SALE on Etsy

Hello friends:

I'm having a sale on my Etsy shop. "Back to School Sale"  everything is 20% off just use the coupon code " Kate145"  at the checkout, and you will get the automatic discount. Sale ends on the 10th.

Hope you go and visit soon.

katecreativesalvage@etsy.com

martha

Shutters, ideas, paint, and more

Shutters are one of the many trends today.  Most decorators use antique shutters in many ways.I went to visit some unique bohemian New York apartments for ideas, and also visited some of the older ones.

from Martha Steward

from Crafty blog

Cibella'sCourt apartment  (New York's stylist)

More from New York's Sibella Court's bohemian apartment and her shutter's creative decor.

Sibella Court's bedroom, very very chic and bohemian???

Inspiration:


"apartment therapy"

Please share some of your ideas, thank you for your comments,

martha

New projects with Annie Sloan chalkpaint

I just finished a few projects with Annie's chalk paint.

I made two chalkboards, I had these two frames for a long time, and, I painted one with Louis Blue, distressed it, then apply the clear wax from Annie's and the dark wax, the frame had gold underneath, so it came through.

The other chalkboard with SW white, I'm waiting for a new order of Annie's paint.  This frame is so old that some of the gesso was missing, but I like it, I put some new wire on the back, ribbon for hanging, (I love ribbon) then, I put all new clips with screws.  I used the new Chalk markers, they are fun. I did three coats of chalkboard paint, then cured the paint for unlimited used.
Hope you like them.!! I'm keeping both, one is in my kitchen, the other one on my entrance porch.

I also gave a last coat to the printer's letter cabinet.  This took a lot of work because of the little cubbies.  I like it to display all my little things, I'm sure all of you have a lot of "little things", collections, and I'm making another one for jewelry.

Thank you for visiting my blog, stay a while, see you tomorrow, 

martha

A GIVEAWAY

This is my THANK YOU GIVEAWAY, I'm so happy with all my new friends that I had to do a MEGA GIVEAWAY,  please go to Linda@ coastalcharm.blogspot.com   to see the rules and hurry to participate. It is an awsome packet for you all.

Thank you Linda, for the beautiful presentation, (Linda has an awsome blog, and the pictures of her daughter's wedding are so romantic, impecable taste, and everyone is so happy, please check it out, grab yourself some ice tea, and enjoy the afternoon.

love
martha

A little love...

Hi friends:

Sometimes love comes to us in the simplest ways. We had a little "party" to give someone some old fashioned "love" one of those "last minute" close friends only party.
It was a simple "I love you" party, and I wanted to share with you my two table settings.  I did it twice, and decided to go with the second one.  Here are some very quick pictures. I wanted to use a few fresh flowers, my old jars, my handmade tags, and a lot of white, thus, the plates, tablecloth, but I went with the basket, lavender, and vintage linens. 

My first table setting, very traditional with little old jars with daisies, antique plates with tan flowers, and antique little napkins with hand embroidered edges.

I wanted something different, this is the way my mom used to set the buffet table.

This is better, a basket, I got on sale from TJ, my white plates are a mix from Crate and Barrel and Pottery Barn, and two bunches of french lavender wrapped in silk ribbon. I inserted the old jars in the basket, and filled them with my own silverware.



I made this candle with vellum paper and a blue clay tag that says "love", and I decorated with my clay "amour" mini tags, like "confetti", I gave each of my friends one to take home as a favor.




My antique plates, but I changed my mind, I liked the white ones, you can see the border of my napkins, they are very old, but beautiful.



The cute little basket from TJMax on sale  for$10.00 Score

The tablecloth is from my collection, I seldom use it because it is very delicate with all the handwork, I bought it on Ebay about five years ago. I had it stashed in my cedar wedding chest.

Fresh lavender just got here to the Farm Market, I actually have it in my garden, but this year our plants are not doing well. So the bunches are from France, they smell so good. And they were only 5.00 a bunch. The ribbon was from my supply bag.

Good night friends,

martha