Rustic Farmhouse Styled Mantel for July

Hello Friends,

Today, I'm styling my mantel with items I have had a long time, some recent thrifted treasures, a bit of Spanish moss, floral, home spun cotton scraps and a few DIY's.

Here on the mantel are a few thrifted vintage bottles with a little floral, I added a vintage Sir Walter Raleigh tobacco tin with floral and a small doily with red crochet edges.

 The assortment of star are a diy and the little wooden fire crackers in the terra cotta pot were part of a garland I thrift last summer.

The framed hen picture is a gift from my oldest daughter. I'm loving it so much I hung it on the vintage window frame over the fire place.

Here on the mantel are a better view of two of the vintage bottles with homespun tied around the neck of the bottle and some floral.  

Also, a couple of the vintage hens that I'm always adding to any vignette.  Oh did you notice another diy? the USA wood block.

I think it started last year but I'm adding black & white check banner and floral moss to my vignettes, I really like that added touch.

This wicker star basket I thrifted a few years ago from my local thrift store I just added some floral a little bit of Spanish moss pip berries and a couple of boxes of sparklers, a diy block of wood with the word pride, the little vintage liberty bell was given to me by my late grandfather, some vintage wooden kids blocks to spell out USA, and a vintage atlas canning jar with some homespun added to the neck of the jar.

I did a little juggling items around for better placement. 

I think the vintage rooster under the framed picture looks nice.

Thank you stopping by today. I am really liking how the mantel is looking this year, it make me smile.

God Bless America!

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Red, White, and Blue Vignette

 Hi Friends, 

The month of July is coming up and I have pulled out my patriotic tubs out to start decorating.  Today I'm showing off a cute little cabinet that my dad made, I have moved some of my salt and pepper pieces to live in this cabinet.

On this book case I have some vintage items I have gathered from around my house and a few recent thrift haul pieces to make a few patriotic vignettes.

In this vignette I've added the thrifted cookie cutters into a enamel bowl that I had stashed away on a cupboard in the laundry room.  Some pip berries and a little wooden flag I painted a few years ago.

Inside the cabinet are a few of my vintage salt and pepper pieces.  I have a several sets of tiny people chef, from Japan

On top of the cute little cabinet I put together a wooden rooster, along with a recently thrifted flour sifter with a red handle and a red handle cheese slicer and a white hen salt shaker.

Thank you so much for stopping by and take a gander of how I place some thrifted items into a patriotic vignette in my home.

Until next time, God Bless you and your family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett.

Hunting for Vintage Treasure in June

 Hi Friends,

I went on a treasure hunt this week and look at what I found. I found some items to add to my Patriotic theme for July.

The placemat I will add to the other I use for the 4th of July.  When I saw the bread pans I had to buy them I saw a You-tuber use the pans to display bottles, or caddies.

I couldn't believe I found the flag cookie cutters.  I was so excited to find the cookie cutter, can't wait to make flay shape cookies for July.

I have two rolling pin I've had for many years.   Lately, rolling pin have been all the rage with the farmhouse décor, that I have started collecting rolling pins with the different handles.

Tiny baskets with long handle is something I'm always on the look out for, to hang from a shelf.  

This small cut glass round dish caught my eye, I may use it with bowl fillers or candy on a end table.  

I also spotted some wooden spoons to add to a jar above the kitchen cabinets.

 

The metal basket, cup, and sugar tong caught my eye because of the patina, I use tarnish aluminum or silver plate a lot through out my house.  I'm not sure how I'll use these three items yet in my décor.

I always pick up checked fabric, I also saw the red paint handle bread slicer, I had to pick it up.

Silver plate flat ware is something new for me to look for. I have been intrigued by the different patterns.

I picked up this cute wooden caddy for 3.00 I'm not sure if Ill leave it the way it is or paint it.

 I also found a couple of little amber bottles and then I found this amber jelly jar!

  I've been also collecting jelly jars, I'm not sure why.. but, I found one that has a amber tint. I will probably save for my fall décor.

  I couldn't by pass floral tape for $.25. I can always use find a project to use floral tape.

Hand painted wooden bowl, I believe in a Mexican floral? It is so beautiful I'm not sure if I'll paint over it or just keep it as is, and use the platter for entertaining.

WOW what a great haul today I feel I found the mother lode. what a wonderful day!

So until next time.......

May God Bless you and your family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrifting out of Town for Farmhouse Decor

Hi Friends,

Thank you for stopping by My Little Colorado Cottage to see what I have been doing

Well, I went to visit my Mom this weekend and had the opportunity to go thrifting at a thrift store "Deseret Industries" and found some wonderful things. The thrift store had a amazing children's book collection so of course I had to pick them up.

 $2.00 for this vintage looking Christmas album

each of these books were a $.85 except for the Nancy Drew I paid $4.00

I just love the graphics of the older books

I found a rolling pin for $3.50 to add to my kitchen décor

I always pick up older canning jar. This vintage jar I believe is a pint jar for $1.00, didn't have a lid, but I keep looking never know what you find out thrifting.

I try to pick up use baseball when ever I see them for my summer décor

Now I have two whole nut trays I need to start looking for utensils

I had a wonderful time thrifting out of town and I feel I found some great finds.  I'm so thrilled to find the children's books.  What was your find?

So until next time,

May God Bless you and your family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Weekend Thrifting for Treasures

Hi Friends,

Weekend thrifting at my local thrift store, I came home with a few treasure.

I'm always on the lookout for rolling pins wooden trinket boxes, little salt box houses, candle sticks, pewter, old silver items, salt and pepper shakers, and fabric items (hot pads, dish towels, yardage, placemats ) etc.

I found a rolling pin for $5.00 "CHECK"!

A pewter platter for $4.00

some little salt box houses, so cute "CHECK"!

Who knew about these small brass bowls, I do have brass candle sticks and a brass bucket so maybe I'm starting a new collect? "Who knows".

This cute little kids spoon caught my eye, I have a small collection of vintage spoons.

A wooden trinket box "CHECK"!

I found some great items! Next post I'll let you see how I display them around my house. 

Thank you so much for stopping by to see what I have been up to.  

So until next time....

May God Bless You and Your Family.

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett 

Yard Sale - Thrifting Again!

Hi Friends, 

Thank you for stopping by My Little Colorado Cottage.

I went thrifting again, this time I hit a couple of yard sales with my youngest grandson.  

We found a few wonderful things.

Old westerns Louis Lamour paperbacks for only $.25 each. Of course these paperbacks are going into my personal library.

A cedar jewelry box for $1.00 that is in nice shape I'm not sure if I'll leave it original or paint it.  We'll see.

A wicker hurricane lantern with handle for $.50.  Wicker isn't really my ever day style, however I'm thinking maybe use it in my Christmas décor?

Very cute vintage wooden snowman for $.25. I'll definitely be using this snowman in my winter décor.

I also found a vintage Santa figurine for $.25.  Not sure how vintage it is ,but I believe hell look very nice in my Christmas vignettes.

I was very surprised by the prices, most of the yard sales around my area are pricy. 

I believe I will pack away the Christmas items, but come back by to see how I'll incorporate the wicker lantern and cedar jewelry box into my summer décor.

So until next, May God Bless you and your family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett 

Treasure Hunting for Vintage Farmhouse Décor

Hi Friends,

I'm on the hunt once more for vintage farmhouse décor.  Thank you for stopping by to see what I found.

This Norman Rockwell America book was such a great find it has so many amazing pictures.  I will probably incorporate this wonderful book on my coffee table 

 I was lucky to pick up some old elementary books.  I love the old graphics so I will be adding these books into my library

I thought I really got a deal on this bag of cookie cutter when I got home I found I had a few copper cutters and cutter with a green handle so cool.

I also purchased these vintage Christmas nic-nac

Look at this set of wooden boxes for Lillian Carter catalog. I've been on the look out for these wooden boxes to display around my home and also use as storage.

I believe these kitchen curtain are hand embroidered not sure how I will use them, but I will save them for my April décor I think.

I found some great farmhouse items today and very excited to incorporate them into my every day décor.

So until the adventure, God Bless you and your family.

I'm Vicki , a Colorado Junkett

Rustic Spring Front Porch Décor - Rustic vintage for Spring

 Hi Friends,

Spring is here, out on my front porch.   

My thought process this year was to incorporate burlap, buffalo checked ribbon, a little Spanish moss vines, twigs and a couple logs into a rustic farmhouse look for my front porch.

I keep the vintage milk cans and wire milk crates out year round.  So all I did was add the items I had envisioned. 

Then some spring daffodils, pussy willows and a couple of vintage galvanized buckets.

I'm pretty please how this all came together.  It is still quit cool here mid 30's during the day. 

I think the yellow daffodils show hope of warmer days.

Thank you so much for checking in to see what I've been up to.  Until the next post.

God Bless You and Your Family.

Vicki a Colorado Junkett