Simple Summer Elegance

A couple weeks ago, under an absolutely beautiful blue sky and perfect temperatures,
I shopped
and shopped
and shopped ~
making it through the Allegan Antique Market three times
and discovering new goodies each trip through.

I have learned to be very particular with what I purchase.
It must speak to me in a special whisper.
The colors must be perfect.
And I must know exactly how I'm going to use it
or where it's going to be placed.

[Which may explain why you may find me standing in a vendor's booth,
staring at a treasure in my hand,
and looking like I've lost my marbles.]

When I set my specifically chosen purchases on my workbench to take this photo,
my eyes were delighted at what they saw.
A simple vignette that made my heart sing in an opera voice...
"Laaaaaa!"

Rose covered china pieces, a wooden sap bucket,
a Turkish prayer rug in perfect shabby chic colors,
and two pristine vintage brass sconces with beautiful crystals.

The sconces Michelle at reimagined just for you (who has a beautiful booth there each month),
sold to me were my favorite purchases of the day.
I love them so much that I'm going to nab two more from her at the next market.
I know exactly where I'm going to put them,
There are a couple walls just crying out for some.

These pillows were a fabulous find.
Elegant and oh so shabby chic.
The floral one in the front is actually filled with buckwheat hulls.

It amazed me how one small, sweet sconce can make such a huge impact on a wall.

I love it in the kitchen next to the frantel.

Simple summertime elegance...

Well, I'm off to make more dream catchers and fill more orders!
If you follow me on Facebook, you can see the latest one I just introduced to my collection.

And there is another new one that has been weaving itself softly through my mind
that I will be creating soon...  :)

~  Blessings ~

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Heavenly Summer Days

As the warm, mellow summer slowly waltzes on,
the peonies are done pirouetting in my garden,
but they continue to delight my soul in photos.

There was an abundance of fragrant pink blooms this year,
and I rescued as many as I could before some strong storms knocked them down.





Roses, catmint, and clematis are gracefully swaying in their place now.

'Zepherine Drouhine"

'Mary' rose

'Henryii' clematis

Numerous gallons of cherries off our trees have been picked...

pitted...

and either made into pies or frozen to use during the winter.

Our organic vegetable garden is happily growing, too ~ and we're already enjoying
zucchini, yellow squash, broccoli, spinach, and peas for dinner.

A charming little Moroccan table is now gracing my living room.

I have wanted one for so long,
and love the bohemian look it has added to the room.
(Thank you, Rachel!)

My favorite blush pink roses on the work table in my studio,
where I've been very busy creating dream catchers and large wooden faux rosaries.

(Thank you to all of you who have asked me to create them for you.
It continues to bring me so much joy!
Email me if you'd like one.
I'm ready to create more!)

This is one of my favorite new dream catchers.

I had planned on naming it something having to do with angel wings,
but for some reason,
visions of snow geese kept fluttering around in my mind.
So, "Snow Goose" was born.

An all white creation with lots of wood beads, pieces of shells, and glass beads
that reflect the sky and beach,
woods and water ~
snow goose habitat.

I think this one is my favorite so far.  :)

Another new one is "Pink & Aqua"
which has a sweet, romantic look...

and is embellished with beads with a bohemian feel.

New "Lavender Fields" is a glorious vision of pale purple and lavender.

The smallest new addition to my collection is
petite little
"Prairie Clover"

A 5" ring of lavender colored sweetness.

More rosary orders are being completed and mailed out to happy friends.

As I work in my studio,
fragrance softly wafts around the room from
sweetly scented stock...

and romantic roses.

My sweet Sophie quietly watches...

while my darling Maizie dreams of sleeping on shabby chic pillows.

Summer days are blissful here at Heaven's Walk.

We are richly blessed.

~  Blessings  ~

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