Lest everyone think I’ve become a wedding designer in all of my spare time, I should share that I really don’t “do” weddings.  A few months ago, a dear friend of mine called to tell me her daughter (and former youth student in our ministry) was engaged.  This led to her asking if I would decorate for the wedding they would be hosting at their farm.  There was no way I could say no.  Her wedding was scheduled for the weekend right after the Lucketts Antique Market, so I knew May would be insane for me, but it was all worth it.  I have a long history with their property.  When they first bought it, my husband was working on his degree, so we were living in his parent’s basement.  (It was actually a really nice set-up and not as bad as it sounds!)To prevent cabin fever, I spent most Saturdays at

Here’s a preview of the vintage farm house wedding I designed this weekend… More pictures and details to come… PS – I promise I will get my spa day next week!  It is much needed.

Today, I headed off to Warrenton, VA to style a wedding for some dear friends.  They have renovated their entire farm for this event and it’s gorgeous!  Yesterday, I packed up all of the ironstone and silver in my house that could be used as accessories and to hold flowers.  In addition, I brought anything that would look pretty in a vignette.  (The Spiderman water bottle at the bottom left is not included in that!) I really didn’t realize how many ironstone tureens, pitchers, creamers and bowls, silver champagne buckets, water pitchers, gravy boats, cake plates and cloches I had.  It’s really ridiculous.  Great for staging a wedding, but a little ridiculous. I can’t wait to show you pictures of how it all turns out. In the mean time, here’s a full shot of the outfit I’m wearing to the wedding.  I rarely find dresses I like and I grabbed this

One of my favorite things about blogging is meeting talented women who have started their own “kitchen counter business.”  I feel such a kinship with them.  I recently had the privilege of welcoming one of those talented women, Kristi from Vintage Skye, as a sponsor.  She makes beautiful clay knobs and tags, concrete eggs (with real ducklings as props) and fabric flowers and sells them in her Etsy shop along with vintage finds.  I love her work and used some of her hand made knobs and tags on my pieces sold at Lucketts.  Right after the sale, I wrote her an e-mail begging for more.  Yes…I’m a knob-hog.  And a tag-hog.  Would you like to win some of her clay knobs?  Well, you’ve come to the right place at the right time.  Vintage Skye is graciously offering 30…that’s right…THIRTY clay knobs.  The winner may choose any combination of knobs she

Yes.  I am going to sell my dining room set.  No “maybes”.  No “ifs”.  No “mights”.  It’s getting a tag on it and it’s coming to Lucketts.  It’s not as easy as packing it up and taking it there, though.  I never painted the last two chairs, so I worked on that tonight.  I also need to make two more seat slipcovers and apply one more coat of wax to the top.  (The design on this table top is gorgeous, by the way!) This set comes with six chairs (two of them are arm chairs), six washable slipcovers, two leaves and table pads.  I might even throw in a free copy of the Cottages and Bungalows issue it was featured in.  What made me decide to give it up?  Well, that’s kind of the way I work, but mainly it was this… A new dining set Pam-the-picker found for me.  I