Happy Spring

Happy first day of spring! It is still very cold and snowy here but those warmer temperatures are just around the corner and I can't wait to start working outside again. In the meantime I have been trying to add some spring to the inside of the house with a light fresh feel.

This time of year with all of the holidays, birthdays and family get togethers means lots of baking for me.

I love this old masher with it's original white paint that my mom recently gave me.

 Here is a little peek at a dry sink I recently found at the Goodwill for $30 and gave a much needed makeover. I will do a post all about it soon, but in the meantime I couldn't help photographing it!

I am especially excited to put some potted plants on the front porch this being the first year that it is worthy of some. I just bought some big galvanized metal tubs that I think will be perfect for all of  my ivy that is longing to be planted.

 I am finishing up the dining room blog post and also this weeks inspiration post! Until next time friends and happy spring!

Weekly Inspiration ~ Sunshine

Hello and welcome to my very first "Weekly Inspiration"  post! Each week I will choose a different theme, this weeks is "Sunshine"! Enjoy!

February Finds

I wanted to share some recent finds that I am excited about with you guys. My sister just bought a house in the Ligonier, PA area so that has given me a whole new area of antique shops to explore! Some of them are literally walking distance from her house....that could be dangerous for me!

I made a stop at the Laughlintown, PA Antique Mall during my last stay at my sisters house. It is pretty small for an antique mall but definitely worth a stop because it is full to the brim with really good American primitives. More than ever lately I am drawn to very simplistic but beautifully crafted American antiques and this antique mall has so many. I found numerous goodies there one of them being the crock below in the middle. You guys know how much I love old crocks and this one seemed just perfect for my growing wooden spoon collection.

I also wanted to share with you these beautiful ironstone looking bowls that the Dollar Tree has right now. I bought a bunch and when I got them home I realized that you really can't tell that they aren't antique ironstone!

Another awesome recent find is this antique homespun towel that I bought at the thrift store for a dollar! I was soooo excited, I mean the weight and the weave on this...just beautiful.

The winter weather has definitely broke and I have been adding little touches of spring to the house here and there.

Another find that I was so excited to get at the Laughlintown Antique Mall was this antique homespun sheet. I have seen these before but they are usually out of my budget, this one was super affordable though and then was another 20% off! It is so incredibly soft and has the weight of a thin blanket so it is just perfect for our little crib seat. Millie loves to lay on here and calls it the "little bed". 

We also managed to do some picking while we were at my sisters and I got lots of goodies to sell at the spring Springfield, Ohio Antique Extravaganza!! I am going to be doing a post soon about why you need to go to this show!!

I am currently working on a dining room blog post and am also going to be starting a new weekly series entitled "Weekly Inspiration" in which I just show a series of pictures that will hopefully inspire you in some way! I hope you enjoyed seeing my new finds, I love having somebody to share them with!

***Please email me directly with any questions you may have as it is hard for me to answer questions through the comments section!