Today is the Official launch of Vintage Charm magazine...to celebrate we are to tell how or what inspires us. While I get inspiration all around me, my main motivation are my memories.
Since my daddys job had us moving a lot thoughts of home have always been important. Memories of my aunties, both singular and plural. We had five beautiful, fabulous aunties. One we called simply "Auntie", she was the supreme, diva auntie. Auntie's house was our home base. We lived with Auntie and Uncle when we couldn't go with daddy, when we came back to the States and whenever we needed a safe place. All of my aunties had beautiful homes where we had great family celebrations and meals. Those are the places and times that keep me going.
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| One auntie always had a filled candy dish on her coffee table..tutorial for making this faux candy in a post below.. |
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| One of my auntie's would always say "Be Sweet Now" as we were leaving. I named my soap and linen mist line "Bee Sweet" after that sweet parting comment. |
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| Three of my aunties owned flower/gift shops and were very creative. |
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| One auntie made the best sweet tea. |
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| Two aunties made the BEST cakes ever. |
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| Paper doll created for Savannah event. |
All of my aunties were sweet, strong Southern Belles.
All of these things represent "vintage charm" to me. Memories of days gone by but held so dear.
THANK YOU to the ladies of Vintage Charm, congratulations and continued success !!! Please visit here to get your copy :
Creating Vintage Charm
28 comments
sounds like you have some amazing and inspiring aunties, loving thoses cakes.
xxx
Kirstie.
I always love the things that you make. You are so creative!! I'm still planning to dig out some apples from the attic for some caramel ones like you made.
hoping you clicked 'follow' and picked up a teacup on me !
blessings ..
These bring lovely memories to my mind also. My mom used to live in Florida and when I visited her she would always treat me to lunch in a tea room called Tea With Lee. Afterwards we would stroll through the shop and look at all the lovely things.
xo
elyse
I love your post and your Aunties are special and very inspireing.
Thank you so much for celebration my new magazine with me.
Hugs!!
Sonia
Nice ATC cards too.
Warmly,
deb :)
Hugs,
Maryjane
Sherry
Such wonderful goodies and stories to go with them. Beautiful, my friend. Good luck in the drawings.
xoxo
Donna
I love your tribute to your aunties. I know how important these special female relatives can be to a young girl. Everyday I walk into my shop and think of my grandma & nana. Their taste, their era, the colors they loved, the florals. They are gone now, but stay alive in my heart and I am so grateful for the long time they were in my life!
Thanks so much for visiting!
~Marilee
I always love looking at your pretty creations!!
bee blessed
mary
Love it all! OMG..you have the cutest things. And of course that paper doll is my favorite. I just finished making Halloween paper dolls. I will post them next week. Hope you are enjoying the fall and this fabulouse party that Sonia had for her new mag. I can't wait to see it. I should be getting a copy any day now.
Take care and come on over for a visit.
xxoo
Janet
Janets Creative Pillows
http://vintagechicbride.blogspot.com
I LOVE the faux candies you made for your candy jars! My grandmother had candy jars just like these and at Christmas she always put ribbon hard candy in them! How I miss her! But....now I know what I can make for those candy jars I've inherited. Most importantly, I won't be tempted to eat them! Great job! Jan
You have brought back memories of my Aunties :)
Thanks for sharing
Hope to see you visiting again soon- Sherry http://scrappingwithsherry1.blogspot.com/
One which I can totally relate too.
My Aunties were a huge influence on me!
thanks also for visiting me
Gail
I love the box with the hidden egg. i might have to use ur idea some day.
xxxxxx's
tabitha
Have a happy friday.
Hugs,
Kim
Hugs...Tracy :)
P.S. I just posted an emergency prayer for Teresa of Grammy Girlfriend. Her husband has just been lifeflighted to hospital because of a stoke while out of town. Please remember them in your prayers too.
ooxx's