Coastal Charm: 2011

Friday, December 30, 2011

Chalk It Up

I've been a busy bee just lately making chalkboards for my shop and it looks like I will continue this trend. I'm having a lot of luck with them, they sell as fast as I can make them...now that's a good thing. I'm trying to have a good variety of them...small...medium...extra large and even some window chalkboards. Yes...I'm taking old windows and adding some unique items to them for some one of a kind chalkboards. My first one went to my daughter and SIL as a Christmas gift...now let's take a look at what it looked like. Looking forward to making more of these next week, so please be sure to check back in to see what I do with them.
Happy to have you here,
Linda

Hope they enjoy writing
each other sweet messages!

                                A little rusty hardware and a
                              cute burlap wire flower=instant
                                            CHARM!!!!!

No wrapping paper needed!

Linking up to these fun parties...come join me!
Vintage Inspiration Friday
Potpourri Friday
Feathered Nest Friday
Home Sweet Home
Show and Tell Friday
Fridays Unfolded
Favorite Furniture 2011
Saturday Nite Special
Show and Tell Saturday
Anything Goes
Sunday Scoop
Sundays Best
Met Monday
DIY Showoff
Motivate Me Monday
Masterpiece Monday
Farmhouse Friday

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday No.94

Hello everyone...hope you all had an wonderful Christmas. Here at Coastal Charm all was great...spent the morning opening gifts...then on to church...next stop was our annual Christmas party at my moms house...finished the day with a trip driving around town and looking at all the beautiful Christmas lights...it's another family tradition that we all enjoy. Today Mary Claire and I will be hitting the stores early, I sure hope we find a lot of wonderful deals that I can share with everyone next week. This week I'm sharing a few links from last weeks party that caught my eye. If you have not entered my current GIVEAWAY...please be sure to enter it HERE!
Blessings,
Linda

$150 of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!!!

Charming Apron!!!

A cute soap dish and soap!

Jordan at The 2 Seasons

Cassie at Primitive and Proper

Angie at Knick of Time

Sherry at Pondered Primed Perfected

****Please everyone, follow these guidelines!****

1 Please make sure that you have put my NTT button or my blog name with a link on your post where it is easy for others to find it...the more people at the party...the more fun we will all have here. If you find that your link has been removed, it's because you have not done this.

2. This party is for sharing thrifty finds from garage sales, thrift stores, consignment shops, craigslist and even those awesome deals that you find at any retail store. Also you can share any thrifty DIY projects...love seeing what y'all can make on a dime!

3. Please go and visit the other participates and leave a comment about their treasures and thrifty ideas…this is what makes the PAR-TAY so much FUN and what a great way to meet new friends. I would love for you to add yourself as a follower if you haven't already and please let me know, I love to know when I have a new friend. I appreciate all your comments, they really make my day.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas Y'all

Oh my...only a few more days left before the BIG day...are you ready? Well...today I'm baking...making some special gifts for family members and so I guess I'm about ready. I do need to do a tad bit of house cleaning before we have company over on Friday night and if we are going to have any clean clothes, I better make a trip to the laundry room, maybe I'm not ready after all. I just remembered that I have only shared my mantel with y'all from my family room and I still have sooooo much more...are you up for a ton of pics? If so...grab some hot cocoa and take a look. If you have not enter my current giveaway...then click here...it's a biggie and you don't want to miss it. I would like to wish each and everyone of you...A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Blessings,
Linda

                             The look I went with this year in this
                               room was neutral/rustic and I was
                                very happy with the end results.

                            Using a lot of burlap...white...gold...
                             silver and creamy tones was what
                                          I went with.

A tad bit of glitter!

Mercury glass...cotton...starfish...
oh my!

                          My mason jar had a temporary item...keep
                                looking and you will see what the
                                          final item was.

Lovin' how my vintage gate looks here,
just might keep it here all year long!

A couple more new vintage items.

               This is something that you use to harvest honey...found it at
                                 barn sale in Franklin, TN....$2!!!!
                           I'm using my other one to hold earrings.

In two minutes, I had a burlap coffee

sack tree skirt!!!

My craft project this week...think I might
need to add some packages around it.

A touch of bronze.

                   Here it is...the final item! It's Mr. CC and I dancing
                        at our daughters wedding...oh how I LOVE
                                           this guy!!!!

                           These old mason jars
                                make charming
                                 picture frames!

                          In my last post...I was telling you how my
                          packages always match my trees...I wasn't
                                            kidding ladies!!

I wonder who is getting this darling
little girl ornament...any guesses?

Using a family vintage silver ornament from my MIL!

Another darling little ornament...now the tag gives
this one away!!!

Bright and FUN!!!

It so needed some packages!

Okay...now this cutie has MY

name on it...she said I saw

it in a gift shop and

hinted just a tad.

                             Linking up to some fun parties...
                             Vintage Inspiration Friday
                              Inspiration Friday
                              Home Sweet Home
                              Potpourri Friday
                              Feathered Nest Friday
                              Thrifty Things Friday
                              Show and Tell Friday
                              Saturday Nite Special

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Christmas In The Kitchen

Welcome everyone to my Christmas kitchen...I have it all ready for the holidays...now I just need to get cooking!!! Or maybe...Mr.CC needs to get cooking (just kidding), but he is the best cook in the house. I do plan on making some baked goods with Mary Claire this week...okay now what should we make? I will get my cookbooks out and some of my favorite magazines to see what I can find. Have you got all your sweets ready? I spent several hours on Sunday wrapping all the gifts, so now we have packages under all the trees. I think I drive my family crazy with how my packages match my trees...I just like the look of it...how about you...do you do this too? Come back tomorrow and I will share with you my matching trees and packages. Today I'm going to let the pictures do all the talkin'. Don't forget about my ANNIE SLOAN PAINT GIVEAWAY...click here to enter! Also NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY is still going strong...would love to have you join me there...click here to join the party.
                        Happy to have you come by, so leave me
                          a comment, then I will know that you
                                             were here,
                                                Linda