Spring Retail Therapy. . .

Once all the Christmas decor is packed neatly away On Crooked Creek,
it's time for some retail therapy! Spring Retail Therapy!

First,
I removed the faux pine boughs and pine cones from my wall sconces.
Needing something fresh to place within my wrought iron wall sconces,
I made a trip to the 50% off floral $ale @ Hobby Lobby!

I found these faux silk white flora which remind me of dogwood blossoms!
Combined with the faux green budding branches and the blue bramble berries,
I was thrilled with how this arrangement compliments one of my favorite prints from Home Interiors.

Look closely at the Wintry Forest Scene of the Home Interior print.
This print contains 5 'hidden' wolves faces. Do you see one through the glass?
Isn't that the cutest black 'button nose' e v e r?

Previously,
I had brown velvet with lace ribbon rosettes in lumbar pillows on my velvet chairs.

I am loving all the texture, pattern and the subtle chambray blue hue
in the design style of these two matching lumbar pillows found at my local Target!

New flora and new lumbar pillows were just the refreshment my Living Room

On Crooked Creek needed to bring about my personal desires and taste.

Also,
on my shopping list. . .white tulips!

All I can say,
is that I am obsessed with the loveliness of this hue for tulips in 2020!

Bringing about a few Spring changes to On Crooked Creek's
Entertainment Center is all about my love for birds!

Atop the Entertainment,
I borrowed my two green pottery urns from the Family Room
and paired them with a flora bird's nest stem and mourning doves.

The mourning doves are perched atop some cherry branches
"Mr. Ed" cut in the Autumn of 2019. I had him glue white felt to the bottoms
of the branches so that when I place them on our furniture, they don't scratch.

Next,
I tucked in a few bird's nest and added a new flora wreath for softness
and texture within the Entertainment Center.

Also, within On Crooked Creek's Entertainment Center, rests my stereo.
I l o v e listening to Classical Instrumental Music throughout my day!

But,
I despise those h u g e silver and black speakers that set within the open shelf !

Oh, my. . .
it was pure joy when I found the perfect size and design corbels
at The Vintage Rhinestone owned by my friend, Sherry Edson Smith!
These corbels are something I've been 'on~the~hunt' for quite some time!

On Crooked Creek,
it was definitely time for some retail therapy! 

Spring flora. . .

                    Spring lumbar pillows. . .

  

Spring white tulips. . .

                            faux Spring wreath. . .and

                                                                                        corbels!

Ah~h~h,
Spring Retail Therapy!





Until next time. . .
                          Pat

Touches of Green . . .

Touches of  green are popping up On Crooked Creek!

This past week,
"Mr. Ed" informed me that the Shasta Daisies are poking through
in On Crooked Creek's Heirloom Garden on the South.

Following Mother Nature's lead,
I, too, added some touches of green to the built~in china cabinet.

I have always loved my Bordallo Pinheiro collected dinnerware pieces.
Placing them within On Crooked Creek's Dining Room built~in cabinet
is a perfect placement for my daily enjoyment.

Since the editing of many of my vintage dishes,
the cabbage pattern with the brown rim remains one of my most favorite.

The subtle hues within my Willow Tree Angel 
is a lovely compliment to my Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage bowls.

The subtle vintage green depression ware oval platter
adds a soft layering touch and enhances the wrought iron wings on the Angel.

Not, in the traditional cabbage pattern, but Bordallo Pinheiro just the same,
are these morning glory pattern cups and saucers.

Although the dessert/salad plate has the same brown rim as my cabbage plates,
the design is somewhat different with a motif of grapevines and leaves.

To vary the height within On Crooked Creek's Dining Room built~in china cabinet,
I added a Majolica lidded Cauliflower Teapot , my Homer Laughlin ironstone
lidded sugar bowl and a green depression ware cake stand.

Two Bordallo Pinheiro water pitchers of varying patterns

and a vintage lidded petite soup tureen are placed on the bottom shelf.

Visually pleasing to the eye are the creamy ivory, bits of brown
and touches of green reflect my personal desires and taste.

One of my more recent finds is this green vaseline  lidded candy dish.

This trio of petite vintage green books,
with gold lettering on the spine, adds interest.

My oversized Bordallo Pinheiro platter fills the space in the open shelf
of the built~in cabinet and provides a cohesive backdrop
for the Homer Laughlin ironstone soup bowls and dinner plates.

Every afternoon On Crooked Creek, I stop for a 'cup 'o tea'.
Serving tea time using my vintage silver teapot
makes the Winter Chill more bearable.

Hot soup and hot tea will keep "Mr. Ed" and I warm
throughout our 1970's Ranch Style Home On Crooked Creek
while we wait out this last month of Winter for 2020.

In the meanwhile,
I'll continue adding touches of  green!

Until next time. . .
                      Pat