Parade of Homes

Hi Everyone

Thank You all for the wonderful comments about the guest cottage
 I am grateful
for your encouragement

Look what I found in the

Pottery Barn catalog

Can you guess what my next DIY project is going to be...

I finally know what to do with the

vintage buggy wheels

I bought at a flea market
I knew they would be great for something fun

♥

Do you

{Love}
to see other peoples Homes as much as I do?

I am so excited to be participating in the

Parade of Homes

at
A Bowl Full of Lemons
http://www.abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com/
it starts this
Sunday May 1
(don't forget to put flowers on your front door)
There are 32 homes on the parade
and there is a linky party so you can join in the fun too
be sure and take a peek

A Real Life fairytale
so fun watching the Royal Wedding this morning
Everything was Lovely, Romantic 
there was a sense of intimacy about
the Wedding
even though the entire World was watching
May God Bless
them as they start their life together as
Husband and Wife


romantic saying for today
"Love is the greatest refreshment in Life"
Pablo Picasso

♥
Pam

Shabby Chic Cottage

Hi Everyone

Happy Thursday

I finally have a few minutes to post some more

pictures from the photo shoot

Here is the front door

Welcome 
Please come in...

These are some of  the

Shabby Chic

inspired shots

So much fun to have all of

the roses and lace

in the cottage

Decorating

Shabby Chic

is all about comfort and beauty

{Love}

the pine chest with all of the 

pink and white 

and 

all of the flowers too

Look at the front of the Cottage

it just looks so

fresh and clean

and 

inviting

♥

What a fun time it was 

transforming the guest cottage into a

Shabby chic 

comfy cottage

 Pretty Pink 
roses

♥

The roses permeated

the entire cottage 

A very comfy couch

that actually makes into a very comfy bed

Check out the
  repurposed door handle
The decorating transformation from Beachy/Nautical  to Prairie Style to Shabby Chic
for this little guest cottage was amazing to see
Which style did you
Like the best

linking up with
Fishtail Cottage for Flora Cottage Thursday
The Shabby Chic Cottage for
Transformation Thursday
Friday pretties at I love pretty little things
A Rosy Note for photo feature friday
French Country Cottage for Feathered nest friday
Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration friday
How Sweet the sound for Pink Saturday
Rose Colored Glasses Porch Party

romantic saying for today
"Harmony is pure Love for Love is a concerto"
unknown

♥
Pam

Prairie Style Cottage

Hi Everyone

Happy Wednesday

I had a fun photo shoot yesterday 

and I can't wait to show you the transformation of our little 
guest cottage

here are few sneak peek pictures

♥

We did a Prairie Style look 

 it turned out really pretty

FiFis new book
Romantic Prairie Style
was our inspiration

{Love}

foxglove flowers

Next we restyled the  little guest Cottage 

In a Shabby Chic look

Here is a sneak peek...

The Shabby Chic look

for the little guest cottage turned out beautiful

more pictures to come
photo shoots are so much fun

linking with Kathleen at Faded Charm for White Wednesday

romantic saying for today

 "To Love is to receive a glimpse of Heaven"
Karen Sunde

♥
Pam

May Day Tradition

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday

 this Sunday is

~May Day~

These vintage pictures show old May Day celebrations

In our home we have our own  May Day tradition
We hang garden flowers on our front door
and

I  make small hanging jars of  garden flowers

and secretly  put them on my friends front doors

♥

Here is our door knocker

on our front door

Here is the little hanging
jar of
garden flowers

I was told that hanging flowers on your front door on
May Day
brings happiness and good luck to a home

{Love}
any excuse to put flowers on the front door
and it is so fun to surprise my  friends on May day too
linking with House in the Roses for
Show off your Cottage Monday
Keep it Simple for
Motivate me Monday



romantic saying for today
"A kiss seals two souls for a moment in time"
Levende Waters

♥
Pam

~White Easter Basket~

Hi Everyone

Happy Thursday

We are getting ready for 

Easter

The Vintage White Easter basket is filled with the

most beautiful pink and white
hydrangeas

perfect for

Easter 
and only$ 6.99 at Trader Joes

We are not doing a lot of decorating this year just a few flowers 

Easter

is such a meaningful day 

Grateful
to our Heavenly Father
for his Everlasting Love and forgiveness

♥

{Love}
this idea for the Easter eggs this year
~so sweet~
That reminds me ...
I need to find my white crochet gloves for Church on Sunday


Linking with Fishtail Cottage for 
Cottage Flora Thursday 
French County Cottage for
Feathered Nest Friday
I Love Pretty little things for Fridays Prettys
My Romantic Home for Show and tell Friday 
A Rosy Note for photo feature Friday
Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday

romantic saying for today
"A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you"

♥
Pam

White Guest Cottage

 Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday

Our little white guest cottage is starting to feel comfy cozy

{Love}

the front patio with the
white iron table and chairs
the words for this cottage are
fresh, relaxed, romantic and fun!!!!!

Perfect spot for breakfast in the morning

 You can see that we are

still a work in progress

I have a special idea for the

door knob so right now it is

just a
hole in the door

Welcome
come on inside

{Love}

this old pine chest

we found it at a thrift store for $35 dollars
it is the perfect size and shape

and the large denim comfy couch that makes into a bed
♥

The cottage is starting to take shape

more pictures soon.
linking up with
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesdays treasures
A Beach Cottage for Good Life Wednesday
Faded Charm
for White Wednesday

here are the bunnies gratefully they are still just eating the grass
in the backyard!!!!

romantic saying for today
"Whatever our souls are made of his and mine are the same"
Emily Bronte

♥
Pam

Coronado Flower Show

Hi Everyone

Happy Monday

This weekend 

My husband took me to the

Coronado Flower Show

What a fabulous day

So fun walking around and looking at all of the amazing flowers

This beautiful arrangement was my favorite

love the colors and even the tiny succulents 

the lilacs smelled intoxicating 

♥

 They judge the roses all lined up together in rows

here are the second place
red ribbon winners

Here are the First place
blue ribbon winners

there were 6 large white tents just filled with beauty

 {love}
old step side trucks this one was
filled with roses

a truck bed full of roses

{Love}

flowers in painted tin cans

Grateful 

for such a beautiful weekend

 such beauty  inspired us to work in our garden

This is my new DIY brick border it turned out great
we used recycled brick. It is  alittle uneven and looks like it has been there forever
Simply perfect to me and
 a fun project
linking up with House in the Roses for
Show off your Cottage Monday 

romantic saying for today
"Love distills desire upon the eyes love brings bewitching graces into the heart"
Euripides

♥
Pam

Spring Formal

Hi Everyone

Happy Friday

{Love}

 this sterling silver monogrammed cup that says

Spring Formal

"53"

Our daughter is going to her Sorority Spring Formal tonight 

I miss her and I miss the days when she and all of her friends

were here at the house getting ready and taking pictures together

It was so much fun 

Thinking of her spring formal made me think of this little cup

♥

Look at the details 
{Love}
the lions and the little silver rings
Can you imagine receiving this at a spring formal
When I found this silver cup I started to imagine who it belonged
to and the romantic story 
 that went with it
It sure was a sweet souvenir
I  added a few  pink roses from the garden it almost looks like a corsage
sitting in it
Enjoy the weekend
linking with
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday
My Romantic Cottage for Show and tell Friday
Common Ground for Inspiration Friday 
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
No Minimalist here for Open House Friday
and a Rosy Note for photo feature Friday
Flaunt it Friday at Chic on a shoe string


romantic saying for today
"Love is a promise Love is a souvenir once given never forgotten Never let it disappear"
John Lennon



♥
Pam