Show and Tell Friday... Ravishing Ruffles...

This evening when I got home from work... my sweet mailman had delivered my Country Living Magazine... March 2010...

this is what they were talking about... Ravishing Ruffles... according to Country Living, Ruffles are all the rage this spring... but what really caught my eye was....

these pretty ruffled plates... and why... other than they're lovely...enchanting...divine... No... none of those reasons... though they are all good reasons to be sure...

Earlier in the day I'd been on a business trip to San Marcos, Texas... San Marcos, where one of my favorite thrift stores resides... Candy and Terry introduced me to Twice Blessed last year... and today while searching for that perfect thrifty find, I came across this... Ravishing Ruffles... (ahead of the trends, for once anyway! LOL)

Actually... two bowls...

Lovely...

6 Dessert Plates... and 8 Dinner Plates...

Enchanting...

and a Platter... Divine...

Beautiful Mikasa Romance Petite Blooms... It sings "Cottage" to me...

Fine China at the Thrift Store...

Twice Blessed...


Ravishing Ruffles... It's all the rage this Spring... down here in French Lique...

I'm joining Cindy for Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home... why not drop by and see who's playing along today!

White Wednesday... what is it?

What is it? Do you know already?

found at Blue Hills Antique Mall in Geronimo...

one of my favorite vintage glass patterns...

It's called "Silver Crest" because of the clear rimmed edge...

is it Penton or Fenton? I'm thinking Fenton Silver Crest... (I think the dealer was a little confused....) either way... it's lovely... but a little pricey for me... which is why I came away with just the photos... Down Here in French Lique...

I'm joining Kathleen for White Wednesday at Faded Charm... drop by and see who else is playing today...

The Fairies of French Lique...

The little band of French Lique Fairies arrived bright and early... and quickly went to work moving treasure from the back to the front...

Faster than you could say "Tinker Belle"... the old booth was empty and the new booth filled to the brim!

Other than a quick "frappuccino" coffee break... and a timely shopping trip though the Blue Hills Antique Mall... my little fairies worked tirelessly...

Fairy Lili flew in all the way from Mississippi to lend a hand...

and tackled one project after another...

Fairy Terry and Fairy Candy worked together to hang the fairy lights... (I mean, what would a fairy land be without fairy lights!) and hang pictures and frames...

and lend their artistic eyes to the placement of each treasure...

Fairy Lili paused to admire their work...

Little by little... just like magic... the New French Lique Booth was transformed... The sweet fairies wouldn't leave until everything was in it's place...

...and turned into a beautiful little place of white and pink....

...of flowers and angels and clocks that "tic-toc"...

Yes, all is well, thanks to my little band of Fairies... down here in French Lique...


ps... wasn't it nice of the Blue Hills folks to leave me just a splash of red in my booth... pun intended...

Silver Sunday... A Shiny New Life!

Found at a bargain price... in need of polish... a coffee pot with a broken handle and an unattached lid... and a lidless sugar bowl.. in need of adoption is what I thought...

I know a lot of you Silver Girls love tarnish... I just ain't one of 'em...

here's the "Before"...

good bones...

fabulous feet... and beautiful tray...

and the "After"...

gleaming...

sparkling...

loved and cared for...

A shiny new life for a neglected old girl...
We love our shiny silver... down here in French Lique!

I'm joining sweet Beth for Silver Sunday again this week... If you love silver and want to see more... visit Beth at Gypsy Fish Journal... the participants are on her sidebar... you'll love what you see...

Lilly Pulitzer Chair Seats... for Pink Saturday...

Well... you asked for it and here it is... The pretty apple green chairs, newly painted, with the seats covers done in pretty PINK Lilly Pulitzer fabric... my secret, you promise not to tell?

The fabric was actually large dinner napkins I purchased last summer... on close-out sale at Marshalls... I loved the colors... but didn't know what I was going to do with them... sometimes, things just come together...

Pssssttttt.... I have two extra napkins... wonder if I could get my sweet sister to sew up a couple of throw pillows for me before she goes back to Mississippi... I think they'd look fabulous sitting in those pretty green chairs!

Have a beautiful PINK Saturday...

and for more Pink Saturday, please visit the wonderful Miss Beverly at How Sweet the Sound... There is so much more to see!

Happy Pink Saturday from down here in French Lique!

Wanna Peek?

Giving this old iron lawn table and chairs a new life...

Spray paint... what a wonderful invention... the color...

Green Apple by Rust-Oleum Painters Touch... It's the perfect summer green for this old vintage find...

A little hard to show you the color clearly on this bright sunny Texas afternoon...
The chairs were rusty white and the table... a coral pink... haven't painted the table yet... can you guess what complementary color the table will be? I hope to get the table painted Tuesday... a soft Sweet-Pea Pink... and give the chairs another coat of Apple Green..
and if you're wondering... yes... this pretty little set will be going into my new booth location... maybe this week (if I can get the seats recovered in time!). I picked a pretty Lilly Pulitzer fabric to cover them in...
Just painting to my hearts contentment... down here in French Lique!
I'm joining Diane for 2nd Time Around Tuesday... so hop on over and see who else is joining in...

A little paint is an amazing thing...

The transformation that occurs when you paint a room is always amazing to me... way back in high school... er... circa 1972... I remember painting my bedroom a pretty apple green and painting the trim in my room stark white.. I loved it... and my dad just said... "it's you"... I've been transforming rooms with paint ever since...

and thank goodness that I married a man with the sweetest heart in the world... any hair-brained idea I come up with (moving my booth from the back to the front on a whim!)... he goes along with... and not only goes along... but helps me accomplish...

so remember this?Now, it looks like this... and this...
now looks like this...

The base painting is done... and the true Metamorphosis begins... My little band of fairies arrive Friday morning at 10 am. Crazy Candy, Tiny Terry and Loving Lili will help me transform this fresh white painted room into a place of ... well you'll just have to come back and see... We're busy as little bees down here in French Lique...
Metamorphosis Monday is hosted by one of my favorite decorating bloggers, Susan at Between Naps on the Porch... If you'd like to see more of Metamorphosis Monday participants, link here to visit Between Naps on the Porch...

and PS... I'm sooooooo far behind visiting for Silver Sunday and Pink Saturday... and now Met Monday... okay... I'm peddling as fast as I can... I want to see it all!