Blogiversary/Birthday Giveaway!!!!!!

Even though I celebrated my actual blog anniversary on Dec. 22nd and my birthday last Thursday, I thought I would have a giveaway anyway!!! Even though it's a little belated, I wanted to share my good fortune of celebrating another year with you my wonderful new-found friends!! So to honor the occasion, I made a bracelet using all vintage buttons!

And I will be wrapping it up inside this sweet little vintage wallpaper box!

I will also be adding a wonderful and whimsical vintage photo of two lovely ladies on a ladder, a brown transferware soap dish and 5 pretty, little mother-of-pearl buckles!

I wanted this giveaway to be sweet and romantic and I think I came up with a mix of vintage goodies that exemplify just that!!

I love this photo--such a hoot!!

These buckles would be great in a craft or jewelry project or just let them sit in this pretty little dish too!!

So...here's the deal!
You'll have 3 chances to win...
Leave me a comment... become a new follower or remind me that you already are... share the news about my giveaway on your blog and let me know you did so!!! I will be choosing the winner on Monday, Jan. 24th at 8 p.m. central time.

Simple enough, right!?! So, good luck and thanks so much for your love and support this past year!! You all mean so much to me!!

Vintage Inspiration-Transferware!

I am feeling inspired today by the gorgeous transferware platter that I recently purchased this past weekend. I will eventually be adding it to my collection in the cupboard in my living room. But, for now, I have been enjoying adding some fall elements to it and have it displayed in my dining room.
As my transferware collection grows, I may have to find a new home for my dozen cast iron doorstops! {at least its a dozen for now!}

The plates on the top shelf are green and beautiful!!

Maybe I should focus on one color or one pattern--or maybe NOT cuz that's no fun!!

Because I love it all!!

Especially brown...

aesthetic movement...

plates!

So irresistible!!!

Sweet little cup and saucer!


I'm sharing my transferware collection-the old and the new -as part of Debra's Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground!!
Stop over and check out all the other inspiring blogs joining in!!

Tiny Whites

They say that good things come in small packages! Well, I would have to agree with that! Some of my collections have tiny little parts that are my favorite things in the whole collection! Like this little piece of pottery that stands a mere 3" tall ~ so sweet!
My pincushion lady (which by the way, I dropped once and had to glue back together!) But she survived and I like to tuck her into my vignettes!
This little sheep is a reproduction and reminds me of my greatest case of "sellers remorse"!!
I once found a med. sized ziploc bag of German Putz sheep-some of which were a fairly large size-for just a few dollars at garage sale! I sold all of them and made some really good money, but I would give it all back to get those sheep back!! They are getting so hard to find and are very expensive!

Darling little vintage spool of crochet cotton...

transferware creamer...

itty

bitty

dolly-sized creamers

My favorite transferware pattern in yummy brown...

and a single serving salt button bouquet! Sometimes just a simple, little embellishment goes a long way in a vignette! I am sharing these with you today for White Wednesday with Faded Charm!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Whites with a Little Color!

I'm linking up with Kathleen of Faded Charm for White Wednesday again and thought I'd share some of my favorite not-so-whites! This gorgeous vintage photograph is from my bedroom. It reminds me of my mother who always had the most beautiful flower gardens! I like to pretend this is me and her in this photo!

This dress form is for sale in my room at The Red Rooster! I attached a picture that I cut out of Porch magazine to give people an idea of how they can "decorate" it!

This is one of my favorite pieces of transferware~~I love the barely there color on white!!

I love the lattice pattern on this gorgeous plate!

Just the perfect amount of crazing on this plate~~the sweet baby in the photo is my dear late father-in-law born in 1919!

I wish I had about a dozen of these beautiful aesthetic movement plates~~~Dream on!!!


Thanks for stopping by for a look at my whites with a little color! Have a wonderful white Wednesday and Happy blogging!!
Julie

My Favorite Booth at Pardeeville Antique Mall

At a recent visit to one of my favorite malls in Pardeeville, WI~ I fell in love with one booth in particular. It was full of shabby pretties, gorgeous ironstone and transferware~~~ Lots of eye candy to behold!!I love Ironstone~~who doesn't??? I love this display in these cubbies!

My second love~transferware!!

A breath of fresh air in a rather primitive mall!

Fun and games!

Love all this!

Love the chicken wire on the old door to display vintage photos!

This booth had pretty business cards on display with the name "Sadie "N Stella"! How cute is that?!? I don't think it was a shop, just the name this particular dealer went by! I couldn't take my eyes off of it all~~~and meanwhile, my husband was getting antsy!!
Oh well, I can always go back by myself someday for another look!*!*!


Until next time.....