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Zita - Mlle Magpie
Interests: decorating, flea markets, thrift stores, making things with my hands, searching for vintage treasures, visiting the blogs of kindred spirits
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Heather, you are one talented lady! Your kitchen redo is gorgeous and I absolutely LOVE it!!! The fact that you did this with so little money is truly amazing - I love your new home!
Commented Mar 28, 2012 on Kitchen Cabinets Painted! ~ before and after at Pretty Petals
Kitchen Cabinets Painted! ~ before and after
I have been trying to fix up our vintage (outdated!) kitchen. When I first looked at this house before I moved in I had a vision of what I could do with this kitchen with my very small (non existant) budget. It was in pretty rough shape but I saw the potential. This is the before.. dishes...
Gorgeous, Heather! Very boho chic - your home looks beautiful!
Commented Mar 24, 2012 on mix and match frames at Pretty Petals
mix and match frames
The wall above my couch is rather awkward because it is the staircase wall. I created a picture gallery of some of my favorite ladies to soften the harsh lines of that wall. I had 6 vintage pictures from picking them up at flea markets... and then I printed two of the images and framed ...
Love your wallpaper boxes, Heather. I'm hoping to try this with my stash of vintage wallpaper too :)
Commented Feb 18, 2012 on Vintage Wallpaper Krush at Pretty Petals
Vintage Wallpaper Krush
I have been trying to make some vintage wallpaper covered boxes with some of my favorite papers... I got up this morning and made myself a cup of coffee and got to work finishing these. These are the two I have done so far. They were not very easy to cover though! it is a very time consu...
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Nov 25, 2011
Well that's a huge job, moving to a new house. Hope you're settling in nicely with your family and having some time to relax and take it easy. So happy to be hearing from you again... :)
Commented Sep 19, 2011 on Family is what makes our house a home.. at Pretty Petals
Family is what makes our house a home..
A few months ago I moved into a new house. It is a cute little house with a sweet front porch that I love to watch the sunset from.... It has old squeaky steps... and a beautiful big old tree in the backyard that I love. The most precious thing that this sweet old house has are the ones th...
Heather, SO nice to have you back!!! Your necklaces are incredibly gorgeous!
Commented Sep 19, 2011 on Hi there at Pretty Petals
Hi there
Hi there bloggers.. ;) Long time no see. It has been a crazy few months for me. I finally have been feeling a little like my old self and created a few pieces of jewelry this past weekend. It was fun to dig through my beads and get creative again. Very good for the soul. ...
Missing you bunches, Heather. Really looking forward to see you more out here when things get better for you.
Commented May 18, 2011 on hello at Pretty Petals
hello
Hello there Bloggers... just popping in to wish you all a happy Spring! I have been gone for so long it kinda felt weird logging in here and typing a post! I wanted to say thank you SO very much for those of you who sent emails or stopped by to see if I was ok. I appreciate you checkin on me...
Heather, your living room room looks just gorgeous. The grey velvet slipcover is perfect!
Commented Jan 21, 2011 on Ikea Ektorp Sofa + Comfort Works Velvet Slipcover = Beautiful at Pretty Petals
Ikea Ektorp Sofa + Comfort Works Velvet Slipcover = Beautiful
Remember last year when I did this post on the review of my Ikea slipcovered Ektorp sofa? Well, just before Christmas I recieved a beautiful slipcover in the mail from a company called Comfort Works. This company makes custom slipcovers for Ikea couches. I ordered my slipcover in a beautif...
Just lovely, Heather!
Commented Jan 13, 2011 on oh Hello! at Pretty Petals
oh Hello!
Hello there!! Well... it has been quite the break for me from this little blog... I think I might need to dust things off around here. ;) Hope all is well with you! We had a very nice Christmas... It was nice having days with the kids where we didn't have to do homework... and we could loun...
Hope you had a lovely Christmas holiday, Heather. Wishing you a wonderful 2011. p.s. your sons are so cute!
Commented Jan 5, 2011 on Merry Christmas! at Pretty Petals
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a beautiful Christmas! I hope you enjoy peace, love, and wonderful memories this Christmas... xo Heather
Thanks for the fabulous idea! Love how Christmasey it looks in your home.
Commented Dec 15, 2010 on ribbon tassel : mini tutorial at live . craft . learn
ribbon tassel : mini tutorial
yesterday i headed into kmart to purchase a light up lawn tree that was on sale. it was a gift to appease our neighbors. since we are the first house you see when you drive into the neighborhood we always hear from everyone at the holiday progressive party how much they love seeing our light b...
What an awesome swap, Heather! Your necklace is gorgeous, as are Natasha's seascape paintings.
Commented Dec 1, 2010 on Sweet Swappin at Pretty Petals
Sweet Swappin
My dear friend Natasha and I decided to do a little swap a few months ago. I am finally finishing my end of things... Life just has a way of getting in the way you know? I created her a necklace... she requested candy colors when I asked her what colors she would like, so this is what I crea...
Kerry Lynn, loved your gilded cage class that I took even though I had a hard time with the cage( I was the one you kept trying to help, the one with a PhD in science who for the love of her couldn't "get it" for the longest time, lol). Anyways, by the time it clicked, I ran out of wire! Very happy to report though that when I got home I made a brand new one from scratch, no problem (must have been the jet-lag, eh?) and am working on my second gilded cage! p.s. our whole family is going to work on your tanenbaum tree kit that I bought from you at Bella Market next weekend :)
Commented Nov 23, 2010 on silver bella : grateful for the women at live . craft . learn
silver bella : grateful for the women
i remember three years ago. heading to silver bella 2007 with my gal pal and being a bit unsure about what i was going to experience. i was excited and a little bit nervous. i had just had emergency surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst two weeks earlier and was still recuperating. i was told i ...
Your necklace is stunning, Carol! You did an amazing job on it. It was great to meet you at SB and tell you in person how much I admire your farmhouse and especially your farmhouse laundry room :)
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on The Prize at Raised In Cotton
The Prize
The prize of spending time with 100+ friends last week at the Silver Bella Event in Omaha is the gift of inspiration I always return home with. I completed the soldered jewelry piece above in one of my classes and to me it just summed up the entire weekend. Refreshing your soul with wonde...
My first Silver Bella was amazing - thanks so much, Teresa!!!
Commented Nov 18, 2010 on Silver Bella - The Homecoming at My Minutia
Silver Bella - The Homecoming
Oh what a fabulous time it was! The best ever! So great to see returning Bellas in our town and meeting new ones was so exciting! Of course I didn't take enough photos, but I'll show what I have! There was a packed house the night before for a preview party at Second Chance Antiques. We g...
Too adorable, Teresa. I think she just wants to play with you all day. Maybe you can get some work done when she's napping :)
Commented Oct 16, 2010 on Oh hello at My Minutia
Oh hello
Here's my view at the moment. How am I supposed to get anything done with those brown eyes in my face? That's what I'd like to know. Then there's this one: We are loving the beautiful Fall weather lately. She's sunning herself'...don'tcha think? Hope you have a wonderful weekend! P...
Teresa, looks like you had a lot of fun there. Can't wait to go there myself in November!!!
Commented Oct 14, 2010 on Downtown at My Minutia
Downtown
Even though things are totally crazy around here these days, last week I managed to spend some time with an old sweet friend, Cindy. She is from Arizona, but visits my area ever once in a while. Her only request was to go to Second Chance Antiques! And so we did. Of course, she found some ...
Carol, I cannot wait to get Fifi's book! Looking forward to seeing more of your farmhouse in it.
Commented Oct 14, 2010 on Romantic Prairie Style Book at Raised In Cotton
Romantic Prairie Style Book
Remember a few months back when sweet Fifi and Mark spent the day at the farmhouse photographing it for the new book they were working on? I am over the moon excited to share with you that Romantic Prairie Style scheduled for release in April 2011 is now available for pre order on Amazon. When F...
Just not possible to have too many baskets. Love your new one, Heather. p.s. congrats on being featured in Romantic Homes!
Commented Oct 14, 2010 on A Farm Basket at Pretty Petals
A Farm Basket
I bought this sweet flower basket at a local farm ... It is the best place. They sell produce, flowers, and they also have many activites for kids like petting animals and hayrides. My son wants to have his birthday party there coming up soon. I think it is going to be such a fun party to h...
I'm so glad your online classes will be permanently available, as this gives me a chance to get myself together sometime and do one of them :) Thanks, Heather!
Commented Oct 6, 2010 on Online Classes at Pretty Petals
Online Classes
Hello there! Over the last year I have offered a few online classes and since the closing of my website I didn't have them available for purchase for awhile. I wanted to tell you that if you ever wanted to catch up on one of my classes they are over there on my sidebar now... ;) I am hoping ...
Your new blue bucket looks right at home in your house, Heather. I also love that "trick or tote" bag from Karla and Beth's class.
Commented Sep 30, 2010 on One blue pail can make a girl very happy.. at Pretty Petals
One blue pail can make a girl very happy..
My Mom surprised me last week with this chippy rusty old pail in the best shade of blue! She said she found it and asked the lady how much for it... and the lady said, "oh you probably won't want that because the bottom has a hole in it".... now you ladies know that is no reason to pass up th...
Carol, your farmhouse is just divine, with or without those white pumpkins! Sigh....
Commented Sep 29, 2010 on Decorating With White Pumpkins at Raised In Cotton
Decorating With White Pumpkins
It's a cool 52 degrees this morning and perfect to continue Fall decorating around the farmhouse~ Rusty urns, burlap and white pumpkins for my fireplace~ And on a side table~ I have been on a search for these illusive white pumpkins and found the smaller ones for the urns at Wal-Mar...
Heather, such a lovely and easy revamping project. I have that wonderful book too and had forgotten about the labels and the back of it - thanks for reminding me, sweeties! p.s. LOVE how you photographed the bottles on that super metal stool
Commented Sep 25, 2010 on Revamp It at Pretty Petals
Revamp It
Hello there! My dear friend Natasha is having a little party called "revamp it". The idea is to fix up something and make it a little better! My project here is the french labeled jar, and is VERY simple... I am not sure it even qualifies for a real revamp it but it makes me happy to do litt...
How fun, Teresa!
Commented Sep 18, 2010 on Hey, I made some Silver Bella T-Shirts at My Minutia
Hey, I made some Silver Bella T-Shirts
Woooot!I've been have lots of fun lately with Bella preparations. Creating these t-shirts was really a blast. Now that the weather is a bit cooler here, this long sleeve one is going to be perfect to wear around town! I love this logo below too though. Great with a long sleeve shirt unde...
Ooooooh, I loved this card when I received it with my stunning necklace, Heather. Now I know the story behind it. How neat?!! Her jewelry is incredible, isn't it?!! But her gowns are stunning too. Wow!
Commented Sep 18, 2010 on Natalina Cavalieri at Pretty Petals
Natalina Cavalieri
Lina Cavalieri was a born on Christmas day 1874 in Italy. Her birth name was Natalina Cavalieri. . Can I just tell you how much I LOVE the name Natalina?? I have done a little bit of research on her and she lived quite a fascinating life. Her parents died when she was 15 years old and she beca...
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