White Wednesday...

It's been a while since I've participated in Faded Charm's White Wednesday. I didn't have the time to take any new pics so here are a few favorites from around my house over the past year or so....

One Potted Plant = Three Sweet Memories

- The Christmas Cactus was given to me by my husband when we were dating (~10 years ago) - it blooms every year just not necessarily at Christmas time.

- The white iron/wire basket was a gift shop find while we were on a romantic weekend getaway in Ogunquit, Maine (our hotel overlooked The Marginal Way)

- The painted ceramic pot was purchased at one of our first trips to the Brimfield Fair (it's full of cracks and peeling paint which is why I love it so much)!

Spooky.....

I bought this crow sitting atop a real white pumpkin just this morning at The Wrentham Country Store.

Although in and of itself, it was perfect..... I still had the urge to embellish!

So from my sticker stash (I am CrAzY!! for stickers) I added the word "Spooky"

I use this wine chiller quite often to display things I like.... And THIS I like!!

HEY Jude!!!

I refer to him as my boyfriend...... A girl can dream can't she?

Every Girl Needs a Little Black Dress...

I bought two (in different styles)..... and just as I would do when choosing between two dress styles.....I held them up to my husband and asked "which one?"

And how great was it that he just so happened??? to choose the one I liked best! :)

A perfect fit!!!

For the birds....

I walked through the doors of a shop advertising "moving / everything must go" and had this darling wire cloche (complete with the tiny bird nest and eggs on top) in my arms within minutes.

I think these little cuties I have out in my potting shed were singing out for it...

Yup, p-e-r-f-e-c-t fit!

I'd say they look pretty happy! :)

Although I didn't spend a dime....

I had a great time browsing the booths at the Brimfield Antique Show and snapping some quick pics of just a few of the many items that caught my eye. Enjoy!

It's what you make of it....

I bought this at Home Goods the other day - it was in the kitchen section so I suppose it was intended to hold wooden spoons, wisks and such. My intention was to use it to hold pens and pencils on my desk but once I got it home I thought differently.

I still had more of those little terracotta pot napkin rings (see my prior post) and always have plenty of votive candles on hand....so why not?

And the tags that I bought from Etsy and was wondering what to do with them (two posts ago).... well, I'm no longer wondering!! :)

White iron in the rough...

While shopping at Medway Mill Antiques I came across this white iron planter and thought it would look great on my dining room table with a bottle of wine in the middle surrounded by small potted plants.

When I got it home I tried out my wine bottle idea but the wine bottle looked "lost" so instead I inserted a potted plant of ivy and liked that look much better. For the six surrounding holders I placed votive candles into small white washed terracotta napkin holders and there you have it.

To my delight, a few sprigs of the ivy were just long enough to wrap around the tall arch of the planter. Love the look.....reminds me of the types of planters I see on a few of the Swedish blogs that I follow..... Lilla Blanka being one of my favs.

Pleasantly surprised....

Are these not the sweetest?

Sometimes on-line pictures just don't do the products justice when you view them on Etsy or eBay and then YES!! you're bowled over when the package arrives.

I ordered these little darlings from A Joy to be Held and I cannot wait to find a place for them among my things....