~ The Dinning Room ~

Our Dinning Room walls are a golden yellow that change colors with the light that comes through the stain glass windows.
I made the head chair slip covers years ago, They were made with Waverly fabric. The table Gary and I bought unfinished, we stained the legs black and the top in a deep warm walnut and stressed the table when we were done.
A look at the Dinning Room from the Kitchen, I made the curtains with red and white ticking fabric and red and white polka dot fabric. I love the polka dots they are so cheery! Our home has a very open floor plan with all rooms close to each other.
The stained glass windows are actually a stained glass overlay made by Mary and Caroline Mullins a Mother and Daughter team that own "Valley Rose Designer Glass Studio" in Modesto Ca. Currently Mary and Caroline are working on the design for my kitchen cabinet doors. I can't wait to see them!.



I wish you could see the beauty of these windows like I can, the light and reflections from them are just breathtaking.


The mike glass lamp is the mate to the one in my Guest Room. I just made a different lamp shade. The hens belonged to my Grandma and the cake plate with cover and dish warmer were wedding gifts to my Parents 56 years ago, they are still as lovely as the day they were received. The blue tea pot, teacup and saucer are a few of many favorites.
A closer look at the beautiful pewter dish warmer.
And cake plate.

I hope you can read this, you can click on the picture to enlarge. My Daughters and Son n laws gave this to me for Mother's Day.

~ New Moth Orchid Plant ~

This weekend while Gary and I were at Lowe's were spotted this beautiful "Moth Orchid". I love white flowers and plants they have such a pretty glow. We decided to try our hand at growing a Orchid plant. The attached leaflet said its a fast robust grower and easy to grow, so we shall see!. I will keep my fingers crossed.
It sure has a beautiful soft cluster of flowers. For now we have the orchid sitting on our dinning room table.

~ The Guest Room ~

Our Guest Room is small and cozy, the daybed was the best solution for sleeping in order to keep floor space for our grand kids to play. The walls are painted a soft green and in keeping with the country cottage style we have used many home made items and re-cycled furniture.
The mirror was part of an old dresser set that was originally dark brown, we painted the mirror white and distressed it. I love the charm of this old mirror!. The ceiling light, well I just couldn't help myself to buy it when I saw it. I know its different but it caught my eye and I knew I just had to have it for my guest room. The colors of the light are green and peach, I knew I wanted to create a calm room to relax in for my company who by the way is usually my "sweet seester Margo" so of course I was off to the fabric store to find just the right vintage cottage feeling fabric I could to dress the room.

Just a little peek into the Guest Room from the hall way.
I crocheted the afghan on the bad, made the pillow, stitched the counted cross pictures,covered the lamp shade with my fabric the white milk glass lamp base was my dear Grandma's.
I love plates and so this room gave me the wall space to show them off. Notice the tie backs on the wall for the curtains. Gary made them for me he used my butter plates and added the back post and screwed them into the wall. He did a great job!
A closer look a the squirrel plate tie back .
And the baby deer plate tie back.
I love all the grown molding in my home, especially in the bedrooms it really adds charm I think. the fabric for the curtains was a great find by Gary, he and I went to the fabric store together and he came across this lovely floral print first! Good job Bub!,
The beautiful antique crochet table clothes were made by my Mom's Grandmother and an Auntie we believe. They have been in our family for years and I feel so privileged to have them in my home and that they are still in fine shape. The baskets are used to store my grand kids toys.
The little night stand in the corner I painted white and stitched the counted cross "Welcome".
Another counted cross picture I made, it just so happened to have the right colors for this room.


A closer look at these beautiful had stitched table clothes.

~ Socks & Sweaters ~

Knitted blue boat neck sweater I made for my Dad at least 20 years ago. He wears it every winter, I think the yarn has held up wonderfully.
Knitted multi colored sweater, This sweater belongs to Gary.
One of my most favorites! are these argyle knitted socks, I made these for my Dad 20 years ago and they were my first pair of socks, my dear friend Jackie helped me through turning the heel process!. A quick knitted scarf for this winter, I love the shades of blue in this yarn.

~ The Living Room ~

Our living room is a across from the Tea Cup Room. We had all new floors installed throughout the house when we moved in, the fireplace was refaced in tile and the mantel was made taller and more pronounced. The fireplace can be used as a wood burning or gas, right now we have a gas log insert. The lace curtains were purchased from "Country Curtains".
I made the slip cover for the ottoman by the red double cuddle chair, the polka dotted pillows and the table top scarf in the corner. The beautiful crocheted afghan on the red double cuddle chair was made by my Brother n Law's Mom"Rhoda". I know how much time it takes to make such a lovely afghan and all the hand stitching she did, Rhoda is amazing! A closer look at the afghan.
A look from the front door into the Living Room. I will show you the Dinning Room soon. I have noticed that my walls look white while in fact they are a soft butter yellow. My walls are always changing colors throughout the day due to the light that shines through the transon windows.
A closer look at the mantel, above the mantel is a "Kinkade" called "Carmel Sunset on Ocean Aveune".

~ New Project ~

Look what we found on Saturday at a garage sale!. Its a 1920 dresser, Gary and I were so excited that we ran to Ace Hardware and bought a bunch of striping solvent to take away the top layer of high gloss that's on it. We are still working stripping and sanding, I hope this weekend we can finish, we are going to leave its original stain and just put a light shine on to protect the wood. It's such a lovely piece and in such great condition. Hard to find things made in the USA anymore!

~ Happy Hands are Busy Hands ~

Just a few fun projects to share that I recently finished. This green crocheted Afghan will help keep us warm this winter in our family room.
Little green and blue multi colored crochet baby sweater is a gift.
This knitted sweater set is also a gift.

Little blue and black knitted booties are a gift too.
Happy Hands are Busy Hands!