A Cozy Of An Idea...

Fashion fades,

only style remains the same.

-Coco Chanel 

Welcome... & GOOD day,  SWEET one... I'm honored  by your time/visit today!
I'm sure the MOST concern at the moment is keeping your home  warm & toasty, due to these rigid, single digits, that Mother Nature has offered us! BUT, it IS winter, though & it comes with THOSE temps expected, right... at least in most parts of the U.S.?
AND... with keeping our homes  warm & toasty, we often prefer  to do that in some type of style!
Well... today, I wanted to take a moment to share JUST one, VERY small detail! A detail, that's one of the  SIMPLEST... ways of cozy-ing up the home! It's an old way of mine... has been for many years, now!
Instead of a blanket, lap quilt OR throw... I'm often found... using COTTON tablecloth's! YES... you surely did happen to hear that right... tablecloth's!  The one shown, is actually a round one, somewhat tattered, BUT... still puts forth warmth all the same! My personal preference are solid colors... BUT, the style/color is to one's soul!
Throughout the tag-sale season... I'm ALWAYS scurrying for vintage  linens for this particular use & countless others! SO... with no time waiting... go ahead... peek inside your linen closet to see  what might could be had, no $'s spent,  BUT, well worth the warmth! AND... no, shape doesn't matter!

With Friendly... Warmth... 

~ SWEET 2 The Soul...

The desire to accomplish is sweet to the soul...

Proverbs 13:19

The farmhouse has been a BUSY gathering place...
a busy that brings a WELCOMING warmth for me, one that
soothes the soul, one that can mend the broken counterparts!

It's been filled with the ringing of laughter, the smiles
of genuine folks & my closest family!

The farm table was adored with...

SIMPLICITY & charm; faux greenery 

as a filler for crock & FRESH greens 

tucked providing a whimsical look!

And an ole' VINTAGE, pillar candle...

one of two, I found in my shop/business stash!

THIS pair of candles have literally been

with me for... at least 10 years!

I know... can YOU believe that???

They're ONLY lite during guest hours... &

then safely tucked away for the next gathering

OR need... they have actually been rented out before, 

NOW that's a hoot, even to myself!

That goes to show you... 

it's NOT in the expense of things...

it's ALL in the taste/style!

Oh... & you see the superb, chenille
bedspread, don't YOU??? It too, was an
inexpensive find... TRULY to my up-most surprise...
to believe someone could actually part with a FINE,
vintage piece, is BEYOND me & for ONLY
$5.00, yep... you heard that right, a $5.00 bill!

SO... as I've began to tidy & FRESHEN
each of the rooms, I'm being drawn back to
THIS chenille piece... trying to decide,
do I keep it OR does it come up for offer over at
Beehind Thyme MarketPlace...hummmm,
the decisions a lady has to make!

As Christmas decor is being put to rest...
there are some things that JUST have to
remain... living treasures, which give
life to one's soul... as THIS Christmas
cactus does, for it carries my PRECIOUS
'Momma's' memories!  SO... for now,
it will stay planted in the sunniest location
here in my kitchen, until the heart says...
it's time to return to the greenhouse & wait
for yet another Christmas season!

And for NOW... the twinkling of lights
stay put, for the BRIGHTNESS... it brings
throughout these January days, lifts
the spirit of things!

Here's to a NEW year filled with...
hopes & dreams, accompanied with
daily devotions & prayers!

~ With SINCERE thoughts...

The CHARM of November...

November has ARRIVED...

with her 'WINTERIZING LIST' of duties to perform!

ALONG with orders for the upcoming holiday,
orders such as the ole' sausage grinder, turned
succulent, table-side planter (above).
A vintage, kitchen piece that was
well-known during the autumn season,
throughout ages past!
When out on the road... weather it be
for picking purposes OR finishing up a show,
the thoughts are always pondering the
NEXT project OR idea!

And with the majority of THOSE
pondering thoughts... the garden aspect
is considered in almost every, last idea!
For the LOVE of gardening runs deep from
within my soul... a passion my PRECIOUS 'Momma'
left instilled in her '3' girls!

Shown above...  are HANDMADE, original
sunflowers... strutting their full size in the wind!
PERFECT accent for the gardens throughout
the fall months... with added purpose of
a bird feeder... JUST cup the leaves,
creating a steady landing spot for birds
to perch while they enjoy a
scrumptious treat!

And as I turn to the garden once more...
November brings those cooler temps
to lead us into EVEN colder fronts as the 
winter season sits in.  As the gardens turn
to dismay & debris... skeletons of plants
that were once said... BEAUTY are NOW
not so, on this November day!  

So, what's a gardener to do... well, 
THIS gardener went in search of the tried & TRUE...
happy-faced PANSY!  
I happened upon a little, 
quaint garden center while
traveling the back roads in Kentucky
last week & had full-mind... that
PANSIES were the purchase for this visit!

And I absolutely LOVED the idea of 
their packaging, instead of a plastic tray...
my PANSIES were nestled inside of a 
large, paper bag with care & handed 
to me as if they were nuggets of gold!
The service was exceptional with
my $6 dollar purchase of PANSIES... 
No wonder they're pushing their
35th year of business!!!


Hoping YOU a day well spent in the garden... 

October has ARRIVED...

"Come, little leaves," said the

wind one day.

"Come over the meadows with me

and play;

Put on your dresses of red and

gold

For summer is gone and the days

grow cold."

Poet: George Cooper

Let's put our hands together... the month
of October is HERE, YIPPPEEE!

For MANY it's a time of nesting,
a time for harvest & a time for CHANGE!

With October... brings SWEET
samplings of pumpkins, gourds... squash &
EVERYTHING straw-filled OR tucked!

I absolutely love the FRESHNESS of
straw OR hay (sage color stage)!
Lol... while in Texas this previous spring,
I was gifted some of the MOST
grandest, sage color hay to use along
the beaten down trails of shoppers & pickers, alike!
 Wellllll... wet area's OR not... I was sure to
be salvaging some of this fine material...
to nestle into ironstone,
concrete planters, barrels & other finds!

Annnd... don't think I didn't...
feverishly go about the place, after
2+ weeks of show... & scoop up
EVERY, dry shred that remained about
my booth area!  I STILL today...
use that MAGNIFICENT... little,
 sage color hay as if it were strands of gold!

LOL... with ALL that being said...
JUST make sure you have a bag
set aside for those simple, decorating touches!

Of course, NO matter the season...
October OR July... ironstone ALWAYS
steals the show... with ALL the well-worn
character it offers... from the crazing
to the dark, mishap chips, it's ALL desirable!

THIS little bowl... & it's FINE filler
of straw, PLUS... '3' hand-painted eggs
are up for offer over at the MarketPlace!

It's a OOAK... filled with TRUE simpleness!

And of ALL the colors among
the varieties of pumpkins... WHITE
wins over the soul... here you'll see...
where I've replica
the WHITE Lumina variety!

A NEW design for the '2015'
autumn season!

The gardener's take heart to these
ADORABLE, little shelf sitters!
Their ease of being tucked into a pot OR
other plant container spells the
attraction!

ALSO, a NEW design for '2015'!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Hoping THIS month of October...
brings YOU... the warmth of what
speaks to YOUR heart!

BLESSED evening... 

Home...

Home is the nicest word there is.

- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Good... September, autumn morning!
It looks to be a FINE day ahead...
with mildly temps & partly cloudy skies!

The days to come, will ONLY bring
along more welcoming symptoms of fall!
Decorated porches will be graced with
ALL the splendor... of muted hues,
comfy settings & plump pumpkins!

It's a GLORIOUS time of rejoicing...
for the BOUNTY of God's goodness!

BLESSED day... friends!