Basket Love & A Winner

I have always loved baskets, especially vintage one. There is something about the texture

of rattan, willow and wicker that I absolutely adore. Not only are baskets decorative but
also great for storing things.

I have collected quite a few baskets over the years and I thought I would share

some of those with you.

The two below are my newest additions. These two identical baskets were found on the same

day at different estate sales. They now hold some of my demijohns.

As you can see this vignette get changed around quite often.

One of my favorite baskets is this vintage cart. I had to climb over a

pile of lawn mowers, tools and junk to get this cutie.

Baskets help keep me organized in my home office.

I use my vintage laundry basket a lot!

You know my love for wicker covered demijohns

The bee skep is technically not a basket but I love the texture.

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of my collection. I never pay much

for my baskets. Most of them are from thrift stores, estate sales, auctions and

antique malls. I don't normally go looking for them....they just seem to find me!

Below is my dream basket from the movie It's Complicated.

I am on a quest to find this basket style table.

I can just hear hubby sighing now!

The winner of the Memories Suite giveaway is:

The Thriving Thrifty

Congrats and I will send you an email shortly.

This week I will be partying at:

Savvy Southern Style

From My Porch To Yours

A Stroll Thru Life

Coastal Charm

French Country Cottage

At The Picket Fence

Thanks for visiting.

:) Sherry

Open House Party

Welcome to the Open House Party.

I am so glad you are here and I look forward to seeing what you have to share this week.

The link to join the party is at the end of this post.

Today we will be touring the pretty home of Susan at Days At Buttermilk Cottage. Susan is one of the

sweetest ladies I have "met" through blogging. I know many of you also adore her and her blog.

Thank you Susan for opening up your home for the Open House Party this week.

Susan and her sister Nancy share this wonderful 100 year old home that they have affectionately

named Buttermilk Cottage.

Each year the neighborhood hosts a fund raiser yard sale to benefit the homeowners association.

Buttermilk Cottage opens a small bistro on their lovely porch.

Susan bakes and freezes for weeks for this event.

Cute home office with a pretty view of the garden.

Aren't these mice the most adorable thing..EVER? I am so in love with these little creatures.

This year Susan knitted sweaters for 100 of these little guys for an upcoming fiber show. I can see why she sold out the last two years.

I hope you will stop by for a visit at the wonderful blog Days At Buttermilk Cottage and check out the Etsy shop where Susan sells many of her beautiful knitted items.

Please also visit the blog Nanniepannies which is written by Susan's sister. Nancy has

a delightful blog where she features her love of gardening.

I hope you enjoyed touring another beautiful home this week.

Thank you Susan!

Now on to the Link Party.

Hugs,

Sherry

Feature and Randomness

I hope you had a great weekend!

We had another showing of our house this weekend That meant spending Saturday morning cleaning

at warp speed. There have been no offers so far and this house selling is driving me crazy. We clean the house spotless, just for someone to walk through and be out in less than ten minutes. The gentleman

that looked at our house Saturday had more than a dozen other homes to look at over the weekend.

The competition is fierce in Richmond...uuggh!

I am really TRYING to take the attitude of "it will sell when the time is right" .

All I can say is the right time better get here soon!

I have to keep a sense of humor about the selling process and finding these photos did make me giggle.

There are actual pictures posted by real estate agents to the MLS.

Hmmm, I wonder if these homes have sold?

Home security system?
I can just imagine the owner vacuuming his collection.