Lucille goes to pot 

loves pot...

found pot

Actually make that pots..

I used to find a lot of funky junk on Craigslist until other people started copying me (story of my life...... and yes, Martha, I'm talking to you!)

On Sunday night, I perused just in case, and hit upon this stash of white and black enamelware in Vancouver. They made the mistake of saying OBO which meant it wasn't too intimidating to ask for a better price.

I flew there and back.... a mere 2 hours...and today set about cleaning them up so I could take them to my booth at the antique mall.

But as too often happens......

I just couldn't let them go.

They bring out the inner farmgirl in me. (the one that wears cute aprons and takes baskets of homemade bread and pie to Mr. Farmer in the field...not the one slinging manure)

So.....

I played with them for a while...

Autumn colours make such a striking contrast

This is a vintage diaper pail. The label says it can be used later for a garbage can. Glad they didn't say Soup!!

Fall pretties

vegetable soup in bed???? (It's my blog, okay?)

Yam soup coming up

too big for the pot

too big for the stove (I crack me up!)

soup de jour

(Please ignore the fact that just maybe this was a potty in a past life)

farmhouse mantel

bathroom counter vignette

pears in a row

classic black and white

Now that I've had my fun,

 it's time to bid them adieu.....

Here they are now, stacked and ready for someone else to fall in love with.

 If you like I will sell you one (for an arm and a leg)

I really should have shown you a 'before' of the insides of some of them....ranging from light yellow to darkest brown.

They submitted to a firm elbow, bleach, baking soda and every other concoction I could think of. Some took overnight soaking to be completely white and sparkling, others took just a few minutes but they are all lovely now.

It reminds me of us. ....so many shapes and sizes, often lovely on the outside but with varying degrees of stains on the inside where people can't see.
 Some of us need a bit more scrubbing than others.

How precious to know, 
that the healing hand of God will gently remove those stains
 and restore us to the sparkling persons he intended us to be so we
can be put to good use.

Today my prayer is that you will let the warmth of his love

 wash over you

and make you brand new.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE .....................

Welcome

Dining room dressed up

New mantle decor

Dining table

Feona's handmade ornament circa 1984

A fabric garland

Ordinary items make a holiday vignette

What could be in those boxes?

Pretty ornaments....many are vintage

The dollhouse all decked out

Morning bliss....the fire, music, lighted tree and COFFEE

Shortbread...Love the coffee ones with white chocolate

Salted caramel chocolate squares...yummers!

Homemade salted caramels....I'm seeing a trend here

Cozy corner

A painted 'Picasso" poinsettia from my daughter....so pretty

Special envelopes with donations for African children

Davis' handprint immortalized

Jerod's handprint on my pretty bauble

Love little cardboard houses

Having a lot of red helps 

Make them pretty

I always come back to the manger

................CHRISTMAS!!!!

AUTUMN BRUSHSTROKES

All dressed up for the rain

My tires are a bit soft but I'm darn cute for $5.00

My sign says Bed and Breakfast $2.00. I have had many requests for lodging!!!!

Grab some veg on the way in

My current living rom mantle

Cookies. These found their way to church and were also delivered by the"cookie fairy" to Davis' and Jerod's classes at school

Davis  loves to play with the little table set for dinner. Turkey anyone? 

Of course everything found its way (crammed in the back of my Honda Fit) to the church for a Thanksgiving display

These apples are thrift store finds.......but I bet you couldn't tell

Just knit up this chunky infinity scarf...goes with everything!

Going the distance! Bought this wool skirt on clearance at Winners about 10 years ago for $9.00. So cute with tights and a longish swetater....or so I like to think.

Raided my closet and falled up my bedroom....changed out white gauzy curtains and blue/white quilt for this yellow coverlet (thrift store of course) and brown leafy curtains.

Lunch anyone???

Have fun with your fall decor. If you don't do it now, you will be thinking Christmas soon. Yowsers!!