~THE BATHROOM MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE CONTINUES~

 NEW INSULATION INSTALLED

Last May (help me...WAS IT that LONG AGO???) I blogged about being totally excited about my guy and I starting the first phase of our second bath makeover!  I thought I knew ahead of time what we were in for because I figured once you've done one total bath redo (you can see what I'm talking about here!) you pretty much assume you know it all!  (Bah!  That "ass-u-me" gets me every single time).

 

 TOTALLY NEW SUBFLOOR

(Shower Will Be Here)

Anyway, I was soooo thrilled because after living nearly 18 years in our La Chaumière de Briarwood we would FINALLY be rid of the most hideous (and totally non-useful) bathroom in the entire state of Oklahoma!  That ugly, tiny, barely functional thing was original to our home, too!!  It was horrible from the get-go!

 FABULOUS VINTAGE FRENCH POCKET DOOR

In that Post which I called "The Ugliest Bathroom in America", I showed pictures of our teensy, tiny, 1970's era master bath (yes...I said master!) that is situated just off our bedroom...  Our PLAN was to have it finished by late summer and boy oh boy have we EVAH missed the mark!  Since the day the first chunk of sheet rock was removed the entire experience has been an 'in our face' project.  We've lived with tools everywhere, not to mention dust, drafts and just plain old stuff junking up what should be one of the most special places in our home.

NEW VENT

Well...I suppose that is what happens when you end up having a Spring, Summer and Fall crammed full and over-flowing with unexpected ISSUES!  MORE WORK and back-story planning that I can even say!  It's been OVERWHELMING to say the least!

NEW FAN and CODE LIGHTING

So...the actual WORK for our "Ugliest Bathroom in America Makeover" project was forced to take a backseat until we could wrap our brains around how we would proceed.  Now...I'm using the word "we" here because it makes me feel like I have a say in what's going on.  If the truth be told I totally took my hands off the entire thing and gave my hubbs permission to FIGURE IT OUT! :)

I'M LOVIN THIS PART

Somebody kill me PLEEZE!  I really have a hard time living in chaos and that is just what my guy and I have been experiencing for months and months.

 PAINT READY SINK and CABINET

(I'M WAITING FOR MY PAINT JOB MR. DeMille!)

The good news is this...  A few weeks ago we were able to once again return to the pesky project and after moving ALL the water pipes (the shower position is being changed) and having to change ALL the wiring, etc., my guy was finally able to get the new insulation installed, sub-floor completed, vents and overhead main light and fan installed and the 'I didn't think he could do it' vintage French Door refashioned into an amazingly fabulous Pocket Door.  I know it's hard to even figure out what's going on here but I promise to post more pics soon to you can see even more of the process.

I'm also over-moon happy my sink's cabinet will finally be painted this weekend.  "Cottage White" rules!  

Thanks for peeking in again today!  Don't forget about my Hanging Christmas Sachet Pillow GIVEAWAY that started yesterday!  Follow this LINK or check it out on my sidebar!

Love to you~

~VINTAGE CHRISTMAS GIRL SACHET...Another FREE Giveaway For You~

 ~ROMANTIC COTTAGE SACHET PILLOW~

GIVEAWAY NOVEMBER 17th - 30th

 

 I'm excited about my November 2010 GIVEAWAY and so appreciate you stopping by for a visit! 

I can't remember what I did last year for my November Giveaway but I'm 100% positive it wasn't anything like this Sachet Hanger!  This altered art design is new for this year and showcases the original (reproduced) artwork of Miss Frances Brundage!  Layered graphics include an oval frame accented with vintage roses, lace, a sweet bow in soft pink and vintage French Christmas music...

 ~SWEET LAYERED IMAGES~

This sweet little Hanging Sachet Pillow was made using a lovely new Damask in cottage white and includes flirty flounce of vintage crochet lace and vintage rayon ribbon in soft white.

 

 ~VINTAGE MILLINERY ROSES~

Nestled into the lower left corner you'll find a pretty sampling of vintage millinery flowers, loops of vintage French lace, vintage rayon and sheer mist ribbon and a silver heart charm...  Three vintage shell buttons accent to top right of the Sachet.

~ALL BUTTONED UP~

On the reverse side you'll find even more vintage shell buttons!  Yummo!

Tucked inside you'll find 100% real Lavender and enough fiber filling for good form.  Sweet smelling and totally feminine!  Retail Value is about $50 but for the purposes of this giveaway NO CASH VALUE is declared!

Now...would you like to win this little sweetie???  It's easy to enter the drawing!  Here's what you do:

BLOG GIVEAWAY BUTTON

1.  1st Entry:  Follow my blog.  You certainly don't have to do this but I would love it if you did!

2.  2nd Entry:  Leave a comment on THIS POST.  If you do not have a blog you MUST leave your email address on your comment.

3.  3rd Entry:  Do a Blog Post about THIS GIVEAWAY using the Blog Button above (left click to enlarge then right click and copy).  You must LINK back to this Post (you must let me know if you have done this.)

4.  4th Entry:  Place the Blog Giveaway Button on your sidebar with a comment about the Giveaway (you must also let me know if you have done this one, too!)

I hope you have fun playing along on this one!  The deadline to enter is midnight November 30, 2010. A winner will be chosen in a random drawing on or around December 1st, 2010 and announced soon after!

Thank you so much for all your kindness to me and for the great, supportive comments during this past year!

Love to you...

~MORE PINK ROSE TEA BAGS...and Giveaway, too!~

I shared with you yesterday that today my November Giveaway would begin...and it will, it will!  PINKY-PINK PROMISE!  I ended up having some unexpected errands to run this morning (exciting bathroom makeover stuff!), but... I'll be back early in the evening to unveil a sweet little pretty I'll be offering up to those of you who are interested in joining in the fun!

Yesterday I was in my studio putting the finishing touches on the Victorian Girl Altered Art Tea Bag Covers I've had in the works and I finally got them uploaded to my A Gathering Place Website last night.

 My fairly new camera is giving me FITS and because of the wasted time spent on taking scads of pictures (only to have them turn out crummy!) I'm seriously considering purchasing a camera I've had my eye on (eeek...and heart, too!) for quite awhile now (a Cannon EOS Rebel)...

That said...the quality of the pictures I'm showing you today are truly poor...sooo sorry!  I'm tired of whining about the issues with the camera (maybe it's the picture-taker!) and I'm close tossing it out...

Anyway...sometime later this afternoon I'll be retaking pictures of the new Christmas Tea Bag Covers that will be uploaded to my shoppe tomorrow...hope you'll check them out when you have time!

Of all the vintage images I love to work with nothing speaks to me more than the vintage artwork of Miss Frances Brundage.  Don't you just love her???  I like to think she's looking down upon us from heaven in total amazement and awe over the way her timeless paintings and works of art are being used more than 100 years after they were first offered to the public.

More later today!

Love to you...