tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17258908190258481352024-03-18T21:08:41.553-07:00raggygirlvintageraggygirlvintage
vintage.shabby.home.raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-9295736854950224442014-05-03T14:15:00.000-07:002014-05-05T21:59:41.216-07:00~handmade beachy summer pillows~<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well the little warm spell we had up north this past week sure put me in the mood for summer!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is cool and wet, but at least we know what we have to look forward to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways, all that sunshine really made me think about the beach and the ocean, and I thought I would show you some of the beachy and coastal inspired pillows I’ve been working on recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my <span style="font-size: large;">“beach”</span> pillow, I love the simplicity of it. Here it is in white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and another ~surprise~ colour {wink}.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <span style="font-size: large;">starfish</span> is one of my favourites!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the white on the natural background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They look great together too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also pulled out some of my blue grainsack style pillows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although I originally designed these with french country cottage chic in mind, I love how well they fit with a beachy themed decor too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think the side ties are a nice touch. {I also make these in red and charcoal stripes}.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of these pillows are made on a durable natural canvas with envelope closure at the back {except for the side ties}, and are listed in my <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: cyan;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/raggygirl" target="_blank">raggygirletsy</a></span><b> </b></span>store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here’s a pretty shell just because….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">happy dreaming of summer days!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">linking up to<a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/" target="_blank"> Amaze Me Monday</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.ca/2014/05/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no211.html" target="_blank">Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sandandsisal.com/2014/05/inspire-monday-linky-party-6.html" target="_blank">Inspire Me Monday at Sand and Sisal</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.parentingandhomeschoolinginfaith.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Share Your Stuff Tuesday</span></a></div>
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raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-45697578163376144502014-04-24T13:37:00.000-07:002014-05-05T22:00:07.728-07:00~grandma’s vintage dress repurposed~<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I’m going to show you how you can repurpose beautiful vintage fabric into pretty <em>and</em> functional home decor and gift items! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here’s a little ~sneak peek~ ‘cos I know you want to see the after first!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{*please note, these photos were edited to reflect the true
fabric colours, but as others of you are experiencing blogger is making all the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some time ago a friend asked me if I would sew her something
from a vintage dress she had kept from her grandma. She wanted something that
would be a keepsake, but more useful than a dress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Being a lover of all things vintage I was excited to see the
dress, and it did not disappoint.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{I remembered to snap a quick photo.}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They sure knew how to put a dress together back in the day,
it was so well made with tucks and pleats and pretty covered buttons. I almost
want to call it a frock, it just seems to suit it better than dress!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just look at the details…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sewing dresses is fidd-il-y stuff,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fabric is so pretty too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well it was a little challenging to work with, with all the tucks and seams and pretty details there wasn’t a large piece of fabric available. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The largest piece I could salvage was a 12x16” panel for a pillow cover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~and popped an offcut into an embroidery hoop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn’t bear to part with even the scraps and since I love raggy bunting so much, I made her a little mini bunting with the scraps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My friend loved it and there’s still a large piece of grandma’s dress left for another project one day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I put off making that first cut for a long time, what if I wrecked the dress?? Yikes!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But working with vintage fabric you truly end up with something unique, all the more special when it has a special memory attached like this dress did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy vintage sewing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">linking up to<a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/" target="_blank"> Amaze Me Monday</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.ca/2014/05/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no211.html" target="_blank">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sandandsisal.com/2014/05/inspire-monday-linky-party-6.html" target="_blank">Inspire Me Monday at Sand and Sisal</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.parentingandhomeschoolinginfaith.com/" target="_blank">Share Your Stuff Tuesday</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes we plan a blogging break, other times life just comes along and knocks the stuffing out of you! That’s how it’s been for our family this past year, and I’ve wondered how much to share here, in my “happy place“. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this crazy thing called life does happen, and if there is one thing I know to be true from this past year, it's that we’re all dealing with something! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all live in this real world. And sometimes that is just plain tough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So I’ll try and give you a little snapshot of this past year in our family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early last year a longtime favourite verse was so impressed on my heart, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Be still and know that I am God” {Psalm 46;10}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little did I know how meaningful those words would become in the months ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In early January 2013 my 19 year old daughter became very ill, and deteriorated quickly. She was ultimately diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease. There is nothing more devastating as a mamma than watching your child become sicker and sicker and not knowing what else to do. It has been a slow journey back to health, a journey we still find ourselves on. As some of you may know my daughter is developmentally disabled, so this brings with it some extra challenges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hot on the heels of her illness crisis, my 17 year old son sustained a concussion playing volleyball. It ended up putting him out of school for the remainder of the school year, and out of sport for even longer. It was a tough, tough time, we adopted a cautious approach to his recovery and are so blessed to see the way he has fought his way back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We muddled our way through all this and it seemed everytime we were about to draw a deep breath, something else was around the corner: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> injury, water damage and repairs, rear ender....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I started to enjoy a “normal” day for what it was, just plain old “normal”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn’t need extraordinary or wow, just <i>normal</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were feeling pretty worn down and looking forward to a fresh new year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This January “courage” was the word on my heart. I wasn't sure how I felt about that. I didn’t want to be courageous anymore. Hadn't I been courageous? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted peace. rest. refresh!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Anything but "courage"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In late January I underwent major surgery, not at all how we pictured 2014 starting. I am doing great, but it will be some time yet before I resume my normal activities, like hauling furntiure!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The amazing thing is, when life just keeps coming at you, you truly are stripped bare of pretence. My faith has been shaky at times, but surer too. I have gotten to know people a whole lot better by being a little more real with them. I don’t understand it all, or any of it really, but I have known God's grace through this time, sometimes just for the next moment. And that is enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There have been bright moments along the way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our daughter graduated high school in June 2013, and we were involved in advocating to get a new adult program started in our community, that she is now a part of. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a fun little teaparty with her friends to celebrate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was so much fun putting together a girlie teaparty, using mostly vintage and thrifted decor items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I’m still in love with stripey paper straws! We served lemonade in these mason jar mugs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also celebrated my Dad’s 70th birthday western style:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we used bandanas to wrap the cutlery too! Yup, we used </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a <i>lot</i> of banadanas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">those mason jar mugs again, with cowboy black and white straws this time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We vacationed on the beautiful Oregon coast during the summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and epic sandcastle building…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got to visit with extended family, and I participated in a couple of vintage markets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I have not been blogging this past year, if you follow me on</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/raggygirlvintage/162066930536644?ref=stream" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>facebook</b></span></a>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> <a href="http://instagram.com/raggygirlvintage" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">instagram</span></b></a></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/raggygirl/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>pinterest</b></span></a><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you will know I have stayed connected. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This creative world that we share has been such a lifesaver to me when I’ve needed a break, to just soak in the beauty and creativity you have shared, and for that I thank you all!! There have been many days I have opened instagram to find just the words of encouragement I needed for right then in that moment.</span></div>
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<a href="https://lh4.ggpht.com/-JGH_WKAJ5hU/U0iGpLzLWLI/AAAAAAAAD6c/6nio5WJdu2c/IMG_4934_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These past few weeks I’ve been sewing up some pillows and making raggy bunting and it is just so energising to be creating again!! Thanks for sticking with me and here’s to lots more beauty and creativity ahead! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you’ve made it to the end of this post, I hope that in sharing some of the “real” stuff in my life this past year, that you leave encouraged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well we are enjoying a couple sunny days here in Vancouver, still seeing our fair share of rain but the sunny days, they are just awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Life just looks a whole lot better when the sun is shining!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I wanted to chat with you about barkcloth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you heard of barkcloth?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I hadn’t until a couple years ago when I met Ms L and her amazing collection of barkcloth fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wikipedia describes barkcloth as<em> <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">“a soft, thick, slightly textured fabric, so named because it has a rough surface like that of tree bark. This barkcloth is usually made of densely woven </span></em><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton"><em>cotton</em></a><em> fibers. Historically, the fabric has been used in home furnishings, such as curtains, drapery, upholstery, and slipcovers. It is often associated with 1940s-through-1960s home fashions.”</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now Ms L has been collecting vintage fabrics forever and when my friend, <a href="http://vintagehomecolleen.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Colleen of Vintage Home</span></a>, set up for us to pay her a visit, I was all there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Piles and piles of barkcloth and other vintage fabrics, all laundered and ironed and neatly folded. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ms L purchases barkcloth drapes and painstakingly unpicks them and cuts them into pieces of fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> She told us of one pair of vintage curtains that when unpicked had money sewn into the hemming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wish I knew the story behind that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What were they saving it for?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just look at this gorgeous emerald brocade…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was really along just to take a look, but couldn’t resist and came home with a little stash!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I plan to make some pillows for my beachy living room, I’ll show you once they’re done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I’m missing summer and I thought I’d post some inspiration photos from last summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These were all taken while we were on vacation on the beautiful Oregon coast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoy them, especially if you’re also longing for summer days again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got to play around with weathered wooden chairs and gorgeous hydrangeas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just love all the nautical elements down by the ocean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well our spring break is truly over and it’s back to early mornings and schedules and work!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were blessed with an incredibly long warm patch, blue skies and sunshine, and with that the trees all burst into blossom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course I had to bring some of that blossom goodness inside,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> so off we went, clippers in hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sadly I don’t have my own blossom tree, but I had scouted one out on a vacant lot, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so I cajoled my youngest to come along for the adventure, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just in case it included climbing fences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ahem!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which it didn’t. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We came home with armfuls of gorgeous spring blooms, and they were pretty white blossoms to boot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I plunked them in a big old bucket on my chippy farmhouse table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then I clicked away....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was enough left to fill up a couple aqua mason jars too, pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So now it is raining again, and it seemed like the perfect time to post some pretty spring pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{Oh yes, and there was a fair bit of this going on around here too!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you’re seeing some signs of spring where you live too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>follow me on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/raggygirlvintage/162066930536644?ref=tn_tnmn" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #674ea7;">fb here</span></a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/raggygirl/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">pinterest here</span></a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been busting to show you my raggy bunting, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you might have seen a peek over on my fb page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/raggygirlvintage/162066930536644" target="_blank"><i>here</i></a> or my instagram {raggygirlvintage}.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to warn you, it is highly addictive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And it will leave threads all over the sofa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And you!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been in love with bunting forever, I showed you some mini white bunting here…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also love to make it in ticking and vintage florals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hanging bunting gives that yummy vintage, handmade feel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to make a less formal raggy bunting, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’ve seen similar bunting inspiration floating around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Anthropologie even has a version too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This bunting is<em> hot</em> right now at weddings and baby showers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It makes an awesome backdrop for photoshoots, across an arbour, or tied across the front of a table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To start I pulled out my stash of aqua and white sheets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s super easy peeps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Just rip strips of varying lengths, mine were probably 1.5”-2” wide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made mine 3 feet long plus extra twine for hanging, and it took me around 2 hours to make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have it draped over one of my doors here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just couldn’t stop!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next up I knew I wanted ~all white, lacy, ethereal, romantic~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So this time I ripped up white muslin and pulled out my stash of vintage lace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My, did this ever use a ton of lace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lace is just soooo pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This bunting has headed over to <em><a href="http://thepassionatehome.com/" target="_blank">The Passionate Home</a></em> ready for spring and summer weddings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is so pretty but there is only so much bunting one can hang with 3 guys in the house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I realise this may not be everyone’s taste, but it’s a fun and simple way to add a whimsical touch to your next special event, or to your home decor just because <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xwXDq7xTqP4/UVJKsXYpPUI/AAAAAAAADpE/8V8Bc-zQM2Q/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next up vintage linens…just gotta make that first rip, I find it really hard to rip up vintage linens, how silly is that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of my instagram gals have already been inspired to make their own version, why not give it a go??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hugs,</span></div>
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raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-4561398384522256372013-03-28T06:00:00.000-07:002013-03-28T06:00:04.414-07:00~Vintage bottles, jars and flowers ~ easy floral display~<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t you just love all the inspiration we glean from each other?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I first saw this idea over on <a href="http://www.abeachcottage.com/" target="_blank">a beach cottage blog</a> (awesome blog if you don’t already follow) and knew with my endless supply of glass bottles I just had to try it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used freesias, probably not the best choice for this project, but they sure smelled good! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any flowers will do really.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All I did was pick out a bunch of random glass jars and bottles in a variety of sizes and stick blooms in them, then <strike>dumped</strike> arranged them in my big wooden crate tray in the living room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I loved it so much I found myself slipping in there just to sit and stare for a few minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Yes, I am very visual!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course I had to throw an aqua mason jar into the mix!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So if you’re looking for a </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*inexpensive </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">…give it a try!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So looking forward to doing this outside once it is warm enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for all your kind comments and emails about my <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2013/03/a-mothers-heart-and-aqua-palette.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, I treasure each one of you and I have been touched by your kindness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One thing I know peeps, for many of us our blog is our happy place, a place we come to forget the challenges of daily life, a place we protect. It is that for me too. But let's not forget that <i>behind each smile is a circumstance</i>, and let's continue to offer kindness to our fellow bloggers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hugs,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PS. Next week I'll be sharing my raggy bunting how-to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s good to be back! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2013 has been a little rocky for the raggygirlvintage household.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> In January my daughter became very ill and her health deteriorated at an alarming rate. Long story short she has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It has been a slow and rocky path to recovery. Thankfully the past two weeks her health has stabilised somewhat, and we are feeling some degree of normality again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are still figuring out how to manage this long term, but as I posted on fb recently, an uneventful day is a good day right now! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here’s a photo of our sweet girl, this is one of her grad shots this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As any of you who have had a critically ill child will know, it is hard on a mother’s heart. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So hard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so thankful for the friends and family who have supported us through this time, and our church community who have stood with us in prayer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can tell you this journey has been all about choices, choosing to trust God in desperate situations. Sometimes I have failed miserably, but I like to think that the roots of my faith are that much deeper having walked through this time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faith is really in the walking peeps. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want you to know that you also have been an encouragement to me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When my world was in crisis and each day was focused on surviving and getting through, it was just so awesome to pop on your blogs/fb and see beautiful creativity still happening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The world was still turning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was blown away by how it seemed every time I opened my instagram feed there was a scripture or word of encouragement that spoke right to my heart, and mostly from gals I have never even met.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">God is in the small stuff, peeps, He really is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I hope that wasn’t too heavy, but I wanted you to know why my blog has been silent for a while<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-N36soL-MKQc/UVIuVkPEb2I/AAAAAAAADjk/_JPadg0n9Ho/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now let’s move on to some fun stuff shall we!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The last few days have felt like spring up north here in Canada, blue skies, sunshine, such a treat! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to admit, I started thinking spring even before it brightened up, and as I’m still in love with the aqua, beachy palette I’ve been changing things up a little in my living room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For starters I switched my old barnwood door around so it’s back to it’s aqua side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How do you like the mini bunting I have up there, so fun and easy to make!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love the look of mini bunting like this draped over a door or mirror.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I change this little table up a lot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love the white hydrangeas against the aqua, they sure are springy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also pulled out a couple of nests and popped them here and there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do still have my basket of birch wood beside the fireplace and cosy throws around as I know we’ll have plenty more rain yet, but I love the lighter, brighter elements.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Our fireplace is gas (shhh), but I love the look of birch! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus I paid an arm and a leg for the stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did a copycat floral arrangement which I’ll share on Thursday, it was so effective, I also want to show you my raggy bunting which I am now totally addicted to making! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want a sneak peek you can pop over to my fb page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/raggygirlvintage/162066930536644" target="_blank">here</a> or follow me on instagram @raggygirlvintage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it’s good to be back! I have missed blogging soooo much! Look forward to hearing how you are changing things up for spring!</span></div>
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raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-61037091361357572522012-12-14T09:08:00.002-08:002012-12-14T09:08:24.891-08:00~little christmas vintage car~<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hello friends, thanks for hanging in there with me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">November was market mania month and now we are right on into Christmas….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to show you one of my favourite little vignettes this Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have had my eyes out for a long time for a vintage truck, red or green or white, to use at Christmas. Haven’t found one yet {let me know if you find one for me!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I did come across this vintage car from the 50s, and well, it is green and white and has red taillights. That works!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The plan was to tie this tree on top of the car, as if we were on the way home from the tree farm, but it just didn’t work with this car! The tree just would not stay on top of the car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Which is kinda what our tree looked like last weekend by the time we got home, hanging off the back of the van!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I added a vintage shiny brite and created a little tree farm vignette instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, that is my chippy aqua door you see in the background, love it so much I decided just to incorporate it into the Christmas decor this season!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes the little vignettes are the most fun to play around with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Hope your Christmas plans are going well, I’m off to finish some shopping and decorating, then hi-ho, it’s on to the gingerbread men<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6IfBgGPZUW0/UMta_lgynUI/AAAAAAAADiE/6lgpNrCuBPc/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PS. posting snapshots over at instagram @ raggygirlvintage and my fb page</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well that wonderful warm weather I was bragging about came to an abrupt halt and so we are now well and truly in fall mode! Nesting mode. Make a new wreath mode.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had been wanting to put together a new wreath for fall, something a little more neutral and natural. When I saw one over at <a href="http://www.craftberrybush.com/2012/09/burlap-canvas-and-hydrangeasa-fall.html" target="_blank">Craftberry Bush</a> I knew that was the direction I was headed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But first I needed dried hydrangea blooms. Preferably greens and browns for fall, but my bush was pink. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here’s the interesting thing, when I went out there the blooms had all turned green in the fall, I had never noticed that before. Maybe the warm dry weather helped. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I picked tons of blooms!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you’ve never dried hydrangeas before it is dead easy, you just cut the blooms, plunk them in water and leave them to dry out. I have pitchers of hydrangeas all over the house, from my yard and a friend’s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m still undecided on how I feel about dried flowers, I have tended to steer away from dried flower arrangements, but pitchers of green and brown hydrangeas feel very fresh and fallish in the home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, moving on to the wreath, I made it just using what I had on hand, and it honestly took less than an hour. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used strips of dropcloth and burlap, as well as hydrangea blooms and dried white roses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The white roses mostly disintegrated when I tried to handle them! Less is more definitely applied here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lucy over at <a href="http://www.craftberrybush.com/2012/09/burlap-canvas-and-hydrangeasa-fall.html" target="_blank">Craftberry Bush </a>gives a great tutorial on making this wreath, so hop on over there and take a peek.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If I were to make this again there are a couple things I would do differently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I would use a larger wreath form, mine was a little small for all that fabric and my big front door!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also wouldn’t knot the fabric, just a single loop is enough {like the first tie you make on a shoelace}. That way it is less bulky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though my wreath could use a little tweaking at least it is up, and I am happy with a finished project for now<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2Sp5rAQticA/UHn8PJgGG6I/AAAAAAAADfs/v6OCW_IMZsU/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Well, our unseasonably warm and dry fall continues up north, and as much as I am enjoying my beachy coastal decor, it’s time for some pumpkins don’t you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Or "punkins" as our Grade Ones insist on calling them</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"pump" as in "jump"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">~<b><i>pump</i>kin</b>~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">yes, they say, punkin!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sigh, they are so cute!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This year I have enjoyed making some fabric pumpkins, they are not very difficult to make and are a really fun project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What I love is that you can pretty much use the supplies you have on hand : fabric, stuffing, bits of lace and ribbon and a glue gun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">{Hint: you also need a good, strong needle to stitch the bottom up.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And there is something very fallish about going out looking for the perfect sticks to make pumpkin stalks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I used a tan chenille for this pumpkin, prettied it up with lace and wrinkly seam binding ribbon, jute and a vintage earring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Isn’t this such pretty vintage lace! This pumpkin has a pearl earring glued on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I love the rustic touch the twig stalk gives the pumpkin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I also made some smaller pumpkins out of natural osnaburg. Really you can be as creative as you like decorating these pumpkins. This one I “segmented" with jute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Give it a try! If you don't find a clear enough tutorial let me know and I'll post some directions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Right, I’m off to make pecan pie ready for our Thanksgiving dinner! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian readers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tracey </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">linking up at these fun parties:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> We did it! Wednesday @<a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/2012/10/we-did-it-wednesday_9.html" target="_blank"> Sew Much Ado</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.ca/2012/10/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no134.html" target="_blank">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.primpjunktion.com/2012/10/primp-your-stuff-wednesday-linky-party_9.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:" target="_blank">Primp your Stuff Wednesday</a> @ Primp </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://carolynshomework.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-inspiration-board-link-party-71.html" target="_blank">The Inspiration Board</a> @ Homework </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.ca/2012/10/whatever-goes-wednesday-139.html" target="_blank">Whatever Goes Wednesday</a> @ Someday Crafts </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/" target="_blank">the 36th Ave party </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/2012/10/rosemary-focaccia-show-and-tell-friday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20MyRomanticHome%20%28My%20Romantic%20Home%29" target="_blank">Show and Tell Friday</a> @ My Romantic Home </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2012/10/fabulously-creative-friday.html" target="_blank">Fabulously Creative Friday</a> @ Jennifer Rizzo </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/10/feathered-nest-friday_11.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/QoLtm%20%28FRENCH%20COUNTRY%20COTTAGE%29" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday</a> @ French Country Cottage </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.freckledlaundry.com/2012/10/air-your-laundry-friday-textile-party-4.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:" target="_blank">Air your laundry Friday</a> @ Freckled Laundry </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/10/sns-156-link-party-featuring-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KCcu%20(Funky%20Junk%20Interiors)" target="_blank">SNS</a> @ Funky Junk Interiors</span><br />
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<a href="http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"></a>raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-7299831934339417892012-10-03T22:12:00.001-07:002012-10-06T23:00:45.269-07:00~as promised, my simple beachy party post~<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well here we are with fall nipping at our heels and I still want to show you a couple photos from that little beachy party we had in the summer, as promised!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> As we are having the most gorgeous dry and sunny fall up north I am going to go right ahead, and perhaps my southern hemisphere friends will appreciate it too as you head into summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here goes, kept it super simple and mostly used what I had on hand: wicker vases, white pitchers, mason jars, white sand and tealights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, and a bunch of baby's breath, one of my favourite flowers to decorate with, a bunch goes a long way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Simple, that is, except for these jolly tissue pom-poms. Word of advice : don’t leave them until the night before. Like I did. I don’t generally consider myself a craft-challenged gal but these pom-poms got the better of me! Especially the big ones, which ended up piled in the corner of my farmhouse table and no one was any the wiser that they had big holes underneath!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another word of advice : you can order them online and just fluff them out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also hung some up high from the gazebo outside with a couple paper lanterns, with a bit of fluffing they are quite forgiving:-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I used a white cotton tablecloth with a wide burlap runner down the middle, and an assortment of candles, starfish, blue mason jars, and accents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I laid a similar table outside with a few different accessories, and strung up twinkling fairy lights. So sorry I didn't get any photos of the other table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so in love with vintage paper straws, they not only look cute they are sturdy and so versatile in decorating <i>and</i> they photograph so well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you have it! It was simple to put together but looked so fresh and beachy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As beachy coastal was loosely the theme I went with this summer in my living room it was fun to extend that through the house for the party! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can read more about my beachy coastal living room <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/as-promised-raggygirlvintage-beachy.html" target="_blank"><i><b>here</b></i></a> and<b><i> <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/beachy-summer-mantle-raggygirlvintage.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoyed a peek into the party!</span></div>
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Well that was a rather long unplanned blogging break! I had great intentions for me and this little ol’ blog in the summer months, I always seem to forget just one small detail : my kids are home too!! </div>
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So I didn’t get to post here on the blog but if you follow me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Raggygirlvintage/162066930536644" target="_blank"><b>facebook</b></a> or <b>instagram</b> {raggygirlvintage} you will know a little of my summer goings-on. {I must say I am having a lot of fun with instagram, it is so on-the-go user-friendly and the filters are FUN!}</div>
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So I spent much of the summer ferrying the kids to their various activities, but evenso we all enjoyed the change of pace. I hadn’t realised quite how much until I had to start getting up at 6am again. I know for some of you that is the norm, but I find it rather early!!</div>
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The highlight of the summer for me was undoubtedly a family trip down to the Oregon coast, it had long been on my wish list and I was smitten, it was love at first sight, simply gorgeous ocean and waves. Loved every minute of it!</div>
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Long golden beaches, frothy waves, sunshine, fires on the beach….</div>
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This was the view of sunset from our bedroom window. I know. </div>
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We woke to the same view each morning and watched the tide ebb and flow.</div>
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And of course I got to do a little of this…</div>
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which about makes for a perfect vacation!</div>
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This was one of my favourites, in an old church building that also served as a school once. Gorgeous wood floors and quaint white siding.</div>
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Well I just wanted to pop in and say hi and let you know I’m back!</div>
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Remember that beachy coastal party I told you I was planning for the summer, well I have some photos of that to show you too. </div>
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I am not quite ready to leap into fall, I’m holding summer tight with both hands, so we’ll stick with beachy coastal just a little longer shall we?</div>
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Just loved this gorgeous weathered board fence down at the beach, wouldn’t it be awesome for making signs. When it falls down of course!</div>
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Some of you may recognise this landmark, yes, it is Haystack Rock!</div>
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I am happy, SO happy to report that summer has finally arrived up north in British Columbia, and what a beautiful place this is to be in the summer! Just in time as we’ve had company in town the past two weeks and it sure is more fun to be out and about in the sunshine. If you’re following me on instagram you will have seen some of my shots out and about, you can find me @ raggygirlvintage.</div>
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Well after the peeks I gave you at my gorgeous <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chippy-old-door-love.html" target="_blank">chippy aqua door</a> and <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/beachy-summer-mantle-raggygirlvintage.html" target="_blank">beachy mantle </a>raggygirlvintage style, it seems I left you wanting more. I felt like I was holding out on you, that was so not my intention! It’s just that really my living room is a very ordinary room that I just like to play around with, but today I will show you the whole room, as promised!</div>
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~You may want to grab a coffee at this point, you asked for photos and that’s what you’re gonna get, aplenty!!~</div>
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Okay, so let’s start with an overview shot from the entryway. The front door is to the left.</div>
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Here’s a before photo. As you can see the furniture placement is pretty much the same. At Christmas time the sofas have to get moved around to accommodate our tree!</div>
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I didn’t hate my living room before, but the colours were tired and our climate is wet so much of the year, I wanted lighter and brighter. The pictures on the wall were also tired and dated, and I wanted a change from the red accents in there.</div>
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Here are a couple shots through the living room into the dining room. I really, really would like to slipcover these chairs one day….</div>
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I love how much lighter the dining room is now that the walls are white, it is a small room and it just feels bigger and brighter now. I haven’t decided yet if I will paint the furniture in there or not. </div>
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The chandy is making it look creamy in this photo, but it’s really not, it’s true white in natural light.</div>
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This is the window wall with my chippy door, the windows are super tall in here and let in lots of light. </div>
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{you can read my <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chippy-old-door-love.html" style="color: #674ea7;" target="_blank">chippy aqua door post here</a>}</div>
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The drapes are from Pottery Barn, I picked them up instore some years ago as they were on sale, and I was thrilled to find drapes almost long enough for my oversize windows. </div>
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Now I am looking for a sheer to hang with them, I have mixed sheers and drapes in our family room and I really like the look the different textures give, particularly on windows where you don’t close the drapes.</div>
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On the opposite wall I have a couple white suitcases stacked, one more and they will be side table height! You can see them in the next photo too.</div>
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The living room is on the front of the house and looks out onto the street, you can see a peek of my rocking chair through the window on my porch. The porch gets all the morning sun so it’s a great coffee spot in the early morning. </div>
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This is to the right of the fireplace. The vignette on this little table changes all the time, I’ve already switched it up since taking this photo! {Did I mention I really would like to slipcover these chairs…}</div>
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Here’s a closer look. The trim you see to the right is the open entryway to the dining room.</div>
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The vintage “E” is again for our last name, and I love using vintage frames in my decor.</div>
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Always a little lavender going on.</div>
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This table has a smaller version underneath, where I’ve tucked some of my favourite decor reads. Which one do you think is my favourite??</div>
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This chest sits in the centre of my living room, I believe it is called a Quaker chest and I had it custom made many years ago. It is honestly one of the most useful pieces of furniture in our home, it is so well built and both sides lift up so it is great for storage, I keep all my scrapbook albums and photos in there. Just don’t try and move it!</div>
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So here are some of the goodies that are sitting on my chest currently. A sweet wooden tray painted white and a pretty summer bouquet in a white pitcher. </div>
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You can see a bit of wicker in there too, that one is filled with white sand and a candle, ready to use for a beach themed wedding party, which I’ll post about soon.</div>
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I don’t usually buy yellow flowers but I found this bouquet at a roadside stand and it was too pretty to pass by! </div>
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I know some people find it cheesy to use shells and starfish in beach decor, but personally they are not all that common around here and I happen to like them! I think it can be tastefully done. </div>
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A little bit of white pitcher, a little galvanised metal, a little bling, it all can work together. </div>
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Around the fireplace I kept it simple, you’ve seen my<span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/beachy-summer-mantle-raggygirlvintage.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #674ea7;">beachy mantle</span> </a>already. You can read the full post <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/beachy-summer-mantle-raggygirlvintage.html" style="color: #674ea7;" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Down below I have more shells and starfish, baby’s breath and a giant white pitcher on the one side…</div>
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Well I hope you enjoyed the little tour of my raggygirlvintage beachy summer living room.</div>
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linking up to <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.ca/2012/07/whatever-goes-wednesday-125.html" target="_blank">Whatever Goes Wednesday </a><br />
<a href="http://www.primpjunktion.com/2012/07/primp-your-stuff-wednesday-linky-party_10.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FaClph+%28%7BPrimp%7D%29" target="_blank">Primp your stuff Wednesday</a><br />
<a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/white-wednesday-160.html" target="_blank">White Wednesday </a><br />
<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/feathered-nest-friday_12.html" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday </a><br />
<a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Potpourri Friday </a><br />
Vintage<a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"> Inspiration Friday </a><br />
<a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/07/its-inspiration-friday-73-welcome.html" target="_blank">It's Inspiration Friday </a><br />
<a href="http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/" target="_blank">Friday's Unfolded </a><br />
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happy sunshine days!</div>
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you can follow me on<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Raggygirlvintage/162066930536644" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #674ea7;">raggygirlvintage fb here</span></a></div>
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and <a href="http://pinterest.com/raggygirl/" style="color: #674ea7;" target="_blank">raggygirl pinterest here </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and on instagram @raggygirlvintage </span></div>raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-17441561663601367802012-07-01T22:20:00.003-07:002012-07-06T22:47:12.725-07:00~beachy summer mantle raggygirlvintage style~<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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Well I have been having fun putting our living spaces back together after the white wall transformation…..</div>
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For those who are interested, the final colour choice was Benjamin Moore “snowfall white”. I tried several whites before settling on this one, as all the other whites I tried were reading very cream in this space. I am very happy with this white, it is neutral and does not read overly warm or cool. </div>
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HOWEVER, I can not recommend it as a colour choice as what should have covered in 2 coats (we were using their top end Aura paint) ended up taking us 5 coats and cut-ins. Good thing I actually like it, right!</div>
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So, if you read my <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chippy-old-door-love.html" style="color: #674ea7;" target="_blank">chippy door post here</a>, you will know that I am going with a beachy coastal look in my living room for the summer. So I thought you might like to see my summer mantle, I wanted to keep it super simple and fresh. </div>
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This shabby little mirror is the focal point, I really love this mirror! It has been very versatile as it has moved around this raggygirlvintage home!</div>
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I added a blue mason jar for that touch of coastal colour in an otherwise neutral mantlescape, with a white gerbera daisy. And yes, that is a real flower, it’s just this thing I have, I like fresh cut flowers! Even if they have wiggly stems!</div>
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I picked out three of my smaller white pitchers, you can never go wrong with a white pitcher. Let’s hear a cheer for the humble white pitcher!! </div>
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Some of my pitchers are vintage, some are brand spanking new, I buy them if I love them, I’m not really concerned about their value.</div>
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I have silver candlesticks at either end of the mantle, and of course a couple white starfish to complete the beachy theme. Starfish are also very versatile in decorating and these have shown up in vignettes all over raggygirlvintage home. They are not always easy to find, so I recommend if you see them snap a couple up. </div>
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I am doing a beach themed party next weekend and the starfish will be making an appearance there too.</div>
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Finally I have a couple vintage wooden and metal stamps, I love them for their patina and interest factor. The numbers are kinda random, the “E” is for our last name.</div>
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I have had several requests to show more of my living room and home, not just peeks of the door or mantle, and while I’m a little shy to do that {how silly am I??}, I have taken a few shots and will be putting a post together soon, so you can see the full beachy picture!</div>
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So, whatcha think? I love being greeted by the simplicity of it all when I walk down the stairs in the morning, fresh white walls, chippy aqua door, calm coastal mantel. Feels like summer:-)</div>
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Here’s a picture of my fabulous chippy door, in case you missed it. You can see more photos <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/06/chippy-old-door-love.html" style="color: #674ea7;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: #674ea7;">.</span></div>
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linking up to<a href="http://www.theironstonenest.com/2012/07/transformation-tuesday-link-party.html" target="_blank"> Transformation Tuesday</a><br />
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<a href="http://amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.ca/2012/07/goal-this-week-car-vacuumed-detail.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20NewNostalgia%20%28New%20Nostalgia%29" target="_blank">Anti-Procrastination Tuesday </a><br />
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<a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.ca/2012/07/white-wednesday-159.html" target="_blank">White Wednesday</a><br />
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<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Feather your nest Friday </a><br />
<a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a> <br />
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Tracey</div>
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Hi peeps, if you follow me on fb you will know that I am totally in love with my new chippy door, well the sneak peek I gave anyways!</div>
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This past weekend I was a vendor at The Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market, it was a collection of a great group of vendors, and I was determined this time not to miss out on a little shopping before market opened!</div>
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So when I spied this beauty in my friend Janis’ booth {<a href="http://janisgurney.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Rust</a>}, I just knew it was coming home with me. The catch about markets is you go there to sell stuff, as Mr rgv reminds me, not to accumulate more. I sold a door, I bought a door. Sometimes it is just too good to pass up!</div>
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Janis attached this cute white shelf and frame. I couldn’t wait to bring it home and into my newly painted white living room. See the walls in the background there. </div>
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I am playing around with a beachy feel for the summer, so this door is just the perfect feature. </div>
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Isn’t the chippy green paint amazing?</div>
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And look at the doorknob. Swoon!</div>
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Hmmmm, I think it just needs a little starfish touch...</div>
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I’ll be back soon to show you more of my beachy summer living room. Do you change things up for the summer?<br />
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linking up with these great parties:<br />
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<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/06/feathered-nest-friday_28.html" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br />
<a href="http://missmustardseed.com/2012/06/furniture-feature-friday-features-a-link-party-4/" target="_blank">Furniture Feature Friday</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2012/07/take-look-tuesday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20SugarBee-CraftEdition%20%28Sugar%20Bee%20-%20Craft%20Edition%29" target="_blank"> and Take-a-look Tuesday </a><br />
and <a href="http://www.theironstonenest.com/2012/07/transformation-tuesday-link-party.html" target="_blank">Transformation Tuesday </a><br />
and <a href="http://www.mommybydaycrafterbynight.com/2012/07/ta-da-tuesday-link-party-45.html" target="_blank">Ta-da Tuesday</a><br />
<a href="http://carolynshomework.blogspot.ca/2012/07/inspiration-board-link-party-57.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/RiGgi%20%28homework%29" target="_blank">Inspiration Board </a><br />
<a href="http://www.primpjunktion.com/2012/07/primp-your-stuff-wednesday-linky-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FaClph+%28%7BPrimp%7D%29" target="_blank">Primp your stuff Wednesday</a><br />
<a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Potpourri Friday</a><br />
<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday </a><br />
<a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a> </div>
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PS. There's already talk about the next Olde Farmhouse Vintage Market, if you're local be sure you don't miss it, I'll keep you updated here and on fb.</div>
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Well I just wanted to pop in and say hi, there’s been lots going on around the raggygirlvintage home and we’re counting down the days till the summer starts! </div>
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Tomorrow is last day, then we’re on vacation, yay!! We have family arriving for the first half of July, so we’re sure hoping summer arrives up north soon, we are having our coldest June on record and it is NOT FUN!!!</div>
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This past week I had painters come in to paint the downstairs living space, I was so excited, but had a really hard time picking a white.</div>
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The first couple Benjamin Moore whites I tried were just reading too cream in my space. </div>
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Finally I found the one I wanted : Snowfall White. </div>
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The only problem was it didn’t cover well at all and they ended up cutting in and painting five coats, which pushed us way over budget. Especially as I was using their top of the range Aura paint!</div>
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All that being said, I love walking down the stairs in the morning to my light, white, bright space! </div>
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In this photo you can see the previous background wall colour on most of the walls. It went pretty well with the house and furnishings, but it was tired and scuffed and I really wanted to lighten and brighten things up.</div>
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As we were doing all the downstairs walls and the upstairs hallway that was a lot of stuff to move and pack away, wow! Mr rgv very kindly filled and sanded all the holes for me. Things were a bit chaotic and I am still putting the house back together again!</div>
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In the midst of all the paint prep I brought a new table into the house which I wanted to give you a peek at. I bought it intending to use it in my new booth space (more on that later), but now it’s in the house, I think it just might be staying! </div>
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That’s my problem really, too much stuff comes in and I have a hard time parting with it right away! It will make a great little “studio” for my photo shoots for my blog and etsy store.</div>
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Isn’t it a perfect farmhouse style table? I love the size, not too big, not too small, sturdy and perfectly chippy. Just a hint of green under the white paint.</div>
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I haven’t even staged it yet, just plonked my empty vintage milk carrier on it along with a pitcher of peonies and it is wonderful! I have a spot in mind for it once the painting is all done…</div>
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I also wanted to let you know that I have finally climbed on the instagram bandwagon. What took me so long?? It is fun, fun, fun.</div>
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I haven’t had a chance to figure out linking it up to my blog, but you can find me on instagram by searching for well, raggygirlvintage of course!! One day I will have to share how I ended up with that name! </div>
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So if you’re interested in following a bit more of my day to day life you can find me over there instagram-ing away. You will see peonies {of course}, chippy tables, ladybug cookies……</div>
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and who knows what else, that's the charm of instagram, snippets of day-to-day life!</div>
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Well that was a lot to cover in one post, I hope you are still with me<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vS0ZepIedaI/T-lOs31wDHI/AAAAAAAADHM/DC4GjB2_krs/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> Have a lovely week, and I’ll be back soon to show you my wonderful market treasures!<br />
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linking up with Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/06/feathered-nest-friday_28.html" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday</a></div>
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<br /></div>raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-77681695491192498452012-06-16T22:44:00.001-07:002012-06-16T22:47:23.766-07:00~25 random things from a gal from Africa~<div align="center" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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Hello friends, </div>
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So what do you think about these 25 things posts that pop up in blogland? Self-indulgent? Possibly. Time waster? Maybe. I thought some of those things too, BUT I always read them!! Why? Because I am naturally a very curious creature and I like to get to know the person behind the blog. My favourite activity is to people-watch, so I guess this is the virtual version.</div>
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So if you’re up for a little randomness and some background on moi, read on. I’ll even throw in some “random” photos to make it more interesting!</div>
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1. I was born in Africa. I lived there for 32 years. First in Zimbabwe, land of the wild bush, then in South Africa, near the ocean.</div>
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2. My parents love the outdoors, we spent almost every weekend growing up in the African bush. I could write a book about our adventures. I don’t know how I survived to adulthood. I should be in therapy. They deny everything!</div>
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3. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful places in the world, especially the beaches and coastline.</div>
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7. Which is why I am always commenting on the weather and the rain up north in Vancouver!</div>
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8. We have three children, my daughter is 18, my sons are 16 and 12.</div>
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9. I have been married to Mr rgv for 21 years. He puts up with a lot.</div>
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10. Because I am very expressive and wear my heart on my sleeve. Most of the time anyways.</div>
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11. But actually I am very shy, especially in a group. My family don’t really believe this!</div>
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12. I love the ocean, love, love, love. Especially the waves.</div>
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13. I love to travel to new places but I hate to fly. I am not afraid of flying, but I get claustrophobic and I like to be in control. Last time I flew my Dr gave me a tiny little pill. It did nothing to abate my anxiety but I apparantly zonked out on the plane. My kids were mortified.</div>
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14. I would love to explore more of the US states.</div>
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15. We plan to drive down to Oregon this summer, can’t wait! I’m hoping to sneak off to Portland and do a little antiquing…</div>
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16. I love white on white, white furniture, white walls, white flowers, white decor. </div>
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17. I refer to myself as a hunter-gatherer, it sounds so much better than borderline hoarder.</div>
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18. I love, love, love to create ~ I am not happy if I don’t have a project on the go, even when life is crazy busy I squeeze it in.</div>
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19. I’m not sure how I feel about the selling part, I’m shy remember, but in order to continue being a hunter-gatherer I have to share my finds. </div>
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20. I have been on diet the past two months, my first real diet ever. It has been tough, very tough. I had to eat fish every day. I.don’t.like.fish. </div>
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21. But I have lost 28 pounds! I may blog about it sometime…</div>
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22. I broke my diet today. Real bad. 4 cookies and spoonfuls of nutella. That stuff should not be in the house! I will be sorry tomorrow. That’s just the way it goes sometimes.</div>
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23. I am a fair weather gardener. I only garden when it is warm. So there hasn’t been much gardening happening this year. I’ve worn these once!</div>
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24. My Mom and Dad live 3 minutes away. I am so thankful, they are awesome.</div>
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25. I am having my walls painted white this week, yay!!!!</div>
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Well there you have it, 25 bits of randomness for you</div>
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P.S. Want more randomness? Follow me on Instagram at raggygirlvintage </div>raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-73392964942939493282012-06-09T20:04:00.002-07:002012-06-09T20:04:29.798-07:00~so what do you think about the wicker decor accessory trend?~<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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Hello friends, how do you like the wicker showing up in decor accessories recently? </div>
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To be honest I wasn’t sure at first how it would fit with my overall decor, but then I came across this wicker vase. </div>
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I had looked at them several times before I finally snapped this one up as it was the last one on the shelf, for the grand price of $7.99!!</div>
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{Then I left it in my cart and someone unpacked my cart and said they hadn’t and then I found it again and all was well in my wicker world!}</div>
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I knew right away I wanted to fill it with beautiful roses, and it was a match made in heaven. Can’t believe I thought about it for so long!</div>
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I filled it with these stunning roses with green and pink petals and ruffley edges.</div>
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They were even more stunning and ruffley when they opened up. </div>
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I really like the texture and color it introduces, it is a good fit in any cottagey, french country or even coastal decor. And as it is relatively inexpensive it’s a great way to add some new accessories that weren’t a huge investment when you want to change things up again<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rXS3O9fmI5o/T9QL4w2kw9I/AAAAAAAADCU/z94EpSOoBtg/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> Not that any of you do that of course!</div>
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I have a few more wicker pieces I’ll show you next post!</div>
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Just popping in today to show you a little pretty. May is birthday month for me, and one of the gifts I received was this sweet oversized rustic cup, with an osteo inside. </div>
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I had the perfect spot for it on my mantel and it works so well there, especially as I do have a few red accents in my living room. Currently. </div>
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You know how it is, next week it could be different! But for now it’s red accents. </div>
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linking up to<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/05/feathered-nest-friday_31.html" target="_blank"> Feathered Nest Friday </a><br />
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Can you believe it is almost the end of May, wowee! May has been quite a month here at raggygirlvintage, a mixture of highs and lows. Lots of cheering my boys on at volleyball, celebrating a gold medal win at Nationals, my Mom recovering from back surgery, really bad flu which totally wiped me out the past two weeks, AND trying to squeeze in lots of painting and sewing and prepping for Scout Vintage Market! </div>
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So this past weekend was the much anticipated Scout Handmade and Vintage Market, truly a highlight for both vendors and customers alike here in Vancouver. I got to snap a few quick shots of my booth, which was just a leeeetle on the small side this time round. I’ll include some links at the end to other market related posts and photos, if you’d like more eye candy. Here are some shots from my booth space, I squeezed a lot of stuff in there!!</div>
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One of the highlights of the markets for me, is having repeat customers who come back to see what treasures I have, or what new pillows I have created. It’s like meeting up with old friends, and the vendors are just such an awesome group of gals.</div>
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Fun as it was I am looking forward to catching up on a few things before school lets out for the summer, and hopefully finishing up some projects around here. Like planting up my summer planters, I am so late this year! And some serious cleaning and organising and fluffing around the house!</div>
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Here’s the link to my vendor feature Delish online magazine posted just before market, if you’re interested in learning a bit more about me<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q9FfSj0las8/T8QG-zqF4qI/AAAAAAAAC_U/7Pj8be7ItF0/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> Scroll down a tad to find moi.</div>
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~Have a lovely last week of May~</div>
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Hello friends, how was your week? Aren’t these pretty, they were a gift from my Mamma. So bright and springy and of course they are in my favorite vintage milk carrier! You can read more about that <a href="http://raggygirlvintage.blogspot.ca/2012/02/french-farmhouse-stylin-vintage-milk.html" style="color: #8e7cc3;" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Ever felt like you were “chasing your tail”? Yup, I hear you! That was the kind of week it was for me, throw a couple extra things into the schedule and it was crazy town around here I tell ya! I am so happy I have today to play catch up, AND the sun is coming in and out from the clouds. It always makes me sooooo happy to see the sun!</div>
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This week also involved some real hands-on parenting here in the RGV home. Raising kids can be pretty hard at times. I know we set the bar pretty high round here when it comes to our family values and parenting, and sometimes that creates dilemmas. Do you ever feel like you are swimming upstream against all the influences out there?</div>
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I had to dig my heels in this week over one such relatively small issue that conflicted with how we have chosen to raise our kids. It was tough. But you know what : I.am.a.good.Mom. We need to tell ourselves that more often. We “earn our stripes”! If you are in the trenches of parenting right now, stay with it. Stand by your family values. It counts, it really does.</div>
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Oh, and I also went on diet this week. It’s my first real diet ever, and it’s tough! But that’s another whole post!!</div>
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These Banana Oatmeal Choc-Chip muffins are great if you have bananas that are beginning to look overripe and no one wants to eat them anymore. Did you know that if you can’t bake with bananas right away you can throw them in the freezer? They will look disgusting as the skins go all black, but the banana inside is perfect for baking with. When you are ready to bake let them thaw, split the skin and squeeze out the banana and mush it up a little more, it will already be squishy. Just remember you threw the bananas in the freezer, don’t be like me and discover a dozen bananas staring at you when you open up the freezer one day….</div>
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Here you go then, the muffin recipe just in time for the weekend! This recipe comes originally from the Company’s Coming muffin cookbook. We added the choc chips ‘cos in this house we seem to throw choc chips into most baked goods! Thank goodness for Costco’s jumbo bag!</div>
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1 cup mashed bananas (3)</div>
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1. In a large bowl stir first 6 ingredients together. Make a well in the centre.</div>
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2. In a small bowl beat eggs until frothy. Mix in cooking oil, milk and bananas. Pour into well. Throw in choc chips/raisins if you like.</div>
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3. Stir just to moisten. Batter will be lumpy.</div>
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4. Find some cute muffin cases and fill 3/4 full. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20 mins or until done. Makes 12-18.</div>
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Aren't these the cutest gingham cupcake cases! I am such a sucker for pretty cases, I have these in pink and aqua too! I found them instore but if you're looking for pretty cases check out etsy.</div>
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These muffins are good with a slathering of butter or a slice of cheese! They will stick to the cases when warm, let them cool. If you can’t wait go right ahead, they are good warm! {You can bake them directly in the muffin pans, I just don’t like the cleaning involved with that!}</div>
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Let me know if they make it onto your weekend breakfast menu</div>
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Have a lovely weekend,</div>
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For more raggygirlvintage recipes check out my pinterest board<a href="http://pinterest.com/raggygirl/raggygirlvintage-recipes/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> here</span></a>.</div>
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Well I promised I’d show you my favorite pillow yet, and here it is!</div>
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I love the dictionary definition, and the typewriter font. </div>
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Many of us work hard to make our dwellings a place of retreat and comfort.</div>
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~a place that feels safe to come home to even when the world is tough~</div>
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~a place where we are loved and accepted unconditionally~</div>
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~a place where we are cheered on no matter what~</div>
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~a place where we can sing out loud and put our feet up on the sofa!~</div>
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~a place where we find rest and refreshment~</div>
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You might find it strange that for all the pillows I sew I actually don’t keep that many of them in my own home. Silly really!! But this one is a keeper. I want it in my home as a tangible reminder to our family. I love being home. Plus it’s super comfy when those feet are up on the sofa!<br />
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Linking up with Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/04/feathered-nest-friday_19.html" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday </a><br />
and Becca's <a href="http://becca-homeiswheremystorybegins.blogspot.ca/2012/04/happy-friday-friends-its-time-for-party.html" target="_blank">Home and Family Friday </a></div>
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Tracey</div>raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725890819025848135.post-5931634120349283232012-04-10T22:43:00.000-07:002012-04-10T22:43:10.329-07:00~chocolate eggs and stuff~<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KXMTgzVxyQI/T4UYKwicTAI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/x6PRubmsBYY/s1600-h/IMG_2280%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_2280" border="0" height="338" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VQ0eb6M7NZc/T4UYLdQ4b_I/AAAAAAAAC4Y/V5vS7NQpQGQ/IMG_2280_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2280" width="482" /></a> <br />
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Hello peeps, had your fill of chocolate eggs? Me too! </div>
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They are yummy, aren’t they!</div>
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We had unseasonably warm weather for our Easter long weekend up in the Pacific Northwest, what a treat! </div>
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It was my turn to host Easter dinner, so here are a couple of peeks at our day and decorating, super simple and springy.</div>
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We had some Easter and coastal and spring all happening on the mantle! I think this vintage egg cup is so sweet, even if it is missing one eye.</div>
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These Easter nests were yummy, I’ll have to remember to post the recipe before next Easter! Loving the robin’s egg blue of these eggs. </div>
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Here’s a quick trivia fact for you: Cadbury chocolate eggs in the US and Canada are not the same, the US ones are bigger, the Canadian ones are prettier colors. All sampled as a courtesy to bring you this important fact of course!!</div>
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Of course the day would not be complete without an egg hunt! Do we ever outgrow egg hunts? I think not…</div>
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Look easy to find? Hmmm, actually took them a while. Sometimes the obvious spots are the best! </div>
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Certain teenage boys in the home had to line up their loot military style and engage in bunny battles. No comment.</div>
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My favorite part of the day : having the family share what Jesus means to them.</div>
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Well I’m off to raid the kids stash, hope you had a lovely Easter.</div>
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Tracey</div>raggygirlvintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05186418929704241114noreply@blogger.com8