First off, I know that you are sick of hearing me whine about how much I want Caroline’s shelf. Caroline is a friend of mine, and her home was featured here. But look at it. Isn’t it beautiful? I just wanted the shelf and wasn’t even looking at the white ironstone. She had mentioned that […]
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Silver with a Past
Yes, I have been saying tarnished silver is in, but I think some of you didn’t believe me. Well, I took the advice of Carolyn at Leftovers (Click here) and got a tarnished piece of silver, that I don’t plan to polish. (Don’t tell my mother-in-law!!) I admit that I will still be polishing some of my […]
LAZY MARTHA project Vintage Feedsack Pillows
I promised to show how I made the daybed cover and pillows in Dreamy Daybed Redo click here, and here is the “how to” for the pillows. I made four different types of pillows (all from vintage feedsacks) and the daybed cover. This post is about the large pillows with the single blue stripe, shown below. Feedsack pillow on […]
Dreamy Daybed Redo with Feedsacks and Linen
I wasn’t going to blog about this project yet, since I have several posts already written and pretty much ready to go, but I couldn’t stand it any longer. This is what I did ALL of last week. I will show pictures later of how I made the pillows and the cover for the daybed but here are the […]
Old Baby Dresses = New Artwork
NOTE: This post shows the room the way it was soon after we moved into the farm. For a more updated view of this room, you can click HERE. This is an EASY project, no paint, no sewing, no glue. Well, I tried to just talk about the project, but it always reminds me of […]
SwEeeeT CaRe-O-Line’s Beautiful Home
Sweet Caroline …Good times never seemed so good. I’ve been inclined…to believe they never would. But now I… haven’t thought of that song in years. Thank you Neil Diamond. Sweet Caroline isn’t just a Neil Diamond song, it’s my friend’s name. Caroline, who has been to Round Top with me several times, has a beautiful home. I […]
The Dish on Desert Rose
As an update to my “Tale of Two Dishes”, I did find out a little more about Franciscan dishes. They were originally produced in Glendale, California by Gladding, McBean & Co. in the year 1934. The company produced casual dinnerware in the style of Mexican folk pottery. It was sold under the name Franciscan and […]
A Tale of Two Dishes
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodnight Ah yes, sing it sister! This story begins long ago and far away. Well, not really far away, but LONG ago, 28 years to be exact. Twenty eight years ago, I married my husband and I made a decision that I still regret. This painful mistake has haunted me lo […]