~ruffley lavender petals~

So, how was your weekend? Mine was wet, wet, wet!! At least it is washing the snow away. I didn't find any peonies like I had hoped, well who looks for peonies in the middle of winter? A gal can always hope, right!

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I did find these beautiful baby ruffley roses though, in the most gorgeous shade of pinky lavender, with raggedy, ruffley petals, which I love, and I thought I would share them with you! 

Aren't they pretty!

Tracey

~grandpa's chair~

i found this old, old chair at a garage sale, it had belonged to the seller's grandpa

i tried to convince her to keep it, really i did

{drat, can't find the before photo}

anyway, it was a very old, solid wood chair, and very heavy!

i couldn't decide whether to keep it natural or paint...

but the peeling varnish had me a little concerned

so paint it was

lightly sanded off the loose varnish, and gave it just one coat of old white chalk paint

the brown of the varnish kinda seeped through as the paint dried, but that's okay, makes it look more authentic

gave it a light sanding here and there and finished with a layer of clear wax

love how the seat is molded from years of use!

{you can see the brown from the varnish seeping through on the seat}

then I had to play around a little of course

white roses from my garden in a favorite white pitcher

{these roses smell divine}

~and a little more ~

that is a child's vintage nightgown laying on the chair

i wonder if grandpa would recognise his chair??

linking up to one project at a time tuesday
tuesday's treasures
take-a-look tuesday
nifty thrifty tuesday
white wednesday
primp your stuff wednesday

Tracey

~shabby rose french country vintage pillow~

we just had three straight days of sun here in the northwest

THREE WHOLE DAYS!!!!

it made my heart sing, and sure put me in the mood for fluffing and changing things up

and in the midst of it i had this pink thing going on

~yes, pink~

i know, it must be spring

i love vintage linens, i use them to make my stamped ribbons and pillows and ruffles for my burlap runners

and so with spring in the air (at least for three days)

i decided to combine my love of vintage linens, pillows and this new thing for ~pink~

and ~ta-da~
here it is, my shabby rose french country pillow

kinda reminds me of cabbages and roses, but a little more free-spirited

i made it into a longer pillow (16x24"), so it would be comfy on a sofa or bed

or even out on the porch

not sure how long the pink will stay, i have this stunning aqua linen just calling out to me.......

I'm linking up with these wonderful blogs

The Girl Creative
Between Naps on the Porch
Keeping it Simple
Sew can do

Making the world cuter
Show off your cottage Monday
Craftomaniac
MarvelouslyMessy
Tickled Pink
Frugal Friday at the Shabby Nest

Tracey

~many moons in the same canoe~

~many moons in the same canoe~

i first read this quote as a newly wed, and it has kinda stuck with me

this week i came home to find these

and these

because it's been many moons in the same canoe

20 to be precise

and that is worth celebrating!

(even though it makes me feel kinda ooollldd - i was a young bride, okay!)

we've done a lot of different things in 20 years

had three beautiful kids

worked as missionaries

moved our family across the world

(~that was a biggie~)

i'm so glad i got to do it all with mr keeper

and while we're still in the week of hearts....

you know how i love chocolate!!!!

well look at this chocolate spread i found, what a treat for the eyes...

~yum~

okay, so maybe it looked a little better before we dug in!

happy valentines week!

tracey

whole lotta pink shabby goin' on

definitely got a bit of a pink thing going on

just can't resist this charming vintage linen

with soft pink roses

and shabby ruffles of course!

I'm linking up here

Tracey

what's french and shabby?

why my hand-stamped vintage linen ribbon of course!

with soft pink roses

and a touch of glitter

happy days,

Tracey

"printemps à Paris"

told you i had some yellow going on!!

came across this gorgeous vintage linen with big yellow roses and how could I resist

you've seen my "bonjour birdie" post

here's my "printemps à Paris" (springtime in Paris) vintage stamped ribbon

i love how it turned out!

little touch of bling

ooh-la-la!!

check out my special on handstamped vintage ribbon here

happy days,

Tracey

ready for some more french ooh-la-la?

ready for some more french ooh-la-la?

okay, here we go then...

vintage linen ribbon

soft white with shabby mauve roses...

or wild pink roses

are you loving it yet?

classy ballgown...

authentic parisien postal stamp...

***all glittered up***

that's why I call it:

not-your-grandmas french handstamped vintage ribbon!

now in my etsy store...

I'm linking up to Get your craft on Tuesday (so many fab ideas) and

 White Wednesday (be sure to hop over and take a look, it's the dreamiest linky party...)

and these other wonderful parties

happy days,

Tracey

white roses and yummy gifts

had a fun long weekend....Monday was a holiday here up north

gorgeous white roses for my birthday (Mr Keeper : "knew you'd like them 'cos they're white!")...

kinda yellow now they're opening up

got to finish up a bunch of projects...

like this cute wicker mirror for my sweet 16

sold a couple things on etsy....

like this shabby mini mailbox

and these vintage baking pans

went out for our favorite steak dinner with Mr Keeper...

browsed around a book store

decided to forgo coffee and buy a magazine...

well, two actually (would have been cheaper to have coffee!) - loving them both

had a venti Starbucks ('cos they got my order wrong!)

went walking along the river AND the sun came out!

was spoilt by family and friends, here are some of my lovely gifts

a hummingbird feeder...

this chunky necklace, which I loooove

cute block candle...

and this lovely sparkly candleholder my Mom brought me back from England

yup, it was a fun weekend, even if the boys did end it with a water balloon fight!!

I'm linking to Kathleen's White Wednesday

happy days,

Tracey