ROSE VINE COTTAGE

Link for my new blog

2008-09-20T09:13:00.002-04:00

http://rosevinecottagetwo.blogspot.com I will not be posting to this blog anymore, it has issues that I cannot fix, please visit my new blog . Thanks and Hugs, Kelly

I Had To Change My Blog!

2008-09-13T13:54:00.005-04:00

I am not getting anywhere with whatever I have done to my blog so I created a new onehttp://rosevinecottagetwo.blogspot.com/ I guess I will have to start over again since I can no longer access the "Layout"button on my original blog. I really don't know what happened but you can't do anything with it without using the layout button. I think from now on I will just keep it simple that is good enough for me, I hope that everyone finds me or I will really miss all my friends! I will be adding everyone back on my fav's as soon as I can. You will still be able to look at all my pictures and previous posts on this blog, I will just have to add new ones to my new blog.

I Have Lost Everything!

2008-09-12T22:15:00.002-04:00

Can anyone tell me how to fix what I have done here? I was trying to add a pretty background and they said to set the blog on white minima, I did this by selecting a template. I must not of had a template originally and now it has deleted everything on my sidebar and I can not change the colors of my background, can anyone tell me how to get my original blog back again? Please. I have lost all of my favorite people , I feel so disconnected.

Welcome Fall !!

2008-09-12T13:14:00.004-04:00

I know this is my second post today but I have started decorating outside for Fall and I thought I would share some pic of my front porch, if only I could have a little cooler air out here, but a big old glass of iced tea helps to cool ya off and inside I have my butterscotch cookie candle burning so everytime I walk inside it smells like the holidays to get me in the mood.I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Talk soon.

Suggestions Needed Please!

2008-09-12T09:54:00.007-04:00

This is the view from my front door looking into my living room and dining room. I added this after I did the pictures below and I don't know how to put it below the other pic's.

I don't like to show pictures of my living room because it just never seems to come together right for me. So I move my huge t.v. cabinet from the wall it's on now to the opposite wall where my fireplace is all the time, these are the only 2 walls that I have in this room. I never like it. I have this massive wall of windows that always seem cold to me. So I need help, does anyone see something that I could do differently in this room, to cozy it up? Should I just get rid of it all and start over? HELP.

Jeff made my fireplace mantel for me and how do you like my fake fire in it, it is also a heater.

This is the dresser I have next to my fireplace, the picture I got at a yardsale for a $1.00, thought it was a good pic for Fall.

This is the shelf above my t.v.

We Will Never Forget!!

2008-09-11T07:39:00.001-04:00

A Day To Remember..........................

I've been Tagged !

2008-09-10T09:33:00.004-04:00

I am so honored to have been tagged by one of my favorite bloggers, none other than Jennifer at http://theoldpaintedcottage.blogspot.com/. Thanks for thinking about me Jennifer! I was looking through the list of beautiful blogs that she picked and almost fell off my chair when I saw my name, actually I had to read it twice!LOL.

If you have been tagged, here is what is requested:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Okay so here we go:
1. I am having a hard time thinking of things about myself, I don't get much time to do this, I could probably tell more weird facts about all the men in my life, they seem to take up most of my time!

2. I was born and raised in Florida, but have always dreamed of living in a cottage in a small town where everyone knows your name.

3. When eating, I don't like my food to touch my lips and I hate my fingers to get dirty, so I have a hard time when eating ribs or corn on the cob, although I do manage to eat it.

4. I constantly change my house around, it drives my family crazy(although secretly I think they like it), I find my boys do the same thing in their bedrooms, that is if I don't beat them to it!

5. I married my highschool sweetheart and we will be celebrating our 21st wedding aniversary on Nov. 14th.

6. I have curly hair and have always wanted it to be straight.

7. Well since my computer is in my laundry room and my buzzer keeps ringing on my dryer it made me think of this~my towels have to be folded a certain way everytime and placed a certain way in my linen closet ALWAYS.
8. I thought of another thing to add, my first job was as a air traffic controller at a small airport in Central Florida.

I guess I'm either boring or an easy person to be with because this was really hard for me to do! Maybe with 1 husband, 3 boys, my Dad and 3 dogs, you don't have much time to think of yourself, you learn to adapt and go with the flow~either that or go nuts! LOL.

Okay my choice of some bloggers that I would love to know more about are:

Becky @http://laceandlures.blogspot.com/
Sue @http://howtokeephouse.blogspot.com/
Lisa @http://warmheartcozyhome.typepad.com/
Rachel@http://rachelashwellshabbychic.blogspot.com/
Kelly @http://serenitycottage.blogspot.com/
Cynthia @http://cynthiascottagedesign.blogspot.com/
Jen @http://timeoutforme.blogspot.com/

Ya'll Come On In!!

2008-09-08T09:04:00.008-04:00

Hi everybody!! Well we are getting back to our normal routines here after luckily missing another hurricane. We have been very lucky here in S. FL. and my heart and prayers go out to the places that were not spared from these terrible storms but I can tell you I am breathing a sigh of relief!! This one scared me. Anyways I finally got a picture of my shelf that Jeff put up for me in my garage, this is where most people enter my house, unfortunately. The bench that I put here I had Jeff make for me a few years ago, from a bed, I sprayed it with a color by Rustoleum called Sweet Pea and then recovered the seat cushion. I'm not completely done,I still have some touch ups to do but I think it's looking better.

My New Project and Pumpkins!

2008-08-30T12:10:00.005-04:00

This is my new project, my garage. It looks clean right, well you can't see all the ugliness on the other side. Unfortunatly when you enter my house everyone uses my ugly garage, it's the easiest way to come in. Well I decided I should at least clean up my entrance, I painted this little area and Jeff is making me a shelf with hooks to go along this wall that you see here, he is doing it as I write! God I love him! So this is to be continued........( Oh yeah, see that dresser I found that at a yard sale a while back for $10.00. Don't ya love those kind of finds.)

I was playing last night and put this little display together on my buffet, I love my white pumpkins! I also used some of the china set that I purchased while visiting my Aunt Cynthia last year in N.J., I payed $5.00 for them at a rummage sale and I knew they would be perfect for Fall, the design on them is a burnt orange color with roses of coarse! It seems really quite out there in blogland , can anyone else tell when everyone seems to take a break from blogging or am I the only crazy one that seems to sense this? LOL.I think I may be the only one stuck at home on this holiday weekend! I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday.

Hugs~Kelly

One Sweet Lady and Her Beautiful House!

2008-08-27T12:59:00.002-04:00

If you haven't visited Becky over on her bloghttp://oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com/ then you should take a trip over there and check out her dream home. They bought this beautiful old victorian home to retire to and they are in the process of restoring it. They are eventually going to have a bed and breakfast in the home and her husband Dave is going to have his fishing guide business there also. When you get a chance stop by and visit her blog. She also has several other blogs that I have listed on my fav's~Lace and Lures and Fresh Gatherings where she has items for sale. I have enjoyed talking with Becky and we will soon have the chance to meet each other, she is also in the Florida area. Enjoy!!

Cute Stuff!

2008-08-26T20:48:00.004-04:00

I just wanted to show everyone some cute banners I purchased at Michael's Craft Store. They are from Martha Stewart and I thought they were so cute and they look vintage. The first one says Happy Halloween and the second one says Give Thanks, it has glittered letters. Don't worry I don't have my decorations for the holiday out yet(Fall yes but not Halloween yet). I just hung them to take a pic for all of you in case you wanted to run out and get yourselves some! Martha has some really cute decorations this year. Hope you like them.
I know everyone probably knows this already but you can click in the pic to enlarge.

A New view!

2008-08-25T13:19:00.003-04:00

A view from kitchen into my dining room that is! I don't think I ever took a picture from my kitchen, see my island, Jeff made that for me, I still have to add some appliques to it but I love it and man does it give me lots of room for my junk! I also moved my fireplace into my living room and put my buffet cabinet back in my dining room, it was just looking to crowded to me. Who knows next week the dining room might be in the living room and vise versa!!LOL. Actually I did that a couple of weeks ago and all in the same day moved everything back to where it was. Crazy! I put two pic's on here to show how different the lighting came out and I did them at the same time, oh well, the second one kind of gives it a night time appeal. OOps I just noticed I left a pic on my chair. Don't mind that please. Happy Monday everyone. For those who were checking on my RMS, did you notice I fell off the face of the earth over there, what's up with that? Oh well, it was fun while it lasted! Hugs~Kelly

Rate My Space!

2008-08-23T10:05:00.006-04:00

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a great weekend. I put my pictures on Rate My Space and I need votes! I need my friends out there to vote for me, I am having so much fun with it. I am listed under Rose Vine Cottage. I can't get the little widget over here to my blog so I had to do it this way. LOL.I'm not very computer savvy(:
Hugs~Kelly

UPDATE: I am just beyond excited that I have made the front page of Rate My Space!!!!! I'm not a bragger but it is such an honor that out of over 47,000 rooms, fancy ones at that , my little cottage kitchen that I have done on a budget, has made it's way to the top!!!! I can't believe it! Thank you to all who came over there to vote for me (;.

Hugs~Kelly

Update #2~These people are brutal!!! Sheesh! Ya know the ones that leave the nasty comments over there on RMS are the ones who don't have their rooms up there to share with everyone. It is tough to take the mean comments!!

Look What I Just Found!

2008-08-20T21:36:00.004-04:00

Rachel Ashwell started her own blog, I was thrilled to visit and here is a link to her bloghttp://rachelashwellshabbychic.blogspot.com/. Thanks Mo @http://lifeatrosecottage.blogspot.com/ for letting us know about Rachel's new blog.

Cute Lamps, Hand Painted Tray and Back to School!

2008-08-20T13:36:00.006-04:00

Well the kids started school today and my house is soooo quite! Nice but a little sad at the same time, so since I had some time on my hands I thought I would show you these cute lamps I picked up at Homegoods the other day(you can click on the pic to enlarge) they have a rose applique on them and such pretty shades! Perfect size for my fireplace and so romantic at night.

I also bought this tray to put on one of my ottomans. It is hand painted and the colors are just perfect! I hope everyone has a great day and those of us in Fl. whose kids were delayed a few days starting school, thanks to Fay, I hope they have a safe and happy 1st day of school!!

Go Away Fay!

2008-08-18T17:39:00.004-04:00

This is what it has looked like here all day! Rain, Rain and moooore Rain!

These are the only things that are enjoying tropical storm Fay ! My plants are loving it and my dog Lulu, who thinks she is a Lab, is having a blast, she loves the water and my husband looks like he's having as much fun as Lulu I'm surprised he didn't run through it with her! Look Lulu, Fay is coming!

Look at her ears, that is so funny! I hope everyone in her path(Fays path that is) stays safe and dry! Thanks for stopping by.

Sneak Peek!

2008-08-16T19:45:00.006-04:00

I took another pic today of my dresser with the flowers opened up, I guess they didn't die they just close up at night, thank goodness, the pic below I took later in the evening. Have a great Sunday ladies!

Oops I did my pic's in the wrong order. Anyway I started my garden dresser project. I painted it white and added some draught tolerant ferns and decided to plant dishes with flowers on them instead of flowers! Not really but I think I'm the only person who could plant a flower and in the same day it dies, I hope the flowers I planted in here just close up at night or I'm going to be very upset): The picture up above is how I did the plates, I saw this on http://vintagerosecollection.blogspot.com/ JoAnne also put these in her garden and I thought it was so cute, thanks for sharing JoÃnne. I just hot glued an old fork to the back of a dish and then put the prongs into the dirt , you can also write little sayings on the dishes to. Well thats all for now other than did you see we are probably going to have a hurricane here in S. FL. wouldn't you figure I finally get out there to work in my little garden and now I'll have to drag it all back in! Hopefully we just get lots of rain. Thanks for stopping by and I'll post more as soon as I get more done. (;

Oh and I almost forgot about my bunny I added to the drawer but he'll go back to his other house in my yard when I find a rooster to put in here for fall, but the one I saw today that I liked was $30.00 and that is just to much, so I'll wait a little while and see what else I can find.

Fall Goodies!

2008-08-14T15:11:00.007-04:00

Well I've been trying to be good and stay away from Homegoods but it really isn't my fault as I got closer my car automatically turned right in there, I didn't have anything to do with it, the car has a mind of it's own!LOL. Anyway I found these candle holders for my table (for now) believe it or not I did not have any matching wooden candle holders.

I bought this swan on clearance just cause I thought she was so pretty!

I added a couple of roosters to my collection and I found this cute wooden stand for them, I love the scalloped edges on it. This candle smells so good right now as I'm typing.

And just to add a little whimsy for fall I found this throw, I liked the colors together pink and brown! I never buy animal prints but I guess I liked this one because of the pink!

I can't believe I'm showing this picture because my yard looks horrible but it will look different when I get it done, have I ever said I am not a gardener, my Husband put up this cozy little fence area in front of my front patio, this is where I want to put my dresser if I ever get it done! It is just so hot here, I might wait till it cools off a little bit. I don't know if you can see the sky in this pic but we are going to have a terrible summer storm, those clouds look bad! I'm hurrying to get this post done before my power goes out, I always end up posting when it gets ready to rain. Talk soon(;

P.S. We are also replacing my front porch railings and posts, just in case anyone notices they need it.

Is it Fall Yet??

2008-08-09T09:49:00.006-04:00

Well I'm ready for Fall, It has been so hot here in Florida and of coarse on the day we almost set a record for heat I decided to start decorating for Fall. I added slip covers to my chairs and some antique linens. I used some vintage pins to attach the linens. I put my pink flowers away and added some fall flowers to the sideboard/dresser. Maybe it will make the heat a little easier to deal with thinking about cooler weather that will eventually make it's way to Fl. LOL . I haven't started my dresser project yet although I did remove the veneer, with a few splinters in my fingers! I can't decide what I am going to do with it yet, inside or outside?? Have a fun weekend everyone!

My dresser Obsession!!

2008-08-04T14:33:00.003-04:00

Okay this is my problem, I can't stand to see antique dresser's or anything else antique thrown away! It really bugs me. If I don't stop and pick it up then I can't stop thinking about it being left out for the garbage! This dresser was across the street from me and I stopped to look at it and I drove off without it but every so often I would peek out the window to see if it was still there. I told my husband that it was calling my name and he just laughed at me, a few hours later my son came in and said Dad needs you outside for a minute, I walk outside and this is what I saw, Jeff and my son had taken the truck across the street and loaded up the dresser for me and brought it home!!! They both got kisses. I just thought it was so sweet of them because any other man would have considered it firewood! I don't know if it is salvagable but Í'm gonna try. Just look at the carvings on it, it's roses! I thought maybe I could paint it and use it for a dresser in my garden?? We'll see. Have a great week everybody~Kelly

My Scotty Dog Pillows

2008-08-03T14:26:00.005-04:00

I was visiting Becky over at http://sweetcottagedreams.blogspot.com/she has been decorating her guest bedroom, if you haven't stopped by to visit her today then you should, her bedroom is adorable. She added her special touch with her Scotty Dog pillow, so I thought it would be fun to show you the pillows I have, the one on the left is one that I found at a yard sale and it is kind of worn out so my sweet Mom made me another one just like it so I ended up with two homemade treasures. I usually decorate with these in my vintage camper . Talk Soon.

I escaped ( well for a little while)!

2008-08-01T17:18:00.003-04:00

I finally made it over to Homegoods for a little while, I was having withdrawls! LOL. I found these plates that are so cute, they came in a box of four for only $6.99! Can't beat that .I think they are so sweet. I also found this sweet little picture, it says "It's good to be home" and the little flowers on it are made out of felt. Well that's it for now I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I'll talk soon!

Boys, Boys and more Boys

2008-07-30T14:52:00.002-04:00

If your wondering why I haven't been blogging lately, this picture gives you a hint of the reason, they are all at MY computer! This is only a few of the boys that hang out at our house, when does school start??(; Actually I'm kinda sad Summer is almost over, I like them all hanging out here. Please excuse the food, drinks and whatever else they have laying around on the counter, they have eaten us out of house and home! LOL. I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer!

Let's Take A Drive Through DeLand!

2008-07-23T13:47:00.011-04:00

This is where I spent the last 2 weeks. In DeLand Florida, my husband grew up here and his Mom and I drove around to get pictures for all of you to see. She grew up here too but she still enjoys taking a drive and looking at all the beautiful old houses here, thank goodness or else she would have hated this!LOL. DeLand has tons of lovely old houses so this is only a few and I hope you enjoy your visit, I know I did. Thanks for the fun day Kitty!

The Volusia County Courthouse.

This is a cute antique store we went to, they had lots of goodies in here!

Look at this sweet bakery, it is in downtown DeLand.

This house is one of my mother-in-laws favorites. It looks so stately sitting there on the hill.

Look at the gingerbread woodwork on this house. I love it!!

DeLand has such pretty tree lined streets.

I really want this little pink cottage!

2008-07-23T12:41:00.005-04:00

I'm still downloading pic's but my son got on the comp. and messed me up, so I have more to download but I have to start over! Darn it!

This is an old architectural salvage business. Oh you could go crazy in this place with all the old doors, light fixtures and the old mantels, just about anything you can think of from an old house, they have it! They have a huge courtyard where they have bands play on weekends in this little shed. They have old couches and chairs to sit on and lights strung over head, it is really cool!

2008-07-22T16:04:00.003-04:00

Thanks Kimme, I was so excited to see I had another award given to me, it means so much! Please visit Kimme at :http://irishcottagedreams.blogspot.com/ I'm passing my award on to all the beautiful blogs out there that I love to visit!! Congrat's to everyone!!

My Hutch and Table

2008-07-01T19:20:00.003-04:00

These aren't the best pictures but I wanted to show everyone how the hutch came out, I have a little more to do on it. Remember this table, I had it in front of my fireplace in a previous post, well I painted it and I love the way it turned out! I think I'm going to get a pretty applique to put on the drawer.

Happy 4th of July !

2008-07-01T18:27:00.003-04:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday! I will be leaving on Thursday to go to Central Fl. to stay with my BFF for a week or two and I have a feeling she has lots planned for me while I'm there(painting, rearranging and maybe even some cooking). Wait a minute this is suppose to be vacation, it sounds like home! She works so while I'm there I try to get some things done for her that she just doesn't have time to do! I will miss everyone!!

Computer Problems

2008-07-01T16:01:00.002-04:00

I'm having trouble with may computer, for some reason I was able to get back on here, I wasn't able to all day! So I thought I'd leave a message to all of you who wonder where I've gone if I don't post for a while. Hopefully this won't happen, but just in case!

I'm Honored!

2008-06-30T18:10:00.000-04:00

Thank You Nikki , so sweet of you to think of me! http://rosescarlett.blogspot.com/.
I would like to pass the award on to:
Cindy~My Romantic Homehttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Mandii~Shabby Vintage Dreamshttp://mandiiweir.blogspot.com/
Jackie Affordable Elegancehttp://afforableelegance.blogspot.com/

Well She's Done!!

2008-06-30T08:37:00.000-04:00

Finally Finished! She's tiny but cozy. I didn't think we would ever get done, I'm not one to be patient when it comes to decorating, I guess I like instant gratification,LOL. But it was worth the wait! I hope you all haven't given up on me ? I have more pic's of my cupboard but I will post those later. Have a beautiful day !

Caught Ya!!!

2008-06-28T10:50:00.000-04:00

Wait where ya goin?? My kitchen isn't done,Jeff's reply, "theres a big sale at Home Depot, I might be a while, LOL". Not so funny is it?! I caught him loading these up, I knew I should have sold those when I had the chance. Look below, even Lulu is sad!! How could he leave our sad faces? LOL. Really he got all the trim cut and now I'm priming it and then I'll put the top coat on and he will put it in tomarrow, or else!!! Have a great day everyone.

Sneak Peek!

2008-06-27T08:22:00.000-04:00

It still needs more coats of paint, but I thought I'd show everybody how pretty it's looking! I love it even though for some reason I almost feel bad painting this one, oh and I finally found the company name that made this it was on the side of the drawer, it was probably worth a fortune and I painted it, LOL. all the drawers are dovetailed and it is soooo heavy! Anyway, I painted the inside robins egg blue and the outside white. Do you like it?? I think my dishes and teacups and whatever else I put in here will be pretty. By the way no progress on my kitchen, my husband had to work last night, I can hardly stand this wait, makes me want to do it myself! Now I wish I would have taken a woodworking class in highschool, it would have come in handy right about now!LOL. Hope you all have a wonderful day and a fun weekend!

My next project !

2008-06-26T08:33:00.000-04:00

Hi everybody! No pics of my kitchen yet, my poor husband is having a hard time with the trim around my beadboard backsplash, he is probably ready to ring my neck right about now!LOL. We have to trim around windows and the cuts are very difficult , especially when your an electrician not a woodworker! He is having to do it by hand (did I mention he is a perfectionist). So I thought I'd show you my next project that I've been working on so that I can stay out of his way and keep myself busy. I got this cute cabinet at Salvation Army. I am painting it and I almost feel guilty, someone took such good care of it over the years, it is in such good shape, I want to put all my pretty rose dishes, platters and my collection of tea cups that belonged to my Nana in it. Well, thats it for now, hope everyone has a great day and hopefully my kichen will be done tonight!!
P.S. For the ladies that I gave the award to, somehow I didn't post the rules when I put my award on here(did I mention I think I have ADD) LOL. I hope I didn't make to big of a mistake and I apologize for messing this up! I'm fairly new at this and in my excitement somehow it happened! Bye for now.

Look At What I Received Today!!

2008-06-25T14:31:00.000-04:00

I was so excited today when I looked at my mail and saw that I was given this wonderful Arte Y Pico award by Amy at http://bunnyrosecottage.blogspot.com/. I am honored and thrilled and now I get to pass it on to some of my friends so they can be as happy as I am !! Thanks again Amy it means sooooo much to me! I Have to say I love giving it to my friends as much as getting it myself , this is so much fun!
These are the rules:
1. Pick 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name of and link to the blog that presented her/him with the award.
4. The award winner and one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog so everyone will know the origin of this award.

Okay so here are some of the sweet ladies I'd like to give the award to:

LeAnn ~http://pinkicingonthecake.blogspot.com/

Cynthia~http://cynthiascottagedesign.blogspot.com/

Rene'~http://missgracieshouse.blogspot.com/

Cami~http://camillefano.typepad.com/

Brook~http://brook-thehomethatlovebuilt.blogspot.com/

Beadboard Beautiful Beadboard!!!!

2008-06-22T18:42:00.000-04:00

Okay for your own good do not enlarge pics , everything is a mess,but whats a little mess amongst(sp) friends right. It is because we are installing beadboard paneling in my kitchen!!!! You don't know how excited I am, I have been waiting 10 yrs for this. I can hardly wait to finish it. This is also a sneak peek at my red cabinet I've been waiting to finish up, thats what started all this, we were at Lowe's when I showed Jeff the bead board and said Pleeeease!!The picture below (yuk) is me painting the trim.

Halfway there!! Hopefully I'll have more pic's to post tomarrow. I hope everyone has a good week!

P.S. The coke bottles in the first pic are holding the wood up before Jeff nailed it, just in case anyone was wondering if I was trying some kind of weird decorating style or if I had completly lost my mind!LOL.

July 4th Decorating Already?! Yep!

2008-06-20T17:46:00.000-04:00

I was inspired by the new blog I found, "The Cottage", I changed my version of it a little bit though. I couldn't find a robins egg blue star so I painted one I already had. Excuse the chairs, they are in need of new seat cushions and paint. Also when I was at Marshall's I found some teacups and coffee cups, I thought they were so pretty. The teacups look antique don't you think? I hope everyone has a good weekend!

Look what I found!

2008-06-19T08:37:00.000-04:00

Good morning, I just wanted to share this new blog I came across, I love their store "The Cottage" and I thought that those who had not visited them yet would love it.http://thecottagegals.blogspot.com/ . They also have so many cute pictures in their archives for inpiration. It's probably good that their in VA. and I'm in FL. because it could be very dangerous on the wallet, my husband is breathing a sigh of relief. Check them out I think you will enjoy your visit, I know I did! Have a great day. I'm off to work for a little while.

Boring Hallways and more!

2008-06-18T13:49:00.000-04:00

This is my favorite canister set that I bought at Marshall's and we can't forget the pink Kitchenaid mixer, my Mom bought me my mixer for Christmas and I loooove it!

Okay so it's raining here again today and I'm bored, so I thought I would take another pic, this is my favorite rocking chair, it was pink when I bought it. I think this is one of my first pink things I purchased years ago and it is probably when my pink obsession began!LOL.

Hallways like mine are so boring, they are narrow and dark, so I decided to add some life to it I would paint it with stripes and flowers. Jeff made me the shelf with the hooks on it and I put wallpaper on the upper part of the wall . This area is a good place for backpacks and jackets during the school year since my boys bedrooms are located here. I still want to replace the light fixture on the ceiling with a little chandelier or crystal light.

Playing Again!

2008-06-16T17:28:00.000-04:00

Well I moved my fireplace back to the living room again! Thank goodness it is not real, what would I do?!! This is what happens everytime I get a new magazine, I get inspired and start tweaking( as LeAnn would say). I'm not done yet though, but I thought I would put a couple of pics up to show you what I've been doing. See the pretty yellow roses, they are from my boys for my b-day. So pretty.

This little spot is near my kitchen where you come in from my garage. A good place to hang your hat , my purse and everything else that comes in! I hope everyone is having a good start to their week! It is rainy here, a good day to stay in and redecorate!!

Happy Father's Day!

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This post is dedicated to all those wonderful Daddy's out there! You deserve lot's of hugs and kisses and a few play toys of your own! We started out having lunch at this quirky little place called Le Tub, it is on the intercoastal waterway in Hollywood, they had the biggest cheeseburgers I have ever seen! HUGE.

I took some pictures of the view from our table. My husband was loving me bringing the camera, he wanted me to take a pic of every boat that went by! He even took the camera from me and shot some pics himself. I'm not going to bore you with all of them I just won't tell him.LOL.

What a view. This is when you really appreciate South Florida.

Oh and this is a little place I call Boys-R-Us! Jeff found his fathers day present, only $46,000. pennies for the amount he does as a father and it is fathers day right, well he tried.

I like Hollywood Beach because it still has that small beach town feel to it.

I took a couple of pics of the hotels for us ladies!

A picket fence and arbor.

This is the Dania pier. It was absolutly beautiful today but really hot.

Hollywood Beach Boardwalk(don't know these people). But isn't pretty.

Look at the color of that water! We had a fun day and I hope all the other Dads out there enjoyed their Father's Day too!

oops, didn't mean to put this one on here again.

It's My Birthday!

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Good morning everybody! Come by and have breakfast with me to celebrate my birthday . It's so much more fun with lots of family and friends. I am 41 today, YIKES! By the way, I picked up my copy of Romantic Country last night at Barnes and Noble!!!! Oh my gosh ladies if you haven't got yours yet, wait til you see it. It has been worth the wait. All of the pics are so pretty , I especially loved "Rosy Outlook". Hope everyone has a good weekend. See the pretty bowls on the table,I bought those for myself for my b-day. Love them.

P.S. See the roses on the table, they are the same ones I posted in front of my screen , they are 2weeks old, I think they are roses on steroids!LOL. I don't think I have ever had roses last this long and still look pretty .

Bargains of the Day!

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Isn't this the cutest little set! I love the cherries for Summer, I found them at Target for $2.50 each(by the $1..00 section) they have the platter, salt & pepper shakers and the cheese knives. They also have towels and oven mitts to match.

I found this handpainted napkin holder at Goodwill for a $1.00. So cute and it's pink, how perfect!

I also found this silver pitcher at Goodwill for $8.00, it is so heavy. I thought it would be so pretty with roses in it.

Special Delivery

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Can you guess what it is? It had an old peice of ledger paper from the 1880's wrapped around it with ribbon and a beautiful flower!

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It's my new vintage wallpaper fromhttp://prettypetals.typepad.com/ Thank you Heather! I love it.

Life is just a bowl of cherries!

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I liked this pic better(above) so I decided to put it on here.

Good morning everybody! This isn't a very good pic but I wanted to show my new dish I found. I went to a local church thrift store yesterday and it was fill your bag for $5.00 day! I couldn't believe she let me put this in there, I love any of the old dishes with the delicate little roses on them. I also got an old straw purse with a pink velvet ribbon on it but there is also some funky looking grapes on it and I don't know whether to cut them off or not. I also found some handmade hearts in pink that I put in my bag. I don't know if you can see the little container next to the cherries but this was purchased at a rummage sale it has roses on it and when I opened it up I found little forks in side. See the three little teapots, got those yesterday too! So pretty. The lamp was only $1.00. Have a great Sunday!

More Pretties!

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I bought this pretty folding screen a couple of weeks ago. I haven't decided where to put it yet. I bought it to put outside on my patio but it is so pretty I may keep it inside. Don't know yet. Hope everyone is having a great day, I'm off to get my nails done. Talk soon.Oh yeah, look at these roses, I bought them over a week ago in Target, they are the most beautiful roses I think I've ever seen, they look fake! (I usually cut the leaves off of them but I didn't have time and I just plopped them in this pitcher, they looked so pretty I left them as is).

Boys Toys

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Thought I'd show a picture of behind the scenes of my pretty rose covered life.LOL. Don't worry the guns are not real and are just for the picture. My son Dylan, the one driving, has wanted me to post a picture of his swamp buggy since I started my blog! So this ones for you my sweetie!

Summer Lovin

2008-06-04T15:48:00.000-04:00

Okay Thrifty Miss Priss http://thriftymissprissy.typepad.com/I have a couple more pictures for ya! This is the bed in the front of my camper. It also makes back into a table. So that means in my little 18 ft. camper I have 2 dining spots and it also sleeps 7. There are 3 bunkbeds, 2 couchs to sleep on and a full size(kind of) bed that is in the front and to the right as you walk in the front door. Did I mention we even added a door bell and for the kids I put spinning rims on the tires for a little bling, bling.LOL. Hope you enjoy! I was going to get more pics but it kept blowing the breaker on my house for some reason and it is really hot down here, I need the air conditioning. So I will wait for hubby to come home and check it out, I don't want any fires!

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If you look over at the picture of me on the right of this screen, this is the table I'm sitting at that makes into this bed.

Does anyone out there know why my pics are coming out blurry?? They look okay on my camera and when I download them but when they go on my blog they look blurry.Help!!

Shop til you drop!

2008-06-03T09:08:00.000-04:00

I love Marshall's, why is it I always find something I can't leave there without! Loved these storage boxes from Laura Ashley and the wood frames are the perfect shade of green and pink. I also got the metal rose vines, not sure what they are for, but I will probably just lay them across a shelf or table, who knows, but I will find somewhere to put them.

My Cottage On Wheels

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I've been working on getting the camper ready for Summer. I thought I would show you some pictures. Hope you enjoy!

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See the little table in front of my fireplace, well I got that at a yard sale last weekend for $20.00. I need to repaint it, but I love it.

Rearranging again

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I moved my fireplace into the dining room and my buffet into the living room and on and on and on. Thought I'd show a pic, what do you think? I get very bored with furniture in the same place all the time, I constantly move things around . I did notice my seat cushion is messed up, I bought these chairs recently and plan on recovering them but can't decide on a fabric yet. Do you think I should paint them white or leave them the cream color that they are now?

Good Morning!

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I say we should all stay home and have breakfast in bed today! Okay maybe not, but it sure sounds good to me. Have a great day everyone !Happy weekend.

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Summer has begun!

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Sorry everyone, no decorating pictures to post. I haven't had time! My baby graduated from 6th grade last night. He was so proud of himself! Also I spent this day in doctors offices with my oldest son Shayne, he had a boating,well loading the boat accident, and broke his foot, so he is now in a cast. Needless to say we made it to graduation, cast and all, and had a wonderful night. Have a great day!

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The whole family! Even hubby, I finally got a picture of him on here, poor guy!

Sweet Bunnies

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I promise this is my last post for today! I found these bunnies at Home Depot today and thought they were so sweet. I don't know but I think I'm avoiding my cabinet project I started, I keep finding something else to do today other than paint!

A Driveby

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This is one of my favorite houses. It is a rare find in South Florida! I hope they don't mind that I took a picture of their house, but I just love it. Wish I could say it was mine! My Mom and I found it one day when we made a wrong turn and now I just stop by every now and then to look at it, I'm surprised they haven't called the police yet . LOL. Usually when people keep coming by your house down here, they are up to no good. Oh well, thats it for now, back to painting my cabinets. Have a great day everyone.

My Toddler

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I just had to add this picture of LuLu, she thinks the crib skirt makes a great tent. She is like having a toddler in the house, she can get into more trouble! But look at that face, who could get mad at her !

Oh No, I see something else I need to paint, after enlarging this picture I noticed how bad my coffee table looks.

Hi Everybody ! My cute little find.

2008-05-21T21:01:00.000-04:00

I've been busy painting my kitchen cabinets. Sometimes I wonder why I create these projects for myself! I'm tired. I did find time to stop by Goodwill today after I picked Jake up from school. This adorable crib skirt is pink velvet with some green, black gingham, and white( right now I can't remember the name of the material the white part is made out of), but anyways it fits perfectly on my coffee table. So cute! Well I hope everyone had a good day. Talk soon.

I'm Back ! Did Ya miss me?

2008-05-19T09:51:00.000-04:00

I thought I would show a picture of where I would be spending most of my day! The laundry room! Yuk. We went to Central Florida this weekend for a surprise party for a long time friend. We had alot of laughs and great food, they had a low country boil,( shrimp, sausage, potatoes), cheese grits, corn muffins, cole slaw, corn, and yummy deserts. It was soooo good. But now time to get back to work. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

For those who wanted to see my animals here they are!

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Just kidding! These are my handsome boys! My animals are on the next picture. Jake (on the left) Shayne and Dylan.

The Pets

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For Tracie at My Petite Maison "The Pets". Tucker (he is shy) LuLu (funniest dog ever, I can look at her and laugh, we don't tell her, but she is so ugly she's cute), and my sweet Abbey ( she is due for the doggy beauty parlor).

Camper Birdhouse

2008-05-15T09:58:00.002-04:00

I was visiting LeAnn at Pink Icing on The Cake and saw that her husband gave her a camper birdhouse for her birthday and I thought it was funny I had one too! So Happy Birthday my blogging sister, this one is for you! I hope you can find the real thing soon, so you can begin your fun of decorating a vintage camper!

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This was suppose to go on with the buffet picture, but i'm not very good at this yet. This is another piece of furniture I painted with two different colors. I should have taken a before pic of it. It was ugly, a friend gave it to me. I think it makes a cute little desk.

Painting Again!

2008-05-14T16:35:00.000-04:00

I've been busy painting(again). I painted my buffet cabinet and my dining room table yesterday. Do you like it? I'm not sure if I like it or not . I usually don't like furniture painted two different colors, I don't know why but I don't. Now I have painted two peices of my furniture this way in the last couple of weeks.

Bunk House Bedroom

2008-05-12T20:21:00.000-04:00

We have a little guest house on our property. I've been working on the bedroom and thought I'd show a picture of it . There is still a little bit I need to do to finish but it's getting there.

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I can't believe I found this furniture at IKEA , I never knew they carried slip covered couches! I thought they only had more modern designs!( They just built the store here in Davie, so I had not gone to it yet). I got on the escalator , and as I stepped into the showroom It felt like music should have started to play or something, there it was , my new love, and it is so cheap! Only 352.00 including slipcover. Not only that but they probably have 10 different slipcovers that you can put on it, with the most expensive one being only around 89.00. This is my kinda couch, I get tired if things very quickly, so this will be perfect. You can change them for each season! By the way the chair was only 170.00.

My New Living Room Furniture!!

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My Front Door

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I painted my front door over the weekend. I also have a new camera, so I'm taking alot of pictures! This blogging is so much fun!

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My New Finds

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Picture of my living room

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More camper pics

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My new project

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This is a painting I found at Goodwill, love the pink cottage!

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My boys working on the camper remodeling

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My Cottage on wheels as featured on The Old Painted Cottage website.

My sweet LuLu (shes our Victorian Bulldog)