Fall Treasures, Keepsakes and Vignettes

Last week I shared our fall mantel with you. Now, I'm back to let you see all of the vignettes I made around the room.

 fireplace and mantel

In the center is our coffee table with a treasure chest and my grandfather's old specs.

Mom's painted white chair and a basket of faux mums fills the fireside spot.

This side of the room doesn't get shared that much...that tv is so darn distracting!

 But, I'll show you some close-ups of the recent displays that I made. This is one with a
  treasure that my first born made. It had just the right colors that's on top of a speaker that I tried to disguise.

On top of the unit, off to the right, is part of an arrangement with, grandma's, baby shoe.
 It's from 1899 when she was just one. It long lost it's laces so I gave it some jute ones, a feather and a pearl. I have one and my sister has the other!

 It's completed with old books and a candlestick pair.

Then a complimentary grouping sits to the left

And these are the candle holders before I decided to "putz!"

 Here's what I grabbed from my craft room that inspired their looks.

 I hot glued some jute and studded leather to one....
then more of the same with some ribbon, a feather and a brass button to the other.
The "wee little sampler" got two paper flowers hot glued on the frame. It's a piece that I did that's the size of a quarter, the tiniest cross stitch that I ever made. It's sitting on top of a distressed painted top from a new craft box.

This is the side of the room with the couch.

 White, distressed, old shutters hang on the wall with lots of touches that simply speak fall.

  My red washstand with apples and brass.

The brass mesh basket is a real oldie that I once found for just $5!

 

 An earring of Grandmas's adds glam to my funky old lamp.

 Now, here's the room behind the love seat that's placed to the right. 

Since my husband's recent close call, I "thank GOD" that we can still share our love and life and hope for forever!

 The hand painting on my 19th century washstand is amazing to me.

It's so colorful and detailed and beautiful as can be.

 This Victorian beauty above it was my Grandma Bea's, too!

Reflections in old mirrors just always make me sigh.

A necklace and pearls add some glam that's just my taste.

This is the corner where our ladder resides... at least for a few more weeks 'til I bring our palm tree inside.

It holds an old, red, rag rug, a ribbon tied bundle of baby's breath and a hanging basket bird's nest....

with our, sentimental, love birds. I seem to feature them somewhere all throughout the year.

A 19th century tole tray sits next to the ladder on the floor.

This vintage flower pin that's pinned to the lampshade was a unique antique shop find.

A sweater pillow, with the rag flower, came out of storage and covers came off of the others that now work well with the look of fall.

My, old, Windsor chair sits by the front door.

A burgandy mum adds a seasonal touch to the burlap bow that's attached to the top.

Here's, two more, little precious, treasures... they belonged to my, grown mama, baby "Kristi Marie."

An, old, Tonka truck filled with a haul of white pumpkins sits on the floor that completes the grouping and share for today.

  I've got things in our hallway that you might like to see, so I'll be back to share how that all looks, next!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

and Gucci, too!

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A Birthday Tribute to my Mom

My mother passed away in 2002 and I wish so much that she was still here!

So, I created another ladder vignette to honor her birthday this year.

Here, on the ladder and with a pair of vintage suitcases, is where my favorite photos of her are sentimentally displayed.

This one will always stay in it's, worn and stained, photographer's, card stock frame. My grandmother hand wrote "Lovely Ruth" which is why I just can't bear to part with it.

I think this might have been her engagement photo.

Oh, how I wish that she was here to tell me where she was and with who she with, at the beach, this day...

and what the occasion was, here, that she was wearing her Sunday best.

This was last year's tribute that hung above our mantel on another ladder.

 It never stops hurting that she is gone. I hope she knows how much I miss her!

"Lovely Ruth" my "Lovely Mom"

xoxoxo

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP

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Glossy White Pumpkins & Touches of Gold on Our Fall Mantel & Coffee Table Centerpiece

 A few weeks back my honey helped me paint two walls in our living room with a fresh, new, soft green. I chose to leave the other two in the existing, neutral, cream color because we live in a heavily wooded area and we need the lightness to keep the room bright.

  I may still opt to paint the other walls in another shade of neutral and convince my honey to install a new light fixture and change out the plaid valances....it's just that our home is a rental and we'll have to change it back should we decide to ever leave.

This year I followed through with my staying light theme. 

  My treasured, vintage clock sits on a ladder shelf.

White hydrangeas, from summer, stayed mixed in with the decor.

Pine cones and acorns dipped in white paint and tipped, heavily, in gold.

As always country touches and glam.

And rustic, chippy, chippy love that makes my heart go pitter patter!

Plastic pumpkins sprayed in glossy white and highlighted with some "rub and buff" in gold add a bit of elegance to compliment the old.

A complimentary vignette on the hearth below.

A painted bushel basket filled with a harvest of whites.

 We added an extension for our mantel that was made with love by my brother in-law...he's such a gem!

I told him that I missed the size of our old one which had more space for display and voila...he made my dream come true!

Another glossy pumpkin is featured on our coffee table on a shiney brass tray.

An amber, glass bead, necklace adds my favorite touch of glam.

A scarf, from my wardrobe, adds an interesting twist as an accent and runner that's wrapped through the tray's handles...
 like this.

A pair of amber votives and glittered falls leaves complete the coffee table centerpiece.

Fall, last year had more rusty tones.

This was from fall in our New York home

Now, I'm off to spend the rest of my day, poolside, with friends....84 and sunny is something that I simply cannot resist!

   Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP

and Gucci, too!

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