One Last "Hoorah" for the Summer Whites and Apple Green!

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!

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Wow...September is here!  Can you believe it?  I find that time just seems to fly by these days. 

 I'm looking forward to the Labor Day weekend.  Do you have special plans?

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Speaking of Labor Day...I'm sure that you have heard the popular saying..." No white after Labor Day"!  I say..."what's up with that?"  Hehe!  I have sooo enjoyed my bright whites this summer.  In fact, I decorated my french country dining room in white and apple green.  Love, love, LOVE IT!!!  I have a small collection of white pitchers that I just adore.  I used a few of them in the vignette for my buffet's summer decor. 

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But...as much as I adore white and apple green...I am getting ready to put it away.  With autumn just around the corner...I will be dressing my home in warmer colors.  Rich, warm reds, golds, browns, and olive green.  I'm excited and hope to get started this next week...
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I'm celebrating one last "hoorah" for the summer whites and apple green! 

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The buffet in my french country dining room...summer 2011. 

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A trio of white pitchers...

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...green apples!

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A new white pitcher to add to my collection...
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*A couple of weeks ago, I celebrated my 55th birthday.  Shopping at TJ Maxx is always a treat!
I found this sweet white pitcher for a mere $9.99!  It's about 10" tall...a nice sized pitcher!

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Well my friends...this was a short...but hopefully sweet post.  I hope you enjoyed the summer whites and apple greens! 

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 Next time you come to visit...autumn will have made her appearance!  While I'm busy with cleaning and redecorating...I may revisit a few autumn posts from last year!  So please stop back by and say hello!

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I'm joining these fabulous parties...

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Treasure Hunt Thursday...hosted by Pamela over at From My Front Porch To Yours.

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Feathered Nest Friday...hosted by Courtney over at French Country Cottage.

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Home Sweet Home party...hosted by Sherry over at The Charm of Home.

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Potpourri Party...hosted by Honey over at 2805.
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Thank you, dear ladies...for hosting these sweet parties for us!  Best wishes to Honey over at 2805 blog on her brand new blog "Potpourri Party"!  If you haven't ever visited Honey's blog...you are really missing out on a treat!  She is just the sweetest gals ever and very talented!  Oooh...and she has a gorgeous home to boot!  Congrats on your new blog party, Honey!

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Well dear friends...I'm so happy that you stopped by today!  Please leave me a note and let me know that you were here...I would love to visit with you!

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Warmest Wishes!

A Few New "Frillies" for the Tea Rose Bedroom

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Tea Rose Bedroom...Summer 2011

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!

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Last Saturday I celebrated my 55th birthday!  Yeeeehawww!!!  You know...I'm getting to the age where I'm not sure if I want to continue having birthdays or not.  They seem to just make me old!  Hehe!

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Anyway...my honey...the love of my life...took me to the big city to do a little birthday shopping.  I had a great time...shopping at Hobby Lobby and a few of my favorite antique fleas...and he took me out to lunch and dinner to boot!  It just doesn't get any sweeter than that!

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Ohhh yes...I did find a few things while shopping...and I thought I would share one of those treasure finds with you today.

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A Few New Frillies for my Tea Rose Bedroom...

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Did you notice the new "frillies" in the Tea Rose bedroom?

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You can look at the first photo...and then the second photo (above) to see a couple of my birthday treasure finds.

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Treasure Find #1...

A frilly pillow...in cream...full of delicious ruffles...sitting in the rocker.

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Treasure Find #2

A frilly french footstool...done up in a french toile with all the same colors of the Tea Rose bedroom.

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I think my new treasure finds are a perfect addition to the Tea Rose bedroom!

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I found this french toile foot stool...done up in pretty pink and green...at my favorite antique flea market.  It was marked down to a mere $15...with a 10% discount to boot...making a total of only $13.50!!!  As soon as I seen this little beauty...I did my "happy dance"!  Hehe!

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I just love the pink and green toile fabric!  Pairing the toile with the pretty cream and pink rose fabric...gives this little foot stool a "cottage...shabby chic" feel.

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You can get a better look at the cream colored ruffled pillow in this photo too.

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A close-up of the toile pattern.

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A game of badmitton being played...in days gone by.  I love the way the ladies and men were dressed...so elegant!  And...look at the garden of roses...and that adorable candy striped tent!  Ahhh!!!

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A braided "rag" basket done up in different pink and green fabrics.  Another recent treasure find from the same antique flea market where I found the foot stool.  It holds a few of my favorite magazines...I think it goes nicely with the new foot stool!

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Yes...I'm loving my new birthday gifts!  Thank you, honey!!!

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Well my friends...hope you enjoyed my new "frilly" treasure finds for the Tea Rose bedroom.
If you would like a full tour of my Tea Rose bedroom...you can click HERE.

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I am joining these fabulous parties...

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Open House Party...hosted by Sherry over at No Minimalist Here.

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Treasure Hunt Thursday...hosted by Pamela over at From My Front Porch To Yours.
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Feathered Nest Friday...hosted by Courtney over at French Country Cottage.

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Home Sweet Home party...hosted by Sherry over at The Charm of Home.

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Thank you, dear ladies...for hosting these sweet parties for us!

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Well my friends...I'm so glad that you stopped by for a visit today!  Please leave me a note and let me know that you were here...I would love to visit with you!

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Warmest Summery Wishes!

A New French Beauty...

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!

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I have a "new" French beauty that I would like to share with you today!

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Recently when my dear friend Gloria from Happy To Be blog was here visiting, we took a day and went to Ft. Collins, Colorado.  Of course Gloria and I both share a "love" for anything old...vintage...or antique, so I really wanted to take her to a few of my favorite antique flea markets.  We had such a great time!  I loved walking through the antique market with Gloria...she is very savvy when it comes to antiques and I really enjoyed hearing her tell the history and particulars about certain items!  Gloria is like a "walking encyclopedia" when it comes to information about antiques!

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I came home with several treasure finds from that little shopping trip, however one of my favorite "finds" of the day was a fabulous french bust!

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A French Beauty...
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Here we are in my living room...

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As you can see...I have a very large window on one end of my living room.  I have said it many times before, but must say it again...this area is one of my favorite "views" in my entire home!  I love this large window...it let's in such nice light and I love the view!  The window itself is situated next to the front entry door.  I always try to keep a pretty vignette in this window since it can be seen from the front of our home.

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A New Living Room Vignette...

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I decided to change the vignette in my living room to accommodate my new french bust!  Really...I didn't change much...just did a little shuffling.

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And here "she" is...in all of her fabulous frenchy glory!

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This year, I brought a lot of white...with accents of silver...into the living room to lighten up the decor for the spring and summer season.  I achieved this by using a few pieces of white ironstone as well as a few pieces of silver.  I used the same color theme to decorate the fireplace mantel in the living room as well.  If you would like to see that...you can just click HERE.

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The decorative white finial and white ironstone tureen/plate really does bring a lighter feel into the room...I love that!  And...I love adding a few pieces of silver into the mix...for a little elegant ambiance!

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All of the photos are pretty "self-explanatory"...so I will try and spare you all the "gab"! Hehe!

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A French Beauty...

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Isn't she a beauty?  I really do adore her!

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This french bust stands a stately 19" in height and I believe that it is chalkware.  I love her "up-do"...you know, the pretty hair style that she is sporting!  And...I also love the soft draping of her french gown and that it is so stylishly falling off of one shoulder! 

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the thing that really makes my heart-a-flutter...is...

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all of the soft...beautiful...calli lilies that adorn the bodice of her gown!

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Ahhhh...très beau et tellement très élégant!

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I decided to add a beautiful pearl necklace!
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This very beautiful...vintage...pearl necklace belonged to my late mother-in-law.  It is such a precious treasure and what a wonderful way to display its beauty...to let my new french lady wear it!
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A close-up of the vintage, three-strand, pearl necklace.
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The decorative "artichoke" finial.
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and Voila...there you have it!  A new home for my new "French Beauty"!
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I am joining...
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Table Top Tuesday...hosted by Marty over at A Stroll Thru Life.
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Thank you, Marty...for hosting this fabulous party for us!
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Well dear friends...I am so happy that you stopped by today!  I hope that you enjoyed my new living room vignette and my new "French Beauty"!  Please leave me a note and let me know that you were here.  I would love to visit with you!
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Warmest Summery Wishes!

Treasure Finds

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Hello my friends...I hope you're having a fabulous day!

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Ohh my goodness...time does get away from me! Last month for Valentine's Day, my honey planned the sweetest little weekend getaway for us. We had such a wonderful time! Honey also took me shopping that weekend...to a few of my favorites places! I found some really nice things and thought I would share them with you today. I hope that you enjoy!

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Treasure Finds...

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Cherubs and a Masonary Rose Planter

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One of my favorite places to shop is at the Antique Flea market. I found most of the items that you will be seeing today while shopping there.

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First of all...I found this beautiful masonary planter. It is solid masonary and weighs a ton! I just adore the beautiful rose border around the top edge of the planter! It stole my heart just as soon as I seen it!
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I am "awed" that the creator of this pretty planter was able to form such intricate and beautiful roses out of concrete! Aren't they pretty?
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A Trio of Serenading Cherubs...

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I love all sweet cherubs! This beautiful trio of cherubs stand a stately 12 ins. in height so they are really nice sized and I believe that they are made out of porcelain. Each cherub has a different musical instrument. The cherub that you see in the above photo is my favorite! I created a vignette for my dining room table (a few weeks ago) using the cherubs. Creamy white ironstone, silver, mercury glass, white tulips, and the serenading cherubs made for a pretty table top vignette!
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A Silver Champagne Bucket...

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I found this gorgeous silver champagne bucket at the Antique Flea market too. I'm tellin' ya...I made out like a bandit that weekend! All of these pretties were Valentine gifts from honey! He spoils me rotten and I love every minute of it! Hehe!
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The silver champagne bucket is the inspiration for my mantel's new spring decor! If you would like to see more...just click HERE.
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I added a vining ivy to the champagne bucket for the mantel vignette. This is a close-up shot of the gorgeous lion head handles and rings! Ohhh...I love this!!!
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Crystal Candelabras...

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I actually purchased a pair of these fabulous crystal candelabras. Aren't they gorgeous? They are manufactured by Godinger in Poland...the pattern is called "Shannon". One of the reasons that I bought the candelabras is because I have the matching pedestal cake plate and dome. I found these crystal beauties at Dillards.
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Each candelabra measures about 10 ins. tall and 12 ins. wide and these babies are h-e-a-v-y! I love, love, LOVE all the pretty dangling crystals!!! I need to create a tablescape using these crystal pieces!
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Country Hen Dishes...

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Ohhh...I have been "eyeing" these pretty hen dishes for some time now. They were all reduced for clearance at Hobby Lobby that Valentine's Day weekend! Yeeeehawww! I bought all they had. Sure wished that I could have gotten an entire place setting for four. I am working on finding the extra pieces that I need. I bought four charger plates...they were priced at only $3.99 each, three salad/dessert plates...$2.99 each, and two soup bowls...$2.99 each.
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I love the irregular shape of these pretty dishes! It gives them a "nest like" appearance...I think. They are off white with two bands of red around the rims. Each piece has this pretty little gray hen! I love it!!!
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A close-up photo of the bowl. I also found a couple of jars in red, chicken wire baskets. You can see them behind the bowl. Sure wished that I had taken photos of them. Sorry! They were also on clearance. I thought they would make a nice addition to the gray hen place setting. I can use them for flowers or candles...many possibilities!
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I just couldn't believe my good fortune...I found two placemats at the Antique Flea market that looked like they were made for the gray hen dishes! Again...I sure wished that I could have found at least two more to complete a place setting for four.
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Now I will have to get busy and create a tablescape with these new treasures!!!
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A Pillowcase with French Embroidery...

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It was love at first sight!!! I love the beautiful...white tone on tone...embroidery on this pretty pillowcase! This gorgeous garland of flowers and pretty bow is sooo frenchy looking! This was another treasure find from the Antique Flea market.
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Ohhh...sooo pretty!!! This beauty is already on my bed!
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Well dear friends, thank you for letting me share my newest treasure finds with you today! I hope that you enjoyed!!!
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I am joining these fabulous parties...
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Open House Thursday...hosted by Sherry over at No Minimalist Here.
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Feathered Nest Friday...hosted by Courtney over at French Country Cottage.
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Home Sweet Home party...hosted by Sherry over at The Charm of Home.
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Thank you, dear ladies...for hosting these fabulous parties for us to enjoy!

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Thank you so much for stopping by today, my friends! Please leave me a note and let me know that you were here. I would love to visit with you!

Warmest Spring Wishes!