Thursday, May 30, 2013

Hungarian Zinc Tubs, Hydrangeas, Good Housekeeping, a Favorite Cookbook



Hello!
I wanted to share a few images of these vintage Hungarian zinc tubs I 
They are great for bringing inside or would be fun to use as a planter box outdoors.....


Here I filled the tubs with hydrangeas from my garden.....
I will be listing a slightly larger size then the one shown in the picture.....

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I thought I would also share a few images of my hydrangeas I planted over six years ago..... 
They have grown larger then I had expected them to grow : )......
I do not prune them and we only use compost for fertilizer....
We have to water every day during the hot summer months.....
I planted them on the side of the house that gets morning sun.....However the outer layer of blooms gets  sun until 1:00 p.m.... Ideally they shouldn't get sun after 11:00 a.m. 


Unfortunately the outer layer of blooms eventually get burned from the sun during the hot summer months.
I actually leave the burned heads attached because the inside layers of blooms are then protected from the sun and I have plenty of blooms up until the middle of fall.....
If you want to learn more about growing hydrangeas a great site to check out is hydrangeas hydrangeas......

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I have a major cookbook obsession.....
As you can see my cupboard is overflowing with cookbooks ; )....
I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite cookbooks with you when I post.


I recently bought Gwyneth Paltrow's book It's All Good when I was in GA visiting my sister and I haven't been able to put it down since buying it..... I have been trying hard to make lifestyle changes in the way we eat around here, and this book has been a big inspiration in helping accomplish that goal.....
The images are so beautiful in the book and I love that Gwyneth Paltrow writes a little story with each recipe.....

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I recently had an inspiring get together with the incredibly talented and creative Yasmine McGrane of Maison Reve at her Victorian farmhouse in Sausalito, CA.....
Yasmine will be a vendor at the Remnants of the Past show this weekend....
Yasmine is working on developing a vintage product line for Maison Reve that will inspire others to live a simple and more enjoyable life.....
You will be able to find out more about her vintage line at the show.....
Yasmine will be in booth 54-55......

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My sister, Teresa Waterbury, makes wrap bracelets using genuine stones and leather.....
I have talked her into letting me sell her beautiful bracelets in my shop......
Here is a peek at a few lifestyle images I recently shot....


The above image I shot of my beautiful niece Bernadette, while we were in Charleston, SC......
I will share more images with you in the near future....
I will be listing the bracelets in next couple of weeks....

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On a final note.....
I wanted to say thank you to Good Housekeeping for featuring our home in the House Proud section!
We are featured in the June issue that is out on stands now.....

Hope you all have a great weekend!
We are going to try and make a trip down to the Remnants of the Past show this weekend.....
Hope to see you there!
Take Care,
Maria 


Tuesday, May 7, 2013

French Farmhouse Finds, The Chateau Sonoma French Flea Market, and a Food Photography & Styling Workshop in Atlanta with Helene Dujardin, Mindi Shapiro, & Tami Hardeman


Hello!
I hope you are all enjoying your week.
A couple of weeks ago I listed some French Farmhouse Finds in my shop.....
I thought I would share a few images of the items I listed......
One of my favorite finds is this French Grape Harvest Basket.....
I love the patina.
I filled it with flowering dogwood branches, I only wished they had lasted longer.....


On a side note....
This is also an area I recently set up to use as a desk.....
I used to work on my computer in this little room where I felt isolated from everyone....
I now feel more connected with everyone while working on my computer : )










I will also be bringing some French Farmhouse finds to the Chateau Sonoma French Flea Market this month.....
May 18th- 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
May 19th - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


This is an image of my space at the show last year......
This is such a fun show.....
There are so many wonderful French importers that come to this show.....
Hope to see you there....

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I recently attended a food photography & styling workshop in Atlanta.
Helene DujardinMindi Shapiro, and Tami Hardeman were our instructors.




This is an image I shot with my cell phone of my salad I styled at the workshop......


 This image was shot with my camera.....
The salad was my favorite food that we styled and photographed at the workshop.....


Food Stylist Tami Hardeman demonstrating how to make pretty ruffles with your
turkey lunch meat.....


Prop stylist Mindi Shapiro working her magic by adding a few props to the scene....


Food Photographer Helene Dujardin setting up her camera to get the perfect shot of the sandwich...
I found out about the workshop through Helene's blog, Tartlette, which is one of my favorite food blogs.....
Helene is also the author of the book Plate to Pixel, a book about digital food photography.....
My sister also lives in Atlanta and my other sister lives in LA, after the workshop was over we
all went to Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA for three days.....
I have lots of pictures to share with you of our trip.....
So much fun!
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On a final note.....
I wanted to share with you some information about a local barn sale that is taking place this week.....
My friend, Marina Gheist is having a sale at Sue's Barn......
Marina imports beautiful vintage items from France, Holland, & Belgium.....
The sale starts May 9th....and ends May 12th.....
May 9th 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 10th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday 11th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 12th 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The address is~
12607 E. Hwy 120 
Manteca, CA 
The above image I shot at Sue's spring sale.....
Hope you all have a great week!
Take Care,
Maria