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28 July, 2014

Please Join Me for The Scoop #129

Hi everyone! It's time for another edition of The Scoop! Here, it's been a busy week since lots of rain has kept me inside to work on my projects. I shared my tips on decorating with Country French fabrics, along with my Country French design group. Be sure to check out all of the wonderful inspiration from my fellow francophiles, too!

And in another frenchy project, I showed you how I made my Parisian architecture candle wraps...easy and inexpensive, with all the graphics included...plus some tips on aging paper.

Now...let's see what you have been up to this week!

WELCOME BACK TO THE SCOOP!

We are 
Yvonne from StoneGable 
Suzy from Worthing Court 

Our host this week is... 




Hello, friends! So glad you are joining us this week! 

There are so many changes going on at StoneGable right now! I am in the process of switching to Wordpress and my blog is being redesigned! Very exciting... and very nerve wracking! I can't wait to get my blog going again later this week. It will be all shiny and new and improved! 

Do you like farmhouse style as much as I do? Here's 10 ELEMENTS OF A FARMHOUSE KITCHEN. Lots of easy ideas and ways to get that "farmhouse" look!

I hope you will take a look!


Now let's PARTY!!!

 There were over 300 fabulously creative posts shared last week... here's just a small sampling...

Cristina at REMODELANDO LA CASA revealed her darling RED AND WHITE GUEST ROOM! Such a cheeky and cheery room!!!!



I love love love Toile and Heather's blog! Look at this gorgeous SETEE MAKEOVER at THE HEATHERED NEST!



Look at this yummy FRENCH CHERRY CAFLOUTI. This beautiful confection came from Christine at A SPRINKLE OF THIS AND THAT.



Mindi from MY LOVE 2 CREATE shared her easy to make and very fun PAINTED BURLAP SIGN



Open shelving is very popular right now! Coleen at LEMON THISTLE showed us how to make these IKEA INSPIRED OPEN SHELVES. I've gotta try this!!!

DIY Open Shelving - Ikea hack - lemonthistle.com

Now...let's see what you have to show us this week!
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27 July, 2014

Decorating with Country French Fabrics

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French FabricsI’m excited to join our Country French Design group for our monthly share…and this time it’s all about fabrics!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Couleurs de ProvenceAnd when I think about French fabrics, my mind always goes straight to my favorite corner of France…sunny Provence! It’s a colorful region with boxes full of fresh fruit and vegetables at the local market, fields of sunflowers against bright blue skies, stacks of tablecloths in traditional Provençal fabrics in the shop windows and blue shutters framing old farmhouse windows with curious cats.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French Fabrics So it will be of no surprise to you that some of my favorite things are sky blue and sunny yellow, like this wonderful Provençal tablecloth…a wedding present from a sweet friend…perfect back drop for a hand thrown blue pottery bowl filled with lemons!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French FabricsAnd if you have seen my breakfast area, you already know that you’ll find more blue and yellow there, including the Provençal print table square, a souvenir from my visit the village of Fontaine de Vaucluse, and a French fabric bread basket…believe it or not, a Goodwill find from several years ago!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French Fabrics But my favorite French fabric is toile! In fact, you will find it in three rooms of my house! Perhaps my favorite is the Country French dining room, where blue and cream toile drapes are paired with my favorite transferware plates!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French Fabrics There is more toile in the master bedroom…this time in restful shades of soft pinks and greens on the drapes…

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French Fabrics …and more muted pink on the matelassé coverlet, mixed with contrasting dark woods and a few vintage pieces and antiques.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French Fabrics You will also find toile in my guest room…this time in black and cream and layered with windowpane checks and ticking…but with one change…

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French FabricsOn the bed you will find more black and cream ticking paired with transfers of vintage Camembert labels to create French inspired throw pillows. You will find links to the tutorials for making the pillows here.

The Staff The staff says this is their favorite room…a cozy place to sneak a little cat nap!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French FabricsBut French fabrics don’t have to be all about drapes and quilts! They can be table linens, too…however, that can be expensive! So I have found a way to create copies for a song…like these DIY no-sew monogrammed tea towels that started out as  79 cent IKEA dish towels!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT DIY French Silverware SleeveHere’s another one of my favorite ways to add frenchiness to textile projects…just add something in French! My vintage-look silverware sleeve, including the frenchy graphics, can be found here.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT French Farmhouse Numbered Napkins Or add a few numbers surrounded by a vintage French wreath and voilà…French farmhouse numbered napkins!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French FabricsMy Bon Appétit tea towels show that a little phrase in French can turn inexpensive flour sack towels into unusual napkins for your guests…lots of impact for not much money! The free graphic is included in the tutorial.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Decorating with Country French Fabrics And don’t forget to layer! Here are my linen hand towels serving as over-sized napkins and paired with my ruffled grain sack table runner! As Charles Faudree said…too much is never enough!
 
And just in case you missed any of my posts on previous topics, here they are…

COUNTRY FRENCH DESIGN BUTTON
Please be sure to head on over and visit these beautiful blogs for some inspirational ideas and fun ways to use French fabrics in your decor!



Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing my ideas for decorating with French fabrics! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants. 
Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for the Show and Share Party , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Inspire Me Monday, Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays ,   French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday
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23 July, 2014

Parisian Architecture {Aged Paper} Candle Wraps

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Parisian Architecture {Aged Paper} Candle WrapsI have a new project to share with you today using one of my favorite techniques…aging paper…to create vintage-look candle wraps. I love the way candle wraps can spiff up your old pillar candles and allow you to introduce a little theme to your vignettes!

Ozzie Here, we have had almost a week of rain with more to come, so my scheduled co-host for today…our CEO Miss Ozzie…is taking advantage of a little bit of sunshine for a short nap. Since she’s no spring chicken, I’m opting to let her snooze. :-)

I knew this would be my next project as soon as I saw these wonderful engravings of the elevations of several Parisian monuments that date from the 1600s…beautiful! You may find out more by clicking on the titles below each of them.




CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Parisian Architecture {Aged Paper} Candle Wraps Here’s what you will do:
  1. Print each of the graphics at 8x10 size. I always use Photoscape, a free download, so that I can choose the size of my print-outs. You will find other sizes on the links under each of the photos if you wish.
  2. Cut the graphics to a size that will fit your candles. You may want to allow a margin on the top and bottom.
  3. Follow the directions that you will find here to age your paper.
  4. Once they are dry, you can wrap them around your candles and attach with a bit on Elmer’s Glue on the overlap.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Parisian Architecture {Aged Paper} Prints Another option is to print them at 8x10 size, age them according to the directions found here and frame them!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Parisian Architecture {Aged Paper} Candle Wraps Here’s a final peek. I love the way the aging process gives the paper a vintage look!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Vintage Book Bundle And just in case you would like to know how to create the vintage book bundle that you see in the photos, you will find the directions here, including graphics for the antique Paris postcards that you can print for your projects.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Aged Paper Frenchy Candle Wraps And here is perhaps my favorite project using aged paper…my frenchy numbered candle wraps

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Aged Paper Frenchy Candle Wraps …as well as my French fairy tale book covers that transform old paperbacks into vintage-look décor! There are free graphics for Puss-in-Boots and Little Red Riding Hood...in French, of course!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing my aged paper candle wraps! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants. 
Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for the Show and Share Party , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Inspire Me Monday, Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays ,   French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday
See you next time! À la prochaine!

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