Power to the Purple

 The garden is in full bloom right now 

 The colors are all wonderful...but the purple flowers are beyond pretty

 I designed this garden with large areas of purple and orange

and it has really started to make a statement... 

especially in the spring

  I usually cut flowers in early morning or at dusk

 Right now I use the kitchen as my arranging and cutting area 

but I am working on the mudroom 

and it will have a nice spot for just this kind of thing

 Little simple baskets add to the arrangement...this is a Native American 

vintage basket

 I wont bore you with all of the varieties of plants..

but there are probably 12 in this bouquet

 the long and spikey Veronica

 butterfly bush

 Woolly Lambs ear....left unchecked and blooming

 So where to put this pretty purple project?

 It ended up in the master bedroom...

yes, a perfect purple spot

 Power to the purple!

have a wonderful and restful weekend

best,

 Kelley

Things to Collect

Many times I have been asked where I find some of my vintage collections

 and how do I know what to look for?

Here's the simple answer....start small, with a couple of good ideas in your head, look everywhere and build your collection in groups.  

It only takes 3 items to be a collection!

A few favorites:

Hubley door stops and banks

or any unmarked 

vintage paperweight type of thing

 galvanized things

 seltzer bottles or interesting colored glass

 vintage yard games

 interesting trunks, luggage and wicker 

vintage fabric

 enamelware

 architectural fragments

small hand made objects

 garden trugs

yellow ware 

or any heavy chunky pottery

interesting buckets

 Americana...flags and bunting

 shovels and pitch forks

 cute folding chairs

wicker wrapped jugs and bottles

Hoosier jars

Children's toys and furniture

Whirligigs

vintage home-keeping

dairy and farm

vintage kitchen

wonderful graphic signs

and finally....

if you happen to come across a collection of like items 

that are interesting and a good price...

buy them!

these are vintage oil cans for farm machinery

 and have wonderful colors and patina

there were a total of 16 cans, 

which I got for 65 dollars....about 4 bucks per can

but as a collection they are really interesting

hope your find your perfect 

collectible this week!

more collecting ideas to follow.....

~kelley~