~Find of the Century~

oh-Oh-OH, look what I found today!!

gorgeous~Gorgeous~GORGEOUS barkcloth-era drapes!! Oh my!!
They are now hanging in our dining room, over our double-doors.

I found them at my favorite shabby vintage shoppe.

Can you be in love with drapes? I think I am close to being so!

In other news (if I can stop drooling over my own find :) ......

Here is something else to drool over!! I won Karla's giveaway this month!!

Every month, she holds a giveaway, and every month I faithfully check for my name! ;)

I couldn't believe it when I really won this month!!

She sent me one of her handmade wallpaper scrapbooks; just look at this sweet detail!!

She included this lovely bluebird card, as she knows my love of bluebirds. It's one of the reasons we first became bloggy friends, because we had that in common. So it was quite generous of her to bestow this pretty vintage card upon me!! Thank you, Karla!!

And for now, I wish you a good night and sweet dreams. (I think I'll be dreaming of vintage drapes, lovely wallpaper creations, and pretty bluebirds ;)

Vintage Pink & Blue Goodies A trip to my favorite Shabby Vintage Shoppe today yielded these treasures.

I've looked at this little birdie the past few times I've been in there; so today he came home with me.

Vintage powder case.

Sweetest vintage apron with angels!!

Cute little pocket on the apron....

More vintage cards in a pretty box!

Hope your holiday weekend is off to a good start too.
Thanks for visiting!

Vintage Greeting Cards
At the antiques fair, I bought this vintage greeting card box, which, to my delight, also held some pretty unused cards.....

Sweet Little Kitty "To Cheer You"....

This one is tiny ~ maybe a couple of inches tall ~

These were my only purchase of the day ~ it was a scorcher, and the heat wilted me quickly! But I'm happy to have this sweet old box of cards to add to my collection.

Hope you had a lovely weekend too! Thanks for stopping by!!

~Clematis and Hollyhocks by the Secret Garden~

~Wild Pink Roses by the Creek~

Tomorrow, hubby and I are going to an Antiques/Artisan Fair. Hopefully, I will be sharing pictures of our finds this weekend!

Hope yours is a lovely one!! :)

Remember the chippy birdcage I bought recently? Well, now it's also "chirpy", with the addition of these impatiens and this little birdie on its perch.

My inspiration came from a lovely birdcage I saw on blog, though I cannot seem to locate it now, to share with you!

But, thank you, to whomever it was, and thank you all for the kind visits, comments, and inspiration you give to me every day! :)

Edited to add: I finally found the origin of my inspiration for this! Donna of Enchanted Cottage; take a look at her pretty birdcage! Thanks, Donna!!

Remembering my wonderful dad on Father's Day........

I love the way my dad is looking at me in these photos ~

such love and joy!

I was blessed with a wonderful father. So much of what I am, is because of him ~ my love for flowers, music, singing, and art.

To all of you who have your fathers still with you here on earth, enjoy & give them an extra hug!

And to those like me, who are missing their fathers today ~ hugs & blessings ~ I hope your memories are sweet like mine!

Another Makeover?

This could also be entitled "Don't Sit Still Or I Might Paint You"!

Found this great old frame at a garage sale today, and knew exactly how I wanted it to look by the end of the day....

Which, of course, involved paint and pink.....

The vintage wallpaper I ordered from Holly arrived yesterday; what perfect timing for my project!

Please do stop by again soon; I really won't paint you!! :)