Vintage Vignette using Thrifted Silver-Plate and Pewter on the Mantel for June

 

Hi Friends,

Today I'm re-styling the mantel for June,  I replace the nests with eggs and the diy bird houses with vintage pieces that I've had for many years from around the house.

I love using this diy CountryFarmhouseWreath through out the summer months. You may remember seeing this wreath displayed in my May post "Early Vintage Summer on the Mantel". 

I gathered a few thrifted green books to add more color and interest.

 I love using this very sentimental piece of pottery in vignette, because my oldest daughter made it, when she was in middle school about 20 years ago.  

The pewter platter in the back of this vignette was thrifted last fall.

A couple of silver-plate pieces I pulled from other parts of the house to add another layer to the mantel

In this area of the mantel I rearranged the Hens a little and placed a vintage glass door knob on top of the thrifted books.

If you remember the dilemma I had over this awesome horn mug.

 for a while at my local vintage thrift store trying to decide whether I should pick it up or not.

Silver-Plate platter are just a nice vintage treasure to have, their very versatile to use in a vignette. But the nice use of this large platter is for cookies at Christmas time.

If your interested in the diy tutorial of either of the garland check out my post Black and White Check Garland.

I want to thank you for checking in, please check back any time.  I'm trying to post every week with a thrift haul vignettes of where I show off the treasures I find and a few pic's at seasonal home decorating in and outside my home.

Until next time.........

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Galvenized Buckets and Florals for the Front Porch

 Hi Friends,

Today, I am pulling out all of the galvanized buckets from the garden shed, to be used for flower planter in the front porch area.

I've been collecting galvanized buckets one at a time all year, when I see them I normally try and pick them up if their under $5.00 for buckets.

I have also been picking up larger terra cotta pots when I can find them for under $5.00 .  This brass bucket I have had for many year I usually place by the fireplace filled with pinecone I have gathered

I usually try and grow all of my plant from seed, however, this year our month of April and may have been cold rainy this year nights have been in the high 20's low 30's even my milk jug plants are a little behind.

 I started sowing seed in milk jug the first week of May and these are the zinnias I planted over a month ago. Very delayed zinnias I'm thinking! 

So I went to my local Wal-Mart and was pleasantly surprised that some of the lovely geraniums were half off, $2.00 a plant so, I bought a flat of ten geraniums

The weekend  after the last day of school I dropped by my storage unit looking for items I could use for summer décor. I had for gotten about the wash tubs I had here is one of them. 

The lovely wire potato basket and the large white enamel red trim wash tub I found at a auction many years ago and has been in my storage unit.  

This is my summer front porch as of June 1st.  I'm sure it I'll be changing a few things as the month of July moves closer.  I might add a few flags I don't know quite yet, I think I need a focal point not sure what it should be.

I hope I have inspired you to use some of your vintage collection to decorate your home for the different holidays or season

I want to thank you for checking in , please check back any time, I'm trying to post at least every other weekend, with thrift hauls, vignettes of where I show off my thrifted treasures, and a few pic's of my seasonal decorating in and outside my home.

So, until next time......

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

A Vintage Patriotic Vignette - Memorial Day-God Bless America!

Hi Friends,

This is a wonderful day to get together with Family and Friends to Celebration Men and Women that have given their lives to protect our Freedom in America.

Today I'm sharing a corner shelf with some of my favorite red, white, and blue treasure I gathered from around my house. 

Include the two wonderful flags my 7 year-old grand-daughter drew for us I totally love them.

Around my home I have gathered some of my favorite Red, White, and Blue treasure to share with you and hope to inspire you to get shopping your home for items you treasure.

In this vignette you can see I gather some cobalt blue bottles and jars that I placed in a Kraft cheese wooden box.

 I also remembered I had some poker chips in the right color, so I filled a red rim enamel cup (I had on top of the kitchen cabinets), with the porker chips.

  I gather one candle stick from my set of Towle Sterling silver plate candle sticks, I love the patina on this piece and placed it into the vignette.

In the corner of my dinning area, you may have notice a nut or cheese grinder, when I was researching this great find, it is from the 1940's or 1950's, it has a hand crank, it was made by Federal Tool Chicago glass, the top piece is a measuring cup, I was super to find this great piece at the thrift store.

I just find this pair of  Salt &Pepper on Spring Break visiting my Daughter in Illinois, to celebrate her son's 1st birthday. You can check out the fun treasures I found while visiting. I love this set, they are marked, made in Japan and I believe their milk glass.

I've arranged and rearranged this corner shelf many times today, trying to find what makes me smile.

 

I think I figured it out. What do think? I would love to hear from you.

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Red White and Blue

For seasonal holidays I try and have at least one diy project to add to my seasonal holiday décor.  I have a few new ideas for a patriotic summer coming up. Please be sure and check back, I try and post every Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by.... So until the next post,

May God Bless You and Your Family, 

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrift haul at Local Vintage Store - Looking for Patriotic Treasures - BINGO - Found Vintage Ink Bottles

 Hi Friends,

Today I stopped by the vintage store, a couple of weeks ago I was told they would be open Sundays through the summer.  Just my luck it was open. It's been a week or so and I just wanted to see what might be new or some treasure I might have missed last time I stopped by.  

Memorial Day is in a couple of days, so hoping I might find some patriotic treasures by chance that I might use in a Patriotic vignette. BINGO! 

This is what I came home with, I found a Sanford ink bottle with royal blue ink still in the bottle for $5.00, that I might use in a Patriotic vignette.

I also brought home a aqua ink well it's also a Sanford ink will $4.00.  These beauties will be displayed on the little shelf in my office nook for now.

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I spied a $3.00 tape measure, labeled  E.C. Simmons Blue Brand 50 ft. cloth tape measure. I added the tape measure to the shelf in the office nook, also.

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I saw the Stanley pulley for $4.00, I knew exactly where this was going. 

I in the back yard I have two brass lanterns that I bought at an auction about 35 years ago. The last couple of years I've had the lantern hanging from hooks on the fence.

Now I'm using pulleys to hang the brass lanterns.

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I really like how the lanterns look.

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This awesome rusty milk can lid I purchased for $5.00, and I used as a lid for a large milk can that sits on my front porch.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and checking out the haul and how I have incorporated these treasure into my homestyle. 

 I do hope you stop by again and please leave a comment.

My God Bless You and Your Family, through these trying time.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Working in the Garden - Planting

 Hi Friends,

I have been trying to get out in the garden for a few hours after work this past week, the temperature has been warmer so it's time to get out in the garden areas and get them tilled and ready for planting.

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I started some of my seeds with the  gallon milk jugs method, April 17th. Seems to work really well for me. I learned about gallon milk jug gardening from  Jen on You-Tube

I'm trying sweet peas in the straw bale I started last summer growing vine green beans.

I also had time today to transplant the green bean I also started back in May in milk jugs, and plant  lettuce, kale, onions, carrots, lettuce

radish seeds in this raised bed.

By 3pm, I was ready for a little rest and it getting warm.  I still wanted to get some weeding done in the flower beds, but that will have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Thank you for stopping by to see what I have been doing. I'm very relieved that I got some of the plants transfer to the garden and some seeds sowed.

Until next time....

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Thrifted Vintage Sewing Notions

Hi Friends, 

I love to sew, crochet, embroider. Today I thought I would show a few vintage sewing notions that I have collected and some I still use.

This is my sewing box I use on a regular bases, I'm not sure how long I've had this box or how old it is I;m guessing maybe 1960? Not sure

When I'm out thrifting I look for vintage sewing notions. I like the vintage illustrations on the packaging.

Needle caddies and pin cushions

Miscellaneous thimbles, scissors, tape measure, hem rulers machine needles, etc.

More needles and snaps

I also included a few vintage embroidery patterns I've always thought I would make embroidered bibs or pillow cases for my daughters. lol, just didn't have a whole lot of time when my kids were little.

I want to thank you for checking in and making my blog part of your day. Please check back any time,

So until next......

May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

April Showers -Bring May Flowers

Hi Friends, 

 I'm so glad your here! Today, 

I'm so excited to share blooming flowers.

 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. 

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

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 So until my next post...... 

May God Bless You and Your Family,

 I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett