Memorial Day 2011

enter our home with patriotic hearts

remembering:

John Harrison Bennett

World War 1

flag from Granddaddy Bennett's closet

that graces our home

John Harrison Bennett, Jr.

World War 2

My beloved Daddy

for Jonathan & Jimmy

the brave & strong

Navy & Army

& USA Military

with grateful hearts we salute you

Ephemera Extraordinaire

paper garlands 

cool in the summer celebrations

find them at Bloom & Bee Swanky

downtown Waco

(the best vintage magic in town)

Thoughts are turning to Summer

with the rememberance of

Memorial Day

& on through

the Fourth of July

to Labor Day

Waving the red, white & blue

& for this family

we're adding a

a yellow ribbon

in honor of our son & son-in-law

(deployed & brave)

God Bless America

I heart potatoes

While preparing these veggies for grilling...

a little surprise

in the package of finger potatoes

a heart shaped potato

yummy!

Things often take a life of their own. 

This project started with the redo

 of ugly plastic hooks

Hooks now look ephemera extraordinaire

 & way better.

But alas,

open the doors to the laundry closet

(closet yes, as we do life in a house built in 1925)

yuck

products to the rescue

My friend - Mr. WetVac

Beatrix Potter is having great fun

 with her first construction project

some cuteness but just not magically

oh dear!

A weekend project

making somethings look older (but better)

& some imagination

(not short on that!)

Now - a wonderful little nook to bee:

 shelf

 holding vintage gym baskets

painted a tried & true check

the showdrift can holds dryer lint

too wonderful now

this wall needed some

 scrapping &

"old made to look

 wonderful"

technique 

instead of yucky

& it's

very hard to duplicate old walls

tea dying plaster walls

 & a few vintage finds

"kirby green" from my Granny B's kitchen

Happy

 for a vintage place

to wash clothes!

might just leave the

doors open.

Washing doggie towels

as I blog!

ode to creative lighting

when we moved to this ol house

ugly ceiling fans

 lamely hung from many ceilings

(1970s  & cheap)

bad for allergies!

So.. away with the ugly old & in with the

old world whimsical wonderful

you might notice on the above photo,

 some peeled  paint on the wide moulding

not to worry

I delight in that every time I take

the front or back stairs

 these chandeliers are original to the house & so fantastic

 some made of bronze $$$

layering of petite chandeliers

and a crown thrown in for good measures

 a glittered feather is always a good idea

and I just couldn't leave them unadorned 

so now they are embellished with love

 for wonderful things

glass beads, golden clock, crowns & tassels

& other random treasures

"this little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine"

after rereading this Bible Study from several years ago....

at Second Baptist Church in Houston

I'm thinking about redoing some of my space

in my magical office

 Most spaces are organized & color grouped & sorted & very neat indeed, like these pencils

 however---

there are some areas that could use some attention

some love & imagination

it is hard to bee me with all these creative items that I need on a daily basis

perhaps, this next week I can turn my attention to these unjoyful area &

give them some magic?!

But here is a area that I adore - a real

"where women create" photo

I love working here.

and so does Beatrix Potter!!

Just a peek into our Friendship Salad Luncheon

Faithful Abundant True

Place setting with papersack pocket atop embellished page from vintage herb book

inside pocket:

 checked cloth napkin

& Chantilly fork that displays the menu

do you think

 that the gummy worms in the lettuces

well, too much? - never

all friends brought a salad goodie

& herbs from my garden garnished everything

and of course, party favors

...ephemera extraordinaire...

His Eye is on the Sparrow

our heart song for the day

how blessed to bee part of this group of ladies