The Growers Daughter...Giveaway win part 2

Sharing with you today more items

that I won a few weeks ago from Maria at The Growers Daughter.

{I really hesitated to post these photos as I don't

think they do the items justice, but here we go

anyway}

I already showed you the bath salts and sachet,

but she also sent along lots of french paper goods.

{here is one of the beautiful towels}

vintage french vocabulary cards, old paper, buttons...

an old book in french...

old letters , fleur-de-lis cut outs, and

several old song sheets.

Love how she tied the towels all together in

this string with the french farmhouse tea towels

paper attached.

Love these tags too!!

I sure wish I was a better photographer, but I hope

you get the idea. I was overwhelmed with all kinds

of goodies and I will enjoy them for a long time

to come. Thank you again Maria! Blessings~

Recent Goodwill and Thrift Finds~

Don't you just love a goodwill or thrift store hunt? I fear it is in my blood to stay.

I found both of these new pillows at the Goodwill.

The green one has a down pillow form inside.

I intended to iron the bow on the

ivory linen pillow, but didn't get that done yet.

love them~

The ivory linen pillow has a flap and then ties...

too sweet~ I found this brown transferware bowl recently at a thrift store. The buttons inside came from an antique store and were very inexpensive I might add~ I also love linen skirts. This one will be a favorite ~

A large fleur- de- lis metal cone ~

I have been looking for some of these old spools to wind

lace on and found them Monday at the grand opening.

{sorry for the camera glare}

Oh my goodness!! No carts in site

when I got there so I carried a basket around

that got rather heavy. I went up to the front

periodically to check on a cart and never did

get one. The lines were soooooo long !

I didn't bother to look at the clothes that day

because it was just too busy!

I stopped yesterday after visiting my mom

and found the linen pillow and skirt.

Yay!! What have you found recently at the Goodwill

or thrift store?

Blessings~

Bed Makeover ~

my bed

this is what it looks like today~

I want to get a large rose applique and attach it

to the headboard ~

I had this duvet on the bed for awhile, but

I took it off and just have the plain white

comforter for now ~

I have a small bedroom, but it works for me.

I no longer have the white chest in this room,

but a white wicker piece instead.

Notice the tv ?? I made a light pink

cover for it and it looks much better

than a big black thing among all my pretties.

I also put up different curtains since this picture

was taken...now they are just white gauze.

Also have a white ceiling fan

Can you tell I love white? lol ~

We purchased this bed at an antique store a few years ago

being told it was a full size. Took it home and got it all repainted within a few days. Hauled it into the bedroom only to find that it was not a full size, but a queen or king. {I guess a smart person would have checked that out before hand ...lol } So my darlin' hubby made new side rails to shorten it up and he also painted them for me. (I distressed them) I have loved it ever since ~ A shabby wooden letter holder with a fleur-de-lis. that we made for our children last year for Christmas. They loved them ~ Hubby can make most anything he sets his mind to. We came up with the design , he cut out the wood and put them together, I painted and distressed them. The kids have gotten many compliments on them. {photo taken in my son and daughter- in -laws kitchen } Have a wonderful day today! Blessings~

Our Kimmel House Inn Getaway

Here are a few pictures of our getaway at the Kimmell House Inn this past Friday. ( http://www.kimmellhouseinn.com/) We had such a wonderful time and I wish I could have gotten better pictures. Most if not all of these were taken in the morning and thus the shadows on some. I will take many more pictures the next time we go! They have a full coffee shop inside the Inn along with a cute gift shop. Enjoy! There are several fountains on the property, but this one is my favorite!

Love this candleholder that is on the front porch!

There are several additional buildings on the property and I love this stone building! They also have a separate building that you can stay in called the "Summer Kitchen" that is great for honeymooners or people that want their privacy. (You can see a tiny piece of it off to the left of this picture)

Love this black iron fence and the gazebo ! If you have ever been to Shipshewana, Indiana where the world famous flea market is, that is where the gazebo came from. It was setting in front of the Blue Gate Restaurant and my cousin took it all apart piece by piece and reconstructed it back here at the Inn where it is in a perfect setting. I wish I had gotten a picture of our breakfast! We started off with pumpkin scones topped with cream and mixed fruit. Then on to Belgium waffles and bacon. All the food was wonderful, but the scones were my absolute favorite! I have to try and make some soon! Delicious!!

I love the paint technique on this wall and the old frame!

What can I say...chandeliers, chandeliers, chandeliers...and I did not get pictures of all of them. They are just lovely!