Craft Inspired Shabby Chic Living

I was completely delighted to find out the weblog of fabulous photographer and stylist Athena, who hails all the way from Poland! Athena is an incredibly talented lady with a excellent eye for styling! I adore this recent shoot she produced with the vintage sewing machine. The craft inspired photographs are just gorgeous.

And these vintage wooden spools with torn fabric ribbons and vintage crochet, lace ribbon,  look extremely effective on the painted wooden backdrop. I still have to generate the ‘DIY wooden backdrop’ tutorial that I saved last summer with all the really very best intentions! I guarantee! I bet Athena’s craft supplies box is totally fabulous!

This is component of the old Tilda “Sewing Bird” collection. I adore these reduce outs! They perform completely with the rest of Athena’s craft style photos.

I totally adore the pastel colours in this image! Utilizing the fabric tape and the threads collectively is a fantastic idea as they marry completely below a ‘craft’ theme. You can find my favourite washi tapes on my etsy pages.

I completely adore crochet hearts, they appear excellent as present tags, hanging decorations, or string lots with each other to generate an adorable garland! They can be excellent for any time of the year based on the colours of your lovely hearts. I am also rather enamoured with that “Homemade” mounted, rubber stamp. It appears absolutely marvellous! You could use that to stamp on anything fabric, ribbons, tags, attach it to handmade quilts by employing it to stamp on some woven/twill ribbon. Lots of craft concepts!

I saw this image and was blown away if I’m truthful. I love meals photography and I have nothing at all but admiration for individuals who can style food photography set ups so nicely! I can’t do it for tuppence. At all. I also enjoy figs. ^_^

All of these flowers are just lovely! As mentioned not too long ago, I’m a enormous fan of hydrangeas but the mixture of the different flowers and colours appears great in this photo.

I have a sneaking suspicion that these glass storage boxes are by Lisbeth Dahl! I’ve always wanted these beautiful boxes but I’ve in no way had any notion of what I could retailer in them that would be lovely enough. Athena has had a fantastic idea with spools, ribbons and sea shells!

Are these muscari? I enjoy the massive pot that these are planted in! I really am receiving very excited about spring. Do muscari smell very strong? I have rather sensitive smell and as stunning as Hyacinths are, they’re rather potent and almost make me cross eyed when I stroll in the room so I’m trying to discover some beautiful, option spring blooms to fill my house with this season!

I had to contain the patchwork quilt! I have a feeling that Athena is rather like me, who loves to craft and has attempted them all ^_^ Though Athena is a lot much more talented in the styling division.

I attempted my really initial pomegranate 2 years ago and it was the one and only time! hah! They have been a lil bitter for my face! I am crazy about the shape, the texture and the colour and they’re FABULOUS to draw! I definitely really like them, if only they weren’t so tart. I am crazy about the white ceramic spoon. Doesn’t it look gorgeous?!

Athena’s residence is absolutely spectacular and shabby chic in style. These paper backed books are my favourite aspect of the residence as it ties every thing in beautifully!

This lamp is just gorgeous! Where would I uncover one like this?! Go to the ever so talented Athena more than at her weblog Drewniana Szpulka (Wooden Spool) a fantastic name for a weblog!

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Romantic Shabby Living From Finland

For these days’s post, we are fortunate to travel all the way to Finland to see about the most lovely house, full of romantic, shabby chic small things and lots of pink! The blog ‘Maalaisunelmaa’ belongs to Johanna and she shares the most lovely images from her house over there. (Linked beneath)

Do you see what I imply?! You all know by now that I am obsessed with Greengate! So of course I would be including the contents of Johannas fabulous dining dresser filled with Greengate latte cups, tea cups, mugs and most of the stoneware truly! I’m very jealous of this collection. I also truly like this huge dresser unit with the cupboards beneath.

This is a wonderful view of all the greengate goodies that Johanna owns. I like all the red and white (these are my christmas colours) and I do truly own a handful of of these pieces myself also. I’m slightly in awe of the amount of greengate latte cups in this image, they’re not specifically low cost are they! What a lucky lady ^_^

Not only is Johanna’s greengate collection rather impressive, but she has the most fantastic outside shed/greenhouse that is completely flooded with natural light and it has the most gorgeous aqua coloured door! I would live in that small shed if I could.

These are beautiful! Are they muscari? In a little bundt pan? That is a extremely good idea! Do bulbs not need  any drainage then if they can sit in water? I must create a little reminder to go and analysis that! I’m getting very excited about spring at the moment so you are in for some much more posts filled with flowers and questions.

I definitely adore hydrangeas, I consider they may be some of my favourite flowers although my favourites list tends to go on rotation! I also love a Tilda tin so I was pleased as punch to see the hydrangeas becoming displayed in such a beautiful tin. Those doughnuts appear rather delicious also. I keep in mind eating the jam filled ones when I was younger and just getting covered in sugar and jam. A big sticky, delicious mess. Ok, now I’m hungry!

Johanna’s small girl is also very, quite lucky and most undoubtedly a princess! Not only does she obtain a princess themed birthday celebration but she also has a princess themed bedroom

The light around the mirror is absolutely beautiful and I am really in adore with the pink, gingham wallpaper!

The bed is ideal for a tiny princess and of course, a canopy is necessary!

There is also some rather fabulous pink storage in that area that is just perfection for a tiny girl!

This outside setting created me extremely happy indeed. It just reminded me of spring and summer, I don’t know why though since we never ever get climate like this in the UK, ever! Perhaps a couple of days final summer season had been great but it absolutely didn’t last very lengthy. The canopy above this outside dining set is just fabulous. And appear at that hat!

Remember when I mentioned my favourite flowers had been on rotation? Yeah.. with peonies and ranunculus  (and lilacs)! I believe I want to develop a giant rose garden with a small section off to the side for hydrangeas and lilacs. Lots and lots of them! These strawberries look delicious, I don’t consume cheesecake but the strawberries and beautiful fluffy peonies got me with that image.

To finish with, I had to share this image with you. I was rather impressed with the wicker framed chalk board as I have in no way seen one of them before! I also actually liked the orchid ^_^ and the ’51′ spray painted onto the wicker basket. I might select a number and begin painting it on every little thing. I’ve noticed so numerous excellent number themed products recently for interiors (is that a trend I have missed) either way, I like it!

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White Shabby Chic Living From Norway

Show me a cast iron bed and some vintage eiderdowns and I am in heaven! Does anyone know if beds like these are obtainable in king size? I only ever see single or day beds in this gorgeous style!

This image is really a close up of the most gorgeous candelabra I’ve ever seen! It’s tall and stems out, with these fabulous flowers and a few other styles. Sadly the image of the full candelabra on Anno 1924′s weblog wasn’t excellent and was very dark so I was unable to lighten it to share in this post. I have realised once again I haven’t correctly introduced this blog! I want to alter that terrible habit! I get so distracted by the fairly photos haha.

This chair was reupholstered by the marvellous Anno of Anno 1924 blog (hyperlink under). I really love the style of this chair. I bear in mind my nana had a single extremely similar ^_^ does anybody know the name of the style of chair? I need to go do a little analysis on the name of the style of the back of the chair (does that sentence even make any sense?!) the button back. Tuffeted?! Tuffet? Like a headboard. I’ll look on pinterest!

How beautiful are these little sheep? I would like to know why they have red noses. They’re adorable non the significantly less!

I Really like this floor! There are photographs of the complete process of painting the wooden floor in this harlequin pattern. I’m so impressed with the straight lines! I’m also rather smitten with the extremely girly bunting hanging from the ceiling. It’s a fortunate small girl who lives in this room!

Ok, you’re often excellent at telling me the names of flowers and you know I adore learning! What are these named? They’re stunning!

I am obsessed with lilacs (i genuinely hope these definitely are lilacs) I just adore them. My dream garden is going to be choc-a-block with lilacs, hydrangeas, roses, you name it! They will all be there. My garden may well need to be massive.

Where on earth can I get a sequin/fringe blanket?! I can’t inform you how a lot I want one of these! I love sequins and sparkles! I feel I’m turning into a magpie.

These angel wings are so gorgeous. There are gorgeous tiny shabby chic decorative touches in this bedroom!

I truly adore crowns. It wasn’t until I undertook a ‘shabby chic’ style decorating project at the end of last year that I found my love of crowns! I was curious as to exactly where I would locate decorative crowns but it turns out, they’re everywhere. I need to have just been consistently overlooking them. I believe I might be a extremely focused shopper :p

This huge living area is completely fabulous! It’s full of flowers and sparkly factors. I like the dropped chandelier style light in the corner of the room. Isn’t it beautiful?

I envision this dog going… “eh… whatcha doin?!” That sofa is definitely gorgeous! The natural colour is quite good. I by no means thought I would go for a sofa like that, I’ve constantly wanted white but I’m extremely conscious of the washing specifications for a white couch! I consider I may be sold on organic fabrics.

A set of vintage weighing scales! How fabulous!

“ashoo ashooo” (snore noises)

I really like all of these candle sticks! Haha I’ve just noticed that little face peeking through a set lol! “What’s going on more than here?!”

Go to Anno 1924 Weblog

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Our Heritage Is Important To Our Progeny

I'm going to remind you again of my Pinterest page where I have almost 14,000 photos of nothing but eye candy. If almost 11,000 followers find them interesting and beautiful, I'm sure you'll like to at least view them. I promise you won't be disappointed. Nothing BUT eye candy. A feast for the eyes!
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There are times when I need "comfort" food. Hubby always knows because I look at him with puppy dog eyes, put my curled hands up to my chin and whine like a puppy. He knows what that means. He's a sucker for it and will run to the store for whatever I need: Blue Bunny Bunny Tracks ice cream, cinnamon rolls, Häagen Dazs butter pecan or some kind of vanilla with caramel, cake or Drumsticks ice cream cones or even Werthers caramels. It depends on how I feel as to what I want. Since I've had this terrific cough for a week, it's been especially bad. I don't feel sick, don't hurt or ache, just coughing my head off. It started when we got an inversion in our city and the cold air just made me cough when I went out in it. Know what I mean? I'm sick of it. So I sent him grocery shopping a few minutes ago and put a few "comfort" foods on the list. ;-)
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My great grandgirls, C & J, have become interested in our heritage, which is important in our church, and the oldest one who is almost 4 years old is asking about her great great grandmothers and great great great great grandmother also. I've sent my granddaughter the information but they also want stories. Stories are a big part of their lives as their Dada and Mummy read to them a lot, every night at least. So granddaughter wants me to send stories to them so they'll be acquainted with MY history. It's been a chore but I have to do it since I'm in my 70s and don't have a whole lot of time left and certainly want those little munchkins to have some memories of me. I'm also including some photos with each story so they'll know what I was like as a kid. I think it's a good idea.

While we were over there in February we saw this painting done by the one who is almost 4. I was stunned that she could actually paint a dog. You DO realize it's a dog, right? I can't even draw a stick dog!! Her father and uncle are artists though so she's inheriting it from the other side of the family. Her dada can draw just about anything. I truly have never seen so much talent in a man—computer scientist, artist, handyman extraordinaire and a story teller with a fantastic imagination.

I don't know if this photo has been photoshopped but it doesn't look real to me—beautiful!—but not real.

There's always a bit of French and a bit of English in my home, 2 groups of my ancestry besides Dutch and Mexican.

Isn't this wisteria just beautiful? Goes perfect with the shutters on this shop.

How fortunate for this homeowner to have so much light in her kitchen. But if she lives in a warm climate it must get pretty warm in there in the summer season...if she lives in the northern hemisphere, but if it's in Australia or New Zealand then it would be the winter season that's warm. I knew a guy from Australia once and he was shocked upon his first day in the U.S. because our toilet flush water swirls in the opposite direction. He thought the toilet was getting stopped up.

Just yum!!!!!!! Hubby made me a chocolate cake last night as I'm having a terrible time with a cough. Not sick, feverish, just coughing. So is he. But I wanted comfort food and that's what he baked. Wonderful hubby. ;-)

A room I love and think is very cozy.

I like this sofa but I'd probably never buy one like it. A bit too busy for my taste.

But I do love this distinctive dining room. Great for entertaining and it's made to stand out in this home. Marvelous!

Oooooh, yeah!! I could live in this home in a heart beat. Only I'd have to have someone else clean it.

A cute English cottage with pretty windows, curtains and flowers with a lush green lawn.

Another darling living room.

I love this room and the way it's arranged but that painting on the back wall would HAVE to go. I mean GOOOOOO!!! Maybe it's their kids' school/fantasy project. ;-)

Another cute pillow.

There's always room for apple pie with ice cream. I think they put a dollop of cream on this. Let's not cut corners here, just slather it with premium vanilla ice cream!!!!

And a home in Greece. They seem to love blue and pink with white the main color. Beautiful!

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