Flower Power Porch

Okay, last post it gave a little tease about the things I was redoing on the Kitchen porch..................................

This too is an on going project..it changes constantly. I took some things away and added others.

This 60/70's plastic wall hanging flower cart is a fav of mine, found at a yard sale along Rt 50 in Ohio for $5! in the early 90's  It pops on the wall

but what surprised me was a few years later...this Summer... I found a tablecloth that matched.....

I love these colors for the outside porch. reds, orange, blues, green and it is sooooo retro. And, you are not gonna believe where it's from....Wal-mart....I grab it up for $3.88. It was so large I was able to cover the table pictured above.......................

This cute..old...barrel table............

And, to add a pop of color to the 50's rocker sofa We picked up free from another yard sale a few years back.




Well, I need to close for now. Hope you're having a great Summer Day!

As the Porch Changes

Thanks for coming by the porch for a visit. Today I'll show you a 're-do' for part two

A new porch quilt for the swing. Okay for $9.99 on sale at Wal-Mart I couldn't pass it up. As you can see I don't change things too much year to year. Indoor decor/outdoor decor I add to my collection. 

I found this little ceramic cruet for .50 at an antique mall. I could not believe it matched the quilt when I got it out of my cabinet

As I said before things don't change much just get rearranged and added to

Remember my porch wall?

With the Lincoln commemorative plate?

Well lookie what I found.......

A new oil lamp with a floral motif that matches the the flower pattern of the plate and the cup that went with the plate

The cup was again an antique mall find for $1..the oil lamp was a yard sale find for $5. We also got our vintage glider from the same yard sale for free, but that's another post.

I added a new tablecloth which is a vintage hand-embroidered multi-colored piece. 

We also added a few hanging oil lamps in a rusty finish we found up in Amish country

I also rearranged my redwood seating area table

My MIL gave me the ivy candelabra, which works perfectly.

 These plaster pansies add a little color to the porch posts and also reflect the floral motif on the opposite porch wall

I can always find plaster fruit from the 30's and 40's, but

flowers not so much.

So this is today's installment of 'As the Porch Changes'

What will be different tomorrow.....what new piece will be added next? And, what about the Kitchen Porch!?

Stay tuned.

Oh, and don't forget to go to my Blog Party Page HERE to see all the fun parties I link to.

Hi Everybody!

It's been a little busy here. First I've had several Blogpals let me know my e-mail is not working, soooooo, after a lot of back and forth and getting no where I have changed my e-mail address. The new e-mail is,
brownginghamcreations@fuse.net  Please be sure to add it to your address book.
The Southern Belle Summer Garden Pillow is complete. The original embroidered creation became a wall hanging for a new Baby Girl, so this is the pillow edition. it is availalbe at my Shoppe.

Southernbelle measures 18 x 18. Remember this is the first in the Four Season Collection and can be recreated as a custom creation in your color selection.  To see how this Summer Southernbelle bloomed go
Here  and Here

I have also been stitching away and adding some things to my websites.

 I found a wonderful vintage find a while back....this autumn vintage apron was a stamped for embroidery piece using sheer yellow fabric with fall atumn color leaves to embroider.

 I even located a vintage doily to use for the pocket of the apron in coordinating colors.

 Here is a closeup of embroidered leaves. I left some plain to show the original stamping and make the leaves that are embroidered, pop.

Of course the apron comes with a vintage  cookbook tucked into the pocket.

Then I found another stamped for embroidery peice..........................................

A lovely card table or table topper. It's from the 1950's, in a wonderful pale orange cloth with a darker orange shade accent square. It is surrounded by beautiful hand-tatted edging in cream and the palest yellow. The stitcher had started the peice and I have finished it.

And this is my newest Brown Bag..........................................................................

I took a canvas bag and embellished with a vintage 1940 hand-tatted lacy square to create a pocket

I then added a 1960's plaid square and with a colonial motif diamond taken from a vintage1960 curtain panel that I hand-embroidered.. Button stacks to create flowers were added and a charm that says, 'Serenity'



These will all be found Brown Gingham Shoppe soon. 
Oh, and don't forget to stop by the shoppe site to check out the Free Patterns available for sewing or painted projects too....and I added a little more Vintage Inspirations.....................................

  

This is a sample of the vintage haberdashery (hats) for ladies available on this inspiration page from an old advertisment.

















And, the BGC Gallery is now open. It shows past creations that were sold. I also use them for custom orders. If someone sees a past creation it can be an inspiration for a different creation all together.

Ever wonder about all those vintage textiles you see in Blogland or at the Anitque Mall? Wonder what the difference betweeen Calico and Mackadoo fabrics? Or, do you know the difference between a Turkey-Work Carpet or Needlework Rug? Well, visit my Vintage Textile Library  for the answer.
Please visit http://www.brownginghamcreations.com/  to see what's new!

Hope you all weathered the storm okay. Irene breezed thru here yesterday and took all the humidity away she could find. Seems the dog days of Summer followed her too.....yippee!!
Don't forget to visit Susan over at It's a Very Cherry World.....Wednesday is Rednesday. It just brightens the day to see all the red hot vintage finds. I know I don't have much red today, but orange is a shade of red 8o)