counting down to fall

In spite of this horrendous heat, I had a momentary burst of creativity.

Out of town guests are arriving this weekend to celebrate the kids birthday.  After our 'shut in summer' I'm working hard to clean & 'hoosh away the wreckage.

A couple of months ago I racked up at Laurie Anna's,

I bought one of these baskets & a sparkly chandelier.

If you've been to Laurie Anna's Vintage Home then you know how magical her vignettes are.

If you haven't, I did a post about her here.

I love her lighting ideas.

So I did a little layering of my own.

I'm looking for a wire hamper to use, but until then I'm using an old tattered shade.

Then I embellished the basket to create a welcoming front door.

Our house number is hard to see,

not anymore!

Sweet vintage tots, some sheet music & dried up flowers from my garden.

(Laurie Anna's flowers were prettier)

So are you keeping cool?

Are you looking forward to fall?

A Day Late

I wanted to link up with Debra for Vintage Inspiration Friday  so bad!!!

As usual I'm a day late & a dollar short.

I've  been spending every free minute working on my lessons for Artful Pages 4 Artists/4 Ways.

Here's a peek at my class, Altered Fabric Books.

My class begins Sunday,

Oh well Debra, I'm linking up anyway!

Last week Lori & I went to Canton, it was AMAZING!

First stop was LaurieAnna's Vintage Home.

It was my first time to see her new location.

Beautiful,

vintage,

inspiration!

I didn't know where to look next.

Sensory overload.

Every corner,

every nook & cranny.

was perfection.

It's like French farmhouse,

meets industrial chic!

Love this!

What a great new way to use bed springs.

And the salvage!

It's amazing how she has elevated a regular store front,

into a thing of beauty!

Just as I gained my composure....

we landed here!

Girls Gone Junkin, what a great place to land.

Such great displays,

Such great stuff!

Deidra, Cathy & the girls are such sweeties too!

I loved this banner.

Lori loved this jacket, her van was loaded up so tight by the end of the day. We looked like the Beverly Hillbillies!

Whew, I'm exhausted from uploading photos. I'll save my haul for the next post. 

 Hope you have a great weekend.

 We're heading out of town for spring break.  Yeah! Going camping in hill country!