You’ve been so patient and have waited long enough. Let’s join Jenny and Let’s Get This Party Started. Let’s Get This Party Started My dear friends tried to arrive at 8:30 am. They rang the doorbell and heard crickets chirping. (More on that story later.) At 9 am they finally called me on my cell and asked: “When are you going to be here?” I replied, “I am here.” “We rang the bell.” “Oh, yeah, the doorbell (among 500 other things) is broken. I’ll let you in.” Julie got right to work ... View the Post
Pretty Lampshades And A Knockoff
I recently had two bare naked lamp bases which caused me to create a folder of lampshade ideas. I thought I’d share some of my favorites from what I found. Pretty Lampshades And A Knockoff. Folly & Glee uses vintage barkcloth and other vintage materials to create their lampshades. Pretty Lampshades And A Knockoff This amazing faux bois lampshade from Mandi really lights up my life. (Oh you knew that bad pun would appear in this post sooner or later. A hand-painted lampshade is ... View the Post
Do Me A Favor
My grandmother asked for party favors and party favors she received! Grandma Jingles loves vintage and antique images featuring children. When I saw this sweet boy and girl celebrating I knew this was the image. I just added the greeting using “sparkly swanky diner font” in Picasa since it has a happy retro vibe. I wrapped pale pink Martha Stewart party favor boxes from TJ Maxx with vintage paper lace. The happy image was then glued on over the ribbon. The paper punch flower ... View the Post
A Rose By Any Other Name Birthday Centerpiece
Late last year I began gathering party inspiration ideas for my Grandma Jingles 90th birthday celebration. They can be found on my Pinterest party board here. It resulted in A Rose By Any Other Name Birthday Centerpiece. A Rose By Any Other Name Birthday Centerpiece One of the images that I just adored was this floral arrangement from Twig and Thistle. The arrangement had everything my grandmother loves~ flowers, peachy pink, and a touch of vintage. Of course, you can’t always find ... View the Post
Ladies and Gentlemen The Beatles Birthday Tablescape
This week my Grandmother Eleanor, aka “Grandma Jingles”, turns 90. I think this calls for a celebration. The Fashionista also recently had a birthday. Ladies and Gentlemen The Beatles Birthday Tablescape. Ladies and Gentlemen The Beatles Birthday Tablescape We celebrated the Fashionista’s birthday on the 4th. But Grandma likes The Beatles too. As I have mentioned before my daughter is an old soul who likes mid-century modern and everything vintage. I always keep my eye out for ... View the Post
The I Blogged Your Mama! Basket
Happy Good Friday to you. Are you finishing up all of your springtime holiday preparations? I wish that there were two of me. One to clean the house and finish the grocery shopping and another to deliver these happy baskets to my wonderful neighbors and friends. The I Blogged Your Mama! Basket. The “I Blogged Your Mama!” Basket I don’t think that an Easter basket HAS to have a handle on it. I found these sweet willow gems for 15 cents at the thrift store. The pastel polka dotted ribbon I ... View the Post
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