New Years Eve

My Fiance is taking me away for the weekend............my last New Years Eve as a single woman.........Happy New Year!

How Will You Spend Christmas Eve?

I will be spending Christmas Eve in church with my family .........I cant think of a better place to feel so close to God our Father who sent his Son to save me, a sinner, but redeemed by His grace.

Merry Christmas to all of my very very special blog sisters and loyal readers. May you enjoy time with your families this holy season.

God bless with love,

Debbie Kay

Spontaneous Antiquing.......

Me and my guy were running some errands over the weekend and managed to fit in a little peek into the new antique shop in town..............
I found some sweet treasures and we didn't spend more than $20.00.

I just loved this vintage (looking) match holder.........never seen one like this before. I think it was like $4.00. I had to get the milk glass ashtray.....just because!


I am totally "stuck" on Vintage Christmas items this year. I saw these little boxes of ornament hangers and for $1.75 I just couldn't say no. The ornament is not vintage but pretty none-the-less.

I love little white pieces like these. So sweet and so quaint, the little Wilton trivets were $2.00 a piece. I think I might paint them white.

Cute little pink basket that will be perfect for the "card and gift" table at my wedding. So vintage looking.

Hope you are all ready for the blessed Christmas holiday . I am thrilled to have my mother coming down to visit, I look forward to spending some time with her. God Bless and have a lovely week.

Debbie Kay

Just A Little Plant Stand.............

Hit The Salvation Army a couple weeks ago and found this sweet little stand. Let's just say I saw the potential.................

Oh yes the potential to be shabby-fabulicious!!!!!

The crystals are from Target's Christmas decor department. Cost me $1.00 a piece. I am such a happy girl!

Last weekend me and my sweetheart went and did a little antiquing. Found all of these adorable vintage ornaments in a little basket for $5.00

I have been drawn to the "Pinks" this year. Just like the traditional reds & greens of Christmas,I dont think they ever go out of style.

Have a good week,

Debbie

Poor Little Christmas Tree

Shoppin at the Goodwill the other day and this little guy was sitting on the floor................

Its sooooo cute in my kitchen now...........................

$1.99 made my day!

So much fun!!!!

Smiles,

Debbie

Swaps Are FUN!!!

Lookie what I got! My sweet friend Deb at Garage Sale Gal and I decided to do a swap and I had so much fun putting together some goodies for her. She went over-board with the swap love for me............take a look

She hit the nail on the head with this beauty................

A pretty hand-made card

I LOVE LOVE LOVE CUTE NOTE PADS!!!

Some adorable Vintage Christmas cards just topped it off. Thank you Deb for swapping with me and most of all, thank you for your friendship!

Hope you all had a good weekend, mine was great. Got to spend some alone time with my special guy. We meandered around a couple little antique shops and found some little treasures. I will share them in another post.

Blessings,

Debbie

Be Careful What You Ask For

Well you all know I am getting married next year. I asked my beloved about how we should configure the outdoor area for our guests to eat and drink and dance and celebrate with us in comfort and style. Comfort, yes that was and is the operative word here. He took style to an entirely different level.

Ok so he has this patio area in the backyard and I say to him " we will have to rent a bar/buffet for this area for the wedding".

Rent? He will have no part of it, thus the building began....................

This is what the patio looked like before.....................

Quaint yes but his vision was sooooo much bigger!

He measured, he sawed, he cut and he hammered............just sketched it out on a piece of paper and ran with it.

He worked on it for 4 weeks........................faithfully!


First time laying tile................No Problem!

Wait for it, wait for it...............................

Unbelievable!!!

He's a plumber, an electrician, and a carpenter all in one. I like to think of him as my own personal EVERYTHING!!!!



He gave me an entire built-in-outdoor kitchen. I was speechless!

Its more than I could have ever asked for...................Just Like Him!!!

So happy he is mine, Life is very very good.

Debbie

And The Winner Is....................

Mari from A Pocket Full Of Roses. So happy for you Mari! Please visit her blog if you havent already. She is so sweet and her posts are so beautiful.

Email me with your address Mari, I already have your basket of goodies all ready to be shipped off to you.

I am planning another give away before Christmas so please check back and as always, thank you to everyone for entering and thank you for visiting my blog.

Thankgiving Blessings,

Debbie Kay

A Very Thankful Giveaway

I have been out of touch with so many lovely friends I made since I started blogging and although I was MIA for a while, I still received emails and well-wishes from my loyal friends. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to have a little give-away. Just some treasures I have collected along the way that I would like to pass on to a blog friend and follower.

I have 2 little white bird candle holders, a sweet little green floral tea cup and a couple of vintage (looking) ornaments along with some little white picture frames that I added some of my artistic touches to.
I will add a few more things in the box so this is just a little teaser.

If you would like to enter my give-away, please leave me a comment. I will draw a name on Sunday November 21st. You can check my blog on Monday the 22nd to see who the winner is.

Thank you all for your friendships your ideas, your comments and for just stopping by to have a look around.

God Bless,

Debbie Kay

I WON a WONderful Giveaway....

Susan is sweet and she is talented, she is thoughtful and she is my new blog friend. Please stop by and visit her blog Art Of Mine. I won a beautiful silver bracelet and she lovingly included some hand made items to make me smile.

I was a very lucky winner to have won her give-away but I gained a new friendship and you cant put a price on that !!

Debbie Kay

Tipping The Scales...............

Been wanting a scale, a vintage scale to display on my kitchen counter. Ever notice when you are looking for something specific, it is impossible to find? Well this weekend changed all that.

This beauty was just sitting on the shelf waiting for me and screaming for the creative touch of my favorite guy.................

Armed with a can of brown spray paint, he was happy to oblige....................

Talk about turning trash into treasure!

The smile on my face actually hurt!!!

So pretty and so perfect for my kitchen counter. We went out to Riverside over the weekend and looked through a 35,000 square foot antique mall for one. Had to come all the way back to our home town to find it at the local antique mall. I was elated and my guy was so happy to help find that scale!

Maple might be nice for French Toast (syrup) lol but the minute I laid eyes on this, I knew it was destined to be white.

Drum roll please ..........................

Love it and love him! My sweetheart told me how much he enjoys helping me with all my treasure transformations. He makes me so happy!

I am working on a "Thanksgiving Give-Away" so please watch for my posting. I am putting together some treasures that I would like to pass on to my faithful blog visitors old and new alike.

Smiles..........

Debbie Kay

I'm A Follower.................

A Gracious Giveaway from Beatrice Banks.................

Go check out her blog & enter this very lovely giveaway.

Smiles,

Debbie

Quick Stop On The Way............

Made a quick stop at the Salvation Army the other day and much to my surprise, it was "half price day". Who knew? I didn't even know they did that. I scored these little treasures for less than $5.00! I just know that candlestick is probably going to see a can of spray paint......, I might put it in my guest bath and if so, it will have to stay dark......no frills in there.

Love these delicate little egg cups & saucer...........so primm & proper

Did I ever mention that I love milk glass? This urn was priced at $2 but half price is still my friend!!!

Now this is where I need your help my dear blogerettes. Does anybody have any idea what these are? There were like 20 of them there. Could they be for flatware?

Thank you for any assistance you can offer, I have no idea what purpose they serve but they are so pretty.

Thank you for visiting. Happy Fall!


Debbie

This N That

Received this festive mumm from my fiance's sister. Happen to be going to the Goodwill that day and found this adorable cherub pot for $.50 , it has a little chip in it, but that's what I love about thrift shop finds.

Soooo happy I made that stop.

Since my mother is not going to be with us for Thanksgiving, I wanted to send a little fall basket to her. I got inspiration from Becca from Bluebird Roses and. She made a beautiful basket for her mom who has been runnin around caring for a sick relative. Stop by and visit her beautiful blog, she is so creative.

I filled it with stuff I thought my mom might like; Pumpkin colored socks, Pumpkin Spice Handsoap, some festive and cheery dish towels and a copy of BHG magazine.

Finished it off with a little hand-written note to cheer her spirits...............hope she likes it!

Added a cute little harvest pillow to my ceramic pumpkins.

Well I am glad Halloween is over, I will enjoy my fall decor through Thanksgiving and then the big task of Christmas decorating begins.

Happy Monday,

Debbie Kay