So excited to share Anita from Cedar Hill Ranch invited me to chat with her on her  for her series "On the back porch". Hope you will join me there today. You can go HERE to view it.     ... View Post

Last weekend my family and I went on our last little getaway before school starts.We took a trip to one of our favorite places Door County Wisconsin. Time goes by so fast.I cannot believe our summer break ends next week. So much more I wanted to do.But we had an amazing summer together. So many wonderful memories....talks....walks...   The weather was perfect...72 and perfectly sunny. I enjoyed the fresh smell of the water and soft breeze on my face....and looking at my daughter who before my eyes has grown up so fast and into such a funny...smart....caring...beautiful young lady. And even though she is growing her heart and spirit is young. Just before we left for our trip she ran up to me and said "Mom I am going outside to catch ... View Post

I have had Miss Mustard Seeds paint in grain sack for sometime now and have wanted to use it and finally had the opportunity to try it out on a table I found recently. This summer I have not been fortunate enough to visit many garage sales.We have been super busy and have not had the time.Our summer break is nearing the end! But very a couple of weeks ago I scored big at a garage sale. One of the pieces was this medicine cabinet I found for 20.00.I thought that was a great price.Love the patina on this. I added this to my Creative space HERE And at that very same garage sale I spotted this piece too. Not very attractive I know.But for 3.00 I knew I could make this shine again.It was missing a knob. The one that is on this piece is one I added from my collection of ... View Post

Ah back from a relaxing weekend with my family.We took a drive up north to Door County Wisconsin.The weather was fallish.It was a bit cool but still beautiful.We saw the most amazing rainbow ever.And honestly pictures do not do justice!I have never seen a more vibrant rainbow like the one we saw. Now I have lots of catching up to do! Are you ready to party! Take it away Debbie! Welcome to The Scoop The weekly linky party that features the scoop on the best posts from around the web! More exposure + less time = win win! We are  Anita from Cedar Hill Ranch, Linsey from Farmhouse Porch,  Debbie from Confessions of a Plate Addict and Anne from White Lace Cottage. Our guest hosts will join us again in the fall. Hi! ... View Post

First I wanted to thank you all for your sweet comments about my feature in Creating Vintage Charm.It is a huge honor for me!About a year ago I shared my creative space that I created HERE .Now I am going to share my creative space part 2. Why part 2 you ask?Well when I changed my daughters  bedroom we swapped out our desk and chair sets.Her desk was a little larger than mine.This little furniture change called for a revamp of the room. Oh my I don't even know where to begin...... well the wall color is the same and the curtains are the same. That dining table was in my kitchen until I decided the farm style table would be better in my kitchen. I kept the chairs and am storing them  in case I decide to change it back.Although I don't see that happening anytime soon.I really ... View Post

This is the first summer with my David Austin roses.And recently I found a garden tote.What could be more perfect for my roses. One of the reasons I love summer so much is my garden.Having access to fresh flowers is wonderful! Love these roses and unfortunately it seems something else does too! Some of my roses are being eaten by Japanese beetles! I am trying to figure out what to use on these to distract the beetles but not kill my roses. This post is not supposed to be about Japanese beetles.Let's get back to the roses and this garden tote. I found this recently at a thrift shop and knew I would have a use for it. I really love the patina on this and I will not be painting it. See I don't paint everything....wink...wink. These are my vintage blue ... View Post