Fun Frugal Fall Fashion

 A few goodies I found while on the local thrift store hunt.

 Black leather cowboy boots for $2.50.

A full length leopard print skirt with a fringe bottom, $2.50. A black leather Etienne Aigner purse, $2.00.

I think I'll wear these pieces tomorrow night for dinner and a movie. The movie ticket will cost more!

Have A Good Weekend!
Rita


Links: Coastal Charm, The Shabby Nest

Weekly Table Change, Black & White

Gathering some of my this-and-that to create a neutral Fall table setting for the week.

 Here's what I used.

 Leather placemats from JCP outlet, $2 each. I know...rrrrrrr!

 Woven bamboo chargers. I found these last Saturday at the Maple Leaf Fest in Whittier. I got 6 for $2 !!

 My pewter dinnerware set of 6 dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, and mugs with white pottery liners. I got this set at a neighborhood garage sale in Barrington, IL many years ago for $30.

 Grapevine napkin rings. White ceramic escargot dishes. We love escargot.

 My hammered finish Cambridge flatware works with everything.

 White teapot on warming trivet, cow creamer, heart ramekin for soft butter and covered bowl for sugar or jam.

 Cow salt and pepper set sits in front of a black and white gingham check Fall pumpkin from Target.

 A Longaberger wrought iron candle stand usually sits on the kitchen window sill. This week it's a centerpiece.

 A Longaberger pillar candle holder works perfectly as a wine caddy. I love the pinecone and acorn motif.

 I used the Longaberger wrought iron stand again, but this time with the metal tray to hold the teapot and cow creamer.

It also has a Fall relief pattern.

A use what you have tablescape!

Rita

Links: Between Naps On The Porch, Color Outside The Lines, A Few Of My Favorite Things

My Romantic Home, A Stroll Thru Life, The Style Sisters

May Days

Guest Bathroom Before and After

"Bear" bones guest bath before. 

after

Bear and evergreen tree shower curtain hooks. Natural color waffle weave shower curtain.

before

after accessorizing.

 Bear and tree metal counter accessories: tissue cover, mug & holder, toothbrush caddy & holder.

Lotion dispenser & holder, soap dish & holder.

black, red, taupe

A bear theme on the hand towels in a rustic twig basket.

A deep whirlpool bathtub is perfect for a nightly bubble bath. A basket of extra large bath towels is handy.

Opposite the sink. Watercolors in the room are by Frank Staral. We bought these at the annual Fall Art Show in Barrington, IL

I found most of the bear accessories at Target.

Links: Between Naps on The Porch

May Days

Smoky Mountain Traffic Jam

Our road out.

Cows always have the right of way.

 This sweet girl found a fence opening and thought

 that the grass was greener on the other side.

 Mama feeding her baby.

The pasture we always pass on our way out.

Rita

Weekly Tablechange

I like to change the table setting each week using the things I have. This week I'm using an apple theme.

The centerpiece  is my rectangular wooden bowl filled with wooden apples and pinecones. The placemats are reversible, plaid/harvest fruit with matching plaid napkins , by Longaberger. 

Cherry Plaid

Harvest Fruit

Ivory Longaberger pottery and ruby glass  bowls from Old Time Pottery. Hammered flatware by Cambridge bought at JCP.

Wooden apple napkin rings gather the napkin.

Ivory pottery tray on a wrought iron stand, by Longaberger hold an assortment of pitchers/creamers used for warm syrup at breakfast. The two glass pitchers with tin lids are antique finds.

I remove the lids to warm the syrup in  the microwave.

Apple basket salt and pepper set are thrift store finds.

Tea pot from Pottery Barn, but found at Faith Farm Thrift. A jar filled with Bigelow's Apple & Spice Herb tea is topped with a scrap of fabric and tied with raffia.

It sits inside an apple shaped baker I bought at a Montana craft fair. I use it to make apple cobbler.

There's even a recipe on the bottom.

When I'm not using it, it hangs from a leather strap on the wall. Decorative storage.

Cheers!


Rita

Links: Between Naps On The Porch,
Color Outside The Lines, MAY DAYS,
My Romantic Home, A Stroll Thru Life
The Style Sisters

Wine Cork Message board

I found this message board at a thrift store for $1.00.  I did a touch-up of blackboard paint on the bottom and glued wine corks on the top. Quick and easy, with no skills required.

Fits on the little wall space by the laundry door.

Welcome To North Carolina! Relax and Enjoy!

Rita


Links: Coastal Charm

A Bouquet Of Newly Sharpened Pencils

39/365 ~ pencil bouquet
Originally uploaded by 74 Lime Lane

"I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils if i knew your name and address." Joe from "You've Got Mail".

Thank you for visiting.
Happy Fall!
Rita

Mountain Tennis

Tennis is our favorite game.

 We have two courts at Smoky Mountain Country Club.

 The view is great.

The courts are close to the pool and exercise room.

If you play early in the morning you can see 

the fog roll over the mountains.

We like to play several times a week.

 There are always players that meet at the courts. 

Friends come and go throughout the summer and fall,

 but we usually can get two courts going with whoever is here.