Pioneer Day

Hello my friends,

here in Utah on July 24th we celebrate and honor our pioneer heritage.

 

This year I had fun creating a few vignettes that presented the feel of a pioneer home.

 

I always enjoy decorating my family room mantle.

 

My great grandparents, George and Jenny Freestone had the first two beehives in Vernal, UT.

 

 

I found this fun poster at Urban Renewal in St. George, UT  It is the same size as the bird one that hubby had made a frame for me earlier this year so I was able to switch it out.

 

The double frame was a 'happy' accident.  He was making a frame out of old barn wood for my sister and accidently made it too small.  He brought it in and laid it on top of my chippy white frame to see how much smaller it was.  Well, we loved the look!

It takes center stage on the mantle.

 

On one side I added an old scale, a depression glass mixer, and some of my jadite collection.  The bowl was a new find at Fleology.

 

 

An old washboard, time worn bowls, a vintage tin, and a transferware creamer all help to take us back in time.

 

 

 

You can see that I am always tweaking.  :)  Added the washboard with childs undies and the jadite bowl later.

 

 

 

On the hearth I placed a butter churn, my rustic bench and topped it with an old shoe form and the darling pillows gifted to me by Jo from Annes Attic .  I love the rusty buckle!

 

 

Sweet friend, Amanda gave me this crochet runner for my birthday so now the stool looks like this.

Do you prefer one over the other?

 

I recently bought this printer block cabinet.  An instagram friend confirmed that's what it was.

 

 

The sections are so small that I filled it with anything tiny that would work. 

 

I bought it off of Vintage Yard Sale Utah on fb. When I went to pick it up it was alot smaller than what I had thought.  The gal was so sweet and said that I didn't have to buy it, but in the end I just loved it's chippy charm!

 

 

Here's a few more vignettes I have made with a pioneer feel.

 

Old bottles and a Utah plate I found at a thrift a couple years ago.

 

A bee sampler bought at the cheese factory in Beaver, UT.

An ode to bottling and preserving.

 

 

 

I gathered some of my blue ball jars and an old wooden bucket inside the entertainment center.

 

 

Old seltzer bottles sit on top of my cabinet made from old windows and vintage pieces.

 

Inside is a blue seltzer bottle, a bee pillow, and a plate that I bought when I attended the Nauvoo temple open house.

 

Another grouping of blue bottles, (love those blue bottles), hee-hee!

A Utah red transferware plate and another sampler (one that I stitched) sit next to the t.v.

 

And of course, some enamelware and dishes!

This is my newest addition.  Picked up on our CO road trip.

 





a bit of vintage in the kitchen.

Notice the tiny sewing machine S&P shakers?

 

I'm going to whip up something yummy with those luscious peaches!

 



 

I've had this old pioneer décor for a couple weeks.  After Pioneer Day it will all be changed.

 

I laugh at what a 'theme' gal I am.  I just go from one theme to the next.

 

I've got a new theme brewing in my mind.  lol!  Let's just say, that you might think I'm a little bit fruity!

 

Till next time,

 

hugs,

Jann