I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot
George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Placemats and Roosters!!


  Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!
I am so happy you decided to stop by!!

I am going to share a quick little project with you today.......

It is hard to believe but I am STILL trying to "un-decorate" the house from Holiday decorations!!

I FINALLY managed to take down all the Valentine's decorations in the Living Room and re-decorated it for the Summer because I have realized that I will not be doing any Seasonal or Holiday decorating until I am fully recovered from my Knee Replacement Surgery.....

Joe took down and packed away, under my Guidance and some assistance, all of the outside Winter decorations....

It has definitely been a challenge for me with my knee......

If I stand, sit or walk around too much, the pain is terrific in my knee as I can feel the bones rubbing against each other in the joint........

What amazes me is how tired I get.......

I had an appointment with my Family Dr. and when he pulled up and looked at the Xray of my knee that the orthopedic surgeon ordered, he asked "How are you still walking??? There is no cartilage on the inside of your knee and very little on the outside of your knee! You must have a very high pain tolerance!"

I swear that is the story of my life!!!

Enough about that.....

I want to Thank Cecelia, over at My Thrift Store Adddiction, for choosing my post, A Spring Vignette , as one of her features from last week's Vintage Charm Party!
Thanks so much, Cecelia!!

Please stop by and link up to this great party!!

As I mentioned in previous posts, I am not doing any decorating for Holidays until after I have recuperated for my knee surgery......

I  have also been going through things and purging, donating to Salvation Army or offering items to family.....

My Kitchen has what I call a French Country Victorian theme going on in it......

It is definitely NOT Farmhouse because I am so NOT into all those farm animals....

BUT that being said, I do like Roosters and Hens and have quite a few of them in my Kitchen....

Again, more of a French Country thing......

I have had these 2 Home Interiors pictures hanging on the soffit above the Kitchen Cabinets for many years now........
I wanted to freshen up that area a bit but I did not want to buy anything new so I decided to "Shop my House" for ideas ......

I had 2 of these place mats that I bought a few years back at Dollar Tree......
They definitely fit in with the theme and style that I am going for in the Kitchen right now.......

So I measured and cut the place mats to fit the picture frames.......

This is the larger one......
I simply taped the cut place mat to the glass in case I would ever want to go back to using the original pictures which I still do like.......
After cutting the place mat, I still had enough of the trim left to use on the 2 sides of this picture......
Again, I just taped it on.......
Here is the larger picture hanging above the stove and hood......
I like how it looks with the border........
This is the smaller picture.......
I did the same thing with this one......
Taping the place mat to the glass..........
Since this one was smaller I had enough of the trim to finish off the picture......
Here is where I hung the smaller picture on the soffit above the Beverage Center and refrigerator............
I have had the copper molds in my Kitchen for many. many years and now copper is back in "Style"!!
It has always been my "Style:!!

In the future, I will be sharing more of how I re-arranged some things in the Kitchen and a few other small projects that I did along with the last area around the bottom of the China Cupboard in the Den...............

So I hope you will come back to visit again......

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

If you do not have a blog, PLEASE  give me some way to reply to your comment, maybe by including your email in your comment.  If I can not find a way to reach you, I will reply on the post where you commented so please check back......

  I am linking up to these parties:

FRIDAY
Friday Features Linky Party
  Feathered Nest Friday
 Funtastic Friday
 Friday Favorites
 Home Matters Linky Party
   Flaunt It Fridays
  Sweet Inspirations Link Party

 SATURDAY
 Saturday Sparks
 Pink Saturday-Anything Goes!!
Best of the Weekend Party

SUNDAY
Snickerdoodle Sunday
 Sundays at Home
 Silver Pennies Sunday
 Happiness is Homemade Linky Party
Nifty Thrifty Sunday
The Fabulous Party

 MONDAY 
Inspire Me Monday
Inspiration Mondays
 Dishing It and Digging It Link Party
Busy Monday
Cooking and Crafting with J & J
Metamorphosis Monday
Project Inspired Weekly Link Party
 Celebrate Your Story Monday Night Link Party! 
Make It Pretty Monday
Heart and Soul Link Up

 TUESDAY
 Tuesdays At Our Home
Inspire Me Tuesdays

Ducks in a Row Wonderful Wednesdays Blog Hop
Sizzle into Summer Party
Talk of the Town Party
Party in Your PJ's
Dream Create Inspire Link
 Waste Not Wednesday
Style Showcase

THURSDAY
Vintage Charm
Home and Garden Party Thursday
 Share Your Style Thursday Link Up Party
  Inspired Creations Linky Party
Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 
 Grace at Home Party

Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!

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15 comments:

  1. Creations By CindyMarch 14, 2019 at 11:39 AM

    I had the 2nd strawberry picture you had for years. Many years ago my kitchen theme was strawberries. I too have bought the dollar tree placements and frames them. I bought quite a few one year and made little mad hatter hats from them for a party. Was so darling. It is amazing what we can do. My problem is putting my mind to it! LOL! I love how your adorable rooster turned out in that frame. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  2. mamasmercantileMarch 14, 2019 at 1:59 PM

    What a great way to recycle. The finished pictures were both amazing. So sorry to hear about your knee, it must be hard waiting for surgery in so much pain. Take care.

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  3. krishnaMarch 14, 2019 at 7:31 PM

    What a beautiful rooster. Since long I'm planning to paint a rooster, but yet to do :D

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  4. Jean | DelightfulRepast.comMarch 14, 2019 at 10:27 PM

    Clever idea, Debbie! Is that what they mean by "upcycling" items we no longer use? Hope you get some relief with your knee pain soon.

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  5. AlessandraMarch 15, 2019 at 12:07 PM

    Your roosters turned out amazing.I'm so sorry for your knee. Hope you're doing well
    Hugs

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  6. BetsyMarch 15, 2019 at 8:39 PM

    I love roosters. Always have.
    I know how the knee pain feels, TERRIBLE. Relief will be soon. Stay in and don't get this flu that many around here have been getting. I am just getting to where I can stay up for 2 hours and not get tired.
    I tried sending comments on the post before this one about two days ago and they just didn't want to go through. Glad this one did.

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  7. Louca por porcelanaMarch 16, 2019 at 9:05 AM

    Great idea!How pretty!Have a blessed weekend and Happy Pink Saturday!

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  8. Jennifer WiseMarch 18, 2019 at 2:10 PM

    What a fun idea to use placemats for decor! Glad your knee surgery is coming up soon--it sounds like you need it! Good luck! And thanks for sharing this fun post at #heartandsoullinkup

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  9. UnknownMarch 18, 2019 at 8:07 PM

    Do your best until your knee surgery. My husband had it back in December, and it was well worth it. He can do things he wasn't able to before. Love the placemat idea--will have to keep that in mind if I see any I like.

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    1. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasMarch 19, 2019 at 5:48 AM

      Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and to leave such a kind comment!!
      Hugs,
      Deb

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  10. Amy NguyenMarch 18, 2019 at 9:36 PM

    What a great way to reuse those placemats! I love changing things around in my home like that. Also, you are so right about copper being back in style. I have been looking for some copper canisters for awhile now, and I just found a set at an estate sale this past weekend! Thanks so much for sharing at Sweet Inspiration!

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  11. Calypso In The CountryMarch 21, 2019 at 4:48 PM

    I love when you can "shop the house"...cute ideas! Thanks for linking up to Best of the Weekend! Yours was our most clicked feature this week. Be sure to swing by tomorrow for our next party. Congratulations and enjoy your weekend!
    Shelley

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  12. Liberty from B4andAfters.comMarch 21, 2019 at 8:31 PM

    Congratulations on being Most Clicked at Best of the Weekend! Take care of your knee and yourself...

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  13. Eclectic Red BarnMarch 24, 2019 at 2:29 PM

    Debbie,
    Congratulations on being featured at Over The Moon Linky Party today. You are so ready to have that knee fixed. You won't know how to act.
    Hugs,
    Bev

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  14. My thrift store addictionMarch 25, 2019 at 10:57 AM

    Thanks for the shout out, Debbie. I love your upcycled rooster art. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

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