the ride to it's new home!

Some great extra goodies that were just my style!