The other day my daughter and I decided to take a quick trip to the thrift shop.I am often lucky and can find lots of cool vintage treasures. And on this day as I was in line waiting to pay for a few things I found I spotted  a display case full of lovely china was sitting there staring at me to take it home.....really it's true! And as I stood there in line waiting to pay my daughter gave me many reasons of why I should not buy this china. Mom you have enough.....how much more do you need? True I do ...but recently I sold and donated pieces I no longer wanted. It sounds a bit mean doesn't it. I got tired of some beautiful pieces so off they go until the next pieces steal my heart. But that pretty bluish green color was melting my heart.And that sweet floral ... View Post

Chandeliers have that special sparkle that makes my heart sing. And I have to confess...I have been hiding a secret from you all.Something I was embarrassed about and still cannot show you. Really...... We had some and still do have a few not so pretty light fixtures that the builder put in. You know those cheap ugly brass fixtures. Still I cannot share with you the before photos. Slowly as my budget allows I have been replacing them. Very recently I came across two matching chandeliers. I liked the style and size but......the glass prisms were painted! And not in a good way.Isn't that horrible! Sorry the photos are a bit blurry these were taken while I was on a ladder. We had an electrician come to hang these.So the changes were made right ... View Post

Well if you follow along with me on my facebook page you would have heard that  our dishwasher bit the dust. Yes we were doing our dishes by hand.When I told my daughter we would have to wash dishes by hand she said "Like in the olden days". Yes just like in the olden days....am I that old!? After some researching we decided on this Kitchenaide dishwasher.And no this is not a sponsored post. I have to tell you so far I am very happy with this.It is really quiet.I would not say silent as you can hear it a bit as the water is filling.But after that it is almost silent.And the dishes come out clean and dry! Hoping this one will last longer than our last one. I have been making some changes around here. Do you remember I painted my kitchen wall with chalkboard ... View Post

I shared this earlier today but in case you missed it. On Saturday my family and I spent the day in Wisconsin Dells.It was fun getting away for the day.And the weather was perfect! While I was there I had a message sent from Anita at Cedar Hill Ranch.She asked would you like to be part of the weekly party the scoop!I nearly jumped out of my seat at the restaurant.....why of course I would! A HUGE thank you to Anita for asking me to be part of this party! I have lots of other news to share all coming soon.And I have lots of projects that are being finished and ready to be shared so stay tuned.Here is a sneak peek at a couple of things I just finished. Now let's get on with the party!   Welcome back To the weekly linky party that features the scoop on the best ... View Post

It's such a pretty day today besides doing photo shoots inside I decided to take some photos of my David Austin roses. Love these and for the life of me I cannot remember what variety they are.But I fell in love with the color and amazing scent. I need to keep an eye on these.It seems the Japanese beetles are fond of these too! Big announcement.......I am going to be co-hosting The Scoop weekly party! I was asked by Anita from Cedar hill ranch and I just about jumped out of my seat! So excited to be a part of this weekly party. Thank you so much Anita so thrilled to be part of this awesome party! Hope you are ready.The party goes live very soon! ... View Post

Have you ever wondered how to fold a napkin into a rose?Well I am going to show you how easy it is napkin folding 101 making a rose. I just discovered this recently while on vacation.We were seated at a table and on the place setting was this pretty folded rose napkin. I am sharing this over at Live Creatively Inspired today.Hope you will hop on over and read all about how easy and simple it is to make a pretty rose napkin. To visit Live creatively inspired just click HERE ... View Post