Enough Already!!!

Warning

Reading this post may result in Americana overload!

As I visit other peoples blogs I see how sweet and uncluttered their Americana décor is.

The question I ask myself is “why do I have to have so much?”  I’ve mentioned before that my Mother-in-law once said, “Give her a space and she’ll fill it up.”  I cannot deny, It isn’t a lie!

Didn’t know I was a poet did you?  See, I do have other talents besides decorating. Hee-hee

Seriously, I don’t know if it’s a talent or an addiction.

And maybe I’m just a greedy, greedy gopher guts.

Here goes, we’ll start in the entry.

When you first walk in you see this:  (click on picture to view larger if you’d like)

Now for a few close-ups.

My jars are one of my favorite things to decorate with.

I made this banner three years ago.  Very simple, but it’s really all it needed.

Some of my Patriotic small quilts.

Remember when making rag baskets was all the rage?  Well, I made this.

I just bought these buttons at Planted Earth Antiques for $1 each.  I pinned them to some vintage military hats I had picked up at a yard sale.  Pulled them out of the grandkids dress up closet.

Close up of the buttons.  I love the one with the hands and the bird.

I told my friend, Joyce that I was looking for an old window frame.  Can you believe she just happened to have one that she was willing to give me.  I don’t hang stuff from it all the time. Whenever there’s a holiday there’s bound to be something dangling down.

My sister, Jeanne gave me these kissing dolls for my birthday one year.  Notice the sparks flying behind them. K- I- S- S- I- N- G!

I painted this sampler over 20 years ago.  Still has a soft spot in my heart. 

Now the Living Room:

Uncle Sam is another oldie.  I use to have a shop where I taught Tole painting.  I have to keep some of what I painted.

Red cupboard hangs over my sofa.  Holds some of my Americana plates and bears.

This cabinet made from an old window is home to my red dishes.  I bought most of them while vacationing in Virginia.

Humpty Dumpty Sam and Betsy Ross are more of my painting.

A close up of some of my collection.  I love them.  We pulled them out at Christmas and mixed them with my daughter, Kylee’s green collection.  They made our family dinner very festive!

The Family Room:

The runner I made 3 or 4 years ago.  The doll a long time ago.  Why can’t I part with some of these oldies?  You might say that I am just trying to be thrifty and use what I have.  I have to come up with some excuse.

I bought Miss Liberty from my Sister-in-law.  She was going to sale her.  See, she can part with stuff.  What’s wrong with me? Actually, I really have given a lot to my kids.

You can’t have a Miss Liberty without an Uncle Sam.  One that is balancing flags is even better.

My sister, Julie made the flag y0-y0 for a b-day gift.  LOVE it!

Another quilt I made hanging from stair rail.

My mantle

I love this guy.  His face is really quite scary.  If I didn’t already have so much I would buy more like this.

Couldn’t forget the hearth.

Or the green table

Love my little Americana bird!

Or the chair.

Or the chalkboard.

BULLETIN:

We interrupt this post to say, “This is going to be too dang long.”

I’ve decided to do it in two parts.  I will post the 2nd part on Friday.

Hope you’re still feeling a bit Patriotic and will want to visit me then.

Till then, we’ll still be stylin the Red, White, and Blue!

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