ruffly chippy floor lamp ~

 Good morning friends!

Just popping in this morning with a little post about a floor lamp I found

that has caused my heart to skip a beat!

I first saw it in the front window of a shop in my hometown called

Farmers Country Store.  Farmers is known for its selection of quilting fabrics and

decorative primitive home accessories.  I remember shopping there with my mom back 

in the early 70's.  It's a neat old mercantile.  Their valentine's window display caught my

eye this year with several chippy white pieces and lots of pink.  This lamp was front and center!

Upon first glance, I thought the lamp was made from an old spindle.

How cool would that be?

But, when we got close enough, we realized it was a newly

manufactured piece made to look old.  And topped off with this

wonderful ruffly lampshade.  I knew it would be the perfect piece for

an area in my kitchen that I have been tweaking...and tweaking....and tweaking.

So I started saving up and we went by there yesterday, hoping it would be still be there.

Here's a couple close-ups of the chippy patina....

It really does look old, doesn't it?

 So, it has found a new home in my kitchen in between my refrigerator and my old shoe cart.

You see, the light in my water dispenser on the fridge has gone out and we've never gotten

around to replacing it.  I get up through the night and stumble downstairs for a drink of water

and I'm forever spilling it down the front of the fridge because I can't see!  This lamp will cast

a warm glow right where I need it.  Plus, it will highlight my beloved ironstone collection.

I'm working on just a few more things and will soon share how the kitchen

has turned out.  No major remodeling or anything, just trying to create a look

in a difficult room!

Hope your weekend has been well!

~ xo ~

Polly

P.S.  The "subway art" you see on the back wall is from TJ Maxx.  It's a large

canvas....super light and easy to hang.  It was $60.  I got it with a Christmas gift card

from my in-laws.

over the moon ~

I am over the moon with joy and gratitude this fine Friday morning!

 

And I bet you have already figured out why!

I was fortunate enough to have won this most amazing blog redesign

at Kristin's blog Simply Klassic!  I have been hootin' and hollerin'

ever since I got the email from Kristin that's title read WINNER!!!!!!

 

Kristin is an amazingly gifted blog designer and she made the process so

easy for me.   My technical skills are close to zero and I probably needed

a little more guidance than most.  But she stuck with me and created a look on

this little old blog of mine that captured my style dead on.  It just screams Polly!

If you happen to be on the market for a new look for your blog,

swing by and chat with Kristin!  You just fill out a quick questionnaire so she

can get an idea of your style and what you're looking for.  The next thing you know,

she's got a design ready for you to check out!  She's quick too....less than a week from

start to finish!  

You can see other fine examples of Kristin's work at

Salvage Dior and Betty Crocker Wannabe.

I scrolled through all my photos looking for one where I'm sporting

the biggest.smile.ever.

 

{old picture, my hair is no longer blondish}

That's because I wanted you all to know that Kristin has brought a smile

to my face and joy to my heart!

Thanks Kristin!

You're the best!

~ xo ~

Polly

White Wednesday - ironstone and rust

Better late than never right?

I almost didn't make it to White Wednesday this week.  Well, technically, I didn't make it since

today is Thursday!  At any rate, here I am!!

This is a corner in our family room.  The old tool chest was green until Sunday.  I slapped

a couple coats of white paint on it to brighten it up a bit.  And then I added a few new finds on top.

 This old tool chest has proven to be a very functional piece for us.

We house all of our Wii games inside.

I found this ironstone pitcher last week at a thrift store for $5.

love.

I didn't have one in this tall sleek silhouette.

The cool rusty flower was a find at the Scott Antique Show on Saturday, another $5 find.

I just set it inside the square ironstone bowl I got for $2 at the antique show.

That rusty architectural piece in the back was a Heritage Square Antique Mall find

several months back.  I think it was $10.

It was nice to give this area a new look for little cost!

Stop by Kathleen's blog, Faded Charm, to visit with all the White Wednesday folks!

Kathleen is showcasing some old handwritten letters tucked into a drool-worthy

architectural piece this week!  You will be enchanted!

Sorry I was late Kathleen!

~ xo ~

french seed packet labels ~

A few weeks ago I was surfing Etsy and came across a shop in

Burgundy, France called simplyfrenchvintage.

Within this wonderful shop filled with an abundance of items straight from France, 

I came across an assortment of original vintage french seed packet labels.

The bundle I chose contained both flowers and vegetables.

They arrived in the mail yesterday, and I was instantly smitten.

and inspired.

The doldrums of winter have me craving some pops of sweet color here and there.

I bought a bag of green apples last week to liven up the kitchen.

With that in mind, I pulled a few of the green veggies to place inside some frames I already had on hand...

I also had this much  larger frame.

I used an old love letter written in 1898 to "Nell" as the background

and simply placed the lettuce seed label on top.  Love the layered effect I ended up with.

This one is hanging in a kitchen vignette that I'll show you in another post, but here

are a couple up-close shots of it!

The smaller ones ended up as part of a wall collage in my kitchen combined

with a couple old ironstone pieces and a chippy salvaged grate and door hardware....

Cauliflower was so cute I hung it under the cabinet I'm in and out of a million times a day...

Gosh, is it totally crazy that something so little can make me so giddy?

They have added such a freshness to my kitchen!

I also started forcing some paperwhite bulbs a couple weeks ago and they

are sprouting like weeds.  A few sprinkles of lively vitality to brighten my day as I walk by!

Just what I needed to get through the winter blues!

 ~ xo ~

fresh goods just in!

 Lots of fresh finds just in at my booth at

The Olde Shoe Factory Antique Mall in Lancaster, Ohio!

bundles of vintage paper doilies wrapped in red and white bakers twine...

 vintage AVON owl in pretty frosted blue with rhinestone eyes

and petite chalkware bunnies....

stoneware mortar and pestle

bundles of spineless antique books....

vintage Eiffel Tower print

bundles of french book pages embellished with twine and old keys....

 

wood corbels with fresh white drybrush paint technique....

vintage music books....

vintage acrylic salt and pepper shakers...

rusty three tier scrolly plant stand (not real old)

vintage frames and planters

old handiwork tea stained tablecloth...

primitive shabby table

Italian pedestal bowl

cherub soap dish

silverplate tray....

oodles of old string and

vintage trinket box...

pair of vintage rose artwork pieces, freshly painted and distressed

vintage gold key wall hanging....

old gold frame...

vintage burlap framed artwork upcycled into chalkboard....

old flapper girl photograph....

ironstone soap dishes....

vintage tarnished silver earring tree with nesting birds....

glassware from France....

I re-stocked the booth with lots and lots of smalls today!

 

Thank you for coming by to visit!

Wishing each of you a wonderful weekend ahead!!

~ xo ~

valentine craft love ~

 We are getting tons of snow today, so I decided it would be best

to stay off the roads and take advantage of a day at home.

It was a day filled with pricing goods, doing laundry, and 

working on a few crafty valentine projects.

When I was digging through a box of stuff waiting to be priced,

I found a pair of old chalkware plaques.  They had fruit decals in the

center that someone had tried to scrape off and immediately I knew

they could be salvaged and turned into something pretty!

 A few weeks ago, I bought the coolest fattest old dictionary with yellowed pages.

I chose the words "valentine" and "love", cut them out and decoupaged them

right over the fruit decals.

I had a couple flowers in my "this and that" drawer as well as few bits of burlap

that I hot glued on for a bit of embellishment.

 I decided to hang them in my foyer.

Now I just need to finish up that area with a few other "lovely" accessories!

Hope you all are enjoying your week!

~ xo ~