Kay Ellen

My Holiday Shop at "Sew Funky"

I had a wonderful and artful day at the Sew Funky Market Place this past Sunday.

It was my extreme pleasure to create, design and sell holiday treasures at this event. What a blessing to visit and meet so many creative vendors. 

I will be taking the merchandise that was not spoken for back to my little shop located at Forget Me Not Antiques in Riverside.

Hope to see you in the store before Christmas!    

A big thank you to Christina Wells for hosting the Sew Funky Holiday Market. This creative shopping day was a great success because of all your hard work behind the scenes. I was very humbled by your phone call today that the vendors voted and selected my shop as the Best Dressed.

I am still blushing:)

Joining in Faded Charm's "White Wednesday" Here & No Minimalist Here

 

Until next time,

:Kay Ellen

 

A little paint will do wonders!

I bought this old door for my shop last week.

Hmmmmm it is kind of plain, a little paint and a few garden inspired accessories can change that!

Transformation complete...!

This artful door is ready for a garden or whimsy sunroom today. 

Available in my little shop at Forget Me Not Antiques.

:Kay Ellen

Joining in some creative blog events... 

  
  

Picnic

I adore picnics. Don't you? I like the concept of simple dining, mismatch dishes, flatware, charming linens and a good book to read.

What to eat would depend on what time of day you want to plan your picnic...breakfast, lunch or dinner. I would suggest keeping the food and beverages light weight to carry ~~~ you could have a backup plan to have an ice chest close by to replenish goodies as needed. I am thinking about trying a dessert picnic sometime ~~~ doesn't that sound like fun?  

You can have picnic anywhere...in your garden, by the pool or at neighborhood park, even a drive-in movie.

My husband and I enjoy outdoor plays in the summer and we take a picnic dinner to eat before the performance.  

It can be a romantic idea for date or a fun family affair.

If you do not own a picnic basket you can improvise with a suitcase, large tote or beach bag. The little blue suitcase above I have had for many years...I use to store my Nancy Drew and Little House on the Prairie books inside for safe keeping :) Ahhh such fond memories. 

Be creative...

Go have a picnic! 

:Kay Ellen    

Blog Parties:

Joining in Rednesday HERE  

Also sweet Susan at Tablescape Thursday HERE

 

Last of the blooms

My roses looked so pretty this morning...

I love how the sunlight filtered in and shined a spotlight on the blooms I cut.

I will be pruning my rose bushes back this weekend... Sad, but it is time to put on my gardening gloves and get busy! Thankful for one more bouquet.

Old tarnished tea or coffee pots can make the best vases :))

and I love my vintage door knob I use as a bookmark.

Happy Wednesday!

Joining in White Wednesday HERE

and Rednesday Wednesday HERE

:Kay Ellen

Romantic Setting

Let's set the table!

Candles and red tulips to start...

A vintage valentine card adds charm to the table scape.

Red and White touches.

Special detail's on the fabric napkins.

Mixing and layering dishes.

Adding petals and pearls...  

My table setting is complete~~~The rain has passed and the sun is out!

Silverware with personality...

A romantic brunch in the garden for Valentines Day!

Thank you for stopping by on Table-scape Thursday! Click Here for more ideas...

Details on my table in the garden:

Coca Cola bottles: recycled as candle holders. I used three bottles and cut the candles sticks at three different heights.

Checked red and white cloth napkins: I added chandelier glass, vintage clip on earring and red hemming tape.

Dishes: Large plate New England Toile,  medium Red plate Mosser Glass, small plate Red Toile, Cotswold Johnson Bros. Teacups belonged to my Great Grandma Carrie  over 80 years old. Silverware is vintage and belonged to my Grandma Ruth.

Toile Tablecloth is  fabric I purchased and made into a tablecloth hemming with my Parent's no sew Sealah tape. I have washed and dried it many times...and it still looks great!

Eiffel Tower salt and pepper shakers I purchased at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas this past summer.

I added a few flower petals and pearls for movement on the table. Turquoise Coffee Pot is from the early sixties and belonged to my husbands parents. Tulips are from Trader Joe's:) My cute Red iron bird I bought at a favorite garden shop.

Lastly, the sweet valentine card on the table belonged to my Grandpa Dean and Grandma Ruth.  My Mom said the card is from the 1930's. So sweet and romantic!

Bless you all,

Happy Valentine's Day!

:Kay Ellen

Morning Perk

Good morning,

I'm feeling a little nostalgic, I rescued this old percolator, it was heading for the dumpster and I gave it a new purpose  :)

This coffee pot reminds of the Brady Bunch. I can just picture Alice, their maid, pouring a cup coffee from a pot just like this one.

This seemed to me to be a pretty and creative way to recycle ... and of course the fond childhood memories come flooding back making it even more charming.

Hope this post perked up your day! lol!

:KayEllen

Old with New Purpose

Hello fellow bloggers,

I have a quite a few OLD things around my house (my grandmother and my mother have saved many attractive treasures) and I enjoy discovering new inventive ways to give them a NEW PURPOSE in my home and garden. I love them all and I am sure that's why I enjoy shopping for vintage treasures.

I received a quite a few emails about the hanging vase in my RED post. So I decided to let everyone know about this clever re-purposed item...

I was wondering how many of you noticed that this vase is actually an old light bulb! Isn't it great?! Rita at The Barn sells them and I just fell in love with it and had to add it to my "New Purpose" collection.

In a similar way, I just love old cameras they have so much character and they are part of special memories from my childhood. Recently, I purchased a similar camera to the ones I loved to play with when I was young. Looking through the old lense and seeing the image was as fun now as it was back then. I brought it home and my photographer / husband used it to capture some interesting shots...what do you think?

I'm also kind of crazy about birdbaths...and this one is on my side yard it's visible from my dining room. The bird bath is about ten years old and I am sure that the the old window hanging behind it is nearly sixty years old...I added it as a backdrop for charm...I couldn't throw it away!  (Oh no, that sounds just like my mom). Anyway, at least I gave it a new purpose.

So, don't forget to look for Old things this Summer and then give them a New Purpose, if you get a chance please take a few snapshots of them and share them with us All in Blog Land!

:KayEllen