To everyone who has already placed a bid (or two -- or seven!) at my Vintage Linen & Dish Auction ...a BIG thank you! For this week's Metamorphosis Monday, I thought I'd give you a quick look at the evolution of my Auction blog button. When I was looking for an Auction button picture, I wanted one that showed vintage linens and dishes -- and little else. This is the one I chose. It was one I took for a tablescape I did last Fall, in honor of my Mother's birthday. You can see the entire tablescape post HERE. I then used Picnik photo editing software to "posterize" the original photograph and add text. Playing with fonts is such a fun way to waste spend time! So what do you ... Keep Reading...
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Pleasantly Pink
Earlier this week, while in New Jersey visiting my older daughter, I came across the most delightful sight. Set on a hill in the middle of a pleasant residential neighborhood of older homes sat this pale pink beauty ... The softness of the pink would have been lost and felt "washed out" were it not for the brilliant pink flowers. They were definitely head-turners ... prime circle-the-block-and-pull-out-the-camera candidates for Pink Saturday. Don't you agree? Since you weren't there to see this house in person, I'm giving you the next best thing... Happy Pink Saturday! Won't you join me for the weekly PINK celebration at How Sweet the Sound? ... Keep Reading...
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The Decision of the Flower: He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
A great big "thank you" to Heather and Vanessa of At the Picket Fence for choosing My Place to Yours as their Blog of the Week! You can read their sweet post HERE. I hope you'll check out their two homes, two sisters...one blog. It's a really good one! I grew up playing it with daisies ... A game of French origin, according to Wikipedia, in which one person attempts to determine whether the object of their affection will return their affection ... or not. I don't know how long the game has been played, but this engraved illustration from an early English translation of Goethe's Faust was first published in 1820. It's called, appropriately, The Decision of the Flower. Picking off one petal at a ... Keep Reading...
