Waning summer and country homes

Oh I just can't wait for the next issue of Jeanne d' Arc Living! Gorgeous lay outs of country homes await us! Also recipes for crispy,late summer salads which promise to be delicious. Singular sunflowers, delightful dill and an inviting guest house round out some of the features. Arrives soon! August 23!! So no long wait this time. Limited availability and sold only on my website...reserve your copy as soon as possible! Click on the cover on the right side of my blog.

HUGE news about Jeanne d' Arc Living magazine!

The gorgeous cover of the next issue of Jeanne d' Arc Living magasin...coming July 9th! But the wonderful, fantastical news????????? This doesn't happen that often in retail so could I have a drum roll please????...........
Due to the fluctuation in the current euro/us dollar exchange rates my costs have dropped dramatically and I am so thrilled to pass this savings on to all of you JDL junkies!! The price for this issue will be just $25!!!!!!!! That's almost 29% less! A return to the pre-2010 increase you all have been faithfully enduring! Reserve your very own issue right now!
I am so excited to be able to do this! I know it was an exorbitant jump last year for all of us and it is wonderful to actually share some good news and share the savings!
This issue promises to be an excellent one too, take a look at the cover above to see what's in store - "Delicate Chocolate Cosmoses" now what could that be? A recipe for artistic chocolate decorations? Deep, rich chocolate hued cosmos flowers? A chocolate cosmo cocktail? Hmm...
Plus "Terraces and Outdoor Rooms" - I am so looking forward to this feature as we are currently working with a fabulous landscape architect & design friend whi is drawing up plans for our own outdoor space.
And being an avid purveyor of old stuff the "Making Old Signs" promises to be delightful.
So share the good news with all your friends and fellow JDL junkies, shout it from your rooftops and terraces! But don't forget to reserve your copy here!

It's here!

The second issue of Jeanne d' Arc Living magazine! Very limited number, on sale here. I cannot say enough about the images in this magazine...they are so beautiful and inspiring. They are filled with light! All of your favorite things on every page; ironstone, urns, baskets, bottles, mercury glass, painted furniture, garden items inside, statuary, raw wood boxes, old white enamelware, burlap, lavender, wire, linen..ahhh. Okay, I have to go now...back to the one copy I am keeping for myself. (not available in my shop, so I am offering free shipping)

A smattering of recent finds. . .

The one e-mail or phone call we receive weekly is consistent..."What new things do you have in the shop this week?" Here is a handful of our recent finds. But please note, I was on an 8-hour buying today. With my truck full and loaded down we headed to the shop to unload around 5:30 this evening. Piles (!!) of beautiful, vintage hooked rugs, a vintage forest scene watercolor, an antique ice cream shop table with it's original vitreous china top, another Kramer urn with crusty old paint, a couple of old, painted chairs, a cast iron free standing fireplace screen, a large, old gesso framed mirror, ironstone platters and pitchers, vintage thermos - great for summer flower arrangements, a raspberry colored quilt, a primitive milking stool, just to name a few...for first viewing (and selection!) stop in tomorrow or Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm

a beautiful driftwood grey table and chairs ensemble
a fantastic vintage paper umbrella

lovely old white shirt, a perfect pairing for jeans
a one-drawer marine blue stand
a mermaid king's crown
sweet, little cupboard
summer's whites

a gathering of summer finds, ship lamp base, starfish photo spirals, irradized fluted glass vase
fabulous faux raspberry and cream snapdragons in enamelware pitcher
sky blue childs chair with rush seat
time for some tea
piles of pots

piles of summery plates and sea glass green votice holders
vintage leather suitcase for your weekend jaunts, even your luggage has Urban Farmhouse style
mirror mirror on the wall, I think I need that urn on my patio
a carved cottage door with glass
clustered fruit in urn, distressed in all the right places

Kramer Brother's "Prize" urn
layers of vintage, embroidered linens
lovely and lacy, looks great casually strewn across the foot of your well-dressed bed
vintage milkglass tumblers
pick a posie (or a pitcher)