Hey Good Lookin'.......

You'll be Cookin' up

Something

in these fab new aprons we got in!!

Sew Perfect!

Don't you just love a giveaway?

Especially when you're the winner?

And don't you just love it when you get on a blog

and connect

with that person?

A few months ago we (finally, we know!) met

Cindy

you know, C-I-N-D-Y

of Retro Revival

Yep...THAT Cindy...She has our sense of humor & love of vintage....

and...ALWAYS makes us chuckle!

She makes the most adorable shower caps

Who wouldn't love these?!!

Aprons galore!

(this woman REALLY loves her job!)

So, we felt it was so appropriate that we won

the most adorable

sewing machine birdfeeder

from Cindy this month!

So, now, every day,

 we get to look out of our window at the store

and be reminded of Cindy

sewing away

making all sorts of

fun Retro things a girl needs....

Thanks Cindy!!

We love you & your Retro goodness :)

As you can see....

slowly the spring flowers are peeking!

Today we even saw some hosta leaves poking through the ground!

It's a perfect day

to head over to Cindy's blog to see what she's up too...

there might be projects,

wonderful ideas

other fun blogs

or things she's working on...

but we promise it will put a smile on your face!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

"Hog Heaven!

We can't say which is better....

These bling-y sunglasses by

The Glam Factory

or our new flower power

Piggy Banks

that came in our store last week

Quite a selection to fit the personality of

any diva for sure.....

and, of course....we know that

all Diva's need

Glamtastic cell phone covers as well!

So....grab yourself a pig and some bling...

we promise the pig will share

& you'll be saving that change

which all Diva's know Adds UP!

Adds Up to shopping $$$



Guess you could say that the are a match

made for

Hog Heaven!!

Velveteen Shadows

Welcome to Shadow Shot Sunday!

It's Easter Weekend, so we found a Velveteen Rabbit

just waiting....

waiting for us to take perfectly shadowed pictures of him!

"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse.

"You become.

It takes a long time.

That's why it doesn't happen often to people

who break easily, or have sharp edges,

or who have to be carefully kept.

Generally, by the time you are Real,

most of your hair has been loved off,

and your eyes drop out

and you get loose in your joints and very shabby.

But these things don't matter at all,

because once you are Real you can't be ugly,

except to people who don't understand."    

 — The Velveteen Rabbit   

(We love the story of the Velveteen Rabbit....so we had to share!)

Join all of the Shadow Catchers around the world

so, come with us and visit Hey Harriet

for more well-loved shadows!

Something to Peep About!

These darling Napco Chicks

wanted to tell you that Spring has finally come to Ohio!

Eggs....Not Just for Breakfast!

Can you believe that Easter is almost here?

Today we thought we'd share two of our favorite ways

to showcase those Eggs....

Putting them on pedestals are by far the cutest way!

Vintage or new reproduction

vases make great egg stands.

Use candlestick holders as well -

use these egg stands as decorations on a side table or shelf.

You could also get a bunch of them,
in different heights and put them down the table!

Dress them up a bit with some decorative papers
or fabrics to add a punch of color!

This egg pedestal makes a great table favor as well -

here we used a miniature clay pot.

We've also used vintage  jello cups as well!

Head out into the yard and get a bit of grass
and sit the egg in the grass.

So cute

& you'll be looking ready for Easter in minutes!

Now....what to have for breakfast!!
Happy Monday everyone!

A Spot of Tea [Cup] Inspiration

We LOVE

Teacups

and, although, this one's cracked

and doesn't have a matching saucer

We still found a fun purpose for it!

We put dirt in it

and added moss, crown vetch and irises.

Then we added some tiny blue eggs...

sat the cup on a vintage handkerchief....

which makes for a darling spring arrangement!

Join us for Vintage Inspiration Friday

with Debra @ Common Ground

Then Hop on over for a Spring Craft Party

with Laura @ Decor to Adore!

What's Bloomin?

Geraniums!

 

Grandma Norma would always have pots and pots

 of geraniums sitting in all of her windows during the winter

So, when it came to decorating a wall

 in Karrie's laundry room

What better than Geranium pots!

 

 

And of course,

 since Karrie studied plants in her

herbaceous class in school,

we just had to use the genus name for Geranium

Geraniaceae

What's Bloomin' in your house today?

Wednesday Words

Wednesday Words is back!

Here we have our lovely aunts Pam and Becky

with Grandma Betty.

That shiny airstream

that grandpa brought home for the family to camp in

started a family business - who knew?!!

Happy Wednesday!!

They'll Light Up Your Life

"So many nights I sit by my window....

.....Alone in the dark but now

You've come along....

You light up my life...."

Back in for spring....pastel hobnail lanterns

Yes, we even think Debbie Boone would love them :)

Shadow Vines

Welcome to Shadow Shot Sunday!

Today we found a soft shadow

on one of our Vintage Plates.

We love how the vine, in front of the plate,

leaves vining shadows that

fall right in step with the vines painted on the plate!

For more shadows...

follow along as we visit

Hey Harriet

for our shadow fix!

Inspiration

Sometimes

inspiration

comes from the strangest places.

One minute

you are unsure of what to do

with a newly created hallway...

the next you are inspired

to put a sconce on the wall.

Then you think,

"How cool would it look

to have that sconce look like a lantern?"

Then you think

about how much you love the look of

Williamsburg...

and you think of

brick walls.

So you call upon the amazing

faux finisher Jill

to come work her magic

(yes....it's paint!)

Then you carry out this

"allyway"

by using an outdoor light

for your ceiling

Next thing you know,

you have delightful entry

into your bathroom

Don't you just love it?

I'm a little teapot

I'm a little teapot with a shade upon my top

No, I cannot hold tea, but I do make an awfully cute little lamp;0) 

If We Could Talk to the Animals....

...or just have a cup of tea or coffee

with these new creamers we got in!

Pair them all together...

and you could

Sing

with the animals...

They could do a do-wop background

while you belted your favorite song out!

oooooo...

mooooo...

oooooooooo...

Reminds us of the "Click Clack Moo" books

when the cows sing

"dooby dooby mooooo"

Frank, Sammy & Dean?

Sing it fellas!

Hope your Monday is swingin'!