~ALWAYS KISS ME GOODNIGHT PILLOW GIVEAWAY REMINDER~

Just a quick little post today to remind you that my

ALWAYS KISS ME GOODNIGHT 

PILLOW GIVEAWAY

Ends on June 25th at MIDNIGHT!

Click HERE to enter the drawing for a pretty little keepsake pillow from my A Gathering Place Website!

Tomorrow I'll be back to show you a couple more vintage finds that have undergone a bit of cottage chic transformation!  Can't wait to show you what's new!

Have an awesome Hump-Day!

Love to you...

~SIMPLY LOVING WHITE~

 ~INCREDIBLE VINTAGE HOTEL CABINET~

Most of us who love a softer color pallet know that as a neutral, white flourishes with any color.

 ~PERFECT FOR HOLDING VINTAGE LACE~

I've loved decorating with whites for a very long time now and for the past couple of months have been working behind the scenes on my own studio.  More and more I'm scaling back my pink (don't freak...I STILL love it and always will!), opting instead to continue using it as primarily an accent color!

 

~GREAT FIND FOR $25.00~

I painted my studio walls out from their pale muted pink to my favorite Cottage White (Behr Paint from Home Depot) and I'm loving how the change has transformed the space.

 ~WALLS COTTAGE WHITE by BEHR PAINT~

Everything is lighter and brighter and full of calm. 

 ~BEFORE A 'LIGHT' RE-PAINT JOB~

Although much of the room remains the same, I've also changed out a few other key things.  I've DRASTICALLY DOWNSIZED the amount of fabric I have as I no longer have the desire to make those huge cottage style pillows or transform really large, bulkier finds...not for resale anyway (too expensive to ship!).  I've decided I only want to spend my time making things I absolutely love (Cottage Pillows, Sachets, Gathering (Train) Cases, Painted Pretties, Decorative Bottles, Cards, etc.)...

I finally got around to working on a tiny little project that first drew me in last summer...

~TREASURED FINDS WITH A NEW PURPOSE~

Last July I blogged about some of the amazing finds I discovered while tag sale shopping here in Oklahoma.  In that post I showed you a fabulous antique mail/key cubby I stumbled upon during one of my jaunts.  Over the weekend I finished the second of two LIGHT coats of paint (skipped painting the inside!) and my Mr. AGPMan lovingly hung her in place!

Didn't it turn out wonderful?

The cubby is perfect for holding antique, vintage and older laces and I'm not even close to cramming her to capacity!  Can't wait to show you what else I've changed in the room....that's coming soon!

Hope you are having a great Tuesday....more white transformations to show you later this week!

Love to you...

~MY BEAUTIFUL FATHER~

 My Daddy

2003 

They tied our shoes, took us to school,
patched our worn-out jeans

They soothed our tears and calmed our fears,

and listened to our dreams

Somewhere along their golden years,

their hair has lost its sheen

The notes to hymn one-hundred-ten
crackle when they sing

And now they are alone,

no children's voices fill their empty homes.

 My Daddy and I

About 1976/77

We must love them while we can,

we must love them while we can

In High School

About 1975

For time just seems to hurry by,

and the days slip into years

And the moments that we have will disappear

So love them while we can

My Daddy

Naval Veteran - 1956 

The folks that taught us our first words,

still have much to say

The silver secrets of the world,

lie beneath those crowns of gray

As they approach the end,

we change our role from children to best friend

 Last Christmas

2010

We always thought they'd be around

Until the end of time

Until one day we wake and find ...

We must love them while we can,

we must love them while we can

 TURNING 79

2009

For time just seems to hurry by,

and the days slip into years

And the moments that we have will disappear

So love them while we can

~~*~~

TURNING 81

2011

Dear Daddy...

Today I'm thinking of you with a grateful heart.  The many things you've have taught me about life and the living of it remain within me to this day.  Your sacrifices have not gone unnoticed for your love and full acceptance of me have helped make me the person I am today.

I would have been totally lost without you.

I long to share a simple cup of coffee with you again...

Feel your strong, reassuring arms around my shoulders...

I miss our deep conversations

and

you Cheshire Cat grin.

I miss hearing you read your poetry...

Watching you preach...

Bearing witness to your faith...

and

Especially listening to you pray.

I miss feeling safe within your presence...

Knowing my deepest concerns were held within you...

Confidences were never broken...

A careless word you never shared.

I miss your complexity...

Seeing your passion for all you believed in...

The sparkle in your eyes when those you loved

Made you proud.

I miss you.

The whole of you.

The good...

The not so good...

and

The warmth of your hand

Held tightly in mine...

I miss you...

(Please come back to me if you can.)

Happy Father's Day.  You are my hero.

I love you,

Becky Sue

~~*~~

Happy Father's Day to all the men in my life.

My beautiful Father, William.

My lovely Father-In-Law, Raymond.

My dearly beloved Husband, Steven.

My precious Son, Brandon.

Love to you and those you love...