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Saturday, October 24, 2015

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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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Salt Dough Hearts and a Valentine Vignette in a Terrarium

The day to celebrate romance is getting near and it was time to play around with hearts. 
Salt dough Valentine's with words of love to hang and display became my creations with an added touch of glitz.

The assortment of hearts then became my props to display for this post and now off to the shop they will go!

A mix of accents create romance and glam, with paper lace, rhinestone hearts and fluffy, little feathers.

The dough was stamped and the holes were made prior to their baking,

The words were selected hoping to sell some as a pair :)

These are especially dear to my heart....a "Savage Garden" hit from 1997!

And who can resist these favorite expressions of the heart?

or these?

Here they are on display in our kitchen's bay window....just for my "shoot" of the day.

I'm keeping winter in the house through Valentine's Day, this year.

I love my precious, little snowmen and I'm not ready to put them away!




I love using our terrarium for so many different vignettes and seasonal displays.

The little love birds were our very first ornaments that we purchased together.

Last year's Terrarium of Love can be seen here...if you have the time ;)

Vintage hearts from my collection...a rhinestone pin and foil wrapped chocolate add a little "candy for the eyes!"

Love~Love~Love


I need to make one more with...."intimacy"...when two become one.
It's my all time sentimental favorite!!!
Monday will be a day of pillows....hearts of course! Ones that I've been wanting to do for over a year now...I'm gonna have to keep one of them, too!

  Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP
and Gucci, too!

 To see more of my holiday inspirations you can check out my November & December 2013 and 2012 archives that can be found the left of this page!

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