~blossoms in a bucket~

~Hello friends~

Well our spring break is truly over and it’s back to early mornings and schedules and work!

We were blessed with an incredibly long warm patch, blue skies and sunshine, and with that the trees all burst into blossom.

Of course I had to bring some of that blossom goodness inside,

 so off we went, clippers in hand.

Sadly I don’t have my own blossom tree, but I had scouted one out on a vacant lot, 

so I cajoled my youngest to come along for the adventure, 

just in case it included climbing fences.

Ahem!

Which it didn’t. 

Pity.

 I love an adventure:-)

We came home with armfuls of gorgeous spring blooms, and they were pretty white blossoms to boot.

So I plunked them in a big old bucket on my chippy farmhouse table.

And then I clicked away....

Sunshine and spring blossoms, doesn’t get much better than that.

There was enough left to fill up a couple aqua mason jars too, pretty!

So now it is raining again, and it seemed like the perfect time to post some pretty spring pictures.

{Oh yes, and there was a fair bit of this going on around here too!}

Hope you’re seeing some signs of spring where you live too!

Tracey

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~chippy old door love~

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!

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!

So when I spied this beauty in my friend Janis’ booth {Rust}, 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!

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. 

I am playing around with a beachy feel for the summer, so this door is just the perfect feature. 

Isn’t the chippy green paint amazing?

And look at the doorknob. Swoon!

I know, I KNOW! It is my most favourite thing in the house right now!

Hmmmm, I think it just needs a little starfish touch...

I’ll be back soon to show you more of my beachy summer living room. Do you change things up for the summer?

linking up with these great parties:
 Show and Tell Friday

 Feathered Nest Friday
Furniture Feature Friday
 and Take-a-look Tuesday 
and Transformation Tuesday 
and Ta-da Tuesday
Inspiration Board 
Primp your stuff Wednesday
Potpourri Friday
Feathered Nest Friday 
Vintage Inspiration Friday 

Tracey

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.

You can follow me on fb here and raggygirlvintage here

~be still my beating heart~

~you know how it is~

sometimes you walk away empty-handed

other times you find

~TREASURES~

i spied this little beauty hiding away

i literally held my breath, then my heart started beating a little faster...

~know the feeling?~

yup, sturdy

and ~chippy~

and coming home with me!

it's the sweetest little child's chair, i'm just going to wipe it down and seal that chippy paint with a clear sealer

ever tried that?

i also picked up this sweet set of 1940's minature books

tied them up with a piece of jute

and then of course i had to play around

~just a little~

 and a little bit more:-)

I've been looking at a lot of photos recently

and i am drawn to simple, clear photos

with limited subject matter and not too much clutter

does your heart beat a little faster when you spy those treasures?

linking up to Feathered Nest Friday

 Vintage Inspiration Friday
Farmhouse Friday
White Wednesday

Tracey

~chippy pink paint and vintage doorknobs~

~well peeps~

it has been way too long, why do i always think summer will slow down a little?

did i forget i would have my three wonderful, lively kids home!!

well i have been working on some projects here and there

but today i'm just gonna show you this charming shelf i found in an antique store

it was kinda pricey for something i could make, but it was just so charming

~and chippy~

and i can NEVER resist

~vintage crystal doorknobs ~

well, there's not a whole lot of pink happening in my home right now

{apart from sweet 17s totally pink bedroom}

so i just perched it here in an old milk crate

where i have a rag quilt, an old burlap coffee sack, one of my paris pillows....

an old wooden shoe form

and

~vintage doorknobs~

isn't it perfect?

linking up at feathered nest friday
and
vintage inspiration friday

Tracey

~shhh, don't tell~

well peeps, look at this cache of old windows I found

pretty sweet huh!

lots of groans and moans about spiders and such from kids in the van

{same kids who refused to get out and help mom haul more junk!}

some of them still have glass, like this cute little door

others are just the wood, like this 3 pane

~lots of chippy paint~

~especially like this one~

love the curve along the top corner

hauled them round the side of the house till i can show them some love

~but shhh, don't tell~

 Mr Keeper doesn't know they're there yet!!

Tracey

PS. i've been outed, traces of paint chips in the driveway.....

~check. check. check.~

* finished up work for the summer

~check~

* got the kids through the last week of school stuff

~check~

* had fun at the Ivory Vintage Market

~check~

wait, did i just say vintage market?

floursack dishtowels and french pillows

that's right, a fantabulous day

yummy vintage kitchenware and chippy window frames

got to take a couple of quick shots as the door opened, here's a peek at some of my goodies...

~"provence" tray (chalk paint and wax - love this color)~

my first peonies

and my favorite part of the day?

~meeting up with my bloggy friends of course~

~love the shabby detailing on this tray~

{yes, i had a hard time parting with this one but i know it's new owner truly loves it!}

like Janis of Rust and Ruffles 

Barbara of Hodgepodge

Tracy of My House of Giggles

Lady Pamela of Lady Pamela's Cottage

and what a treat to finally meet Tracey of Tracey Ayton Photography

all these Traceys in my life!

~hen and chicks in vintage silver sugar and creamers~

Wendy M thanks for stopping by, other Wendy thanks for saying hi

(wow, all these Wendys in my life too, my Mom is also Wendy!)

my good friend Sari who was also a vendor at the market

(hope I didn't forget anyone...)

~starfish, a hot seller~

and of course my wonderful Mom and Dad who always support me in all my crazy ventures, help out with the kids and bring me a Starbucks on market day!

thanks Mom and Dad, you're the best cheerleaders a gal could hope for:-)

~vintage zinc caddy~

now on to summer

oh, just one last thing

*noticed the house is a BIG mess

~check~

:-)

Tracey

p.s. big thanks to mr. keeper and my two awesome boys for getting up super early to help me unload