Have you jumped on the RAE DUNN bandwagon?

Have you seen the latest obsession of countless people?

RAE DUNN pottery

I have only found a few pieces and that is OKAY.
I don't want a whole house full of it.
Just a little.
Mugs and bowls is what I am concentrating on right now.

I also had to pick up this big letter planter when I spied it because
I love it and they are very hard to come by!

There are RAE DUNN facebook groups and tons of Instagram groups.
I may have joined a couple... or two or three... or...

I don't know if most collectors actually use their pieces or just display them , but I will use mine.

I raided the kitchen to set up this cupboard for pics. lol.

I am going "minimalist" compared to what I used to display on here.

Sorry about the glare. Usually there is not any light and today the sun is shining brightly
and so thus the glare. 

There are days that I REALLY want to paint this hutch white , but I haven't
taken the plunge...yet. lol.

SO, if you are obsessed with it or just have a few pieces I would love to hear about it!
It is very hard to find pieces in my area and by "my area" I mean the closest stores
are an hour or two away.

It's the thrill of the hunt right? I can't drive that far every day hoping to find something.
As I said I am NOT OBSESSED...yet. 

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It's been a few months since I last posted.
We are still missing our Eden Rain so very much. It is still hard to believe that tomorrow
it will be nine months since she gained her angel wings.
We said hello and goodbye all at once.
So very hard to do.

She is loved. She is missed. She is our tenth grandchild.
Blessings,

Win a shabby vintage nest!

I fell in love with these nests when I first saw

them this past week. I was in town and was

trying to remember if a shop that I stop at once

in awhile was having an open house. I decided to

stop by and sure enough they were.

Two of these beautys came home with me

and I will be giving one away to a lucky person.

I also stopped at a few garage sales over at the

lake on Saturday that is just a hop and a jump away

from us. I found a bag with several angel wings in it and I

just had to get them.

I also found this gate and the two white plaques off

to the left side of the photo. Score...all at one sale!

I have had comments on this gray and white planter so I thought I would tell you where I picked it up. Meijer...in the floral section where they have assorted pots. $4.99.

These beautiful nests aren't tiny little things. They measure approx. 7 inches across and 4.5 inches tall.

I stuck a bird in mine just for fun.

Birdies companion...lol!

So here's the scoop. The first 20 people to comment on

this post will get their name thrown in a hat and I will

draw a winner and that person will have a nest shipped

right to their door. {US only please}

As a side note: I have tried to comment on several blog

posts today and for some reason I get an error message.

I will keep trying though. I am not abandoning you! :)

Also just a little fyi...so far I have lost 12 lbs and I am

stuck...can't seem to lose anymore , but I will keep

trying. Great feeling ...

Happy White Wednesday...number 101~

Visit Faded Charm for more lovely white posts.

Blessings~

I tried to be good...

I really did! I had been dreaming of a bar stool or two for the new island in my kitchen (it is also still a dream), but I put that out of my head and we hopped in the car and went to a garage sale just a few miles away on Saturday before all the birthday festivities started.

Am I ever glad we did! Tons of antique goodies were there and it was the third day of the sale! People just aren't buying around here like they used to.

This pottery piece was 1.00

necklace 50 cents

I love the detail on this piece. Did you notice the pinecone on the right hand side? It also has one on the back side.

{Can you believe I still have phlox blooming? I cut them off weeks ago and they bloomed again!}

pretty pottery vase 50 cents

love these tins my hubby spotted for me.

10 cents each

all this ribbon with lily of the valley attached to it

here and there...

...it was included in a bag of vintage lace and buttons

for 50 cents.

50 cents for little green terra cotta pot.

love this buckle that was also in the bag with the lace.

spools and spools of vintage seam binding ribbon

{and crochet thread that didn't make the picture}

2.50 for all of it

This did come with the old cardboard pieces attached

that had wonderful graphics, but I had to take it off

and get rid of it because it was very brittle.

{I know this seam binding ribbon isn't white, but just

had to include it too. Hey at least the basket is white! lol}

last but not least a book for $1.00.

I think I was very good considering all that was there. There was a large pole building and a garage full of antique items. From Christmas ornaments to old valentines to... you name it they had it! The day we went everything was half off and I spent $7.50 total. I was hoping to go back later in the day, but it just didn't happen with family in for the day. I am still very happy with what I purchased.

Happy White Wednesday # 70!

Kathleen has been doing this for quite some time now.

Be sure and visit her blog for more beautiful posts.

blessings~

A little garden therapy

Oh my goodness has it been hot here

the past few days! You would think it is the middle of summer, but

I digress...

Don't you just love this wheeled metal cart? When I picked it up for $2.00 at a garage sale

last week my intentions were to use it in my booth...

Until today

when I decided my deck looked pretty pathetic

and it needed something to snazz it up.

I love how it looks and it will probably

never go to my booth now.

I had fun adding this and that and the other. lol.

My best friend gave me these garden soaps probably two

years ago now and I still have not used them all,

but I sure do love them!!

You can just catch a glimpse of my white chair off to the

side of this picture. No fancy pictures here today

...just regular point and shoot.

I also remembered that I had some cream colored burlap so I cut a piece and threw it on the top.

I love this clay rosemary pot too! I actually purchased it with a rosemary plant in it a few

years ago and I just love it....chippy paint and all.

The asparagus fern over to the left side wintered over

in my potting shed! I could not believe it when I

saw green this spring. I need to add some flowers

around it.

I want to wish each of you and fun and safe Memorial Day

weekend. I probably won't be posting again until next week

so I can enjoy some fun with family.

Be safe and be blessed~

A Special Birthday and THANK YOU ~

My best friend turned 50 on June 26th.

BUT We couldn't get our schedules arranged to have her birthday lunch

until yesterday.

This was my birthday gift to her~

I wrapped brown craft paper around the gift (a piece of pottery)...

and also added brown paper shred in the top ~ Embellished it with seam binding ribbon

and

a homemade flashcard along with a sticker or two...vintage style ~

This is the pottery piece that I purchased at

my favorite store...

HOME GOODS ~

I also typed up 50 reason I love having her for a friend,

folded them up

and

put them in a jar.

She can take one out every day and read it or read them all at once ~

(Pookie don't look at the next picture unless you have read every slip of paper in the jar)

Here are some of them.

I used different fonts for different adjectives

and also added the definition of each adjective

along with my own thoughts on a few of them.

I had a lot of fun doing this.

A birthday to remember...the big 50!!

I also want to say a most heartfelt

THANK YOU

to all of you who read my post yesterday

and emailed me to offer encouragement.

I feel so blessed to have your support.

I love the land of blog.

Blessings ~

Aprons and...They Have Finally Arrived!

Yesterday when I got up I decided I wanted to make an apron. I probably have six or eight apron patterns that I got when they were on sale at one time or another for 99 cents each and I decided it was high time I made one. So I am guessing I started cutting the fabric out about 9 ish or 9:30...I was ALL DONE by 11:30. YAY!! I love the style of the pattern with the flared flounce at the bottom.

I also started a full apron awhile ago and was working on it a couple days ago and I got frustrated so I decided to make this one for now. The other one is almost done, but...silly me. I have sewn for so long that I ususally don't transfer the markings from the pattern and that is one that should have been marked so...gotta do a little remake, but no biggie. I will post it when finished. But I decided I will NOT be making the full aprons to sell. LOL

I don't know if you can tell or not, but there is a pocket sewn on the front of the apron...gotta have somewhere to stuff those hankies for our hormonal times. lol BE STILL MY HEART...

...My gorgeous peonies have finally opened! They unfurled their petals in a grand display for all to see and it was so worth the wait. I love them!

Peonies and vintage lace...doesn't get much better than this. Love their intricate petals ~

I love taking photos and sometimes I just get snapping away and don't know when to stop. I probably took 50 and saved 25. Now isn't that a little ridiculous don't you think? I have to stop and remind myself periodically that you all don't want to see 25 pictures of the same thing (lol) so I managed to get them pared down to these four...Hope it isn't too many. I do get a little carried away.

Blessings~