Our Independence Day!

I rarely do color in my house, but it just seemed appropriate for the upcoming
holiday. This is a vignette that I put together for our back porch entrance
into the house. I had another one made before this one with buttons strewn
about etc. but it looked too "busy" to me so I started over and am pleased
 how this turned out.

{just noticed the banner is a little wonky off to the left. It was "hung up"
on the string , but it is okay now. YOU just can't tell it! HA!}

{ I printed out my free USA banner here }

I added this vintage American Singer book that I picked up at a thrift store a year or two ago.

Don't you just love this print? I found it online also.

{ I printed it here }

Loving my white fabric with white stars...you know ME and white!

One nation UNDER GOD indivisible with liberty and justice for all!

{ I set the time to 4 o'clock in honor of the "4th" }

I have also had these vintage red, white and blue buttons for quite some time.
Very appropriate here don't you agree?

It would be nice if this candle had a "4" on it, but it didn't. And so it goes...:)

I pray that you all have a wonderful time celebrating our Independence Day
this year. What a great moment in history!

I love AMERICA and I am
 PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

Watches and fans and messes...OH MY!!

I found these watches at an antique store a couple weekends ago and just had to bring them home with me.
I have never seen any like them...have you?? So unique. 

This is what I REALLY should be doing today, but instead I decided to clean a fan and take photos? wow...lol!! 

I am working on filling up my new/old cabinet that has an old screen door attached. I just love it!!  That little white
basket won't stay on that stand, but we are *a work in progress* here at the moment.  

Don't you just love this cabinet? I want another one for the other wall. I can guarantee you that I could have them both filled up in no time flat! ha! 

Isn't this a neat old fan? I have loved this fan from the moment I found her {several years ago| and I use her every year.  I noticed today that she needed a good cleaning. Have you ever tried to take apart and old fan? They don't have screws that make it easy like the fans now-days. After studying her for awhile, I realized the front grill comes off so that is how
I had to clean the whole fan.  

I even had to clean the backside of the blades from the front which was very interesting, but she looks much
better now. :)  Love her soft aqua color. 

Something about neutrals just speak to my soul...

Yea...the fan pics were supposed to be at the end of the post , but Sandi goofed again. lol

Happy Wednesday and be sure to enjoy life!!


 

Vintage seltzer bottle, old books and a clock

I can't believe that White Wednesday is here again already.

The days just seem to fly by anymore and I am getting

farther and farther behind. ugh.

Scrambling for some white photos I took a few pictures

today of some goodies I recently acquired.

This vintage alarm clock is one of them.

Isn't she a beauty? $3.00 at the lake sales...the

day before they officially started, but a few of the

sales were open early. Lucky me!

I recently purchased some more of Rosemary's

tags over at Ozma of Odds. I just love her style and

anything she makes is gorgeous! This time I purchased

some bell jar tags and I love them!

This is another gorgeous tag by Rosemary.

Several weeks ago I went to an antique store that I had not been to before and found a few neat vintage books and the price was amazing as well. Love the photos on the front.

{sorry the photos aren't better, but the lighting was not good at all today}

Another one of my recent finds. A vintage seltzer bottle for $4.95! Can you believe it? I passed it up the first time, but just couldn't do it the second time I was there. It even has a *S* on it so it was meant to be. :) {Made in Germany as well}

More books I found and another Rosemary tag. Do you see a theme running here?? lol.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my recent finds.

Now stroll on over to Faded Charm and find more

wonderful White Wednesday posts.

PS. I cleaned out my booth on Monday of all days , but

it was the day that hubby could help. Be looking for

some of my things on Etsy soon. I gotta get this stuff

outta here! :)

Blessings~

White Wednesday Tour- ~

Come along and tour my place with me...

A watering can full of white phlox will greet you at the back door~ Along with this beautiful white light fixture~ Step into our back porch where this basket hangs on the door that opens into the kitchen ~ Please open the door and come right in. I have been waiting for you... Looking across the room you will see this shutter hanging above the window adorned with a Simply Shabby Chic clock~

Gaze around and you will find this cast iron piece

hanging on the wall above the refrigerator ~

Look to the left side of the window and you will see

where this basket resides along with many others~

Now step into the dining room and from there we will find

this jar of glass glitter sittting on a shelf in my studio

just waiting to be used again~

Oops...this didn't turn out right...

this photo was taken in the bathroom off the kitchen.

Oh well...you get the idea. {hee hee}

Sometimes the best laid plans go awry.

Enjoy your beautiful White Wednesday today.

Stop over at Faded Charm to see more.

I added a couple more bottles to the shop yesterday. To view them just click on the photo on my sidebar. I have also been playing around with different blog banners lately. What do you think of this one? I would love to hear your comments~

Blessings~

Vintage Alarm Clocks, Bibles and Oops ~

I was so excited when I found this vintage Baby Ben alarm clock.

{ Isn't he so cute? }

It matches the Big Ben clock exactly that I already have!

Now they sit in my living room happy and content...side by side~

Love old books...especially Bibles~ And now for a chuckle~ I recommend you never sit both of these bottles on your washer at the same time. I was doing a load of laundry yesterday and picked up a bottle and started spraying away at spots on a shirt and then a pair of pants...didn't even realize I was using glass cleaner until I was done and sat it back down! I think I am losing it. It HAS to be my age... Made for a good laugh and thank goodness it didn't ruin the clothes. Have a wonderful day filled with blessings~

Lady Statue Lamp

I absolutely love this lamp that I found a few months ago at an antique store. The color goes perfectly in my living room and looks so "french" to me and I love french style decor right now. From the gorgeous finial on top of the lamp to the wonderful tassels on the lampshade...I just adore it!

I found this cute vintage alarm clock at a garage sale this year for $1.00. I didn't see it my first time around , but luckily I spied it on my second round. It fits right in with my lamp and french style living room. Enjoy!