To Paint or Not Paint

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyHOxiBRnYCETMu62O1kTOIhQ6xHYGRjfgOYB9YHNW9W7AkX1SArYYfNj1Ss4cDSZxUQV2yY91vEavP78Igf6m-eo3yY7uKSGl0mNIGyP0zu4o-b6p5kRVIrvip9mBIk1Gwa23P07iqU/s1600/bday+fluers+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyHOxiBRnYCETMu62O1kTOIhQ6xHYGRjfgOYB9YHNW9W7AkX1SArYYfNj1Ss4cDSZxUQV2yY91vEavP78Igf6m-eo3yY7uKSGl0mNIGyP0zu4o-b6p5kRVIrvip9mBIk1Gwa23P07iqU/s640/bday+fluers+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Wednesday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This rusty</span>  vintage metal </div><div style="text-align: center;">egg collecting basket</div><div style="text-align: center;"> is a pretty combination of rust and charm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkYzMVI69ou9TcCe5FQg6-8FBelUVUxSPw4avs_nhC0ODfn4uWYh76_PlT4nAb-U4FWE6iZ_cU764wlmzj6PpImuROEFQh-u9RX-HfVKkPU1dOOOtPQoQqxKFFgwqeyzFMKspHEBj2Cc/s1600/bday+fluers+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkYzMVI69ou9TcCe5FQg6-8FBelUVUxSPw4avs_nhC0ODfn4uWYh76_PlT4nAb-U4FWE6iZ_cU764wlmzj6PpImuROEFQh-u9RX-HfVKkPU1dOOOtPQoQqxKFFgwqeyzFMKspHEBj2Cc/s640/bday+fluers+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yesterday this<span style="font-size: small;"> rusty yellow basket</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">was pulled from the paint pile </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">♥ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKDgsfg_4tDKuwTrwSj4n0kxymt0103nLuBfAKXV_FPx5CdcI1c-sMdgfRyyRaafkceo1LT407LFX9ygxNhyphenhyphenrSGva6eY-lTUaVB-gwo_apKvvaDJcPEDxJA1v56XD06XJDzOP_FCtOow/s1600/bday+fluers+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKDgsfg_4tDKuwTrwSj4n0kxymt0103nLuBfAKXV_FPx5CdcI1c-sMdgfRyyRaafkceo1LT407LFX9ygxNhyphenhyphenrSGva6eY-lTUaVB-gwo_apKvvaDJcPEDxJA1v56XD06XJDzOP_FCtOow/s640/bday+fluers+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes this</span>  vintage rusty charmer was going to be painted  </div><div style="text-align: center;"> the bright yellow color </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the black handle.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">{imagine a bee here} </div><div style="text-align: center;"> was a combination that just seemed to <i>scream</i> paint me</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">~white~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgFCa0BkXeNa8gTjicoRPCZuk-lgkpihFzMR2gZdVp6g8vfkzwWtoi4ylkeKVpp1C-nk2zc8rMZx0-oTKmlwne57NeA2MqdUdZwJwvo806Q9XbZjk4UuaC_m_hicLZz_jfclwEiaRRTg/s1600/bday+fluers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgFCa0BkXeNa8gTjicoRPCZuk-lgkpihFzMR2gZdVp6g8vfkzwWtoi4ylkeKVpp1C-nk2zc8rMZx0-oTKmlwne57NeA2MqdUdZwJwvo806Q9XbZjk4UuaC_m_hicLZz_jfclwEiaRRTg/s640/bday+fluers+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Because it</span> was outside for sooo long waiting to be painted</div><div style="text-align: center;">the bright yellow color mellowed </div><div style="text-align: center;">into  this  softer rusty combination</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Hyi04_l-89q8i8cbZzKg46zpxODu_mKALaHjTj2FAFU6CunCaP97bNgtZCOcJ2UK5M1w2CMNHPPuQMyTGTE3I9Ocv9HMJQkVP2N2WaLQ2z9vnAxWjfbqSEXvtQLgwgnCjM8BKJaWaI/s1600/bday+fluers+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Hyi04_l-89q8i8cbZzKg46zpxODu_mKALaHjTj2FAFU6CunCaP97bNgtZCOcJ2UK5M1w2CMNHPPuQMyTGTE3I9Ocv9HMJQkVP2N2WaLQ2z9vnAxWjfbqSEXvtQLgwgnCjM8BKJaWaI/s640/bday+fluers+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">{Love} </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Painting vintage</span> treasures </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I do like </div><div style="text-align: center;">the rusty and pure</div><div style="text-align: center;">" as is "</div><div style="text-align: center;">condition of  vintage treasures too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUGogCteRwEBLF7wdkPalVSeYFYFtSIlkH9iCYH0gDo54B0Kg3yZW0TCGbR7hD2fdM6seBuh1ZuiUMrMQ__6j0SKWvY_Zu_t3yj-G557PGrJHPKLPQQGcVAlN27s7FgKyDztkzqTDg9s/s1600/bday+fluers+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUGogCteRwEBLF7wdkPalVSeYFYFtSIlkH9iCYH0gDo54B0Kg3yZW0TCGbR7hD2fdM6seBuh1ZuiUMrMQ__6j0SKWvY_Zu_t3yj-G557PGrJHPKLPQQGcVAlN27s7FgKyDztkzqTDg9s/s640/bday+fluers+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then again</span> I could paint it white.......</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yikes </div><div style="text-align: center;">what do you think</div><div style="text-align: center;">To Paint or Not Paint </div><div style="text-align: center;">to be continued....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Know that love is truly timeless.” </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ricksen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

To Paint or Not Paint

Hi Everyone  Happy Wednesday ♥ This rusty   vintage metal  egg collecting basket  is a pretty combination of rust and charm Yesterday this ...

Read more »

Vintage Shopping

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYakL-Yx-j8jhRYk2QFrDjl84LVwLJVDldKcGMkBakJ8TsL1dhHqFWsKrVm0DRUZ0cHZHzXbUOIqG1mDABN8mIjtD_suy1D50QVJASDSlYtdVv1Rimz3OkVkpCh9W1GcT8MldkdYLJxcI/s1600/stock+and+roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYakL-Yx-j8jhRYk2QFrDjl84LVwLJVDldKcGMkBakJ8TsL1dhHqFWsKrVm0DRUZ0cHZHzXbUOIqG1mDABN8mIjtD_suy1D50QVJASDSlYtdVv1Rimz3OkVkpCh9W1GcT8MldkdYLJxcI/s640/stock+and+roses.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Wednesday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shopping for</span> vintage treasures is so much fun </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">{Love}</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"> to travel to </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Brimfield</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"> I did not get to go this year and I heard it</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">it rained quite a bit</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">and</span> Round Top </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">one of the BEST places to hunt for treasures </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444;">there is always so much to see </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOkZZ4Vs6qNq5HqU8ALnbnAmub0eflQJS7-_C9nUQZAe7rYYa7L9gQaCmrp166hX6a1XxvPTi95p0Prdr07CGgFWcgiEcibkMKbUKLXk994GdrdfrDnRZtq_UHAekJoqcKENd-ntUwrA/s1600/white+on+white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOkZZ4Vs6qNq5HqU8ALnbnAmub0eflQJS7-_C9nUQZAe7rYYa7L9gQaCmrp166hX6a1XxvPTi95p0Prdr07CGgFWcgiEcibkMKbUKLXk994GdrdfrDnRZtq_UHAekJoqcKENd-ntUwrA/s640/white+on+white.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But sometimes</span> it is fun to look for treasures </div><div style="text-align: center;">right here at home too</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to admit I have found some of my favorite things</div><div style="text-align: center;"> at the strangest places</div><div style="text-align: center;"> including the side of the road </div><div style="text-align: center;">This beautiful sheet of vintage tin was a recent find</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaALk5DQ2vEh_1M7Buhw8abnJaULM4NRE5Um5FOi2EzWK19dPvqwPrkPA_tOBhsOh-PF9_lavUKP4SD3uIE2_p9bhTO1-pfBonbLY23TRT1Cd-PIFej17yXzsIuy1S2vPQEmgj9MgCwxk/s1600/tin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaALk5DQ2vEh_1M7Buhw8abnJaULM4NRE5Um5FOi2EzWK19dPvqwPrkPA_tOBhsOh-PF9_lavUKP4SD3uIE2_p9bhTO1-pfBonbLY23TRT1Cd-PIFej17yXzsIuy1S2vPQEmgj9MgCwxk/s640/tin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Found it </span>for $5 dollars</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">at a Thrift shop</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was dropping off donations and just had to go take a peek </span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The people  running the shop were going to throw it away</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> they were upset there was so much rust</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I offered to buy it  </span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I saw them shaking their heads as I walked out of the store</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">They even asked me <i>what</i> I was going to do with it </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_mUKId4npoc1VzcNAnncw8OnVPcxcmEnC7jJuGi5gdTX66EhRGjduYszGdBOrMnxbg7lMPz18uw4TNmcNVa8CEO9DHUZ23cp206ENiTUSZ5jvayLjCr145GKiaBlorWciUN7e5lgatM/s1600/tin+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_mUKId4npoc1VzcNAnncw8OnVPcxcmEnC7jJuGi5gdTX66EhRGjduYszGdBOrMnxbg7lMPz18uw4TNmcNVa8CEO9DHUZ23cp206ENiTUSZ5jvayLjCr145GKiaBlorWciUN7e5lgatM/s640/tin+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There were <span style="font-size: small;">so many visions in my head</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">  it would make beautiful frames, even little cut out hearts</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">when we got home  </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I sat it by the entry table</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">and you guessed it....</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just look how  pretty it looks</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> its been there ever since</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">What would you do with this sheet of tin? </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOkZZ4Vs6qNq5HqU8ALnbnAmub0eflQJS7-_C9nUQZAe7rYYa7L9gQaCmrp166hX6a1XxvPTi95p0Prdr07CGgFWcgiEcibkMKbUKLXk994GdrdfrDnRZtq_UHAekJoqcKENd-ntUwrA/s1600/white+on+white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOkZZ4Vs6qNq5HqU8ALnbnAmub0eflQJS7-_C9nUQZAe7rYYa7L9gQaCmrp166hX6a1XxvPTi95p0Prdr07CGgFWcgiEcibkMKbUKLXk994GdrdfrDnRZtq_UHAekJoqcKENd-ntUwrA/s640/white+on+white.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rusty vintage </span>charm</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the most fabulous flower design and</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was already white and wonderful</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shopping for vintage is a treasure hunt </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is always fun to see what treasures you will find </div><div style="text-align: center;">linking for <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/">White Wednesday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />romantic saying for today<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Give all to Love Obey thy heart</i>"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam </span></div>

Vintage Shopping

Hi Everyone  Happy Wednesday ♥ Shopping for vintage treasures is so much fun {Love}  to travel to   Brimfield  I did not get to go this yea...

Read more »

Rusty Vintage Charm

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvRJ_gxNq1jzKNgGiStMQIKXM8F-BzRTelC882Vc7GVBfEn7AnCAMRg9vVxLUamkG0gZoxlE5SVRIYXLLu6fooTF3AY3MMQ_U7Rk5E7DIJ6yYc_rLHPQhoCPGBDUHCDFYyNlGtKqkZ4s5/s1600/ivy+xmas+ball+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvRJ_gxNq1jzKNgGiStMQIKXM8F-BzRTelC882Vc7GVBfEn7AnCAMRg9vVxLUamkG0gZoxlE5SVRIYXLLu6fooTF3AY3MMQ_U7Rk5E7DIJ6yYc_rLHPQhoCPGBDUHCDFYyNlGtKqkZ4s5/s640/ivy+xmas+ball+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Monday</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> Since I <span style="font-size: small;">let you all know about my struggles with</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: large;">~Ivy Topiaries~ </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thought you would get a big kick out of  the gift I received yesterday from my sweet  neighbor</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{yes she knows I have issues with ivy}} </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">It looks  so pretty in the dining room</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN09HqckTFV5hBEFl6sr6h1DeDkrohGixTldCSuEdCQv2jO8iEhu18PjuhyphenhyphencIe0WGE2ntSBPykU8mpYg4k7SCKmX3YhivD2C4Y_pjN8u9wQq7g4xrdGfEsF1dvULgMh2Gf0hh-mCpAG_-u/s1600/xmas+ivy+ball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN09HqckTFV5hBEFl6sr6h1DeDkrohGixTldCSuEdCQv2jO8iEhu18PjuhyphenhyphencIe0WGE2ntSBPykU8mpYg4k7SCKmX3YhivD2C4Y_pjN8u9wQq7g4xrdGfEsF1dvULgMh2Gf0hh-mCpAG_-u/s640/xmas+ivy+ball.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have </span>my fingers crossed it will grow</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">maybe if I just ignore it and water it once a week</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> it will decide it likes it here</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IumkMfimRhAR0VhSNSiJxl-xbg3PfUXHkNtPXo50nOaWnlHl6rqiP82vlq9ZKlsEh5cqkQxYbr7TfM2EjTmI3GDJp2QcyoxvaceGjra9sH8RtRKXItQbwjPjCCaiDmhXwsBzKkQYuRcK/s1600/rusty+lite+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IumkMfimRhAR0VhSNSiJxl-xbg3PfUXHkNtPXo50nOaWnlHl6rqiP82vlq9ZKlsEh5cqkQxYbr7TfM2EjTmI3GDJp2QcyoxvaceGjra9sH8RtRKXItQbwjPjCCaiDmhXwsBzKkQYuRcK/s640/rusty+lite+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday it</span> rained almost all day so   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband decided  it was time he cleaned out the garage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he  was so excited when he </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">found this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">rusty vintage light fixture</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">What is funny</span> and a little strange is neither one of us can remember</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where this came from or</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how long it has been in our garage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdc532QI7MO7sAdBuWxBs1Q-IxD_GosG8skK3ahUP2gFVSDo1BaFeqhIjwtToDEjc8BYkH4qp1h55aOd0b2EompEFaHh7VsVYlFdGbnUJc25OmRpA723yiEwIgMtxL_EOKTZUnwoXWrvm/s1600/rusty+lite+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdc532QI7MO7sAdBuWxBs1Q-IxD_GosG8skK3ahUP2gFVSDo1BaFeqhIjwtToDEjc8BYkH4qp1h55aOd0b2EompEFaHh7VsVYlFdGbnUJc25OmRpA723yiEwIgMtxL_EOKTZUnwoXWrvm/s640/rusty+lite+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love} </span><br />it's <br /><span style="font-size: small;">~rusty vintage charm~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1uWd76jyVi5QuSb-phS8sA4wJL4JCewPx-b4V4kHbMIncpwEUhMzpx-oNSw15YeKPzh-52z3qIWOWKXPAniqDcSRkLpsgJse_xhJP59KWDCRcpQOk5zdxdFqc2Y5faghOQ9r9_aZHc2p/s1600/rusty+lite+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1uWd76jyVi5QuSb-phS8sA4wJL4JCewPx-b4V4kHbMIncpwEUhMzpx-oNSw15YeKPzh-52z3qIWOWKXPAniqDcSRkLpsgJse_xhJP59KWDCRcpQOk5zdxdFqc2Y5faghOQ9r9_aZHc2p/s400/rusty+lite+5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We have</span> a huge glass jar that we lovingly refer to as our</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"found money"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">jar, it is where we put all the loose change and pennies we have in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our pockets each week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{the laundry is where I usually find a lot of spare change too}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">last year we saved <span style="font-size: large;">284 dollars </span>and donated it to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Children's Hospital </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">such a simple way to give </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">we are always surprised at how much we have collected</span> </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxf4nlozFrwS5X_fQtRGznYvlI7EtAne668C0ZcuHf_-vsk_tZy2_z5-c2NbUxqM3rilbTd7YcZbPLltvMUneDQZ52-cs-eSMAA13J2DxB4cFesMjHWHiG1w-0XzZqMNaR2sAeEun1Ybb/s1600/rusty+lite+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxf4nlozFrwS5X_fQtRGznYvlI7EtAne668C0ZcuHf_-vsk_tZy2_z5-c2NbUxqM3rilbTd7YcZbPLltvMUneDQZ52-cs-eSMAA13J2DxB4cFesMjHWHiG1w-0XzZqMNaR2sAeEun1Ybb/s640/rusty+lite+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is so fun</span> to dump all the change out on the floor </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">separate the quarters, dimes, nickels and penny's then we start adding it all up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year we have 2 jars and our family goal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is to try to beat the previous years total </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1rNzaWgFlTDA_I8TBk_zmYvcc5xCvoQNn3EWhNL62vHurXXTo5eTEjn90ytmDE2cCTo2VxTb7WaRDGx40mMn33DPP7q-LpIW-4GoakV5BjBWJI7Cf1Aau1FA53jMvZoeKC4m8TfQqSnd/s1600/rusty+lite+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1rNzaWgFlTDA_I8TBk_zmYvcc5xCvoQNn3EWhNL62vHurXXTo5eTEjn90ytmDE2cCTo2VxTb7WaRDGx40mMn33DPP7q-LpIW-4GoakV5BjBWJI7Cf1Aau1FA53jMvZoeKC4m8TfQqSnd/s400/rusty+lite+6.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">The rusty <span style="font-size: small;">vintage light</span></span> fixture he found now has a new home<br />next to the<br />found money jar<br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br />linking with<br /><a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/">Show off your Cottage Monday</a><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"Each kiss a heart quake"</i><br />Lord Byron<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span><br /><br /></div>

Rusty Vintage Charm

Hi Everyone Happy Monday   Since I let you all know about my struggles with ~Ivy Topiaries~ I thought you would get a big kick out of  the...

Read more »