Idea #19

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300 Cottage Style Decorating Ideas
Better Homes and Gardens

Over the coming weeks I'll be sharing
some pictures that tug at my
vintage soul.

On this Smiling Sally BLUE
&
MELLOW YELLOW
MONDAY
this one has shades of
golden sunshine
and a touch of
blue crystal
for a fresh rose.

Just perfect to...

Nurture your Vintage Soul

~Candy~

Midweek Charm

If you know all about it,
you already enjoy the show.
But for those that don't know!
You are in for a treat...
FADED CHARM
celebrates everything
faded, chipped, worn or torn at~

WHITE WEDNESDAY

is wonderful and sometimes
your head will spin. But in
case you totally lose it...
be sure to land on
something soft with
lots of
Faded Charm.

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And remember that...
at
It's A Very Cherry World!

This was how I made it through
the Holidays!

~*~Candy~*~

Sweet Dreams

Locked in the top of the tower,

the princess makes the best
of a bad situation.

Lennoxx.com

Country Summer 2007

Funny things are happening here in blogland. Never was I passionate about pink or wild about white. But all that is changing...post by beautiful post and page by page of dazzling magazines. And just last week as soon as my eyes fell on this piece I had to have it. A pleasing pink and off white pottery Lazy Susan set. It is rather large...17" across.

There are no markings on the back of the center bowl but on the back of each dish is Valley Vista Calf U.S.A. #102. I did some research, a bit interesting, but the company is not longer in business.

So as you can see...my dreams are becoming
as sweet as pink cotton candy.


Thanks to Beverly, the gal
that keeps this part of the week
P*I*N*K
at
How Sweet The Sound

Sweet Dreams
~Candy~

Need More Time!

It's TIME for MOSAIC MONDAY at
Mary's LITTLE RED HOUSE.
Her mosaics are always wonderful but
today's is extra special beautiful!!!

Time...I need more time...
But I think no matter how much time there was
it would always not be enough...
to do all the necessary, fun, and creative things.

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And it's time also for

at the Drowsey Monkey

Country Living
Killer headboard mirror &
harvest gold bench
at the foot of the bed.

Country Living
NEED MORE TIME for
gardening
crafts, like this clever chair
and
tennis? Well maybe not tennis.

Let's make the most of the day!!!

~Candy~

Rock Walls

Kathleen of Faded Charm provides a venue for
those with a love for white, be it old or new
but with just the right faded charm.

RockCandy dreams of rocks.
Walls made from rocks.

Huge heavy timbers and field stone adorn a place
for those dreams to come true.

bed at Lennoxx.com
Copper pots against a rough rock wall and
the smell of homemade bread fills the air.

Country Living.com
And the dream continues as a chill blows
through the trees outside.
I'm snuggled by the fire...
with Romantic Country magazines...

Country Living.com

dreaming.


Life has turned into a busy merry-go-round.
And I scream!!!
Slooowww dooowwwnnn so I can get off!

" Teachers who inspire realize
there will always be rocks
in the road ahead of us.
They will be stumbling blocks
or stepping stones;
it all depends on how
we use them."

Hope you gals are taking life easy.

~Candy~

I have been a bit slow...
okay maybe just plain absent...
from posting lately.
But I did have a few lovely white
photos in reserve.
So I am heading back to bed...

Do you know how long it takes to
collect this many
white pitchers?

I have a redo in mind for my
dining area and these cabinets
(the ones above)
are just what I am looking for.
Only I am going to need
two sections to fill the space.
Salvage yard here I come...soon.

Cheers to you all on this
WHITE WEDNESDAY.

Remember that Faded Charm Cottage
has the list of other white posts.
Check it out or better yet
join in and share your own.

Also want to share about a new Esty Shop.
Myrna of More than Heirlooms has made
a beautiful creation to announce her grand opening.
It's a GIVEAWAY! and I'm throwing
my name in the hat for this one ;-)

~Candy~

Love is an act...

...of endless forgiveness
A tender look which becomes a habit.
~Peter Ustinov

Waking from a cloud of velvet all refreshed and ready
to hit the ground running, smiling, loving.
Sky blue and sunshine yellow come together
to brighten your Monday and start the
week off on a happy note.

Love cures people -- both the ones who give it
and the ones who receive it.

~ Dr. Karl énage ~

Be kinder than necessary because
everyone you meet is fighting
some kind of battle.

May your heart shine on others today.

BLUE MONDAY @ Smiling Sally
MELLOW YELLOW @ The Drowsey Monkey
MOSAIC MONDAY @ Little Red House

~Candy~

A Shady Story

As in lamp shade shady. While gathering pictures for my Tuesday memes, three different themes, the light bulb in my head lit up. There was a light fixture in every one. So even though the first two pictures were showing RED, as in RED pillows, you know how much I like pillows, they also had a lamp or two. But wait...is that a little dog print on that round cushion and a big pooch on the bed pillow? O.K. this is really weird! Fishy! Could be shady business afoot.

Not sure but Ruby Tuesday's RED slippers

could be sticking out from either
the chase or the bed.
Shady business could be responsible
for cutting off the view.
Maybe the dogs will bark if they
see or smell anything.

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Now these lamps are the bright creations of
Christine Kilger of NIGHTSHADES
located in Boca Raton, FL.
She has many more than
Three so if these leave you
wanting more...
turn out the lights and head for
NightShades.

To be sure these jewels only get better with age
but that cannot be said for all light fixtures.

I am always looking for new ways to use old,
elements. And here are the perfect
D-I-Y ideas to give globes and vintage fixtures a
Second Time Around.

Like Motel 6 the light is on so hope you take the time,
day or night, to visit these sweet ladies and all those
sharing wonderful stories.
Any other shady stories? There's only one way
to find out.

Mary's -- Ruby Tuesday
Tam's -- Three or More
Diane's -- 2nd Time Around

~Candy~

I have returned...

...to BLOGLAND down under. Where things are lovely, happy, and as it should be. Got my rose colored glasses back on just in time for PINK SATURDAY. Now is that good timing or what?

(if you don't know what I am talking about,
refer to the last post where the ostrich pulled her head out)

I just love it here. Please sit and look with me awhile.

Knock, knock...Who's there?
Oh it doesn't matter, come on in and tell me what you've been up to.

Just had my princess tub put in. "Really?" you say.
No, not really. But that's what I do here in blogland...dream.

PILLOWS, I do love pillows, don't you?
I was thinking that brown and blue were the perfect pair.
But brown mixed with rosy pink is very rich.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. You have lifted my spirits. Hope your Saturday is full of dreams and may some of them even come true.

Living happily ever after in...

~CandyLand~