tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79712151501220869932024-03-18T12:57:55.188-07:00Vintage Sparkle ChicVintage Sparkle Chic...........My love for Shabby French and a sprinkle of sparkle.Shanon at Vintage Sparkle Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480935131451730046noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971215150122086993.post-48479319973167170232015-11-08T12:34:00.000-08:002015-11-08T12:34:56.788-08:00Spring and Summer's end…….<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello friends!</div>
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Where has the summer gone??</div>
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I thought I would share a few spring and summer photos with you since I haven't posted since FEBRUARY!!</div>
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I'm finding it quite frustrating these days to blog….. for some reason whenever I leave comments on other blogs I always get the notice that my comment cannot be sent. I still love to go through blogs and drool over beautiful photos but I rarely comment because it always gets "sent back" to me. Grr!!</div>
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You can mostly find me on Instagram these days…. click <a href="https://instagram.com/vintage_sparkle_chic/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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David Austin Roses.</div>
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My favorite.</div>
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I'm obsessed. </div>
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This peachy pink beauty is Abraham Darby.</div>
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Lilacs in the spring time. We had 9 inches of hail in May of this year. It devastated my gardens. I was able to save just a few flowers but my June was not as it should have been. I should have been loaded with peonies, tulips, daffodils, aliums, you name it! Instead I had very few. </div>
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Spring migration in my yard brings the Bullock's Oriole. He makes the cold and snow in May worth it!</div>
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I had to buy peonies at the market this year. I was able to salvage just a few from my garden and they were so precious to me.</div>
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My back patio was still quite enjoyable this year in spite of the damaging hail.</div>
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This peony from my garden managed to still bloom a few flowers for me. </div>
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It is a tie for me, David Austins and Peonies, both bring me such joy.</div>
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This Sarah Bernhardt Peony from my garden is another favorite.</div>
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More Abraham Darbys….</div>
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Another view of my patio and backyard…..</div>
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Spirit of Freedom David Austin rose, with 200 petals on each bloom this is one of my most favorites.</div>
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Gathering David Austins for a bouquet.</div>
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I don't usually see the Cooper's Hawk getting a drink at my birdbath but he did on this day!</div>
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French soaps and vintage french goodies with roses.</div>
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I also love the hummingbirds.</div>
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This is one of my Wedgewood climbing David Austins. Perfectly pale pink.</div>
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I can't believe the holidays are fast approaching!</div>
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I am starting to think of my holiday decor for this year.</div>
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I hope you have a wonderful fall or spring, wherever you may be.</div>
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~Shanon</div>
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I am dreaming of spring and having spring fever terribly!</div>
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I can't wait for my back patio to come alive again.</div>
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I still have months to go before it looks like this again…..</div>
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I have ordered 10 more David Austin Roses and can't wait to see these Abraham Darbys blooming again this summer.</div>
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My front flower bed is full of scattered seeds, peony poppies, clematis, snapdragons and more.</div>
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I have ordered some lavender colored peony poppies to add to my pink ones. I just love their fluffy heads!</div>
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A side bed off of my back patio, more David Austins.</div>
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I love to bring in the fresh roses and can't wait for spring to come!</div>
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I am still enjoying winter and we need more snow but for now, I'm dreaming of spring.</div>
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<br />Shanon at Vintage Sparkle Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480935131451730046noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971215150122086993.post-65238768000495525542014-12-13T12:17:00.001-08:002014-12-13T12:17:15.098-08:00Shabby French Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I so love the holidays.</div>
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Being with family, cooking and baking for them and just the joy of all gathering together at this special time of year.</div>
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I enjoyed decorating my home this year and thought I would share some of that with you.</div>
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I love this Vintage French Digoin & Sarreguemines Pot from <a href="http://www.frenchlarkspur.com/" target="_blank">Tracey of French Larkspur</a>. She finds the most beautiful vintage french items in France and I love her shop.</div>
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Get ready for photo overload!</div>
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My shabby door with a Christmas wreath.</div>
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I just love this time of year! The soft glow of the Christmas lights makes my home feel so cozy.</div>
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What a beautiful summer we have had here in Colorado.</div>
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My David Austin Roses are in their second blooming and I am truly enjoying them.</div>
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French loveliness with some dried petals.</div>
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I have lined up my three favorite colors: shabby white, vintage green and faded turquoise.</div>
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My newest (to me!) scale is the green one, I'm loving them lined up.</div>
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As these Abraham Darby, Winchester Cathedral and Wisley 2008 roses start to fade, new ones are still blooming. The David Austins do not disappoint!</div>
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Saying goodbye to summer but happy to see Autumn arriving.</div>
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The fall baking has begun.</div>
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Congratulations! I will be emailing all of you with the link shortly.</div>
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summer is in full swing around here.</div>
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I'm loving every minute of it. </div>
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My David Austin Roses are in full bloom as is my lavender.</div>
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Two of my favorites.</div>
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This is a mix of Abraham Darby and Crocus Rose.</div>
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Truly, I'm not sure if that is what these two are because when I planted them ten years ago I did not pay attention to the names. This is my best guess, though.</div>
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My new-to-me vintage zinc pots from the Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture store in Santa Monica.</div>
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The peony poppies are also doing splendidly.</div>
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Lovely mixes of color for my front porch.</div>
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We have had little rain the last few weeks and then we had at least four hours of down pouring rain. So needed. I went out the next morning to see how my plants survived and they did just fine. I cut bunches and brought them inside.</div>
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My kitchen smells amazing.</div>
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They don't last but a day or two but I thoroughly enjoy them while they do.</div>
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I hope you are all having a wonderful summer (or winter depending on where you are!!)</div>
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Until next time…..</div>
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It is May in the gardens but you won't believe what mine looks like at the end of this post.</div>
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May 10th, my lilacs are about to be in full bloom…..</div>
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My Angelique tulips are doing splendidly. </div>
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This Red Crossbill was at our land up in the Colorado mountains. I haven't ever seen one of these before so it was fun to have him.</div>
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I found a fountain that was just the color for me. The birds came immediately to it so I was happy.</div>
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My Snowfountain weeping cherry did well this year. This was in Arpil.</div>
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May 10th, my Prairiefire crabapple is about to be in full bloom.</div>
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New bird bath with a built in planter all planted and ready to grow.</div>
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May 11th (yes, Mother's Day!!) we had a big snow storm with freezing temps. My plants are not doing well and we have two more days of freezing temps.</div>
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I was very happy to have this Bullock's Oriole.</div>
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Not too happy to have this Cooper's Hawk. He was actually here with the last snow storm.</div>
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My poor frozen fountain and peonies.</div>
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Their beautiful heads are touching the ground.</div>
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I thought I would share a few of my favorite flower photos with you today.</div>
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I had very good luck with keeping hydrangeas going this winter. I cut the stems at an angle, dipped the ends in Alum. I changed the water and redid the steps and they lasted up to 6 weeks!</div>
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This bunch is in my vintage European milk bucket.</div>
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My favorite white vintage pitcher full of blue hydrangeas. I recently found this chippy green table, I just love it.</div>
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Here is the last bit of hydrangeas. They are in my vintage sap bucket from Maine. I'm originally from Vermont (I live in Colorado now) so this was so fun to find. My sister got it for me for my birthday from <a href="http://www.abeautifulmessantiques.com/" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess Antiques</a>.</div>
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Spring has landed here in Colorado and I hope to show you photos of my gardens and flowers soon!</div>
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If you don't know Kris you must go check her out.</div>
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Her home is amazing, she and her husband repurpose shabby junk and make it gorgeous. She also has amazing gardens and flowers for the spring and summer.</div>
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Thank you so much, Kris!</div>
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I recently went to The Barn in Castlerock, CO and came home with some shabby treasures.</div>
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I love this cloche set with the vintage French document.</div>
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Shabby French? Oh, yes, right up my alley.</div>
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Pretty pink Carnations to go with it......</div>
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I was beyond excited to find this shabby green vintage mirror.</div>
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You know the kind, crusty with dust and dirt but a dreamy gem underneath.</div>
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The mirror has damage...it's perfect.</div>
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It had me at hello.</div>
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The problem was I couldn't think of a spot in my home for it.</div>
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I had to go back to get it and lucky me it was still there!!</div>
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It matches my shabby green bistro chair perfectly.</div>
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It is here by my back patio, perfect to glance in as your heading out the door.</div>
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I'm still loving my chicken wire cabinets. If you missed my shabby kitchen re-do, you can find it <a href="http://vintagesparklechic.blogspot.com/2013/11/shabby-kitchen-redo.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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We have finally been getting some snow here in Colorado and I couldn't be happier!!</div>
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Loving these pale pink roses.</div>
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I love to watch the birds. This is a Bushtit, you can tell it's a male because of his pale blue eye. The females have all black. He is very tiny and moves in a large group, like a bunch of noisy teenagers tittering all the way. I usually hear them before I see them.</div>
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It's a very windy day here in Colorado and I am already browsing through gardening magazines dreaming of what I will be planting this spring.</div>
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My shabby french decorations are up and I'm in the holiday spirit.</div>
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I bought this wreath from my friend that has an etsy shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/poshvintagegirl" target="_blank">Posh Vintage Girl</a>.</div>
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She custom made it with a little Eiffel tower and french script ribbon. Perfect for me!</div>
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This year I decided to add pinecones instead.</div>
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Noel sign also made from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/poshvintagegirl" target="_blank">Posh Vintage Girl</a></div>
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My favorite ornaments purchased from Whitewash at The Barn in Castlerock, CO a few years ago.</div>
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Still loving my wings from <a href="http://www.thebellacottage.com/lovely-pair-of-distressed-wood-angel-wings-in-warm-cream.html" target="_blank">The Bella Cottage</a>.</div>
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Feather tree in a vintage sap bucket from <a href="http://www.abeautifulmessantiques.com/" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess Antiques</a> in California. It was found in Maine. I'm originally from Vermont, I had to get this bucket!</div>
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An overview of my front room with the Christmas lights on.</div>
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My goodness I have not been on the blogging scene lately.</div>
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I have been very busy though and thought I would share my shabby kitchen redo.</div>
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Here it is "after"......</div>
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Here is the before. I have to thank so many bloggers for being so inspirational to me. I have wanted a "white" kitchen for several years now. Some of the few that especially inspired me were....</div>
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These are just to name a few of the very beautiful blogs. I am also loving <a href="http://instagram.com/shanonryan/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/shanonryan/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</div>
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The three blogs that really inspired me were...</div>
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They all had that pop of turquoise that I loved.</div>
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Now for the "before". It wasn't that it was a "bad" kitchen. I did love it at one time, I was just ready for a change.</div>
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I am so loving my white kitchen now!</div>
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I love having the pop of color with the turquoise on the island.</div>
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Tracey from <a href="http://frenchlarkspur.blogspot.com/2013/11/and-so-it-begins.html" target="_blank">French Larkspur</a> made a centerpiece for her table which I shamelessly copied, she was gracious enough to say it was ok. Thank you for the inspiration, Tracey!</div>
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I knew this vintage and shabby turquoise scale would be perfect in my newly painted kitchen.</div>
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I hope you have enjoyed my new kitchen. I still plan on adding some knobs and a chandelier over the sink. </div>
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I did use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White and for the island I mixed that with a turquoise chalk paint (I am unsure of the name).</div>
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I will be sharing my shabby French Christmas decorations soon!</div>
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Happiest of Holidays to you.</div>
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We finally have summer here in Colorado.</div>
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I wanted to share my back patio this year with you.</div>
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The Peonies are in full bloom and I am so excited as they are my favorite flower.</div>
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Breakfast on the patio on a warm summer morning is the best.</div>
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Faux grain sack chair covers I made.</div>
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We are in a severe drought this year and only able to water our yards two times a week. Usually my grass is lush and green but not so this year. :(</div>
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I love my birds so the feeders are a must. They get refilled morning and night. Live mealy worms always go first.</div>
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My sweet husband brought all of the vintage chairs you see home as gifts. He is the sweetest!</div>
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Vintage tea towel from Provence. I love Tracey's shop <a href="http://www.frenchlarkspur.com/" target="_blank">French Larkspur</a>.</div>
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My husband painted our juliette balcony off our bedroom for me. I added the planters and garden sign. It makes me so happy to see white instead of worn redwood color here.</div>
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My husband has also dragged home these spools for me. Three total! Not my favorite but he loves them and wanted me to paint them so here they are.</div>
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Remembering with a heavy heart the two lives lost in the Black Forest Fire and the homes, 483 as of today. So thankful for our firefighters working around the clock to put it out. </div>
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Hello friends!!</div>
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I have been waiting for my yard to start showing some green to share these chair cushions I did with you.</div>
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It has been a very cold spring and all of my plants and trees are way behind schedule.</div>
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My potted plants are done, yay!</div>
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I am loving my chair cushions, they were so easy to make.</div>
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I used drop cloth from Lowes and painted two turquoise stripes on them.</div>
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I then added a graphic from <a href="http://www.graphicsfairy-diy.com/" target="_blank">The Graphics Fairy</a> with the iron on transfer method.</div>
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It is a snowy day here in Colorado, which I just love. </div>
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I recently did a total redo on our master bedroom.</div>
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Here is a sneak peek at the new wall color. It is Swiss Coffee by Behr.</div>
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Here is a before. I don't even want to share this! What was I thinking painting the walls this dark chocolate brown? I did love it years ago but I am so happy to be back to the light colors. I have almost painted the whole house in the last 6 months!</div>
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I got rid of the over sized knotty pine furniture, the bed, two dressers and an armoire. Even the mattress had to go.</div>
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Another before. My right knee was even starting to hurt from all of the years of stepping up into the bed, it was very high.</div>
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The room is so much brighter and spacious now.</div>
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I've enjoyed redoing a couple of chairs, if you missed my last one, you can see it <a href="http://vintagesparklechic.blogspot.com/2012/12/shabby-chair-redo-with-burlap-grain-sack.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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I love how this one turned out. I am also loving the extra seating I have, especially because it is in white! :)</div>
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This one took 5 coats of paint. Ugh, I thought it was never going to be done.</div>
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I love the details that are on the chair.</div>
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Here it is without the pillow. It's the caning that took so long to paint but it was worth it.</div>
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That's Olivia under the chair, she likes to sneak into all of my photos.</div>
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These (faux~ I wish they were real) peonies are making me dream of spring. It will be here before we know it!</div>
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I have finally finished my first chair redo.</div>
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I'm pretty happy with the results overall but this was very time consuming! I don't know how you bloggers that do this for a living do it all! It took me forever to strip it all the way down to the springs and the wood.</div>
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I added some "thingys" I don't even know what they are called. I painted the wood I was leaving exposed with ASCP in Old White.</div>
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Sorry for the photo, I was a bad blogger and didn't take any before photos so this is the one from my phone taken in the back of my vehicle to show my sister my goodies I had found.</div>
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I love how it turned out. Pinterest definitely helped me decide what I wanted to do.</div>
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I'm off to make another cushion for it, I like the layered look better I have decided :)</div>
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I've been absent for some time but I'm back now!</div>
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I started to decorate for the holiday and thought I would share it with you.</div>
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I still love my shabby angel wings that I got last year.</div>
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I decided to put my christmas tree in this vintage french flower drying rack. I added a vintage grain sack as well.</div>
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I made a faux wreath out of garland I wasn't using and added lights.</div>
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I nailed it up on my chippy white vintage door.</div>
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The girls stockings are hung along with my most favorite christmas girl.</div>
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I just love her for some reason.</div>
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Homemade ornaments from my favorite girl, Amy of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/whitewashboutique" target="_blank">Whitewash Boutique on Etsy</a>.</div>
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She is also at The Barn in Castle Rock, CO....my go to place for French Shabby.</div>
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I am awaiting more ornaments from her in the mail, I can't wait to see them!</div>
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Also made by Amy.</div>
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My sitting room.</div>
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White tree decked out in shabby french goodness.</div>
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I am on the painting trail and my office/craft room was the next room to be done.</div>
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I used the paint I had left from my sitting room, you can see that post <a href="http://vintagesparklechic.blogspot.com/2012/09/newly-painted-sitting-room.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Old ceiling tin above a vintage mirror.</div>
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The Paris sign was purchased from the most talented Rosemary of <a href="http://www.villabarnes.com/" target="_blank">Villabarnes.</a> She does the most amazing things, be sure to check her out if you don't already know her.</div>
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My sewing corner.</div>
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Vintage shopping cart. I added a burlap bag from a bird feed store.</div>
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Craft storage. This room also has a closet that is used as a pantry/craft storage space. It is on the main level near the kitchen and is considered a bedroom.</div>
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You know I love my birds and thought I would add some late September migratory and year round birds.</div>
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Not sure what kind of hummingbird this is but I have more of these this year then I ever have. </div>
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Mountain Chickadee.</div>
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Downy Woodpecker checking out the wren house.</div>
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Here is the one "before" of the office that I could find, bad blogger! I can't believe I didn't take before photos!</div>
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The walls were a chocolate brown, what was I thinking?</div>
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The room was beginning to be a "catch all" so is much more picked up and organized now.</div>
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Next up is my bedroom. I can't wait to redo that, it is going to take a while because I want to sell all of the furniture in it and start over. It is the last room in my house to "shabby chic/farmhouse vintage." Yay!</div>
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Happy Fall.</div>
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I have been so busy this summer.</div>
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I am ready for fall and it's cooler temps. </div>
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I finally got around to painting my sitting room.</div>
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I decided to paint it a pale gray called Gray Pearl from Martha Stewart and had it colored match to Behr from The Home Depot. </div>
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<a href="http://dreamywhites.blogspot.com/2012/03/paint-color-and-formula-for-my-living.html" target="_blank">Maria from Dreamy Whites </a> used this color in her living room and I loved it every time I saw it.</div>
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Here is the before color, I loved this when I painted it in 2004 but boy have my tastes changed since then!</div>
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I also painted this huge mirror. It is now Decorator's White by Behr.</div>
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I love fresh flowers, especially roses.</div>
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Shabby French.</div>
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I love old ceiling tins, this one is just leaning against the wall so I can move it.</div>
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Turquoise table.</div>
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Paris love.....</div>
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My shabby green bistro chair is still one of my favorite pieces.</div>
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I love this jute rug purchased from Tracey at French Larkspur. I have always loved it and finally ordered it.</div>
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This is my farmhouse vintage corner.</div>
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Notice my candles on my chandy are leaning? I put the chandy outside while I was painting and the candles melted! I need to change those out :)</div>
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Another favorite is this Paris table runner from Shellagh Ticking and Toile.</div>
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You can see it <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76608325/shabby-paris-table-runner" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Here is the mirror painted and an overview of the room. I am so loving the new paint with my shabby things. I am sitting on this love seat right now typing this post!</div>
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I've been busy today making a Paris bag.</div>
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Loving the Paris and Eiffel Tower. It also has crowns and Fleur de Lis, my favorites!</div>
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I added padding then lined it, of course I added pockets, us girls need a place for our phones and keys :)</div>
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Summer is starting to wind down.</div>
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My roses don't seem to mind the heat, they have been doing wonderfully with the 90's to 100's.</div>
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This lone poppy was from back in June. I don't think I shared it then.</div>
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I got up the nerve and asked a complete stranger if I could have a spent ruffled poppy head. I had to stalk her home for weeks before she was finally home.</div>
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She was so sweet and told me to come back once they were done flowering and she would dig up some plants for me!</div>
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I did just that. I planted them and I am happy to report that all 12 plants are growing!</div>
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I will be sharing them with you next year for sure.</div>
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Wait until you see it! It has a bunch of ruffled petals on each head and I am so excited.</div>
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I am also lucky to have my first Praying Mantis this year. She is living in the geraniums by the front door. Every time I water she comes tearing out of the undergrowth and onto the drier top leaves. I've read we have these in Colorado when we have a very hot summer and we sure have had just that! This is a European Praying Mantis because she has the black dots on her inner arms. Difficult to see in these photos. She turned to stare right at me as I shot this.</div>
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My birdhouse planter has really grown. You can see how it started <a href="http://vintagesparklechic.blogspot.com/2012/05/garden-flowers-in-may.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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My metal tub planter is outgrowing its container. The hummingbirds really love this planter and are here every morning fighting over the flowers. You can see how this planter started <a href="http://vintagesparklechic.blogspot.com/2012/05/metal-tub-planter.html" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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Inside, I have changed this corner. I forgot to take a before photo, sorry!</div>
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I found this old crate at the flea market for $5 and decided to make this vignette around it.</div>
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And lastly, it may not be pretty and I may have wanted to fling this pie crust across the kitchen when it wouldn't stay together but this blueberry pie came out yummy. :)</div>
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I am ready for fall and apple crisp now, much easier to make.</div>
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I found this grain sack that I wanted to showcase and added some things from around my home.</div>
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I also found two ceiling tiles, this one is the perfect color. The other one is green and I love it, too. Right now it is residing on the back of my couch to keep the cats off!</div>
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I finally found a spritzer bottle. I love it next to these roses from my garden.</div>
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My girls, Taela and Kila at the beach. We love to go to the beach every year, we had a great time.</div>
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Hummingbird in my yard. I'm not sure what kind it is, I have my guesses, do you think it's a juvenile Broad-tailed Hummingbird?</div>
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I have fed them all summer and this is the only one I have seen.</div>
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Our weather had been in the 100's which is very unusual for us. This poor squirrel couldn't take the heat any longer and tried to cool off in the shade on the patio.</div>
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The gardening seems to take up most of my time and I miss getting to see all of your posts and what you all have been up to!</div>
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