vintage picnic goodies

i promised I'd show you some of my other vintage treasures gathered over the last few weeks

so here is my little vintage picnic I put together

come take a look with me...

vintage metal picnic basket, all rusty on the top, such neat handles

with a buttercup yellow apron tucked inside...

and see my kodak brownie camera, passed one of these up a couple months ago and vowed not to pass up the next one up I came across!

 

vintage red checked thermos, in great condition

and what picnic would be complete without a bowl of fresh sweet strawberries

in one of my favorite vintage china bowls, I paid 25c for it because it has a chip, but I just love the color so much

all laid out on an old coffee sack, with a jar of friendly nasturtiums

click here to see which parties I'm linking up to!

happy picnic days,

Tracey

burlap and ruffles, ruffles and burlap.....

what's a girl to do on a blah day?

eat chocolate?

create?

I decided to go with the create option. I have this yummy piece of burlap I was planning to make into a table runner for my kitchen table. See how nice and light it is, I believe it is called oyster, but it's basically off-white!

Teamed it up with some nice creamy white muslin and white broderie anglaise lace

Anyways, after I saw the gorgeous coffee sack runner my junking friend Janis of junkdreams created (you have to hop over and follow her blog, she is so amazing and unbelievably creative)...

I decided to leave the kitchen table runner for now and make a smaller rectangular one

okay, I confess

what I really wanted to do was make ruffles. Nothing cures the blahs like a few ruffles...

so here we have it, I put on two fluffy ruffles and a piece of lace.
Okay, I added the lace 'cos I was too lazy to finish the top of the ruffle!

but honestly I hardly ever get to finish a project in one sitting and today I just had to!

it is perfect for my narrow shaker nesting tables

white pitcher. white nemesis flowers. shabby white candlestick.vintage jars with scrabble tiles and boggle dice

doesn't get much better than that girls

looooove vintage glass jars

looooove scrabble tiles and vintage game pieces

looooove shabby white candlesticks (for sale in my etsy store)

turned out pretty nice I think!

and this is how it looks in my real world, with my lamp that needs a shade revamp and an outdated family photo. shabby at heart I do like a touch of black in the room!

feel so much better, and now I'm off to eat chocolate!!

and gaze at my pretty ruffles

Be sure to stop by these linky parties and see lots of great projects and ideas!

Metamorphasis Monday @ Between naps on the porch
Made by you Monday @ Skip to my Lou

I made the world cuter today @ Making the World Cuter

Made It on Monday @ The Persimmon Perch

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday @ Coastal Charm
Do It Yourself Day @ A Soft Place to Land

Toot your Horn Tuesday @ A Silly Little Sparrow
Take a Look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee Craft Edition

Lucky Linky Tuesday @ Lucky Star Lane

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm
100 ideas under $100 @ The Picket Fence
Fun Finds Friday @ Kojo designs
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest

Happy days,

Tracey