I LOVE DOING DISHES~~~

I wish I had more pictures to show you of an "updated" cottage.  The work being done is the "behind the scenes" work.  You know, lots of money going out with plumbing and electrical but not any "pretty" being seen?
I can show you this.........my new kitchen sink!  It will be here this week and I'm so excited!  We are finally turning the corner and over the next 2-4 weeks it will be nice to physically vision a few rooms coming together.
Considering my hubby has done 90% of the work himself, he has made great progress!  I will be painting like crazy over the next month and the claw bath tub should be here next week......yeah!

Here is a picture of a similar sink ~~~~~

                                                                      pinterest
    The one I purchased is a little bit smaller........Mine is from WHITEHAUS COUNTRY HAUS
AND I have to admit........I love doing dishes!  Of all the household chores, I enjoy cleaning my kitchen the most!
       ~~  ~~   ~ ~Have a wonderful and blessed week~~~Roxie

SOME GREAT "STUFF" FROM OVER THE MOON VINTAGE MARKET SHOW

I thought I would show you some FABULOUS vignettes and items from the OVER THE MOON VINTAGE MARKET SHOW~~~~This is Pams truck from Ruffles and Rust~~~~~Don't cha just LOVE it!!  Can you see the lit crown in the truck window?

                             A wonderful industrial garden look from 2 Chicks and a Truck

        Do you have a love for black, gray and white?  You will enjoy Sues home decor from The Front Porch

                                                                 Sweet Vintage of Mine

These are my 3 over 3 Vintage lockers with a fabulous green-chippy paint I will be re-purposing into an island~~~Can't wait!

Hope you enjoyed seeing some great items from the show!  I will post more in a few weeks~~~Happy Spring!!~~~~Blessings~~~~Roxie

KITCHEN ISLAND RE-PURPOSING IDEAS

I've been brainstorming these last few weeks on creating an island in my cottage that is somewhat unique and on the industrial side.  I'm sure you are wondering, what does this picture from Over the Moon Vintage Market have to do with that?
Well............if you look very close, there is a vintage green locker in the pic.  A three over three with the most fantastic green chippy paint.  It's approx.  36" wide and  30" deep.  Perfect for the space I am thinking about in the cottage.  But I have to tell you.....I am stepping out of my comfort zone here with this.  I do like it so...........I bought it!!!
Hubby loves the color and the idea.  He is going to put a wood top on it and industrial rollers on the bottom to raise it up.

Call me CRAZY, but I'm going for it!!  Hey, the worst thing is, if I don't like it......I'll do something else with it!
I also bought a CHANDY to go above it....(sorry, no pic).  It will be a while before we get to this point in the decorating area but my mind is going non-stop!
I'm going for a Romantic-Rustic look in the cottage.......I may love it or it could evolve into something else.
I thought you would enjoy some pics of  "things" people have created/used for an island that are VERY UNIQUE and different~~~~~Enjoy!

Some very different, unique or extreme examples here.  I am really thinking outside the box with this but I am willing to try it..............Have a wonderful and blessed week~~~~~Roxie

~~~~~INSPIRATION IN DECORATING~~~~~

I went to the cottage yesterday to do some work.  Ken went a couple of hours before me.  At the last minute, I grabbed an antique frame hanging in my hall bathroom.  I thought, I need a little "inspiration" at the cottage before I start to work.  That's whats all around us......mess, dirt, tools, etc.
I came in the cottage, cleared off the mantle and set the antique frame down.  Then I turned the sconces on and stepped back and visualized~~~~yes, call me crazy.....but I needed to "decorate".
Ken says what are you doing?  My response.....I need to be "inspired" before I start working!  He just looks at me with a half grin......

Today is a cold, rainy, miserable day.  Ken left the house to go to the cottage at 8 am.  Not me........I came a few hours later.  Here is what I saw when I walked in the door........

He told me "I needed to be inspired before I started working".  Who would know?  I had to laugh!!  What you are seeing is my hubbys creativity.....he does think a little different, but always makes me smile with his sense of humor!
Just in case you can't see what it is............................(sorry for the dark pics, overcast today)

                          Besides me, this is a love of his life~~~~~He has such good taste!!

                                         Blessings and a wonderful week~~~Roxie

ARTICLES DE PARIS

I want you to meet my new, old door.  I have been looking for an old door with character to be installed on the larger of the two bathrooms.
About a month ago, I came across an old door at an Antique Mall and LOVED it!  It was the natural wood with a great patina, all hardware including hinges, and glass in the door about this size with a stencil/painted bird motif (perfect for a cabin w/nature) but still some femininity.  I passed on it..........thought more about it and went back to get it and guess what?  Yep, it was gone!   REGRET.
So .............yesterday I came across this door at a local Antique Mall.  I love it!  The color is not of my choice (though it is old paint) and I haven't decided to paint it  or sand it down.  I'd prefer to use some natural wood tones with white walls and lean to sanding to a wood patina.
I have a choice where to use this door......into the larger bathroom or on a walk-in closet hubby is building.  The french wordage would be perfect for a closet door but the door wouldn't be seen as much.  I plan on putting white lace behind the glass for privacy.  That really makes the door/french words pop!

                    Offering~~~~~~~~A Nail Spa
                                                  Boot maker
                                                  Hankies
                                                  Scarves
                                                  Corsets
                                                  Blouses
                                                  Trousers/Pants
                                                  Stationery
                                                  Cutlery

        I'm in Business!  We are in the thick of things with plumbing, drywall and some electrical work.  Those phases are "I can't see much being done" and "oh, this is where the money is going!
                                 Have a wonderful and Blessed week~~~Roxie
         
                                                  

WHOO-HOO!! THE NEW U-TUBE VIDEO FOR OVER THE MOON VINTAGE MARKET~~~

I am so excited to announce the new u-tube video for the OVER THE MOON VINTAGE MARKET!  I would love to hear from my blogger friends what you think of it~~~~it's only 2 minutes long!  Girls just wanna have F*U*N!
I would sooo appreciate anyone who has a FB page and could share!  We are over 1100 LIKES and would love that number to grow!
.........and what is your favorite "thing" about the video or favorite item that would make you Over the Moon?

I know so many of my blogger friends would love to be at the upcoming show but live far away.....but you guys are with me in my heart!  Be BLESSED~~~~Roxie

A JUNKIN' FABULOUS FIND~~~ROADSIDE!

Look what I found on the side of the road waiting for the garbage man......!  A Fabulous find~~~A Vintage MAID OF HONOR galvanized tub!  It's in like-new condition, original paint and wheels.  It's a keeper~~~

                For all you junkers out there, what's the BEST find you have come across......FREE?

                         Blessings to you all~~~Have a wonderful week ahead!    Roxie

THE COTTAGE DOOR

The sanding of the Cottage front door has begun.  It is 85 years old but is a solid door.  We can see what the door will look like now there has been layers of stain and red paint taken off.  Of course, there is more to do but I believe the door will be beautiful when finished.

Here are a few pictures of old wooden front doors from pinterest..........Enjoy!

Revelation 13: 20  -   Here I am:  I stand at the door and  knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

                               Have a wonderful and blessed week~~~Roxie

                                        

OVER THE MOON and WHO LOVES A GIFT GIVE-A-WAY?

WHOO-HOO!!!       Look at these signature CROWNS that will be available for purchase
at the "OVER THE MOON" VINTAGE MARKET!!

FRIDAY - APRIL 4, 2014 ~~~~~4PM - 9PM   EVENING SHOW
SAT.  - APRIL 5, 2014  ~~~~~~~9am - 4pm     DAYTIME HRS.

Inside AGNER HALL at the Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, Lawrenceburg, IND.

FREE ADMISSION
FREE PARKING
HOME COOKED FOOD will be available by the St. Johns ladies

Over 35 Vendors representing~~~Farmhouse and Cottage Style, Parisienne, Shabby Chic, Primitive, Romantic and Rustic, Garden Decor, Re-cycled and Up-Cycled Pieces, and Artisians of one-of-a-kind Jewelry!
Tell your friends!  Mark your calenders and get your babysitters for a girls day out!  Or bring that favorite guy along!  Something for everyone!  Do away with those winter blahs and see our beautiful SPRING TIME VIGNETTES!

Please feel free to visit the Over the Moon FB page and like!!!
LEAVE ME A COMMENT(Sweet Vintage of Mine blog ) that you VISITED and LIKED the OVER THE MOON VINTAGE MARKET FB page and your name will go into the hat for a chance to WIN a $25.00 gift certificate from T. J. MAXX or TARGET!
The cut-off date will be MARCH 14, 2014 midnight and the WINNER will be announced MARCH 15,2014.  That's all you have to do!!
Blessings~~~Roxie

DOWN THE GARDEN PATH.........

One of the things I enjoy doing this time of year is to look at garden and seed books/catalogs.  It would make me look forward to putting out a garden.  These pics I will be showing you are from a few years ago at my farmhouse.

With all this cold, long winter, I can't wait till I can get back to gardening. But it may not be this year because of all the work that's going on at the cottage.

One of my favorite garden books is called Down the Garden Path.  It's a garden book but with comparison of our life to the Bible.
Beautiful blooms and a bountiful harvest requires good soil.
In the Bible, Jesus use a word picture of garden dirt to help us understand how the beauty and the bounty of our character, our life, and our deeds are dependent upon the condition of our Heart (soil).
The seed of God's Word requires GOOD SOIL to germinate, take root, grow deep and bear abundant fruit.
(paragraph taken from this book)

Create in me a rich and fertile (heart) soil.  O God, and clean out every weed that keeps me from enjoying your presence and bringing you glory........

                                     Blackberry Blooms............................

                       2 Corinthians 9:6      He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully........

                                                  Morning Glories in the beans................
                                  Psalm 72:19   Let the whole earth be filled with His glory!

                                     My neighbors pergola grape vineyard was plentiful that year.........

                                  John 15:5     I am the vine; you are the branches.........abide in me.....

                           Jeremiah 31:12....... Your soul shall be like a well-watered garden

                                      Psalm 103:2...... Forget not all His benefits

                         Proverbs 11:18.... He who sows righteousness......REAPS a sure reward

Numbers 6: 24-25.............The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you....

                                                     Bloom where you are planted...........

                                                  I have learned the secret of being content......


          Psalm 118:24......This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it!

                           Have a wonderful and blessed week~~~Roxie