Adding Elements for My Creative Space

Yesterday I showed you the 25 cent bookends I found at a thrift shop.  I have

since painted them and did my best to preserve the vintage decals because I

just love to preserve those bits of nostalgia.  

Since I want my creative space to be feminine, I am adding two vintage floral prints 

framed in the loveliest (well at least I think so) shade of green.  I love the square

frames too.  So I have a way to keep some books in place and a couple of

prints and I have also added a sweet little demitasse cup that is holding my

miniature African Violet ~ which unfortunately is not blooming at the 

moment.  I hope it will be soon as I watched a youtube lesson on caring 

for these little gems and am following the instructions faithfully, so fingers

crossed!

It's really fun putting all of this together and what makes it even more

satisfying is that I am using what I already have.  Every creative work space

needs a chair ~ so that's what I'll be showing you next time.

I am joining

Table Top Tuesday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Bentley ~ should Momma slipcover your bed since it's going to be 

right next to my desk?

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Bentley 

Why Is She Showing Us This?

Good Question!

Why am I showing you this and what is it that I am showing you?

A pair of bookends found at a thrift shop several years ago.  I imagine that

it was probably a project for a shop class at school.  Two blocks of wood

turned into bookends, stained and shellacked.  Perhaps the mom had 

some decals which were added to make the bookends more decorative.

No matter ~ I fell in love with them and spent a whole quarter buying them.

This still does not answer the question why I am showing them to you.

Well...

I share a home office with my husband David.  I want my own little corner that

is just mine.  You know what I mean ~ a little spot that reflects my own

personality.  A little spot where I can day dream and let the creativity flow.

So, the bookends are the start of refinishing my own little spot.  I am 

refinishing them and adding them to other little things that I have lovingly

collected.  You will have to be patient as I start pulling it all together,

but ...

I promise you that over the next few days I will reveal more of it's elements

until the big reveal happens.

Until Tuesday, I will share the beginning of this journey with

Susan of Between Naps on the Porch

Cielo of The House in the Roses

Mary's Masterpiece Monday

Bentley ~ when I am finished I'll let you pull the curtain on the big reveal!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Hours to Cook ~ 10 Minutes to Eat!

The heart of the home ~ the command center.  The place where I pan saute,

bake, broil and have worked through all of the recipes in Julia Child's 

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volumes 1 and 2.  

But ...

You know what?  No matter how many hours I spend in front of this stove

attempting to create a culinary masterpiece ...

IT ONLY TAKES 10 MINUTES TO EAT!!!

And it all happens again tomorrow for Sunday dinner!

I am taking a break from the kitchen to visit

Seasonal Sundays

Oh well Bentley ~ c'est la vie!!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

It Pays To Be Patient

Sometimes when I am shopping I come across a piece of furniture or a plate or

some fabric that I love, but think it is too expensive, so I pass it up.  That's how I

felt when I first saw this dish at a consignment shop.  Loved it, but thought to

myself ~ too pricey.  I set it back down and walked away, hoping that the price 

might be reduced, and if should sell before that happened it was just not

meant to be mine.

The other day I was in the same shop looking for a chandy for a remodel job when I 

spotted this dish once again and noticed the price was reduced.  This time it was a

bargain and I could not pass it up.  It pays to be patient!

Okay girls it's time for the first Pink Saturday for 2012!  

I'll share a little secret with you ~ Bentley has great patience!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Is It Too Early To Be Dreaming Of Spring?

Although we are having mild weather for January ~ it's still soup season.

However ...

this mild weather makes me think that spring is just around the corner,

and somehow my floral vintage cream soups seem like the right choice.

Hot comforting soup in vintage floral bowls ~ the best of both

worlds!

I am joining

Tablescape Thursday

Time Travel Thursday

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Home and Garden Thursday

Show and Tell Friday

Home Sweet Home

Potpourri Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Bentley ~ you were are sleeping on the job because when I came home

from work there were two cats sitting in front of our gate!

(He was sleeping too ~ curled up on the down filled comforter

on my bed!)

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley