Romance

 Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday

Being a born romantic 

New Years eve is a special time

  an evening filled with
champagne, chocolate and celebration
and most of all the people that we
{Love}
♥

One of our favorite traditions is to watch  the movie

When Harry Met Sally

it always makes us laugh and cry

♥
That is what a great movie should do don't you think

Another tradition is to have a glass of champagne with a splash of Chambord

Chambord is a raspberry liqueur that makes the champagne pink!!

{Love}

the crown on the bottle 

one glass is perfect to ring in the New Year
What ever your plans are tonight I hope

it is a safe evening filled with Love, Joy, Laughter and a little romance
and a good luck New Years kiss or two

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romantic saying for today

"The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love and be loved in return"
Irving Gordon

♥
Pam

Decorating with Vintage

  Hi Everyone

Happy Friday

♥

Decorating with Vintage
can be so much  fun

 These vintage garden nozzles were
transformed over the holidays into...

 ~Candle holders~

Don't you just

{Love}

the brass and the wonderful oxidation 

that comes from time and use

♥

that  fabulous turquoise color

A Little rusty chippy vintage charm

that looks right at home

next to all of the elegant glass

and silver on the table

Vintage treasures used in fun

and different ways add charm to any home

It is the last Friday before the

New Year 

2012

Do you have exciting plans for New Years Eve?

{Love}

that New Years day is on Sunday this year

the perfect way to start the New Year

with the entire family at Church on Sunday Morning

What a Blessing!!

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romantic saying for today

"Nobody has ever measured not even poets how much the heart can hold"

Zelda Fitzgerald

♥

Pam

Rusty Charm

Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday

It has been so wonderful to have

  our family and friends all together here at 

*White Ironstone Cottage*

It was a Blessed Christmas so full of

{Love}

we even had a romantic surprise...

 ♥

our Godson got
engaged

yippee weddings are so much fun!!!!!!!!

♥
Congratulations Remy and Beth 

 After a busy holiday  week the greenhouse
  was a peaceful spot
this morning

 it was fun to be outside in the garden

 surrounded by rusty chippy charm

{Love}
vintage windows
♥

and garden tools

 pink ladders

funky storage

I pray your Christmas was joy filled
and you were all surrounded by family and friends
can you believe it is almost
*2012*
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 romantic saying for today
"Unite our hearts in fervent love and let it be true
may it ever bloom and grow from what we say and do"
Thomas Reid

♥
Pam

A *Christmas* Present

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

A true test of patience 

waiting for the paper white bulbs to bloom

These bulbs were planted just 

after Thanksgiving

♥

 They are starting to bloom just in time for 

Christmas

~A Christmas present~

{Love}

how the bulbs seek out the sun 

growing  towards the light

♥

Planting paper white bulbs is planting a promise

of beauty 

so grateful to watch the beauty of nature

unfold just a little more everyday

So excited there are only 2 days
until *Christmas*
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romantic saying for today
"One day one look one lifetime one Love"
unknown

♥
Pam

Christmas Tree Candle

Hi Everyone

Happy Wednesday

Many of you have asked me where

  to find these clip on candle holders
that we have everywhere in our home
♥

Last year I bought a bunch that were gold
I really like the silver ones but I wasn't as happy with the gold ones
so this year I painted them white now they look like white lace to me
♥

Here are some of the silver ones
I found a few on Etsy they are available from
Pretty Paula Products
 for  $28 dollars
there are quite a few for sale on Etsy this year

Christmas tree  candle holders are a passion
I  have been collecting them for a long time
I look for them all  throughout the year at every sale I go to
There are many different styles

The candle holders in these bottles are from Germany
♥
They have a weight on the bottom so
they work well on the
Christmas tree

Here you can see the candles on our tree

This tin Santa is one of my favorites

♥

The candles lite on the tree

♥

This week is such a blessed time for our family
Our daughter is home from college and we have had so much fun baking and singing and just being together
For our family
Christmas is not about presents it is about
the presence of our Lord 

so exciting that there are only 4 days until
*Christmas*
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romantic saying for today
"Joy is a net of Love by which you catch souls"
Mother Teresa

♥
Pam

Simple Vintage Christmas

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday

The house is filled  to overflowing with the beautiful smells of Christmas

With the combination of Christmas tree, wreaths, paper white bulbs and 

fresh baked sugar cookies add the smell of a warm fire and you have 

the most intoxicating fragrance that can only be described as pure

Christmas Joy

♥

I found a few vintage crystal salt  and pepper shakers that were missing their tops

and were only 99 cents a set

by adding just a small amount of wire and ribbon 

it turned into the perfect tiny vase for paper white flowers

on our Christmas tree

{Love}

having flowers all around the house

     ~our simple vintage decor~

It is fun to use vintage treasures in a new and unexpected way
and inexpensive too

so excited there are only 6 days until
*Christmas*
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romantic saying for today
"Love is the joy of the good"
unknown


♥
Pam

Vintage Christmas

Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday

Here is a  last minute gift idea

 {Love}

this vintage candy tin 

it even has handles

 I found candy cane cookies from Trader Joes to put inside the tin

♥

♥

They are so cute and yummy too

Vintage tins are great containers for cookies 

wrapped in cellophane and tied with a ribbon

~Simple~

{Love}

to have a few gifts wrapped and ready to go

Are you all done shopping or are you like me

still running around  for a few last minute gifts
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there are only 8 days

until  *Christmas*

romantic saying for today

"Divine love is a sacred flower which in its early bud is happiness
and in its full bloom is heaven"
Eleanora  Hervey

♥
Pam