White Wednesday-Linens and Lace

Going through photos, I found these white linens and lace.

The hem of Emma's christening gown.

Greta's little shoes, albeit a little dirty....

A wedding cake I photographed.

Some flea market finds.

More flea market finds

Some of my vintage tablecloths - white with color! I love vintage tablecloths and have a "few" to pick from! I have a plan for my well loved ones, to retire them to another job. I'll elaborate more on that later on.

Off to view the other White Wednesday posts, link below:

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I'm also linking to It's a Good Life Wednesday at the below link:

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White Wednesday & Tablescape Thursday

I had an inspiration when it was snowing. So, I came up with these branches, with my crocheted snowflakes.

I used my blue glasses from my hope chest. Free in laundry soap in the 60's.

I bought this vase years ago as a Christmas gift, but my son broke up with the girl before I gave it to her.....ugh! I love the vase though!

The silverware was one of my first Mother's Day gifts from DH. It's Oneida, and it is like

new yet. It only gets used for tablescapes AND holidays!

Pretty crocheted snowflakes. Had them forever......

I used my clearance medium blue napkins and silver chargers.

The dishes are Dollar General, close outs. $.75 each. I bought a 4 piece setting for a grab bag gift, then took my own gift. Oops, the cats out of the bag!

I got these cute little sleds through the mail, on closeout. I knew they would go great

with snowflakes and snowmen. And they make a great little napkin ring!

Oh wow! There's a little bird nest in the limbs! How sweet! I makes a cute header, doesn't it?

Thanks for joining me as I share my White Wednesday and Tablescape Thursday posts. Click on the links below if you want to come along!

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Tablescape Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

White Wednesday - Ceiling painting

I had planned 7 projects to complete, starting at the beginning of January. This is project 5/7, Painting my ceiling in my sunroom. I had noticed the spots, but I thought they were shadows. You know how it is, you see it every day, so it's not there kinda thing. Well, they weren't, they were dirt. Plain old greasy dirt. DD#2, made the comment at Christmas "Mom, you need to wash your ceiling"! First, I tried to brush it with a broom, but that didn't even budge it. Next, I tried Windex All Purpose, and it just streaked. So, I had to resort to paint. Ha! I set a date to do it, and DH was scheduled to help with 2 pieces of furniture that I couldn't lift by myself, and the taping.

DH bought a plastic tarp for $6.00 at Orschelin's. That way I didn't have to come

up with paper to cover the carpet.

My DH did all the taping, I will take no credit. I'm 5' tall. Taping is an issue for me!

This is what it was doing while I was painting. We got 12" that day - one week ago today. You wouldn't know it now, the snow is all melted already. It's been in the 40's and 50's and higher for the past 4 days, and supposed to last another 2-3! Yipee!

It took 3 coats of paint to cover. The old color was a nice creamy color that matched the wallpaper. This is WHITE, cheap, latex, no nonsense WHITE. This photo was taken with no flash. Can you tell how clean and reflective it is? It's so nice!

The adorable "Pretty Handy Girl" gave some great advice a couple of weeks ago. I was able to get my ceiling done, with much help from her suggested "edger". I've painted a lot of ceilings through the years, but never has it been done with this simple helper. I high advise you purchase one, they are cheap, and easy to clean. Go on over to her blog and tell her I sent you!

http://www.prettyhandygirl.com/

I'm joining the White Wednesday group at the below link. I'm so proud of my work.
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A White Outdoor Wednesday - again!

It's snowing again! I'm getting a lot done, painting my ceiling in my sunroom, and shampooing carpet. Have a great week, and celebrate that every day is one day closer to Spring! I'm connecting with the below links:

White Wednesday: http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

Outdoor Wednesday:http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

White Wednesday

My Aunt was going through things to have an auction, earlier this Spring. She came across these two little dresses, and thought I might like them. One of them was marked with a magic marker, on the BACK of the dress "grandma's baby dress". We won't ever know which Grandma they were talking about, but I didn't care! I brought them home and soaked them for 4 days in Oxiclean, changing the water frequently. It was SO gross and smelly! But they turned out real nice.

The long one has such details - the cuffs of the sleeves are pleated. The short one has an intricate eyelet lace that trims it. They were both sewn on machine and HAND stitched in some placec.

Buttonholes are by hand on both of them.

The short one is very flared in the skirt. Kinda reminds me more of a slip than a dress. Would have been perfect under a little apron. It buttons all the way down the back, and the buttons are gone. :(

The white dress is cotton, and the long dress is a scratchy fabric, almost like it has wool in it. Maybe is even flour sack material? Don't know, never will I suppose.

Thanks for joining me today, I love having you leave comment! Thanks to Faded Charm for hosting today.

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White Wednesday

Thought I'd share more of my white mums with you. I love how dainty they are. I planted them a year ago in the spring, and they sure have done well.

OMG this is too funny! Everyone of my photos turned without me doing it on purpose, so I guess you will have to lay down to see them! Ha! Sorry bout that, I wonder what made it do that? Oh well. Come on over to the rest of the White Wednesday posts, hopefully they had better luck than I did! http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

White Wednesday - daisies!

I couldn't resist a quick post for White Wednesday! Love thos daisies! Come on over to Faded Charm for more WHITES!

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White Wednesday

The shawl was made for me, for my Jr. Prom in 1971 - yep that makes it Vintage too! Ha! The hat was a recent purchase in Mexico - to keep the sun off my face. Happy WW!
Faded Charm Cottage is hosting again this week, so join me as we head over to check 'em out!
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White Wednesday

My new rocking chairs on my front porch/deck are my post for this week. Check it out as my new Blog Header!!! http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com

White Wednesday

These are a few of my favorite things - and they are all white! Join me for White Wednesday!

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