Update on what I am doing!

Hello sweet friends!

Many of you may have figured by now

I'm not doing much blogging anymore.

But,

I'm still creating and sharing my life

Over at Facebook now.

I'd love for you to follow me over there..

I have a page called...

Rosechicfriends 

Where I love to share my life and newest creations.

Also, you can follow lil ole me there too...

Search for 

Lorena Hanvey Wheeler

And my etsy shop is a buzz with new 

Shabby chic and traditional Christmas decor

My shop is

Rosechicfriends 

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

I'm Published!!

Hello bloggy friends!!!

 I sure have been away for a long time!

But...I am soooo excited I had to share with you
Here an amazing new magazine

Romantic Vintage

that I have been featured in.
My beautiful vintage legal sized clipboard
is included in their Romantic Bizzare section.
Cool huh?

Also,

I am now concentrating my time over on my

page on Facebook called...of course

RoseChicFriends

I share my current etsy projects and listings.

If you're on Facebook I'd love for you to 

find my page an follow

Me there!

Blessings to all!
Lorena

Thankful

 

Thankful.

 

I have so much to be thankful for.

After the past 3 days I realize just how much

GOD has been by my side.

 

Let me share a little of what has been going on...

my hubs had been dealing with what we thought

were sinus infection issues.  On Wednesday evening

he lost sight, temporarily, in his right.

No, we did not go right away to emergency.

The next day though, our Doctor said

go *now*!

After a long day in the ER, my hubby was finally

admitted to the hospital for more testings.

Long story short...

he has a rare condition in which the

inner portion of his curated artery tore,

causing blood to clot, which was found in a CT

scan.  In this condition surgery is NOT an option

but blood thinning thereputicly is.

He was/and is dealing with head/neck pain that was

from this.  He is now on meds

to help with headaches and this new condition.

 

We have so much to be thankful for.

This has NOTHING to do with his heart, he

is very healthy and the cause is yet unknown

as to why he had this happen.

He does not fit the norm of those patients they

would see this in.

 

I know it could have been so much worse.

WE are so thankful for GOD's peace,

his being present throughout this whole ordeal,

and family/friends who have held us up prayer.

I am so thankful to have my hubby with me

to yet again celebrate yet again another

Thanksgiving Day! 

 

Yes, I am thankful!

Lorena



Tweaking Cabinets, Hutches and Shelves ~ Part 2 Dining Room Hutch/Side Table, TV Cabinet

In my last post, I shared how I gathered all my

Rose Chintz by Johnson Brothers China and

placed it all together so I could gaze upon it daily.

That of course, lead me to redo my Hutch in the

Dining Room, Side Table and Cabinet Shelves

that surround our BIG Ugly TV.

Would you like to see the results?

Now here is Part 2...

My Hutch resides in my very Royal Blue

Dining Room...which is VERY hard to picture

due to my chandy that I have added single cups, pearls

and floral too.

One of the first collections I started during the

first years of my marriage over 27 years ago was

tea cups and plates that were mainly English Bone China.

Of course, the main themed patterns are of Roses!

Over the years I have gathered and been gifted with

tea themed goodies that now reside mainly in this room.

For my 5th Anniversary my sweetie got me the

beautiful Silver Tea/Coffee Service that I am now displaying.

A number of the silver pieces were either my grandma's

or found on my many treasure hunting expeditions.

OK, question, would you suggest painting my insides

of this hutch? 

I have seen so many do this out there in blogland

and on Pinterest.

 I debated doing this before I put everything

back up, but am not sure what color I would

use...would LOVE to hear your ideas.

Above is the side sofa table that I brought into this

room last year.  I am now using it for more

display of my tea cup and milk glass collections

I LOVE eye candy and seeing my beloved collections

all together now! 

Onto the gorgeous cabinet that houses our ugly beast! lol

I know we do not usually show the ugly TV's we must

live with.  Yet, in order for you to appreciate my efforts

I decided to share this.  Now, this TV is on its

last legs...when it goes I plan to move the TV over

our fireplace.  Then I may repurpose this cabinet and

use it in our office...that needs a makeover!

I had used the shelving in these space before to house

some of the overflowing collections I have.

As I sat looking at the TV for the past few weeks

I knew it wasn't doing it for me...

While PINTEREST~ING, I came across some

beautiful vignettes and displays and knew I needed

to update my look to reflect the styles of

decor I am trying to achieve.

Most all of these items are things I have picked

up when I was thrifting or treasuring hunting

or Shopped my home.

I hardly ever pay full price for anything if I can

find it for cheap!

I soooo Love the thrill of the hunt and using those

beloved things that speak to me. I honestly believe

that if you buy what speaks to your heart, and

use it in your home...it becomes the truest

form of who you are

and

in helping you create Your Home.

Now, when I see these displays...

they make me smile :~)!

Now my tweaking is done for a while...

I hope I have inspired you to tweak your

shelving to reflect who you are!

Be Blessed!

LINKING TO:

 Creative Home & Garden Hop

Inspiration Monday

Inspire Me Tuesday

The Scoop

WOW Us Wednesday

 



Tweaking Cabinets, Hutches and Shelves ~ Part 1 Rose Chintz by Johnson Bros.

I have a confession to make...

I LOVE dishes!

Yep, it is very evident when you walk into

any room in my home that I like dishes.

I also LOVE to use these dishes on my walls,

in displays and vignettes and of course

filling up the cabinets, shelves and hutches

all around my home.

A few years ago I took a blah so called

Bulters Pantry area our builder just added lower base

cabinets too with a mirror behind (really?)

 but no upper cabinets or shelves.

Well I got creative and I share with you

HERE

how I created what you now see.

As I was doing my fall decor and cleaning,

as I go (do any of you do this?) that got my

mind whirling.

I decided to bring ALL my gorgeous

collection of Rose Chintz by Johnson Brothers

into this area where I could see it on a daily

basis now.  I had some of it in my dining room hutch

but I really wanted to *SEE* these

dishes, so I began the process of

moving these, rearranging this cabinet

and of course my hutch (Part 2).

Many years ago, my mom was handed this box of

an almost complete set of these dishes! for free!

About 5 or 6 years ago, she decided she wanted

to keep 4 each of a place setting.

She then gave me what was left, knowing I could

scour shops and on-line places to fill in a set for me.

And that is exactly what I have done. I continue

to work on completing this into a 8-10 place setting.

I am getting closer...

Being a LOVER of all things roses and having red

as one of my favorite POP colors this has fast become

my most favorite set of dishes that I own.

I have added a few other pieces that are in the chintz

family to fill in. And now am so happy with

my stylish display.

The cups inside pretties has to be one of my favorite

things about this set.  Next to that are the square

luncheon plates.

But then again, I do love this entire set, shape

and everything about it!

I hope this has inspired to you get those beloved

collections of dishes and family heirlooms

out for you to see and display!

Be Blessed,

Linking to:

WoW Us Wednesday

Fall has Arrived in My Home

Welcome everyone!

 

I am later than I usually am this year in

decorating my home for Fall.

 

A huge reason I am so far behind is...

once we got my daughter settled in her sorority

new home for her Senior year,

for some reason I decided I needed to

purge and organize!

Can anyone relate?

 

I have also made huge strides, even in the midst

of a horrid tooth issue, antibiotics and finally

a tooth extraction.  Gladly, I am on the mend.

 

So lets get those pictures rolling...

 

Fall in my home comes to mainly our main

living areas, kitchen, entry and family.

These rooms blend well with the colors of

fall that I have chosen in reds, golds, caramels

and some yellows.

 

 WELCOME!
 

Our entry Hall tree is so much fun for

me to deck out in any season!

 

Then you will head straight through to our bright and

difficult to picture family room.

I really think my camera is acting up...ugh!

My Favorite area of all to decorate is our fireplace.

This year I decided to bring out all of my scarecrows

and add them to the base around the fireplace opening.

It just feels so feastive!

 

When I decorate for the different seasons I have

always been big on using more loose

items like, greens, leaves, fruits, veggies etc.

 that I can create arrangments from.

I never seem to do the same thing twice...

but that must be the artist in me, I think :)

 

Now in my Kitchen area I mainly prettied up our

eating area table, that we hardly ever eat at!

Again, using what I have and my Mikasa Stoneware

that I got 27 years ago as a wedding gift I crafted what

I think is a fun table scape!

The chairs have a pretty fallish

fabric cover that blends so well with everything. 

My pretty fall center piece uses more

 loose smaller pumkins/fruit

around plates of candles and then my

sweet painted Pumpkin.

More simple displays that are around my kitchen area.

 

Now my home has that cozy warm

feeling that Fall seems to bring!

 

Happy Fall Y'all!

 

I am linking to...

 

 Inspiration Monday

 The Creative Home and Garden Hop

A Return to Loveliness

Inspire Me Tuesday

The Scoop

WOW Us Wednesday