Romantic Vintage style

Hi Everyone 

Happy Thursday

♥

Do you 

{Love}

 the style of your home
Recently I was asked
what the style of our home is...
The first thing that popped into my head was
" romantic vintage"

Style is personal
 that is what makes
{at least for me}
looking at other peoples homes so much fun

Do you feel the same way 

{Love}

 to see where someone places flowers 

in their home

 and what they use for the vase
What furniture they like and even the color of the walls

You all know that most of the flowers in our home

 are placed in......

a Vintage White Ironstone pitcher

Even in this peaceful corner of our bedroom
on a pretty vintage white wicker table

 {Love}
our

 Romantic Vintage Style

♥

What do you call the

 style of
your Home

I am so grateful to Debra at Common Ground

 for highlighting 

White Ironstone Cottage

if you haven't met Debra yet you are in for a treat

you can go visit her by clicking

 here

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Show and Tell Friday
Be Inspired Friday

romantic saying for today

"I have learned that to be with the one I Love is enough"

Whitman

♥

Pam

Vintage DIY Project

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

Do you {Love} to drink tea 

Our entire family enjoys a cup of tea 

 especially on cold nights

We all have our favorite blends 

Recently after dinner I noticed almost 12 different tea boxes 

out on the counter

 Instead of hunting for all the different teas in the pantry

 I decided to try and make a tea holder we could just take out 

filled with every ones favorite blend

I didn't want to go and buy something 

I wanted to make it 

 using something that we already had around the house

 I went on the hunt and found this neglected vintage sewing machine drawer

in the garage

 {Love}

 the beautiful detailing and with a quick coat of white paint

it looked pretty good

I also added 4 vintage glass knobs found in the junk drawer of the kitchen 

{how did they get in there}

onto the bottom as little feet

Our new vintage DIY Tea organizer

No more searching in the pantry 

organized and pretty on the top of the counter too

I think I may have to find a few more vintage sewing machine drawers

they would look so cute all lined up in the pantry 

What would you fill the drawer with in your pantry

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Knick of Time Tuesday

romantic saying for today

"I Love thee,I Love but thee, With a Love that shall not die, 
Till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old"
Shakespeare

♥
Pam

Shabby chic Mantel

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

Do you like to save pretty ribbon from packages

This past Christmas we received the most beautiful 

 white Rachel Ashwell  face towels

{Love} 

The towels were wrapped with this

pretty shabby chic white ribbon 

So happy I kept the ribbon it looks so cute  wrapped around this garden

 galvanized bucket 

Today while shopping at Trader Joes 

 I found these adorable baby pink potted roses for only 1.99 each

{such a bargain}

 I bought 3 and

 they fit perfectly in the bucket

I added a small sprig of pink jasmine

 from the garden

The baby pink  of the roses and the jasmine

 are so pretty together

last year I bought a few baby white roses and

after having them in the house for a month or two

we planted them in the front yard 

They transferred well from inside the house to outside

*LoveLoveLove*

The jasmine smells heavenly
Handsome husband even commented
 he liked it !!!

{Love}

 the thoughtful gift and the pretty 

ribbon 

 just sharing a peek at our Shabbychic mantel
more to come....

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Feathered Nest Friday

romantic saying for today

"With every breath you drew me to you"

P.B.

♥

Pam

Valentines Day

Hi Everyone

 Happy Tuesday

♥

Being a born romantic I absolutely

{Love}

*Valentines Day* 

When we first moved into our home 

I desperately wanted to plant
 white iceberg roses everywhere
 but with over an acre and third to plant
it just wasn't in the budget so handsome husband started a wonderful tradition

Every Valentines day he buys me
 a white iceberg rose to plant in the yard

It has been so fun to add
 a new rose bush every year 

We now have white iceberg roses
 in the backyard
tucked by the living room window and the side yard

 Iceberg roses around
 the backyard brick patio

Iceberg roses in
 the front yard

 Iceberg roses
by the walkway

Iceberg rose in
 the birdbath

 By the front door

 I know most women ask for
 a dozen cut red roses for Valentines day
 but not me

 {Love}
 getting the white iceberg rose bush every year
{Love}
 going out in the garden and being able to cut the white roses to bring in the house

Most of all I am grateful
{Love}
 my handsome husband who helps to make my dream
 of  beautiful white roses planted everywhere around our home
 come true all over again every Valentines day
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Blissful Whites Wednesday

romantic saying for today

"It is in the loving as well as in being loved
 that we become most truly ourselves"
Kingma



♥
Pam

White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

Recently I have received several questions
 about vintage white ironstone

there are many misconceptions and untruths about

 White Ironstone

  Did you know that white ironstone

is not made of porcelain

it is actually a glazed earthenware clay

The glaze is what gives the white ironstone

 its beautiful lustre and shine and helps to identify it
as white ironstone

 Did you know that cleaning white ironstone is really simple

just use a mild dish soap and warm water

 Please Do Not
 use a bleach or a product that contains bleach

 this will remove the glaze 

Please do not put it in your dishwasher
 the water gets too hot and will also stripe the glaze
For tough stains you can use a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide and water
 let it soak overnight
this is useful if you leave flowers in a vase too long
in addition you can use toothpaste to scrub tough stains

This is a brand new pitcher from Williams and Sonoma
can you see the difference in color
there is a subtle yellow tint
 This is not white ironstone

Another misconception is that all white ironstone
 has a hallmark on the bottom

The truth is the hallmark can slowly be removed
especially if you wash the ironstone with bleach
and unfortunately there are fake reproductions
 with the hallmark coming out of china now

Crazing is actually small tiny cracks in the white ironstone
some do not like crazing some do
 I personally
{love}
 all white ironstone

From chamber pots to pitchers, tureens,
 and plates and so much more
White Ironstone
 is  an affordable and timeless
treasure to collect

The best part about
 White Ironstone
besides its elegant beauty is
 White Ironstone really does go
with every decor and if you take good care of your
 white ironstone
 you can pass it down from generation to generation

♥
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romantic saying for today
"To Live is to Love"
unknown

♥
Pam

Soldering Fun

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Thursday

♥

There is something so thrilling

 about trying something new 

 especially when 

you are doing it with fun people

This is Rita Reade fabulous soldering Teacher
and amazingly talented friend
 you may know her from her blog
  Mamabellarte 

she not only taught us 4 lucky ladies how to solder 

3 beautfiul charms

Rita also made us all feel like soldering
 pro's by the end of the day

Rita with the lovely ladies in the beginner class
Gildie and her daughter Mirta
and Vicky
{aka Chatty to my Kathy}

Here all the supplies for the class
 are tucked inside a pretty pink gingham ribboned box

Two of the three charms
we made
we were even taught how to make our own jump rings

Rita served us all a delicious lunch
 and had goodies for us to nibble on too
Rita taught this class at her home in Rainbow California
she also has upcoming classes in  Laguna Beach and Arizona

Her home is just as charming as she is

Have you heard about the fun idea
 of choosing  one word
 for the year as  an inspiration
This year my word is
 "Make"
 I want to learn to make new things and make it happen
make new friends
make dreams come true
make it by hand .....
Do you have one word for inspiration this year too 

If you are interested in more information on the classes offered
 by Rita please visit her class page here
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romantic saying for today

"Love now believe me wait not till tomorrow"
Ronsard



♥
Pam