Breadboard Winner

First I want to tell you how much I enjoyed reading about all of your wonderful Fall memories and traditions.  It's such a blessing to be able to take a trip down memory lane and remember special times with our loved ones.  Thank you for leaving such lovely comments.  :)

Random number generator selected comment number 41 as the winner of the breadboards:

Cathey IhmsThu Oct 17, 09:03:00 AM CDT

What a sweet way to remember your father! I love the pictures of him, and I assume that's you in the one!
My favorite fall tradition is chili and frito pie! The very first day in fall when the temperature drops and it's actually chilly, we all proclaim that "it's chili weather!" We make up a batch of chili and turn most of it into frito pie. It's been something my family has done since I was a little girl, and something I still do to this day. And now I want frito pie...

Thank you, Cathey!  Please email your contact info to ourvintagehomelove@gmail.com so I can get these in the mail to you!

On another note, we are getting ready to start a big project in our kitchen:  new butcherblock countertops and a subway tile backsplash!  I can't wait!

Giveaway

In honor of Spring Forward Weekend, 

hop (get it?) on over to our Facebook page for our latest giveaway!

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Inexpensive Window Treatments and a Giveaway

Hello!  Because I tend to get tired of things quickly and because our wood blinds had been on the windows the entire 5 years that we've lived here, I decided to change up our kitchen window treatments.  I came across this photo and have been drooling over it ever since.  So, I thought I'd give it a try.  I picked up some coffee bean sacks at my local farm supply store and got to work.  It took all of 5 minutes.

I'm so happy with the result and it was so stinkin' easy!  How great was it that the coffee sacks fit the width of the window perfectly.  All I did was attach them to the inside of the window trim with screws, bunch up the fabric and tie it with hemp twine that I already had.  Simple and cheap!

Obviously, this part is just for looks and I needed something for privacy on the lower half of the window.  So, I found some corresponding inexpensive fabric that looked like some kind of faux linen, $3 per yard, and sewed some cute little cafe curtains to pull at night.  I already had the little cafe rods that I purchased from Lowes years ago.   You can't really tell from the photos but the two textures together are wonderful.

Love it!  It's something small that makes me smile every time I walk into the kitchen.  And because I picked up some extra coffee sacks, I thought it would be fun to share two sets with two readers that would like to do the same, or something different!

There are two of these.......measuring 26 1/2 inches x 40 inches.

And two of these.......same measurements.  To enter, just leave a comment!  Two winners will be randomly selected and announced on Saturday morning, October 15.  Comments will be closed Friday night, October 14.


Have a great day!!

Bread Board Set Winner

Happy Saturday everyone!  The winner of the walnut bread board set chosen by the random number generator is:

mrsj who's comment was "Beautiful!!!" 

Congratulations!  Email me your address info via the Contact page!


Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

A Fun Pillow and a Giveaway

I'm a little bit pillow crazy, probably because I can't walk away from pretty fabrics.  I love sewing them and changing them up all the time.  And they're an inexpensive way to change the look of a room.  I've been making different variations of this X pillow for years and thought it would be fun to make a burlap version.

I covered the button in the center with the striped portion of an authentic vintage grain sack I bought at a flea market.  The front is burlap, while the back and the X are canvas.  The pillow measures 18 inches x 18 inches.  Here is a view of the back.

It's fun, happy and makes me smile!  Soooooo, I've decided to give 1 away to one of you with the hope that it makes you smile, too.  I feel so blessed to have so many of you following my blog and leaving such nice comments and emails that I thought this would be a fun way to show my appreciation.  If you're interested in having this pretty pillow, all you have to do is leave a comment below and a winner will be randomly selected on Sunday, July 10 and I will announce it in Monday morning's (July 11) post.  

Have a happy day!

Update:  I'm hearing there have been some problems with commenting on Blogger.  If you are having trouble leaving a comment and are interested in putting your name in the hat for the pillow giveaway, send me an email at the address provided on the Contact page.  I'm so sorry for any trouble any of you have possibly had trying to leave a comment.

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