~raggygirlvintage french farmhouse stylin'~robins eggs in a teeny nest~

Well now, isn’t that the strangest thing, this post just clean disappeared from my blog, all except the title, and I have searched and searched and just can’t find it!

This nest is just too adorable so I’m gonna repost the photos here for a little more rgv french farmhouse stylin’ with birds nests, in case you missed it.

This is a very teensy nest and perfect for tucking in just about anywhere, I especially like it on my mantel or tucked on a farmhouse shelf with my little white pitcher.

I’m loving the robins egg blue against the red. Very vintagey. Vintage and french farmhouse stylin’ is okay, promise! ‘Cos we’re eclectic around here, keeps life interesting!

Okay, let’s hope this doesn’t vanish on me again!

linking up to Feathered Nest Friday over at French Country Cottage

Tracey

for more rgv french farmhouse stylin’ posts click on these links

~decorating with birds' nests~

~burlap~

~blue ticking and lavender~

~vintage milk carrier~

~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

~from flop to pop~french farmstyle pillow

sometimes it's the oops in sewing that have the most potential

and yes i know

~measure twice - cut once~

blah, blah, blah

i do, really, i'm a perfectionist when it comes to sewing, especially items i plan to offer for sale

but still i can't tell you how many times i've sewn pillows together with one of the backing panels reversed....

usually late at night

so what to do when i cut a panel too small?

and not just any panel

let me tell you, these transfers take a lot of time and elbow grease

well, how about overlay it on a red ticking background

fray the edges a little

love it!!

perfect for a french country home

flop to pop

get it:-)

(tell me i'm not the only one!)

and here's how one customer put it all together, doesn't it look so wonderfully french country

{Tammy purchased my chanticleer rooster pillow from The Passionate Home in Langley, where Carrie carries a selection of my pillows and products}

~don't forget to come visit at the market tomorrow~

Tracey

 

 

~santa's vintage boots~

how charming are these little guys?

i bought them at an antique store a couple years ago, because somewhere deep down inside they stirred a memory from my childhood.

they are candles, and the berries are missing from the one, but i kinda like them this way.

linking up with Debra at Common Ground for her Vintage Friday Inspiration

it's a really fun party to visit ~ see ya there!

and Feathered Nest Holiday at French Country Cottage

Tracey

anybody else got a weakness for ticking?

just can't resist ticking - it has that old fashioned grandma-ish appeal to it

you know, like in "Grandma's featherbed"

for this runner i used red ticking rather than the traditional blue

it just seemed right for the fall and Christmas season

i love the way the ends fray

Tracey

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