This year I thought it would be nice to put all of my vintage Valentines in the guest room. After all they are old-fashion and this room is a rather old-fashion looking room; they seem to fit right in. The little lady's desk that I put them on was my first antique. I remember how my husband labored over restoring it. It is one of my favorite pieces of furniture.
Most of these Valentines were given to me over the years by my daughter, they have become increasing hard to find but last year she surprised me with a new one...maybe this year I will get another surprise...I hope so.
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This room is on the list for a re-do but I hesitate, I still love the color and the drapery fabric, it is vintage Laura Ashley, still one of my favorite designers. It would be fun though to make a change and update to a fresher look...I am thinking a pale yellow and blue color palette.
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I have been spending a lot of time getting used to my new computer. Between that and finding a substitute for Picnik I have been a bit overwhelmed technologically. I appreciate Kim at Kim's Musings for recommending Foto-Flexer, it looks interesting and offers most of Picnik's features. I would be interested in knowing any other editing sites you would recommend.
Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful day!
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Such a gorgeous collection of vintage valentines. Your room is just dreamy. Such soft beautiful colors. A wonderful guest room.
ReplyDeleteHi Adrienne,
ReplyDeleteYour vintage valentines are so pretty. I really do enjoy the old vintage look. They look so nice set up there on your lovely vintage furniture piece. Take care and have fun with the new computer! I have been putting off purchasing a new one, due to the learning curve I will probably have to go through... but I need to do it very soon. Well... I won't think about it today!! LOL! Take care and have a great Sunday!! Hugs!
What a sweet thing for your daughter to do. I'll be she has as much fun finding a special vintage Valentine's card as you do receiving it!
ReplyDeleteThey look so lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou did good in keeping them and
now you can enjoy looking at them everytime.
I love that fabric too. I think your room is so pretty and love the vintage touches.
ReplyDeleteMake your little garden in a jar, you will be glad you did, I have really enjoyed mine.
I don't think I will ever be back to blogging like before, but if I want to post every now and then , I will. It was good to hear from you. I miss you guys!
How lovely all your valentine's are! They look just perfect sitting prettily on your little vintage desk.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely collection of vintage Valentines you have! Mr. CHN and I went to an antique mall yesterday (nice of him to humor me and come along :) ) and I saw some of these Valentines. I didn't notice the price, because I told myself the last thing I need is another "addiction"--I mean collection. But they are so pretty. I like the way you displayed them.
ReplyDeleteSusan, at BNOTP, recently did a post on alternatives to Picnik, so you might want to turn to that for ideas. She did a great job with that post. ~Zuni
Your valentines are simply GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteHello Adrienne:
ReplyDeleteYour collection of vintage valentine cards look wonderful all arranged together. How very thoughtful of your daughter to add to your collection each year, such a sweet idea.
We love yellow and blue in combination, they complement each other in such a sunny and happy way. Yes, we think that your guest room would look lovely decorated in this way.
You have a beautiful collection. My mom has given me several vintage ones, too that I certainly treasure and use in my decor. I agree that they are becoming very hard to find.
ReplyDeleteYour guest room is lovely as is, but the yellow and blue would be a wonderful way to welcome your guests.
Have a simply lovely week!
Cindy
Looks lovely! What a beautiful room. You have such a great knack for setting up these beautiful displays around your home I love them ~thanks for sharing Love Heather
ReplyDeleteHi Adrienne, You vintage Valentines look right at home on top your wonderful ladies desk. I have a collection, but mine are not near as fancy. Still, I love them. I can see why you hesitat to redo this room. It really is lovely.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jann
Your daughter is so sweet to give you Valentine's Cards. Love the room too, but it would be fun to see what you would to it. Have you tried Photobucket for editing? You might also pick up Adobe Photoshop Elements 10. It's pretty intuitive to use. xo ~ Rhonda
ReplyDeleteI love your vintage room with the Laura Ashley fabric! And the valentines are wonderful...
ReplyDeleteThis has exactly the romatnic feel you'd expect of Valentine's. Beautifully done, Adrienne.
ReplyDeleteI think many people use Gimp - I personally haven't done so, so really can't say much about it. I am happy with my Photoshop Elements 9.
I just discovered your gorgeous blog and am now following you. I look forward to exploring it more!
ReplyDeletethey look so nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting! So glad to be your newest follower...your blog is just lovely and so is your collection of V-Day Cards.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous Valentines with us at WIW.
ReplyDeleteThey are truly treasures! Can't wait to see what you share next week.
Hugs,
Patti