A SPRING POEM FOR YOU

'Nature's First Green is Gold' a variation of
Robert Frost's 'Nature's first spring is gold
by llania Cyaala

Springtime's first green in cold,
Her subtlest hue to hold,
Her morning song's the flower,
But only so one hour.
Then colors by colors surrender,
So Eden lost her splendor.
So sunlight turns to moonlight,
Her gold will be gone by night.

llania Cyaala

HAPPINESS

H A P P I N E S S

You deserve it! You can find it in the small things, in your home.

You can do small things everyday, that will bring a bit of HAPPINESS to you.

Ideas:

- make your bed early in the morning.  You will find that when you walk into your bedroom if the bed is made, it will give YOU a HAPPY feeling.
try it.

- Please tell me a small thing you do everyday that gives you a HAPPY feeling. Maybe we can all learn from each other.

- One thing that I do everyday, is my cup of tea with honey, and a small candle. HAPPINESS

WHAT IS YOURS?

You have been thinking about HAPPINESS, routines, rituals, in your BUSY life.

martha

You are the best!!!

You are the best friends, you follow me, you accept my mistakes, and you keep reading my blog. Kudos to all of you, blessings, to all of you, the followers make a blog.
Yesterday, you read about the Queen of SHABBY CHIC, Rachel Ashwell, I just love her prints, thou I cannot afford them, sometimes they are on sale at Targets, but they are too high for me.
You, can take the ideas of her many rooms, and get the same look
FOR LESS, this should be your motto, everything beautiful for free, or very very cheap.

Example:

Imagine it came from an expensive California flea or antique store, it has the white, the pale roses and is very shabby, this is very old china, vintage, and looks alike hers.

Again, your motto:  style, vintage, shabby for less money.

Please comment if you like the plates, you will win a platter just like the plates on my next giveaway  WOW

martha

NEW FINDS

Hello dear friends:

It is a sunny Monday, very cold for Spring.  I found a beautiful French Majolica jardiniere. It is from the famous St. Clement's factory in Northern France, of course its handmade, and handpainted. My camera doesn't do justice to the piece. I'm enjoying it in my home, of course its so beautiful, I love looking at the piece it is a rare find, just imagine, one plate from St. Clement is very very expensive.This was a estate sale, and the woman had a lot of collectables from Europe. i love the colors of the jardiniere, and it reminds me that soon Spring will be here.

See you all tomorow, I will have an exciting giveaway KEEP LOOKING I'm working with another blogger, she has some beautiful giveaways for Mother's day, however, mine is coming very soon.

love

martha

HAPPY SUNDAY

A wonderful SUNNY day here in the East coast, I tell you the sun is so inviting, great weather, it makes you want to be outside and breath deep, and take it all in.

Well, I want to show you some favorites on my Etsy shop, I am having a sale just ask for the code and its free shipping, now for my blog FOLLOWERS ONLY an extra 5%  I know you love a bargain, so do I.


Okay, some of customers favorites, especially the suitcases I have more vintage treasures at katecreativesalvage@Etsy.com  member of Vintage Etsy Team

Just go the site, if you like something, email me and I will take care of the discounts for you, use credit cards THIS IS IN APPRECIATION OF MY FOLLOWERS,

thank you

martha

Treasury

Treasury three times

SOLD

SOLD

Good bye Elizabeth, she was a passionate, caring, and a fighter.

martha

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER

CONGRATULATIONS, JESSICA, YOU WON YOU WON, I'M SO EXCITED, THANK YOU TO ALL THE NEW FOLLOWERS, I HAVE 17 NEW FRIENDS.  I THANK YOU SO MUCH, WHEN I GOT HOME AND SAW EACH NIGHT A NEW FOLLOWER, I GOT SO HAPPY. 
JESSICA, FROM THE BEAUTIFUL BLOG HANDMADEBYME WON THE WREATH.

A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO TARA, SHE HELPED ME WITH MY NEW BUTTON, SHE HELPED ME WITH MY FIRST GIVEAWAY, I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DO THIS, BUT I HAVE GREAT HANDMADE CRAFTS, SO I OWE HER A LOT.  IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO READ THE COMMENTS EVERYDAY, I LOVED IT.  I ENJOY ALL OF YOU NEW FRIENDS, AND HOPE TO HAVE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS.  PLEASE FOLLOW TARA, SHE MADE A GREAT NEW BLOG TODAY, SHE IS SOOOO TALENTED. GO OVERTHERE, AND GIVE HER SOME LOVE
fabuLESScrafty.blogspot.com

Hope you all have a great night, see ya tomorow,

martha

IS TURQUOISE THE NEW BLACK?

Agree or disagree?

Please let me know, I see it everywhere what do you think?  I love the aqua color, but is it really the new "black" or is this just a trend?
Here is the printer's block, isn't lovely, chippy green paint, 25 cubbies, and a long space on top. Its 18" by 25"  appx. and it has already a piece of wire in the back for hanging.
You can see why I'm so excited about it.  I found it on the curb on Sunday.
It is for sale, on my etsy shop check it out.

I did a little craft, sheet music covered old fashioned clothepins, you can used them to decorate gifts, or for vignettes in your office, bathroom, kitchen, and many more uses.

Enjoy the goodies and have a great night, tomorow I will show you my gorgeous iron bed that I found, surprise surprise.  I'm planning to sand it and coat with poly, I am not going to paint it, I love the patina, and the rust. This is an oldie, watch the post tomorow, today, we had a rainy rainy, snowy day, I couldn't take pictures outside,

goodnight my good friends,

martha

Beautiful Sunday: rewards new finds

How we love Sundays, and a beautiful blue sky, and the sun.  A gorgeous day here in the East coast.

Spent great tima outdoors cleaning the yard a bit, but it was very cold and windy.  Spring is coming soon, I keep thinking , this is all you can do after the brutal winter we had.

OKAY, to the good stuff.  I got a great hat box very old, needs lots of repair but I will use my faithful "Mrs Hot glue gun" pictures are coming.

I also got at a sale for almost nothing this cute printer's draw, a mini one, so cute, and with the original green paint.  Sorry  the pictures are coming.

 Have a great restful night, going to bed, more tomorow,

my new button

I have a beautiful new button, see the pineapple pin.  Please grab it cut and paste it takes you to my shop also.

green  green green

a little bit of green just for you

martha

Happy St. Patrick's day from good old Boston

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Ingredients:
6 to 8 LB Gray Corned Beef Brisket
1 Onion, Celery and Carrot Trimmings
4 TBS. Pickling Spice
4 Each Whole Garlic
1 Med. Head Cabbage (Remove outer leaves and slice into 8 wedges) 8 Med. Carrots (peeled and Sliced)
2 Lg. Yellow Turnip (Peeled and Cubed)
16 Each Red Bliss Potatoes (Cut and Cubed)
8 Each Parsley Stems
water as needed
Cooking Instructions:
1) Place the brisket in a large pot and cover with water. Add vegetable trimmings, parsley, garlic and pickling spice.

2) Cover and place on a med-high heat until the pot boils. Reduce to a simmer for 2 to 3 hours until tender. Check the meat by inserting a fork. Fork should be inserted and withdrawn with ease. DO NOT OVERCOOK.

3) Remove the meat from the pot and strain the cooking liquid and reserve.

4) Use the cooking liquid to blanch the remaining vegetables, separately. (DO NOT OVERCOOK VEGETABLES 5) Slice brisket diagonally across the gain holding the carving knife at a 45 degree angle. Because the grain runs in different directions, turn the piece of meat to assure cutting across the gain. Re-Heat in Corned Beef Stock.


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Hello Friends:

I live near Boston, about 20 minutes when the traffic is good, otherwise I can be in route for one hour. It depends on the games, it took me forever, to get used to RED SOCKS LAND.  I moved here from quiet Connecticut.  However, my family is here so I moved.  I am a Bostonian, kind of, since I don't like to live in the City.  Don't get me wrong, its a beautiful small city, with lots of history, old antique homes, etc. etc. that I love.  I also, now love the small restaurants, the Boston Symphony, the Pops, the Patriots, and of course not having to drive three hours to see my kids.

Enough of this, I"m planning to show you the beautiful homes, I mean ANTIQUE, very very old, and the ocean.  I live one mile from the ocean.

Of course today, everyone celebrated GREEN, ate cabbage, potatoes, and red meat.  Also, listen to beautiful irish bands, and watched the Southie parade.

It took me forever to understand the area.  One of the things I didn't like was their patriotism for the city, the state, the Red Socks, and the Patriots.  Also, their accent, and the famous way people drive here.

Can you imagine, coming from a rural town in little Ct. to this.  But I gave it sometime, and I got used to the cars decorated with all kinds of Patriots, and Red Sox paraphanelia.  I got used to the famous T, the green, purple, red line (the all wonderfulsubway)  Someday I will tell you stories.

I got used to the famous Common, and the tourists, including the strange way that when you ask for directions, Bostonians speak of SQUARES.  Well I couldn't figure anything out.  I love SMALL towns, there are some in Ma. that don't even have street lights at all.  I love that.  I don't live there, but I know of those little tiny towns near the NW part of the stat.

Well, like I was saying they are two strange holidays in Ma. one is St. Patrick's day and the other one is Evacuation Day..This one is related to History.  Since I love History, I know all about the tea party, and Paul Revere, the church and so on.

I love the history of this town, I love the monuments, the patriotism, how most of the people stay in their home town and don't travel much.

Also, a lot of the people who live away from the city, don't go there ever, because of the traffic, the colleges, the restaurants are kind of expensive, of course the closer to the city everything is more expensive.

I live you with a little background of how I ended living here, and a great recipe for St. Patrick's dinner,

love

martha




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Thank you so much for following my blog. I try to write interesting bits and pieces of my life.  I sometimes include pictures, and interesting news.

Again, welcome to all of you who are participating in the first giveaway.

martha

FREE FREE CANVAS Hello great offer in Tara's blog

Free Canvas Deal!

Want to score your favorite photo on a 8 x 10 canvas for FREE!!!

Canvas People is offering this promotion again, and all

 

 

 

Hello my friends:

Another freebie from Tara's blog, isn't this great.  I ordered mine already.

Busy busy today preparing items for my shop.

I will post my crafts, and finds later.

Thanks for all who participate in the giveaway, I'm making another one but is not a wreath, its a secret but I will tell you tomorow.

love you all

 

martha

My FIRST GIVEAWAY

FIRST GIVEAWAY  ANTIQUE PAGE BOOK ROSES WREATH
HANDMADE BY MARTHA

Here is how you enter:  Go to FabuLESScrafty
and follow the directions, it is very easy, she announced it on her blog, thanks!!!! Tara
hope a nice blogger wins this labor of love

martha

My other wreath

This is the flower wreaths, this was very challenging, however, rewarding, how do you like it?

NEW WREATHS

Hello friends, I just finished both wreaths, I will try to do a tutorial if anybody wants the directions, please tell me if you like them.
I tried to do the "robbin's nest blue" thingy on my mantel.

sorry for the crooked picture, anyway let me know here are more pictures

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great photography at this site, reasonable prices, love love the antique surfboards, the garlic, the pump, and the antique tractor.  click on vineyard328@etsy.com or view them on my twitter site  katesalvage@twitter
or on kate'screative on facebook.

nice nice photos for your home.

IT's Monday

Good Morning friends:
Today, I got some good news on my email. The wonderful Tara from fabulesslycrafty  is going to advertise my blog, and, will do a feature and give away. Of course, I hope you all participate, I'm giving away a big surprise!!!! I know you will want it.
Anyway, this blogland is so nice and I made so many friends here, and most of them believe in God, and are Christians, is so nice. I love the parties, and I'm addicted to the DIY, these group can take PB, Anth, and Ball anytime and, better.
Have you seen MsMustardSeed union jack dresser, its to die for.
By the way, the advertising is free for three months, a blessing, because I couldn't afford it, at this time.

Well, please visit her today and also Lizmariegalvan.blogspot.com  she made a fantastic wreath and redid a shutter, got a ton of hardware, I mean a ton of beautiful knobs, for $20.00 in Michiga.  WOW love a bargain.  Her blog is so cute, please visit her.

Have a great Monday, I will post again tonight.

Martha

another way to make over a shade



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I just love this lamp shade from the "Make mine beautiful blog"
what a great idea, maybe I can find an old tablecloth, and tea stained it, she is very creative, great job,

Martha

Its wonderful to have faith in God

Spring is in the air.

katecreativesalvage

A beautiful bedroom

love this bedroom

from Country Living, I
like the snowshoes, and
 the way they hang them
on the wall.
You can tell I like white on w

freebies, oh how we love them

Hello friends:

I just found this wonderful blog, she has a lot of freebies, and includes vintage graphics, they are great.  I encourage you to visit her blog and grab the button, I did, however, I don't know where I put it, my "technical helper" is asleep oh well, tomorow, I'm sure it will show up.  Okay the name is: freeprettythingsfor you.

She has this adorable business cards you can download for free, isn't it great



enjoy the freebies, you can download them from her blog,

have a wonderful blessed day,

martha

Give away, how we love them

great giveaway, I love them
hopeful I will win, this one is simple all you have to do is leave a comment. Go to pvedesign.com
a great blog also.
Good luck

dyi dresser and lamp

Hello friends, I got inspired from a blog winner,  Max and Isabella,making a simple Ikea dresser into a very chic dresser , and a lamp shade.  I will have the tutorials soon.
First here is the dresser:

plain really??? but wait and see what I can do to this baby...

and here is the lamp shade:
Here is a shade, mine is different, I have a toile for years, I cann't remember where I got it, problably free, but its going to make an old shade look "chic"

my kind of project,  I got my inspiration from "Max and Isabella"  top 10 blogs, I voted for this blog, love it.
follow tomorow,

Martha