Madison Met Monday

Welcome to Met Monday hosted by Susan over at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/. Today I'm posting the photos I've to date from the breeder, Wonderland Kennels in Hickory, Kentucky (between Mayfield and Paducah) of our new puppy Madison. These show her at two, three, four and six weeks. We are scheduled to pick her up on August 22nd!

China Cabinet Re-do

After several months of looking around for the perfect china cabinet for the booth I finally found it while browsing online one day. I purchased it right away, begged Mr. Beeutiful to go and pick it up and bring it home. There it sat in our garage, taking up Mr. Beeutiful's parking spot for months. I had envisioned being one of those ladies that transforms furniture having been found tired and worn looking into wonderful pieces of fashionable enjoyment (kind of like rescuing a puppy without having to feed it). While more days went by and more of Mr. B's suggestions of going down to paint went unnoticed, I still had the vision of cabinet perfection. I finally got the motivation to go paint one very hot evening while Master Beeutiful was at 4-H camp. Mr. B so kindly offered to help me with the painting machine thingy. Well, one gallon of paint, one broken air paint spray thingy and veiled threats of divorce later, my vision of perfection (not really) was complete. The first picture is what we found online and the last pictures are the completed cabinet over at the booth space. Mr. B & I are still happily married (after almost 20 years of marriage it would take a lot more than paint to bring us down) but have agreed that furniture rescuing may not be my strong suit. The puppy however, is being picked up on August 22nd.

Preview Pics

We worked hard all week to get ready for the open house (thank you to special angels Nani Beeutiful and Mr. Beeutful). Here's a few preview pics to tempt you- hope you have a great weekend - I'll be back on Sunday with more pictures.

The Frost is on the Pumpkin

Okay, well the frost is not literally on the pumpkin, although it is unusually cool here in Kentucky, but I want to give you a mental image to prepare you for Thursday and Saturday's fall preview open house (details below). Please drop by and visit if you are in the area, we'd love to see you!

Fall Preview Open House
Thursday, July 23rd 4:00 -7:00 pm
Saturday, July 25th 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

The Red Scooter Antique & Collectibles

32 E Main St Taylorsville KY 502.477.6608

(image countryliving.com)

Italian Inspiration

While not quite yet autumn, late July always leads me to golden colors. As I staged out the tablescape I was setting up for the booth last weekend, I noticed all the colors and textures reminded me of a Italian feel. Mind you I've never been so lucky to actually have traveled to Italy, I think we all have a general idea (day dream) of what that would look like in our minds. The pictures above also drew some inspiration to the imagination. Let these help you with your day dream of Italian mid-summer days!

(all images from google image)

Fall Preview Open House

Hope you are able to attend next week's Fall Preview Open House.

Details Below:

Beeutiful by Design
Fall Preview Open House
Thursday, July 23rd 4:00 -7:00 pm
Saturday, July 25th 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

The Red Scooter Antique & Collectibles
32 E Main St Taylorsville KY 502.477.6608

Ice Cream Party

Hosting an icecream party or ice cream social has got to be one of the most economical ways to entertain and hey, these days we could all use economical right? Whether for a birthday celebration or just a get together with family and friends, sending an invitiation makes the event even more special. The pictures above are from the following sources in order of appearance: Paper Style (image 1 & 2), Fine Stationery & Etsy.

Or if you have the time make your own invitations, which is great activity if you have kids to entertain this summer. I found this great site below with instructions on some adorable invitations.

http://www.pacon.com/projects/IceCreamConeInvitation.htm