A Shelf and A Giveaway!!!!

A huge "Thank You" to Marty at

"A Stroll Thru Life "

for hosting today's event. Be sure to

stop by for a visit with everyone.

I have been MIA for the last few days

due to a little side trip to Charleston for

the Spoleto Festival. Be sure to join me

for Outdoor Wednesday and see some of

the festivities I had a chance to catch there.

Now onto the giveaway, June 9th is my one

year anniversary. I have really thought long

and hard about what to give, sooo....

I have come up with three books I thought

might appeal to everyone.....

Here they are:

Better Homes and Gardens

Style by Nature, this is a wonderful decorating

book.

The next is Good Things from Martha Stewart.

I own this book and I love it. Tons of wonderful

ideals.

The next is Frame Your Memories from

Readers Digest.

I thought with the variety, these three books

would appeal to the gardeners, decorators, cooks

and all the crafty people out there.

The rules are simple, if you are a follower or you

become a follower all you have to do is leave a

comment at the end of the post and let me know

and you will be entered for the drawing.

The drawing will be held on June the 10th. You only have to enter once and be a follower,

for a chance to win!!!

I like things simple.

Sorry for the glare, I will get a better picture of this one.

Now onto my table top, or should I say shelf

top? This is a shelf in my mud room that is

usually full of gloves, hats and you know all

that winter stuff we don't want to think about

for a long, long time.

So last week before leaving I decided to hide

all that awful stuff and change the area into

a little pantry.

Old diner dishes with a little hen.

A little copper, a little red and a French tray.

Banish the coats!!!

Bring in the copper and baskets.

I hope you enjoyed you visit.

Don't forget to leave me a comment and let me

know that you are following for a chance to win.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Good Luck!!!

Bye For Now,

Bathroom Scaping

It's time for Table Top Tuesday, so be sure

to stop by

"A Stroll Thru Life"

and visit with Marty and all of today's

participants.

Thanks Marty for hosting.

I'm bathroom scaping today.

I decided to change the master bath and

bedroom a little for the summer. So I gave

them both a little nautical feel. The master

suite is somewhat hidden from the rest of

the house so I can get by with decorating

these two rooms a little differently and not

clashing with the rest of the house.

I found two of these large vases a couple of

weeks ago at a second hand store in a

neighboring town. They were both hand

painted. I'll show you the other one in the

bedroom next week. I'm using this one

beside my bathtub.

Starfish plates, that I used in one

of my tablescapes last year. Thrift store

candle holders.

Moving to my dressing table, I added a little

silver for some glam.

I used another starfish plate and the large

shell vase I found at a yard sale last year.

A dollar bargain! All placed on a hand me

down, has seem better days painted white

tray. Have you ever noticed how hard it is

to take a picture with a mirror involved?

See my hand and fingers?

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to let me

know what you think, I love hearing from

you.

Bye For Now,

An Island Makeover

Thanks to Susan at

"Between Naps On The Porch"

for hosting today's event.

Be sure to stop by and visit with all of

today's participants for lots of great ideals

and inspiration.

Today is my last installment of my mini

kitchen makeover. This was my kitchen last

fall, not allot of drama going on with the island.

I also did a pretty good job of hiding the old

refrigerator, it was really an old one, but came

with the house, still worked and just wasn't a

priority to replace.

After the ebony glaze!

So what do you think?

Better or not?

I went with the black refrigerator due to the

fact that the ovens, cook top and other

appliances were black. With the possibility

that we may be selling in the next couple

of years, I wanted to make things a little easier

if and when that time comes.

Have any suggestions, any comments, let me

know. Thanks for coming by!

Bye For Now,

They Hatched

Be sure to stop by

"A Southern Daydreamer"

for a visit with Susan and all

of today's participants.

My little ones have hatched!

She was off the nest once last

week with the eggs uncovered

and I was able to count seventeen

eggs. I'm not sure how many have

hatched, it's very chilly here, cold and

rainy, so all I have been able to see

was a little head peaking out every

now and then. I will have some great

pictures next week to share.

Mom seems to be very relaxed and

calm when I go to the nest, she is

letting me put her food within

about six inches of the nest.

I don't have allot to post this week, we have

had allot of rain and like I said its very chilly.

I did manage to find some cute little outdoor

lights over the weekend.

They are little copper lanterns, (You know

Copper~n~Things).

I put them in the ivy I have growing on the

side of the house. I need to get another set

and have them go up the ivy a little more.

This side of the house gets allot of evening

sun and stays very cool in the summer. I'm

thinking a nice place to sit and relax.

Maybe a future project???

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Bye For Now,

A Desk Redo

Thanks Marty for hosting today's event.

Be sure to make a stop at

"A Stroll Thru Life" to visit with Marty and all of today's

talented party people.

I did a little change to my Grandmothers

antique desk I use in my dining room.

As I have told you before, this was one of

the first pieces of furniture she and my

Grandfather bought after they were

married. So now I have been given the

honor of taking care of it until its handed

down to one of my children.

I had a little oriental chest on it (an extra place

for dish storage) for the longest time, then

decided to move the chest to another room.

So I added my Big Lots cloche and put the

clock under it.

A night view.

I used a gold charger under the clock

and cloche.

The clock is from Stein Mart and has

grapes and grape leaves on it.

A wider view of the dining room, where you

can see the matching candle holders on the

dining room table.

Once again, don't forget to make a stop

and see all the wonderful creativity

waiting for you at

"A Stroll Thru Life"

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed

your visit.

Bye For Now,

A Story Of Two Lanterns

Thanks Susan for hosting today's event.

Be sure to stop by

"Between Naps On The Porch"

and visit with all of today's participants.

Last week I told you, I would milk one more

post from my kitchen update, but I decided

to take it outside this week.

This is a little lantern I have on my deck, (I know

change the light bulb), she has a matching sister,

in far worse shape than she was in. This one looks

pretty good after a good cleaning and a fresh coat

of paint.

Her matching sister had more problems,

missing electrical cords ,etc., she had lived a harder

life!

DH offered to rewire and get her going again,

but I told him I thought I might have a

better ideal!!

He was great to cut all the wire screen for me,

and after a little cleaning and a couple coats

of black paint....

The screen was left over from the kitchen

cabinet project, the lanterns were FREE,

so after hitting my stash of black paint...

I'm Happy!!!!!

They still need one more coat of paint, rain, rain

go away.

Perfect spot for a morning cup of coffee,

afternoon tea or maybe a glass of wine in

the evening.

Hope you enjoyed your visit, don't forget to let me know what you think. I love hearing from you!!! Bye For Now,