Late Summer - a Touch of Seasonal Vintage Whimsy

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share a few Late Summer vintage touches to the 'China Hutch'.

I love using Sunflowers for a 

Late Summer vignettes

Pulled out a couple of my FireKing coffee mugs, to add a little vintage touch to my Coca-Cola collections.

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The Gumball machine has wooden shape blocks from my school days, just the right color for Late Summer transistion.

For a little Whimsy, I added a couple of Black Crows, I've had in my Halloween Tub for many years.

another vignette of whimsy is the vintage fishing gear I used in my tackle box

I hope this gives you some inspiration and a few ideas how to style your vintage collections

 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what has been going on at My Little Colorado Cottage.

I would love to hear how your decorating your Home for Late Summer. 

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 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Late Summer Decorating With Vintage Treasures

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Happy LateSummer!

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Today, I'm packing away the Summer Patrioctic decor and adding Late Summer/Early Fall touches to the top of the shelving unit in my entryroom. 

I like to bring in Sunflowers of all shade for this time of year.

I 've added a lot of my vintage chickens to this area, love showing them off.

Here is a closer view of some of my vintage thrifted finds

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Late Summer in my cottage, gives me time to break out the apples, darker yellows, greens and shades of orange in my decorating.

still love the touches of blue for 'Late-Summer',

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and a bit of shades of  browns. 

I hope you found some ideas how to use unexpected vintage finds along with multiple shades of Late-Summer colors in your decorating.

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 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by 'My Little Colorado Cottage"

I would love to hear what colors you use in your 

"Late Summer" decorating. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Late Summer Sunflowers From the Garden for my Seasonal Vignettes - Late Summer Decorating

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share Sunflower's in the Garden

This is why I plant Sunflower every Spring in the Garden.

I really enjoy the pop's of Sunshine Yellow in my garden.

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what is growing in the garden. 

I also think dried Sunflowers look nice stuck here and there in 'Late-Summer' decorating.

 I would love to know, do you use dried florals in your seasonal decorating? 

If so, you may like this post from last year.

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 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

How I'm Using a Recent Thrifted Vintage Treasure - Folding Wooden Yard Sticks

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share what I found out thrifting to incorporate into my vintage decorating...............

I found two Amazing Vintage Wooden Carpenter's Folding Yard Stick for $5.00 each

I use the vintage Yard Stick as filler, 

to hold vintage bird cards,

as risers,

and a touch of Whimsy!
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I have mentioned I love the thrill of the Hunt? You just never know what you'll come across when thrifting.

 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by 'My Little Colorado Cottage to see what treasures I have found out thrifting this week. 

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I hope I gave you a few inspiral ideas for adding a little unexpected whiny to your Home using wooden folding yardsticks.

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 I would love to hear what you have found thrifting and how you style it in your home. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family. 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Americana - Inspired Summer Vignettes - Some of My Vintage Treasures

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! 

Today, I'm so excited to share how I have decorated my Fireplace Mantel for Summer. Using many of my Thrifted Vintage Treasures.

I've put one of the Patriotic Assemblages 

in a thrifted Vintage Pottery Mug with a logo of the "The  of United States of American 1776-Constitution Old Ironsides"

In the back I found a Sheet Music Book titled "God Bless America", which I thought blends in with the Americana theme really well.

I also wanted to incorprate a vintage Glass a Vintage Glass-Frog to use to display minny the American Flags.

I really like this little vignette.

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A few year back I found this amazing metal tray with a picture of Mt. Rushmore, so I like to add it in to the Americana mix for my Summer Decor.

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Back in the 90's, I was living in a small fishing town and had to cross the 'Tacoma Narrows Bridge' every day to go to work in Tacoma, WA.

One weekend I was shopping at a local Flea-Market and found this awesome 'Vintage 1950's Commemorative Plate' and of course, I needed to purchase it for $4.00 ( it was in perfect shape at the time.  Sadly over the years it has been broken.)

but is still a very awesome piece and looks great in my Americana decorating.

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In the vintage window frame in the center of the fireplace mantel, I've hung a thrifted 'Grapevine Star' with Pip-Berries and a strip of Homespun Fabric.

Also, I made another simple 'Americana Craft Project' I made, is the small fabric banner, using gingham fabric I have on hand and fabric glue

Also in this vignette I added this

Patriotic collage cards

in a thrifted vintage 'Hull Planter', with a few pip-berry floral picks,also my new items a wooden "Kraft Cheese Brick Box"

This small vignette I added a thrifted Vintage Book "History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion" along with a few handmade items.

I have added another Patriotic Assemblage in one of my Vintage Pewter Mugs

on top of a 'Vintage United States President Trivia Game Box' I found out thrifting.

The lastest United State President list is President George Bush our fourty first President.

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Another vignette on the fireplace mantel I have a "Last stand" etched glass mug filled with Rusty Patriotic Flags and hand made cloth posies

with a hand-made wooden American Flag in the background.

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Lastly, on the far right of the mantel I have group together a few thrifted treasure for this 'Vintage Americana' vignette

Setting on top of a thrifted 'Red Stripe Cookie Tin', I filled my Vintage Milkglass Wedding Compote with a breadloaf pan, some vintage tinsel, a red painted star, a blue candle, a diy firecracker and a little sign.

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 Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to see what treasures I have found out thrifting this week.

 I would love to hear what you have found thrifting and how you style it in your home. 

 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett