Make Mine Pink

I just LOVE

re~making

re~doing

re~using

&

re~cycling.

Especially when  I can make something

pretty

&

{you guessed it!}

*pink*!

And if I can stick a

rose

on it

Well....

that just makes my day :)))

So here's today's project all done up.

An old floor lamp that got left behind when my youngest

daughter

Chelsea

got married.

Mainly because it no longer has a switch on it.

There is a slot for one behind the handmade

clay button which I glued a plastic rose to.

I just plugged it into a power strip

that has an on off switch.

Yesterday I purchased some

Anne Sloan Chalk Paint in

Antoinette

&

now it has a new home next to my

Crocheting

Knitting

Reading

Chair

in my upstairs office.

I found this divinely comfy chair

back in the Winter

at the local thrift shop for just a few dollars.

This is what the fabric looks like

but I am not a lover of yellow and orange

{nothing against those of you who are}

I just always have to

make mine

pink

when possible.

Or green with pink roses in this case!

So I dug out this old quilt and tucked it around

then topped it off with a butterfly doily

&

tossed a pretty pink

heart shaped pillow on it.

And now I'm

Happy!

A Step Back In Time

I always love the feeling that washes over me the instant I walk into an Antique Shop. It's like taking a step back in  time. My Mother, Sister and I made the rounds yesterday for our weekly outing together. As we were admiring all the lovely handwork and old fine furnishings, Bridget said how much she loves the simplicity of the way the pioneer women lived. I agreed. Then about 30 seconds later I said if they were alive today they would sure set us straight on the meaning of the word "simplicity"!

Now this would have been a modern convenience for a pioneer woman but I sure can't imagine having to cook on it. For one thing, look how low it is. Talk about a back breaker! And I'm just a smidge over 5'3". For someone tall that would be crazy!

But I wouldn't mind having it just for looks :)

This rooster caught my eye because he took me back to my childhood.

My grandparents were chicken farmers.

Lots of happy memories of playing in the sunshine and running through the cornfields with my cousins as we were growing up.

How lovely is this?

My Mother has always had a thing for these.

I love the dresser scarf too.

This chair was gorgeous!

 

But what did I come home with?

Because you know I had to have some little SOMETHING.....

This charming accent lamp!

Isn't it unusual?

I've never seen one quite like it.

I LOVE vintage lamps.

This one sits very prettily on my dresser.

It has different flowers on each side.

And look at that darling scallop along the top edge.

Yep, I had to have it!

I love to look at old things like this and wonder who owned them before.

Then I think of the years I will enjoy them until I pass them on to one of my daughters or granddaughter.

And honestly, I think they are happy for the time they spend with me :)