~vintage style white trees~

Made lots and lots of white trees this Christmas, they look soooo pretty grouped together.

dusted them up with some sparkle

some of them were put into shiny mercury glass pots

tucked them in with white feathers and shredded vintage sheet music

The smaller ones I glued to this awesome cardstock to make miniature woodland scenes

And as for this cutie, this one had to stay home with me! Isn't this the cutest container ever, it's apparantly a gravy server.

linking up to White Wednesday:-)
Funky Junk's handmade ornaments

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

~les fleurs francais~ white wednesday

this was a thrift store find a while back

couldn't decide on the right spot for it, it is quite tall

ahhh, used baby's breath on my christmas table here, in little ironstone pots

why not pile a bunch into my francais jar??

white. french. flowers. perfect.

linking up with Kathleen for White Wednesday.

Tracey

~christmas decorating on the porch 101 - white wednesday~

i love how this urn looks filled with pine clippings

this tree was a great find, almost every branch had bunches of pinecones

so i piled them all in this white urn which lives on my porch

see all the pinecones!

this urn was a garage sale find, is is SO heavy the seller said i could have it for free if i would just take it away

which i gladly did of course!

it sits alongside this white chair, outside the front door

see my previous posts for the full series of ~christmas decorating on the porch 101~

linking up with Kathleen for White Wednesday

Tracey

white wood and blue mason jars...

what do you get when you put gorgeous blue mason jars

together with cheery sunflowers

(fast climbing the ranks among my favs)

and pop them in a white flower box

(thrift find with a coat of fresh white paint)

= a stunning flower box

(at least I think so!)

here it is in it's every day spot, on our kitchen table, hub of our home

(yes, we like to eat!)

such a bright and cheery welcome!

i would love to find a lower profile box to show off the jars a little better, but this will do for now!

Linking up to these wonderful parties here - check them out
and SNS mason jars over at Funky Junk Interiors

happy days,

Tracey

pretty as a "pitcher"

here are three of my favorite pitchers - all white beauties...

...this large pitcher is such a gorgeous shape, I love the detailing on the handle and base

filled with yummy freesias and white tulips

...then there's the medium sized pitcher

love the detailing on this one too

...and little baby creamer

isn't this just the perfect creamer shape

...and here's a last look at them altogether - you can never have too many pitchers!!

I'm linking to Three Or More Tuesday hosted by The Gypsy's Corner

and

White Wednesday hosted by Faded Charm

Be sure to stop by them and see all the wonderful posts!

Happy days,

Tracey