Laundry room re-do

We just finished our laundry/mudroom re-do!

Come and take a peek

Here are a few before pictures

I taped off and painted the stripes a shade darker then the walls
{hubby said "I just want you to know I totally protest this"}
{He didn't want to get stuck helping me}
but he did! :-)

Remember this from my last post?
The old dresser drawer front!

Hubby added molding to the sides to cover the dove tail edges,
I painted it, shabbied it up a little bit, added 2 vintage glass door knobs, and cast iron hooks.
Now it is a great looking coat rack
I love it!

Cute little vignette....
the chippy vintage molding piece I purchased from Holly Abston awhile ago!
I added a glass knob and turned it into a hanger, love the chippy vintage frame and baby dress hanging from the drip dry hanger!

This door leads to the small guest bath!

sorry for the bad lighting...it was dark n rainy and I had to use the over head light!

The border was a last minute purchase from ebay!
I planned to use the same border I used in the front room {since they open to each other} but didn't have enough so I got on ebay searching for something to coordinate! I like it!

Got these jars from Wal-Mart.... attached vintage laundry pictures on the fronts to hold dryer sheets, powdered oxy and clothes pegs.
{click pic to enlarge}

There are 3 doors and an entry in this small room!

Thank you for visiting!
Until Next time!

XXOOXXOO
Dolly

A Teaser

Sorry I have been away for awhile.
I miss you guys so much.....

We are working on many projects....
Around the house

Here is a teaser
Guess what this will be!

Hugz and Blessings
Until next time
Dolly

He lights up my life....

We had friends downstate who were antique dealers,
They sold there home and moved to Florida!
A younger couple had bought their home and took down all the light fixtures
{they didn't want that "old junk" in their home}
They had a yard sale and had all the light fixtures marked $2.00 each!
I said ,before I even got close to them "I'll take them all!"
Everyone at the sale looked at me like I was nuts I had'nt even gotten close enough to look at them yet!!!!
I know a deal when I see one!

This is the before of just one of the light fixtures

This is the after...
hubby hung it in the "Princess suite" for me!
We have lived here for 6 years and I have been bugging him to hang all those vintage lights for me... finally one went up yesterday!
I have 3 more similar to this one and 6 chandeliers {yes 6}
I want one in every room! :-)

Have a blessed day
Hugz,
Dolly

The winners are......

First I'd like to thank all of you for visiting and entering my fun pumpkins give away!
I loved reading all your comments and I had 49 of you wonderful gals choose to follow my blog!
A special thank you to those who posted about my give away on their blogs!
Thank you that means a lot to me!

The winner for the red set of pumpkins' is......
Debbie @ Theres an angel on my front porch!

And the lucky winner of the pink set of pumpkins is.....
Karen @ Somedays are diamonds

Thank you both for your sweet comments and for becoming followers!
Please send me your address' so I can get your pumpkins off to you!

Happy hauntings,
Hugz
Dolly

Happy PINK Saturday

Thank you for coming by to visit on this beautiful PINK saturday!
This week I have been cleaning and foo fooing the princess suite!
{it's our guest room}
We call it the princess suite because I want my mum, daughters, granddaughters and girl friends to feel like a princess when they come to stay!
Come on in and take a look around!
{it is not quite finished but you get the idea}

I want to re-do that lamp shade...... when I find the right fabric!

I painted that rose trellis plate many many years ago!

This sign was purchased from one of my favorite sign painters on ebay!

I bought these scrolly metal thingys for the windows! I thought they'd be cute but I am not sure.... still not happy with them!

I painted the twin beds and added the chenille spreads
but I really want to go to Home goods to find pink quilts!
{can you tell I love Besse Peases' art}

Are'nt these the sweetest lil baby shoes? I love them
An antique boutique find!

We all agree ...... A girl can never have too many pillows .... Right?
Most of mine came from my wonderful sister Suzy....
she takes such pride in her work and her sewing is beyond perfect!
Want to get a pillow or two for your self?
Click here to visit her boutique and see what she has
or ask her to create a pillow that will make your heart melt!

I have this pet peeve about putting furniture in front of windows... it drives me nutso!
In this room I had no choice.
I pulled the curtains back...
I love the windows uncovered even in the winter,
hung a vintage lace tablecloth on a rod on the bottom half of the window...
I haven't been outside to see what it looks like from out there yet!
but I need some suggestions ladies!
I trust your judgment and would love to hear your ideas!
What do I do to not see the back of the headboard from outside
but not block the whole window!
HELP!!!!! :-)

I hope you enjoyed your visit..... if you need to see more PINK read my previous posts...
I think I have been on a PINK roll lately!

Also visit Beverly at how sweet the sound for more gals showing their PINK!
Click here to sign up for my give away!

~Blessings ~ Dolly

October Give Away

The give away is officially closed...
I will reviel the winner this evening!
Thank you to all who entered.....
and to all whom posted my give away on your blogs!

I am joining Cindy at My Romantic Home for her monthly give away!
Be sure to visit Cindys blog to enter her give away and all of the other give aways listed!

Here is the scoop.....
Leaveing a comment enters your name once....
Becoming a follower enters your name twice...
Blog about my give away enters your name 3 times....
Someone lets me know they saw my give away on your blog
your name gets 3 more enterys!
{do let me know if you are a follower, and post this on your blog to be sure your name goes in the hat 5 more times}

The winner chooses which set of pumpkins they'd like...
the pink set or the red set!

Good luck everyone!
Hugz,
Dolly

P.S. we will be drawing the lucky winner monday October 19th

Its PINK

Gwendolyn is hosting a breast cancer awareness give away for this beautiful PINK bracelet that she made!
Isn't it wonderful?
:-) I want it :-)
If you would like a chance to win
visit her blog A Charming Home and leave a comment!

Hugz,
Dolly

It's PINK

Welcome to another rendition of our dear hostess Beverly
famous "PINK SATURDAY"

As you can see we do not do traditional halloween colors in the dinning room...
It's Halloween with a shabby chic twist!
A huge white pumpkin with a rhinestone tiara and pink boa, accompanied by two spider pumkinettes with pink polka dots and a gingham bow!

One of my favorite signs and plates!

Many thanks to Beverly for hosting such a fun event.....
Thank you for visiting me on Pink Saturday!
Be sure to visit all the other Pink Saturday gals found here!

These are the last 2 cup cake boxes left in my Etsy

Have a wonderful weekend!
Hugz and Blessings,
Dolly

Who wants a cup cake?

Hey girls I have been a busy lil bee!
I painted some real cuties and listed them in my Etsy

SOLD.... many thanks Cathy

SOLD.... many Thanks Marydon

www.cherryheartboutique.etsy.com

It's not too early to start your Christmas shopping! :-)

Hugz,
Dolly

Happy Friday

Happy friday to the best bunch of girlfriends a girl could wish for!
You girls mean the world to me!

Hugz n Blessings,
Dolly

We be jammin'

Mmmmm..... yummy!
Fresh and juicy!

I canned peach jam.....
Some for gifts and lots to eat!

I hope your day is just peachy! :-)

XO
Dolly

Pooh

May all your wanderings be memorable ones!

XXOO
Dolly

Happy Pink Saturday

This is my first post for The Pink Saturday Party with Beverly @ How sweet the sound.
Hubby, daughter and I took a spontaneous mini vacation 2 weeks ago.
Here are a few Pink goodies we saw along the way!

Dont't you love this pink stained glass.
It's above a door way in a cute lil shop in Holland Michigan!

A Pink sign...... tooo cute!
Let's all go to the Smooch beauty boutique for a make over!

I bet you are thinking OHHHHHHH I want that!
Me too...... how darn cute is this lil french cafe set!
I want it I want it I want it!
This was in Shishewanna Indianna .
{I am still dreaming about this lil set}

And for all you kitty lovin gals...
I will be painting more of these precious lil whiskers, in PINK of course!
Don't you love it?
Every house needs a pink kitty!

Thank you for stopping by to visit me on Pink Saturday!
Be sure to visit all the other Pink Saturday gals!
Have a blessed weekend,
Cherry Pink Hugz,
Dolly

My Mum

My mum, my best friend...
You are my angel,
You have guided me,
you held my hand,
you comforted me through the tough times,
you taught me right from wrong!
You have been my inspiration and my hero.
You have a heart of gold and always see the best in everyone you meet!
I wish the world had more people like you in it.
You let me spread my wings and stood proud beside me.
I am very blessed to have you in my life!
A girl could not ask for a better mother or grandmother for her children!
I love you to the moon and back mum,
with all my heart!
Happy 77th birthday!!!
Hugz and Kisses

Blessings

Its daddy daughter night so I am
eatting alone tonight!
The bonus..... I getting some much needed "ME" time!

May God fill your life with many blessings!
XOXO

Summer fun

Summer seems to be flying by!
I have been super busy trying to get to the bottom of my "Honey Do" list!
And spending my days with these two
little angels!
What fun we are having watching them grow and learn and explore!

Hope you are enjoying your summer too!

XXOO

What Namma says goes......

My Namma says I am an angel all the time.....
Momma says only when I am sleeping!
What Namma says goes

Enjoy your day
XXOO

I am in love with another man

This Lil man has stolen my heart!
I am so in love with him!

XOXO

Grampas' Lil Buddy

Pa and Lil Guy!

Have a wonderful weekend girls!

XOXO

hooray for the red white n blue

Yep......
It is okay to eat dessert first!

Have a great 4th of July weekend!

XOXO

Smiles

Say Cheeeeeese

XOXO

Pardon me

While I show off my precious grandbabies

Maddie cakes just turned one on saturday

Maddie cakes and her big brother

Maddie, Lil Guy and Coral Lynn

Miss Emma and her big brother Ty

Cameron is as precious as can be and such a good baby!
Being a gramma is the bestest!
XOXO

UGH....

Last week was the worst week of my life!
I was sooooo sick!
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I could not get out of bed, I slept for 3 days, I didn't even have the strength to lift my head.
Thursday hubby came in and I was hunched over looking pretty bad, he felt my arm and said I was in fire!
He proceeded to wrap ice cold cloths all over my body while I complained the whole time.
My fever finally broke and we rushed to the doctor.
I got a shot of antibiotics and a script and by sunday I was back to normal!
Well as normal as I can be! te-hee
I never want to go thru that ever again!
I think my immune system is outta wack..... it seems like whenever I get with crowds of people I catch some virus or something!
Any suggestions for building my immune system?

I have missed you all so much!
I hope you are having a great week!

P.S. thank you for the emails and bloggy love while I was in bed!
XXOO
Dolly

Michael Jackson...we will miss you

Its a very sad day here at Cherry Cottage.
We are mourning the loss of a great man, a super star,
The KING OF POP.
Michael Jackson!
We are 3 generation MJ fans.
It started with me..... taping every poster and snippet of The Jackson Five from the teen beat and tiger magazines all over my bedroom walls in the 70s.
I remember my friends and I swinging on the swings singing their songs as loud as we could!
Then in the 90s our oldest daughter started her love for MJ...
she still has the MJ doll santa bought her one christmas morning!
Our youngest daughter continued the MJ love and started collecting all of his Vinyls and cds.
When the news of his death reached our cottage tears were shed but when her best friend called it turned into a cry fest!
They have both been in love with Michael since they were in middle school and to this day wore his pins and listened to his music!
We will miss you Michael......
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and children!

XOXO

Things that make me smile

Chinese peony blossom

Delicate purple columbine

Purple polka dot mushrooms

Star of bethleham flowers

Poppy bud waiting to burst open

White columbine dancing in the breeze

This beautiful finch dinning at my feeder

and Mrs. Turtle
te-hee...... she looks grouchy doesn't she?
maybe she is camera shy!

I hope you find simple things in your life that make you smile today!
God Bless,
Dolly

Everything looks different

In Black and White

Poppys

Siberian Iris

Poppy just about to open

Have a GREAT weekend!
Are you doing anything exciting?

XOXO Dolly

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day....

Smiles,
Dolly

Missing you

Hello sweetpeas,
I am so sorry I have not been to visit you or reply to your comments!
My computer has being a brat again!

I am working on getting back on line again soon!

Talk soon
XO

Happy Birthday Cameron

May 29th 2009 at 7:48 pm a prince was born.
Let me introduce to you my sixth grandbaby....
3rd grandson
Mr. Cameron

{before his bath}

8 pounds
3 ounces
20 inches long

{after his bath}

{meeting his momma for the first time}
It was an emergency C-section due to Camerons' heart rate decreasing with each contraction!
This was a new experience for me....
I had been with our daughter for each delivery but this was my first C-Section experience!
The miracle of birth is very intense and exciting!
I am very blessed to have been in the room thru the whole delivery and with Cameron during his first bath and meeting his momma for the first time!
Both baby and momma are doing great!

Hugz n Blessings,
Dolly

Hang out the welcome sign

Oh it really does feel good to be home....
I took some pictures of what awaited us when we returned home!
{Nope I am not showing you the grass that was knee high and how the house looked abandoned}
These are the pretties that welcomed us with opened arms.

God is an awesome artist...
I am so blessed to be surrounded by such beauty and to have a home that reaches out and hugz me when I am feeling homesick!

Thank you all for your emails and very sweet comments!
Gods Blessings to each and every one of you my sweet dear friends!
XXOO
Dolly

God rest your soul

Mom in law went to heaven this morning at 11:30.
Rest in peace mom.

Let's have fun

Miss Emma came to spend the day with Namma.

We made cupcakes
{check out the cute apron}

This batter is perfect Namma

Are they done yet.... Are they done yet?????
Waiting waiting waiting.......

MMMMmmm cream cheese frosting with a touch of lemon added..
I love lickin the beaters

Miss Emma loves to play with Pas' keyboard

Can we have a tea party Namma?

Won't you join us for tea and cupcakes

..... YUMMY .....

Guess how many cupcakes we ate!

XOXO,
Dolly

Look at me

I am jumping for joy at the thought of spending the day at the doctors office!
Oyyyyyyy.....
But I will look on the bright side.......

I get to spend the day with Miss Emma.
Emma and Namma sit in the waiting while momma sees the baby doctor.
We read books, sing ABCs and count our fingers....
And if we go shopping....
{see photo above}
we must try on every necklace and bracelet, then we try on every hat and sunglasses!

What are you doing today?
XOXO