8/31/09..ANOTHER TINY MAKEOVER..a tiny repost to correct LOTS OF THINGS...

" THIS is the hutch that Bill built....."

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I've told you before that he built the hutch top and used my vintage, harvest table as the base of this marvelous and much loved piece in my dining room. We bought the maple harvest table right after we married....way back in 1960.

Once the piece was finished, I covered it, every bit, with the BEST cottage RED....except the back.

He used off white paneling to back the hutch top and I have used it that way for several years...

let's see....how long HAS it been...about 8, I think.

My memory SO leaves a lot to be desired !! :(

I've changed the decor on my sweet, ole hutch many, MANY times but mostly stick with the

BLUE and WHITE vintage dishes.....

OH, YES...I was totally happy with my RED hutch...

UNTIL.........

I SAW THIS !!!
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bwaaaaaa....i NEED a rooster lamp in the worst way...

NO...THIS ISN'T MY LAMP....NOR MY HEARTS...NOR MY HUTCH...

THIS drop-dead gorgeous RED HUTCH with all that luscious BLUE AND WHITE
belongs to our sweet SHERRY over at EDIE MARIE'S ATTIC...

***********WELL...excuse the h** out of me but I made a HUGE blunder here...

Even tho I am sure SHERRY would LOVE this pretty red hutch, it actually belongs to our RHONDI over at ROSE COLORED GLASSES...

now, since this is my FIRST mistake, ever...I am totally unsure as to how it happened. One thing that comes to mind is A SENIOR MOMENT....and this is as good an excuse as I can come up with. In fact, I find myself using this very excuse for a LOT of things lately.......

HEY..... how come MY blue and white didn't look anywhere near THIS good ? What is the secret?? OOO...I see it....RED in the background !!!
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Now most of you might realize that I AM SUCH A COPY CAT...
I spend half my time stalking my favorite blogs....
the other half going for favorite LOOKS...
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Sooooo....having a stash of RED fabric, I got out my trusty measuring tape, thumb tacks and RED paint...
****RED paint to cover those white thumb tacks !!

I covered that white backing so fast, it made MR. SWEET'S head spin right off his body....
Being the deprived soul that I am...I haven't a pretty ROOSTER lamp to put in this spot....YET !!
This one with the little butterfly painted on it will have to do for now....
That little blue and white bell was found by Mr. Sweet at a flea market...he thought it matched my vintage, blue and white dishes and.....he was right.!
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There...that photo on your left...white backing...looks so washed out now.
How come no one told me how much better it would look RED ??
How did SHERRY know....and I didn't ??? ...am I slow..or what?

h**...THE reason SHERRY didn't know is 'cause IT'S NOT HER HUTCH, I tell you!!
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Someday, I might give that ole backing a fresh coat of this delicious RED paint....
in the meantime, while I have much more important things to do like...taking DEEDS fishing,
going to that zoo in that other town before winter sets in and they close it for the season...
hunting for a bright red bike that, next summer, the grand girls and I can RIDE....
IN THE MEANTIME...I'll just leave this red fabric in place....even tho it looks a little like BRICK from a distance...it's really not !! :O)
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I am just in awe at how much more these dishes POP against that RED.....
SHERRY knew....I didn't....now...I do !! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY....

*************IT'S NOT HER HUTCH !!!

Oh, yes...and I need a LARGER rooster and a rooster lamp, like SHERRY'S...
(I might be beginning to sound ungrateful for what I DO have...believe me, I am not!!)
(It's just that my middle name is WANT and I can't do anything about it !!)
********AND BESIDES ALL THAT...I REALLY WANT A LAMP AND ROOSTER LIKE RHONDI'S !!!

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A cuter lamp, a larger rooster, a few hearts and....
I'M GOOD TO GO !!
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thanks to you, Sherry, AKA RHONDI, for your great inspiration !
if you are mad at me for copying you...come on over here and knock me down...then we can sit down, have a cup of tea (I'll even let ya have your tea in that pretty teacup I won from you!!) AWWW, OK, RHONDI, you can have tea, too !!
and then we can
ADMIRE OUR RED HUTCHES......together !! (meaning RHONDI and me..don't even know if Sherry even HAS a red hutch!!)
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I am linking to the following WONDERFUL bloggers...and my thanks to all of them for the time and effort they put forth for us each and every week.

MET. MONDAY with SUSAN

BLUE MONDAY with SMILING SALLY

THRIFTY MONDAY with RHODA

RUBY RED TUESDAY with MARY

REDNESDAY with SUE

2ND TIME AROUND with DIANE

I am so working on my dining room..putting it through a little morph...I'll show it to ya just as soon as I get all finished. NOTHING MAJOR...just some of those little changes that can make a NEW WOMAN OUT OF YA !!

PINKNESS means CATE....

THANK YOU, sweet BEVERLY at HOW SWEET THE SOUND

for this amazing, weekly, beautiful PINK SATURDAY...

It has become such a part of our lives that we actually SEEK out PINKNESS now.

So many bloggers are standing by, waiting to show their pinks for you today.

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How thankful we all are for all the breast cancer...any cancer...survivors.

Please know that we are all praying for you to have continued success in the fight against this terrible disease.

I LOVE YOU ALL SO SO MUCH and stand in awe of your courage.....

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MY PINKNESS today is, once again,

OUR MISS CATE....

this adorable GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER

is now 4 months old....

GOOD GRIEF...how did 4 months get by so fast ??

O, my darlin' CATE...

if you get any cuter, I am pretty sure I can't stand it !!

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don't you adore all the cute expressions ?
I am in luv forever and ever with this sweetie-pie !
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hey..she's even cute when she's mad !!
.....and that first expression.......
makes me laugh out loud....!!

At 4 months, she is just starting her cereal...
is she still cute with it running out her mouth ??
YEP...she is still cute !!
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awhhh...here she is with her grandmother, Katherine aka KATHY....
in the boat...on the lake....and lookin' good in her life jacket...
and check out those little pink cheeks....ON both of them! I love it!!
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Oh, yes.....we all love you, MIZZ CATE...
you are bound to lead a very CHARMED LIFE....

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER...

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOO..

THE PARADE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN....

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AND...we are all coming together at..

BARB of BELLA VISTA ,

our charming and lovely host for this most fun blog party....
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She has beautiful ROOSTERS for YOU

and a long list of other players...

JUST can't WAIT to march their ROOSTERS , just for YOU to enjoy....

THIS speckled cutie- pie ROOSTER is leading the way for all the ROOSTERS here at SWEET NOTHINGS to the

"SHOW US YOUR ROOSTERS PARTY... "

Thanks so much, BARB, for giving us this chance to have so much fun with all our ROOSTERS..

I think EVERYone loves ROOSTERS...
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Here's one of my favorite ROOSTER plates...

could be because it has black and white polka dots on it...

and please notice the RED candle !!!!
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Mizz NANCY over at SOUTHERN LADY sent it to me. She saw it at a yard sale and since it's name is

SWEET NOTHINGS...she thought of me.

"Thank you so much for your sweetness, NANCY...

I just love my Sweet Nothings candle...

(don't ya'll think this photo would make a perfect header for my blog?...me, too!)

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FLOWER pots with roosters....

ROOSTERS, ROOSTERS EVERYWHERE !

A very dear friend gave these large and beautiful ROOSTER prints to me...

I just love them to pieces...

SHEILA.....can you love ROOSTER prints?

You bet your rooster feathers you can !!
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My ROOSTER weather vane keeps me knowing which direction I am going !!! ;>)

oops....too bad it doesn't have a "straight up from down"..!!
OR ..a "don't know if I'm comin' or going"..tee heee

I'm just getting giddy with all these ROOSTER feathers flying around here....

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I'm not even sure how I got started collecting ROOSTERS !!??
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This fine feathered friend stays beneath my feet while I work at my sink....

My favorite pair of ROOSTERS....a gift from son and daughter*in*law...

Glass ROOSTERS a gift from a sweet, sweet cousin...

An old, wooden, thrifted piece that I like a lot.....

He has always looked so proud, with his tail feathers stuck so high in the air....
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I can't tell if these are roosters or their girlfriends...

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ANYway, they wanted to be in this post so...here they are!
They look so BUG-eyed...like they are scared..

maybe they heard we're having FRIED chicken tonight !!!!!

HEN or ROOSTER ??
"It's" name HAS to be SASSY !!
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These cute SALT and PEPPERS belong with that beautiful platter mentioned above...
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EVERYBODY should have a BLUE and WHITE ROOSTER PLATE....don't ya think?
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O, MY....I have had such fun at this great party...
Feathers are flying ALL over BLOGLAND, so be sure not to miss a one !
THANKS so much for coming by to see me today...
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bwaaaaaa...
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LOVE to every one of you !

REPOSTED TO ADD THIS STORY:

once upon a time...a long, long time ago, a lot of us bloggers were on RATE MY SPACE, having such a good time. SOMEone, and I'm not naming names, said, "HEY..let's all post pictures of our ROOSTER collection." Now..you were SUPPOSED to post photos of your rooms...NOT your roosters so...a lot of nice ladies got a little mad at us sillies for playing with our roosters. We posted and posted...and our own NIKKI CRUMPET of BLAH BLAH BLAH BLOG so wanted to play the ROOSTER GAME but ...alas...she didn't have a rooster one !! Not even a baby chick....Not being one to "throw in the towel", she raced to her kitchen, flung open the freezer door and the next thing I knew, there, in bold color, FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE, was a photo of ....the prettiest FROZEN, CUT UP chicken you ever did see !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A LIGHTHEARTED AFFAIR....

My thanks, once again, to our sweet SUSAN, that goes to so much trouble to make sure we can all play with our dishes at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH..

Of course, I know you will want to go over to THE PORCH and see the eye candy that she offers up today.

There's always people standing in line to show us their tables, too....

Many thanks for coming by

SWEET NOTHINGS...

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TODAY I decided on a lighthearted tablescape....

celebrating the last stages of SUMMER......

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I love the watery blues and greens that so many are using right now. I actually would love to have a pretty shade of the palest aqua on my walls with snow white trim....ummm, sounds so good. But, I know ME well enough to know that I would REALLY just like to add more of the pretty color in accessories..and keep my creamy white walls.

I KNOW...I can start picking up things on sale in this delightful color...then, next Spring, add it to my living room. GOOD IDEA !!

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Yep...this is a cute, little gift bag that's holding the felt-like flowers.

I really like the little colored pompoms around the edge of the bag.

The Dollar Store....for both.

Of course, I just realized that maybe flowers and sea shells don't really go together...?

....here at Sweet Nothings, pretty much everything goes together..!
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Cutest little wooden fishy box..

for trinkets, I suppose....

DEEDS, the grand girl, might like this...
you know how many treasures a little seven year old darling can have.....let me see what I have around that I might tuck inside for a surprise...hmmmm??

Shells are all the rage. To tell the truth, I am not a shell person....nor a fish person,(unless, of course, I am catching them).... but sometimes, I find cute things that just seem to go with THE SEA theme..
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That fish there ?......a little bit scary....especially that mouth !! Is he saying, "grrrrrr"?
Cool watery aqua plates...THE DOLLAR TREE
The bowl that matched just right...THE DOLLAR TREE
In fact...MOST of it came from THE DOLLAR TREE...
and it was all a dollar each..
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The ceramic shell candle holder...THE DOLLAR TREE
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Egg shaped salt and pepper set came from Target..another item that doesn't really GO ...ahhh, but the colors are so pretty with it all...
and the vintage golden flatware, some from MOM and some from Ebay.
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I am loving those little bowls...I may go back for more. Just thought how cute they would be on WHITE plates, too...
GOOD GRIEF...I am totally running out of spots to stash all the cute dishes I've found...just since blogging. I am in DIRE need of a beautiful but simple PINE, olden, hand-rubbed finish, hutch. I've only been looking for IT for about 5 years...surely it is TIME.....















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After all that shopping and putting together a cute, summery, lighthearted table..

I was thirsty !

...and I LOVE ROOT BEER...especially in a float...no ice creme right now, tho, so let's settle for crushed ice and next time, I'll do a frosted MUG!!

I PROMISE !

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I so love all of you brave, strong, talented, kind-hearted and loving women and men.

You have all made my life so much fun...playing with dishes again...trying new recipes instead of all the OLD STANDBYS... trying new things in my decorating..believe me, my cottage has never looked so good.

Most of all, I know when I ask for prayers for my family and myself, you stand strong and send up the most POWERFUL tool you have...YOUR PRAYERS.

Thanks to all of you from the bottom of my heart...

bj