I received tons of comments and compliments on my teal china, so I thought I would share a bit more about it.  A few years ago, my mom and I went to Virginia to clean out my Opa’s attic after he died.  I had been treasure hunting in his attic for years (with permission, of course) and found all sorts of cool things that no one else in the family was interested in.  The attic was filled with boxes and boxes of stuff and it was very buggy up there, so I only did so much digging before I would get the heebie-jeebies and had to stop.  When my mom and I went to clean it out, it was the final clean out, so it was time to go through everything.  In one of the boxes burried deep under the eaves, I found this gorgeous china set.  It is a hand painted,

I don’t believe I ever properly showed off this peanut scale I purchased in the fall from one of my “pickers.”  As soon as I saw the picture of it, I knew it would be mine.  Oh yes, it would be mine.         I have no idea why I have a soft spot in my heart for scales, but I do.

Excuse the pun. Those who “know” me, know that I have a soft spot for typewriters.  I usually go for the really old Underwoods and Coronas, but while I was at the furniture shop last week, this little guy caught my eye.     The color is so pretty, isn’t it?  I haven’t restocked my space at Lucketts since Christmas (Thanks Karen!), so I’m starting to make a pile of new things to take in a couple of weeks.  This is going on the pile. The winner of the $100 Antique Farmhouse giveaway is Jen (crazicrafter), which is so funny because she proclaimed in her comment that she has no luck.  Well, your “luck” has turned.  Congratulations!

I went out last week to a used furniture store and, much like a kid in a candy shop, I didn’t leave empty handed.  Here’s my favorite find…         …and a sneak peek at another one…     They both need some work, but I think I can manage. I’m back in the saddle again.

I finally read through all of the comments from the announcement post about my upcoming book. Wow…thanks so much.  Getting started is a little overwhelming and all of that encouragement gave me a huge boost.  I had my first photo shoot for the book yesterday and it was also encouraging to me.  As I started staging and snapping photos, I knew it would all come together and ideas and inspiration have been popping up everywhere from casual conversations to a stroll around Lucketts.  I’m obviously going to keep the photos for the book under wraps, so everything is fresh and new when the book is released, but here is a picture of one of the bouquets I put together.  I added the dried lavender to the fresh arrangement after some feedback from my editor and I love how it looks.  I’m going to trying tucking dried lavender in all fresh