Vintage Rising is Rising at The Vintage Village

Vintage Rising is Rising at The Vintage Village

I love socializing, and belonging with different groups. I meet others with the same interests, I learn things, can ask questions, love sharing, and love seeing what others share as well. For some time now I have belonged to The Vintage Village for those who like vintage, sell vintage and antiques, and has become more fun with a group there called Vintage Rising. 

This is a fun group with Vintage Rising that is also growing with members. This group offers items not quite vintage, new and used goods, crafts, craft supplies, and more! Above you will see our new logo design that is being offered to the merchants for their own customizations. This one showing is for LilacsNDreams thread. 

We have quite a few members who are participating with this venue. You are able to buy directly from the thread, contact the members to buy from them, follow the links with their various shops to purchase items being offered, etc. If you have not visited our new home, I invite you to come visit with us soon! Come to join us in having some fun!

Thanks so much for visiting with LilacsNDreams, and sure hope to see you again soon. Hope ya'll had a super weekend, and wishing you a great week. It's a new month, it's June, and summer here we come!

WooHoo It's Friday, Weekend Here We Come

WooHoo It's Friday, Weekend Here We Come!

Whew! What weather we have been having in NW Iowa! Rain...love it, but along with it comes lightning, hail, thunder, winds, and the usual stormy weather. Daytime has been cloudy, then sunny, then cloudy which leads to the darker clouds at night, and all of the other severe storm symptons. 

Wednesday we lost power during the night, and then Thursday night we were having some severe weather again. Things calmed down a bit so that I could get on the computer, and get my posting done on site for ya'll. 

I hope everyone is surviving the weather where you are, and pray for those experiencing issues with tornadoes. They are in our thoughts, and prayers. Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams everyone, and I hope to see ya'll again soon. Take care, and have a wonderful fun weekend!

Domains Which One to Use

Domains Which One to Use

Of course many of us are blogging, some have their own websites, and some buy their domains in order to direct them to maybe their shops or market places they sell with. I have quite a few domains myself. I have LilacsNDreams.com for this blog, I have LilacsNDreamsShoppe.com for my shoppe page with my blog, I have a domain for my website, I have domains for a couple of my shops, and I have picked up quite a few to direct them with here, there, and there. I use GoDaddy for my domains. I have never had any issues with them in directing my domains, changing and directing to another address, using them, contacting them, etc. When I buy my domains there they are mine...as long as I keep renewing them. 

Anyway, there are so many places out there to get your domains with. I often seen many mentioned, and I hear good with bad about many of them too. I have seen quite a few mention 1and1.com, namecheap.com, name.com, 123.reg, and there are sooo many out there to mention I could bore you with all of them. I do have a notebook I have many of them written in, but it must be the memorial weekend holiday that is catching up with Me, and not being able to find that particular notebook.

So, do you have your domains? Have you maybe gotten your domains to help lock your brand names, but just have them parked right now not using them? That is how I started out with mine at first was just buying them. For whatever reason that you do, or don't have them I would love to hear from others what places they are using, and their experiences they have had too. 

Hope ya'll had a super Memorial Weekend! We did here as our son was home from the army for a few days. He is back to work doing what he loves to do, hubby is back in the truck, daughter and her family still with us, and I am doing what I enjoy doing as well...blogging. 

Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams, and hope to see ya'll again soon. Till the next time everyone, Have a Sweet Day!

Memorial Day, Please Remember Our Heroes

Memorial Day, Please Remember Our Heroes!

Make this special day one for you, and your families. Please stop for a moment to remember those who cannot be with their loved ones because they have paid the ultimate price for freedom, and those who are serving far away. May the Lord Bless, and keep them all!

While we enjoy this Memorial Day with family, and friends with firing up the grills to eat our burgers, and hot dogs, please remember why we celebrate this day. We celebrate our many freedoms fought for, and won by brave men and women who today cannot be at home with their families, and for those who have given the greatest sacrifice by laying down their lives to guarantee us the joy of this day! Please, remember and honor them all!

Giving thanks to all those who gave their tomorrows so that we all can have ours! For those who are on foreign soil today still protecting us, and keeping us free. . . . Stay safe, and return to enjoy the freedoms you fight for!

So, today or anytime that you see someone in uniform or maybe know of someone serving our country, please walk up to them and shake their hand, give them a hug, or salute them as well. Tell them Thank You for what you do for Me, for my Family, for our Friends, for our Country. Believe Me, they really enjoy this, and are happy to receive this from us all. I've watched it done to our son, and the smile with pride he gets on his face for knowing he is doing our country good. 

Have a fun-filled Memorial Day everyone. God's Blessing to All!!

Happy Memorial Weekend to Everyone

Happy Memorial Weekend to Everyone!

Wishing you all a fun-filled safe Memorial Weekend of Celebrations! While enjoying your weekend of celebrations with family, and friends please remember those who have fallen, those who are on foreign grounds, and those who are home as they all fight for our freedoms of today that we have. 

Blessings to them all, God Bless Them!

DIY Craft Handmade Repurposed Lanterns

                                           Pottery Barn Lanterns

                                             DIY Stencil Glass Lantern

                                              Make Your Own Wood Lantern

                                              DIY Picture Frame Lanterns Chandelier

DIY Craft Handmade Repurposed Lanterns

I often adore lanterns whether they are made of wood, metal, have that beachy look, and some of the simple chandeliers have the same look too. You know some of them timey old time lanterns. I love all the colors that I find, and of course how they are displayed to show giving me more ideas. I truly enjoy looking at them, and consider them till the price tag catches the eye. Go to Pottery Barn to see some of them, and how the simplest of designs can be spendy too. Starting at maybe $19.99 up to $129.00 and more! Like many other times I see something I like, don't want to pay the price, and I know it is time to go to places like the Dollar Tree stores, go out thrifting, junking, and to some how find the pieces I can put together to make this work. 

Upon researching, and spending my time lounging like I generally do . . . when I should be getting projects done . . . I came across some neat tutorials, and ideas of how to make these adorable lanterns myself. One technique I found to be quite interesting, and very easy to do was using picture frames from like the Dollar Tree stores. Yes, picture frames! Takes 4 picture frames sized at least 5 X 7. Now, you can do this project with glass, and without glass too. You can also make these lanterns with stenciled glass, bottoms and tops, you don't have to have either if you don't want to, maybe a bottom with no top, or add some wire to make a wire handle for a hanging chandelier. Neat ideas isn't it?

Please see the pictures above with their links that will better assist you with tutorials, ideas, instructions, and etc. The first picture at the top is from Pottery Barn and are priced $39 to $129. As you can see the DIY lanterns look just as good as those from Pottery Barn, but of course as noted were done cheaper too. 

Hope you enjoyed looking, and got some wonderful ideas from this today. Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams! Was a pleasure, and hope to see you again soon. 

Thoughts and Prayers For People of Oklahoma

Thoughts and Prayers For People of Oklahoma

I had been planning a different blog post for today, and was searching notes along with researching for pictures too. After the devastation of what has happened in Oklahoma the past few days I decided instead to have some much needed prayers sent for all those who have been effected. My heart goes out to all those who were caught within these horrid paths of these tornadoes. All of our thoughts, and prayers go out to you during this time. Prayers are requested for your hearts to be healed as you are putting your lives back together. May God Bless you, and help you during these trying times. 

Blessings to You in Oklahoma, and those who have been in the path of this devastation!