Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Wishing You All a Healthy and Happy 4th. of July!



I looove the 4th. of July,
to sum up what it means to me would be easy.
It's all about family & friends!
summer, picnics, water and fun!!!



This little vintage Betsy Ross, is one of my favorite things,
and the best part about her is that,
she
belonged
to
my
Grandma
Stella!


who's that peeking out up there?

My
true
colors
~*~



"Uncle Sam"

guarding
Elfie's
pad!

~*~

Red*White*Blue*Green



Red*White*Blue

Chippy
Shabby
&
White 

~*~ 

I'm linking this up with
Joan's blog  
'Anything Goes Here'

for


and

Faded Charm

for


and

Cindy's 'My Romantic Home'

for


Please go visit all these party
participants
and
join
in
on
the
fun!

I enjoy reading each and every one
of your comments
and
I'd looove it,
if you'd
'follow me'!

Always, Debbie~




Wednesday, June 23, 2010

JUST A LITTLE PEEK INTO OUR BEDROOM


Our bedroom is teeny tiny, just big enough for
the essentials and that's a stretch!

I've been putting off showing you even the smallest
little glimpse of this room, but I found the most beautiful
Matelasse spread last week and just today I found pillow
shams to go with it, so I've decided to show it off!


Isn't it pretty?

Guess what?
I found it at my local thrift shop last week for
less
than
$20.00...

I know,
I couldn't believe it either!!!



Just today I found the pillow shams, peaking out in the back,
I'm sooo excited 
AND
can you believe,
 they were a thrift store find!?!

~*~


~oops, the little lamp shade is tilted~

My Dad made the little night stand for me years ago
and a friend painted the adorable key hole on it
with a sweet little cottage inside it!



I know, isn't it funny I ended up with a dresser
that almost matches my nightstand?

The mirror is pretty shabby,
I just adore it,
and when my MacGiver painted it for me,
he left me a little note (still there), saying
he called a store in Seattle that
could replace the beveled mirror for us...

Not
on
your
life,

I looove it just the
way it is,
but I also looove
the fact that he took the time to
find out where to have a new
one made...

How cool was that?!!!

~*~

I'm linking up with 'Faded Charm'
for

and

Cindy's blog 'My Romantic Home'
for

  Please go visit all the participants you can,
they're such a CrEaTiVe group!

I enjoy each and everyone of your comments
and would looove it
if you'd
FOLLOW ME!!!

Always, Debbie~



Sunday, June 20, 2010

The 2nd. Annual Blog Party of 'Where Bloggers Create'


~*~

This
 is
 where
my
 creative
space
pictures
should
be...

BUT
My filled to the brim work space, isn't quite finished
and
isn't even close ready for guests yet.
I'm really sorry about this 
and 
really hate it when I can't do something I've said I'd do,
but lately I've been real busy and it seems I dropped the ball
as far as my creative space goes.

and so,

...even though I was sooo excited about participating
in the second annual 'Where Bloggers Create',
I just wasn't able to work on my space.
If I was to show you a few pictures of it,
Y'all would either be rolling on the floor laughing or
you might feel totally and emotionally drained by the
sheer thought of me having to TRY and get it organized
for the party... It's better that I not even try to get it done
at this point and just go and enjoy everyone's
beautiful spaces!

Phewwww! I'm already feeling a little bit better now that
I've made up my mind to wait until next year and that is a
GOOD THING!!!

I've been looking at as many of your blogs as possible,
they're beautiful and SO INSPIRING!!!

I'll get busy on my space and I know it will be a lot more
inspiring to me, as well as way more interesting to all of YOU
 when I get it organized the way I want it!

I'm linking up to Karen's blog 'My Desert Cottage'
so Y'all can go over and see all the incredible spaces
these CrEaTiVe gals have that are participating in 
this awesome party!

Always, Debbie~

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Through My Garden Gate


My white clematis is beautiful this year,
it has sooo many blooms and many more
to come,  always beckoning me out, to wander 
through the garden gate to take in all there is to
see amongst the ever changing garden.





don't look too closely, or the weeds will pop out!





~truly beautiful~





~I looove the crisp clean WHITE~



Don't YOU just feel like doing a little dance
to
help 
celebrate
the
garden?!



You just never know what you might find,
around
this
garden
gate



Could it be...
is
that
the
dish
running
away
with
the
spoon?

I'm linking up with Cindy's blog 'My Romantic Home'
for

I invite Y'all to visit as many of
the participants that you can,
they're a CrEaTiVe group that
love sharing their ideas
for you to use in your home & garden!

I enjoy reading each and every one of your comments
and I'd looove it, if you'd FOLLOW ME!

Always, Debbie~

Thursday, June 3, 2010

My French Lamp "Le Progres"





This is my favorite lamp, I bought it at one of my fave
antique stores in this area years ago, she was known for her glassware,
but had several lamps at any given time. A year or so before,
I'd bought another  gorgeous lamp from her, and one day while visiting
her shop, she told me she had a lamp from the same estate
where my other lamp had come from, and if I was interested
in it, she'd sell it to me! Well needless to say, the second I layed eyes
on it, I knew it had to be MINE!!!

I looove it!

It didn't have the fabulous green shades, they were a garage sale find
from an antique dealer that occasionally had garage sales, it
truly was my lucky day to find two beautiful green shades that
FIT my beautiful French lamp!



~I believe it may be zinc~

I'm linking this with Cindy's blog My Romantic Home
for

and
at A Few of My Favorite Things
for
Favorite Things Friday

Please visit as many of the participants as you can
they're such a CrEaTiVe group of gals!

I enjoy each of your comments and would looove it if
you'd FOLLOW ME!

Always, Debbie~