Kitchen decor redo

I have wanted to change up the decor in my kitchen for awhile now and finally accomplished
that today.  I didn't purchase one thing, but rather went shopping throughout my home and
 I thought it turned out great. Something different and fun.   I made hubby a coffee station
which I also turned into a tea station for me! :)

{I was inspired to hang the clocks on the window from Tracey's  blog over at
French Larkspur...and also the 3 tiered metal stand. I am in no way an expert
like she is, but I like to play anyway. lol}

If you remember I used this chalkboard at my Fairy Party this summer.
The coffee pods are in the hanging basket which I JUST realized says
FLEURS!! How funny is that!! Maybe I should turn the basket
around. HA!

Crowns are always in style. Funny story here...I decided I wanted my crown gray so
I spray painted it, totally forgetting that it had rhinestones on it {fake}. I thought
I would clean them off , but never did. Oh well...:)

These cutie pie chocolate eggs were found in the cupboard from Easter. They had not
even been opened yet. I can't believe that! Ferrero hazlenut...yumm!!

Still in love with my french style totes and use them a lot!

Would you like to come for coffee...or tea? :)

Some of my pretty vintage spoons ready to use.

My painted table and mismatched chairs. I still want either a rectangle table or a chippy
white island...someday.

Hmm...I am NOT good at noticing things in photos until I actually post them.
 There isn't anything in my cloche on the table! A few days ago it was full of
blueberry scones! Someone in this house must have liked them, but we won't
say who! Maybe two someones...???

Clock face and linens...what can be better?

Pretty vintage plates with tiny aqua roses on them perfect for a treat with coffee or tea.

I love this candle-holder above, but most of the time it sets on the floor as it is
very large. {That little tiny piece of bittersweet is NOT supposed to be up there
on that shelf. ha! Another oops! Looks kind of silly all by itself }

What you can't see is that I have made a mess of my border up at the ceiling. I don't even
want border, but until we remodel this kitchen {hopefully in a year or two} it is what it
is so I got the brilliant idea to paint it.  I did three layers of paint in different colors and
then appliqued a fleur-de-lis on with drywall mud. LOVE the concept and it turned out
okay, but the color is NOT right at all. Haven't figured out what to do yet. At this point
I have tried three different things and UGH!

Hope you enjoyed my attempt at redoing my kitchen decor.
Happy Thursday!!

Lovin' those thrift store finds~

It is another cold...brr...day in Michigan today so

the plan for me is to stay indoors and maybe get some

more creating done. However before I get to that

I thought I would show you a few of my finds lately.

Still loving this Sander tablecloth. This is the tag that is

on it. If anyone can decifer for me I think that would be

wonderful. Right now it is my favorite tablecloth!

Thinking outside the box here. I found these crown

earrings on clearance at Claire's after Christmas

in their 10/$10 bins. I found four sets and they will be

used to embellish bottles at some point.

{they were regular $10 per card!}

This bottle was 1.50 at the antique store so I had to snatch it. Haven't a clue what I will do with it yet. Maybe just display??

Have you ever seen a heart bottlebrush garland? This was at the Goodwill too with the TJ Maxx tag still attached. It will be heading up to my booth soon.

This candle is so much prettier in person! I received one for a Christmas gift and I found this one the other day at the Goodwill. My first one is all used up so was tickled to find this one. They are from Kohl's.

Oh my goodness! How in the world did this little sweetie end up in my thrift store finds?? Well she was NO thrift store find at all, but I would have scooped her up had she been!! LOL

I just found these this past week. Neat silver creamer and beautiful vintage rose plates. 50 cents each.

Vintage Iris pitcher at the Goodwill as well...

I purchased this set before Christmas. It was found at

an estate sale. Have you ever seen one of these sets? The custard cups are marked Pyrex and the deep bowl

that they set in is marked Fire King.

Now I need to get busy before the whole day is gone and

I have accomplished nothing. I hope you have a

wonderful Monday!! Blessings~

A faithful friend is the medicine of life...

...Ecclesiastes 6:16

I found this utensil/glass holder at Maribeth's when my sister was home visiting.

I adore it and just had to pick it up.

It spins and twirls and is so neat.

More buckets that I found on clearance at

TJ Maxx last week. The only two they had left.

Now...do you have a friend who is

your best and dearest friend??

One that will stick with you no matter

what??

I do and I am so thankful for her and

for what she means to me! {Peggy this is for you}

Her and I have sent each other cards for YEARS.

{even though we only live about 10 miles apart)

We send cards for birthdays, anniversaries,

and any other day you can think up...even no reason

cards! We have amassed quite a few and have slowed

down somewhat over the past several months. Part

of the reason due to card stores closing around here

and also because we have sent each other just about

every card out there!! LOL

One day we were chatting on the phone and she said, "I bought you something at a garage sale...just pretend

it is a card"...and the same thing was said in another

conversation and...when we finally got together

for HER birthday...

she gave me all kinds of treasures!

This silver bowl, the vintage silverware tied in a pretty

white ribbon, these vintage gloves and the wool sweater

in the photo above with the flower pin on it. I was blown away!! I love it all so much! I felt like

it was my birthday!

She is such a sweetheart and

no... I won't share her. lol. Thank you so much dear friend and may you

be blessed many times over for your kindness

to me!

I hope each one of you has a friend like I do...

they truly are the "medicine of life".

Blessings~

Antique lace, jelly jars and candlelight

I found a little time to create last week. I covered jelly jars with antique lace

and then added some bling.

Guess what girls? I finally purchased a new camera! I am still reading up on it, but I hope to use it soon.

{if I can figure it out...lol}

Have a wonderful Monday~

A couple garage sale finds

Every year {when I remember. lol} I go to a fair

foundation garage sale that is only about 9 miles

from our house and this past Saturday was

the big day.

I fell in love with this glass beaded purse.

{the back is fully beaded too , but in a different pattern}

I passed it up the first time around.

{it was in a ziploc bag and marked $8.00}

The inside is immaculate and has a Ivey's tag.

The elderly lady selling

it told me she just brought it back from Florida.

I ended up paying $6.00 for it ~

I also love these salt and peppers with their silver

crown tops. Actually, I found these at an

antique store and paid $4.00 for them.

{I do have the pair, but only one made it into the picture}

I also got other goodies at the garage sale that include

a vintage necklace with bling{$3.00},

adorable postcards {50 cents}, and

a white tablecloth edged in lace {$2},

but didn't get photos taken of them yet.

Have you found any goodies lately? Praying you have a wonderful Thursday~ Blessings~

A little redecorating ~

A little vignette on my antique oak buffet

that I put together this week.

I hit the jackpot this week at the Goodwill.

I found a vintage scrabble game that had six wood trays and lots of numbers and letters.

I was thrilled to find it. I can always use more trays

and letters in my vignettes.

It still needs some tweaking and maybe some added height, but

so far it is what it is until I figure out what else to.

Blessings~ Sandi

{yep...accidentally deleted my signature yet again...lol}