Cottage Charm Giveaway 2011

I'm joining Kim aka Twila at Twice Remembered Cottage for her Fifth Annual Cottage Charm Giveaway.  This is a blogwide giveaway of all things cottagey. I joined last year and had a lot of fun. Make sure you hit the link buttom below to jump over to her blog to see all the other lovely offerings.


Last year I gave away a sweet apron I had made.  This year I am giving one lucky winner these two charming vintage aprons.  I found them at a garage sale last summer and have been saving them since.  They are charmingly embroidered but the stitching is so even and perfect I think they are most liely machine made.  It doesn't detract from their charm.

One has several pin size holes, but this is to be expected with vintage, well loved and used aprons.

To enter please leave a charming message in the comments.  This giveaway is only open to US and Canadian residents. I will draw a random name on May 29 and post the winners name then. Feel free to become a follower, however it is not necessary, just make sure I can email you when you win!

Please check out my etsy shop to see the aprons I ahve made that are for sale.

www.dazeofgrace.etsy.com

Good luck, cottage lovers!

Jeannine

BBQ Aprons

It has been awhile since I added new aprons to my etsy shop.  But with the promise of warm weather and backyard barbeques, I thought it was time to list some aprons for men.  There are three now in the shop, extra roomy.

Trucks.

Flames

Cards

Thank yo to Husband for being my model.  There are no little people around my home so I clothespinned the little aprons to the orange tree branches.  I'll show you that orange tree when it blooms.

I also added a pair of cute little aprons for girls.  They would fit up to about a 7 year old. Both have a ruffle at the bottom.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a pleasant Sunday evening.

Jeannine

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Renewed Little Dresser

This little dresser was in Husband's Grandmother's apartment that we helped clean out last December. She went home to be with the Lord on New Year's Day. This weekend while Husband was out of the state, I took the opportunity to refinish the dresser. This is the finished look.

I'm linking with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday.





I thought I'd join Cassie at Primitive and Proper for Piece of Work Wednesday.  Check out some of the great furniture makeovers
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Here is the before picture.  It was very dirty and someone had painted right over the handles and everything at one time.

I took the handles off and scrubbed them with a cleaning brush and most of the paint came right off.  The dresser itself got a scrub with spray cleaner and a damp cloth.

Here are the revamped handles back on the dresser.

I spray painted them so the color would be even all over.  I would have liked a darker color, but this works.

And for once, I went a little crazy!  I painted the inside of the drawers a buttery yellow.   This is the main paint that was on my daughters walls for many years.  It's very bold.

I like the way it turned out.  I'm thinking of putting it im my bedroom.  I ready to replace the black furniture with white.

Thanks for stopping by.

Garden Party Tablescape

Although it seems like it will never be spring here in the Big Valley, I decided to set a Garden Party table, indoors. The teacups are a series sold at Disneyland, made by Two's Company.

I am linking with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.

The green leaf plates are last spring's collection from JC Penney's.

The crocheted tablecloth is one I inherited from my grandmother.  I'm sure she didn't make it.  Probably her mother did, though.

Cherry

Lily of the Valley

Narcissus

Rose

Cherry Blossom

Hibiscus

Cute bunny salt and peppers from Pier 1, again, last spring.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you have enjoyed this little taste of a Garden Party.

Cute Little Cakes

I went to Joann Crafts the other day to buy some new cake pans as I was in a baking mood.  I wanted two  six inch diameter by three inch deep pans.  They didn't have two that weren't dented.

Instead, I bought a little box that had four mini cake pans in it.  They each have an impression in the center.

After you bake the cakes, you fill the center and then put them together so the filling is inside.

I used devil's food cake mix.  Then I cut the tops off so they'd be level and then removed from the pans. I filled the centers with chocolate mousse.

Then of course I frosted with chocolate frosting.

One cake mix fills the four pans twice, so I froze four and made two cakes.

I wanted to show how cute and small they are so I put them next to the Coke can.  I figured everyone knows the size of a Coke can.  However, my Facebook friends kidded me for drinking a diet Coke with triple chocolate cake.  Silly people.

We actually divided each cake into thirds.  Perfect!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jeannine

St. Patrick's Day Tablescape

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Please jump over there and see the other lovely tables.

Hello all.  Yes, I too have been absent from blogging for a long while.  Still teaching English to High School students.  Papers to grade.  Husband is coaching the baseball team so I get to drive the boys to games.

However, I thought I would join in for a St. Patrick's Themed tablescape.

Happy little Leprechaun!

I've used all  items I have around the house, but mixed them in a new way. Husband and I did sit down to eat right after I took these pictures.  On Thursday we will actually have the corned beef, carrots and potatoes (neither of us like cabbage!)

I hope all of you have a happy and safe holiday.

Blessings,

Jeannine

Apron*ology Link

Hello dear friends!






Here is the link to Apron*ology where my aprons are published.  You can find similar aprons for sale in my etsy shop.
 
Jeannine