Thank You and a Sneak Peak

I was the fortunate winner of a giveaway from Rosemary at Villabarnes, which consists of a redesigned box, bottle, two tags, vintage towel and pillow.  Rosemary's creations are so beautiful and unique.  Thank you, Rosemary!  I love every. single. item.

This vignette is displayed on a piece of furniture that received a makeover.  I'm giving you a sneak peak; details to come soon.

I wasn't the only one excited to receive a package.  Smokey thinks the packing material was sent just for him.

Spring Fling

Daffodils

I have spring fever.
 

Daffodils

The photos on this post are from my garden during May of last year.  I wanted to post them so I could pin them to my Spring Fling at the DIY Club  Pinterest Board. 
 

Daffodils

It will be interesting to see if these flowers bloom earlier this year because of our mild winter.

Muscari Grape Hyacinths

Sanguinaria canadensis Blood Root

Ferns and Trillium

Polygonatum, Ferns, Trilliums, Sweet Woodruff

Polygonatum Solomon's Seal and Ferns

Galium Sweet Woodruff

Japanese painted fern and Heucheras Amethyst Myst

Pulmonaria Lungwort

Lamium Pink Pewter

Brunnera Jack Frost

Ferns

If you have spring fever, click on my Spring Fling at the DIY Club  Pinterest Board.

For more information on the Spring Fling Pinterest Project go to The DIY Club.

Pinterest Highlights

I'm sharing some Pinterest Highlights from the week.

Source: renewredo.blogspot.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

Renew Redo stenciled a wall with Rub 'n Buff - simply inspired!

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Primitive and Proper transformed this buffet into a stunning bar cart.  Love the gold interior.

Source: 551eastdesign.blogspot.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

551 East Design painted this gorgeous dresser with SW Rainstorm.  One of my favorite colors.

Source: frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

This gorgeous bathroom makeover is from French Country Cottage. 

Source: villabarnes.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

Rosemary at Villabarnes painted this beautiful side table with one of her custom techniques.

Source: thecreativeimperative.blogspot.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

The Creative Imperative painted this simply beautiful ombre table.

Source: onsuttonplace.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

On Sutton Place created this beautiful vignette using a white drawer, ironstone and blue mason jars.

Thanks for visiting and have a good weekend!

A Few of My Favorite Things

This vignette displays a few of my favorite things.

Blue mason jar.

Seashells.

Blue vases.

Turquoise vases.

All items were purchased at thrift stores and are displayed on a vintage aluminum tray.

And these are a few of my favorite things.

I'm linking to:

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

Villabarnes Giveaway Winner

Source: villabarnes.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

Rosemary at Villabarnes has been hosting some fabulous giveaways, and I am the lucky winner of her latest giveaway!  

Rosemary redesigned each item in this beautiful vignette which includes:  a hand painted box, bottle, two tags, vintage towel, and pillow.  Visit Rosemary at Villabarnes to see how she redesigned each item.  Her transformations are beautiful one-of-a-kind items.

Thank you, Rosemary!  I love each each item in this beautiful vignette!

Q & A with Rachel Ashwell at Shabby Chic

Source: gardenandgun.com via Wildwood Creek on Pinterest

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch wrote a post about an article from Garden & Gun magazine, which featured a tour of Rachel Ashwell's Texas home and included a a fun Q&A with the designer and founder of the brand we know as "Shabby Chic."

Susan decided to answer the questionnaire herself and invited her readers to do likewise.  The following are my answers to the Q&A:

1. Favorite Cocktail:  Wine.

2. Favorite Getaway:   Anywhere I can hear the waves.

3. If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?   Jesus.

4. Daydream of the moment:?   To see the first flowers of spring.

5. Your personality in one word?   Contemplative.

6. Are you more garden or gun?   Garden.

7. If you were road-tripping, what's the one album you'd take with you?   Fleetwood Mac.

8. What are you reading?  One Thousand Gifts.

9. What do you want to do when you grow up?   Create beauty through design, photography, gardening, etc.

10. What is your greatest extravagance?   Mani/Pedis.   Guilty Pleasure?   Chocolate covered pretzels.

11. Favorite Southern Food?   Sweet potatoes.

12. Most treasured possession?   My wedding ring.

13. Favorite Southern name?   Samantha.

14. What talent would you most like to have?   To be a good photographer.

15. What's your current state of mind?   Thankful.

Now it's your turn!  Copy and paste the questions below into a comment and answer them in your comment.  If you're a blogger, you may wish to create a post with the questions and answers for your readers and ask how they would answer.  :)

Here are the questions...can't wait to read your answers!

1. Favorite Cocktail:

2. Favorite Getaway:

3. If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?

4. Daydream of the moment:?

5. Your personality in one word?

6. Are you more garden or gun?  .

7. If you were road-tripping, what's the one album you'd take with you?

8. What are you reading?

9. What do you want to do when you grow up?

10. What is your greatest extravagance?  Guilty Pleasure?

11. Favorite Southern Food?

12. Most treasured possession?

13. Favorite Southern name?

14. What talent would you most like to have?

15. What's your current state of mind?

Thanks for visiting!

 

Rustic Perfection

I painted this rustic cabinet and took it to the shop to sell.  I couldn't get it out of my mind.  I decided to go back to the shop and bring it home.

 I love the shape and color of this cabinet.

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in a mix of Louis Blue, Provence and Duck Egg Blue.  These three colors mixed to a beautiful turquoise.

The color of the cabinet is about two shades darker than my walls, which I recently painted in Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams.

It's an imperfect, rustic cabinet, which fits perfectly in this corner of my kitchen.

I'm linking to:

The Nester - It Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Beautiful