Our Hopeful Home: Vintage Charm Party #244 & July Feature of the Month

Welcome to Vintage Charm Party #244!

Thanks to all who linked up last week. And if you're new here, welcome! We appreciate each and every one of you who continue to come back and party with us. We're in constant awe of your creativity and talent. And once again we can't wait to see what vintage goodies, finds and projects you all have to share with us today.

But first, we'd like to announce our

July Feature of the Month:

Drum roll please..... Congratulations goes to

Rita from Panoply!

Rita from Panoply is a kindred spirit when it comes to adding whimsy to her delightful tablescapes. She is also a clever wordsmith as you can see from the title of her latest post, Llama Mia, Here We Goat Again! These darling plates along with Rita's punny quips "How Ewe doing?" and "Are you ready for the Funny Farm yet?" brought a smile to my face. Visit Rita to see the details of this fun whimsical tablescape and to enjoy more of her humorous musings!

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Now let's find out what our

hostesses have been up to!

Kathleen

6 Tip For Getting Rid Of Old Furniture Smell

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Cecilia

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Weekly Features

It's been difficult for us to choose just one feature each. Your vintage finds, vignettes and just plain creativity have been awesome!

Kathleen's Pick

Our friend, Penny, from Penny's Vintage Home actually got me excited me about Christmas -- in July! She created a blog post filled with her vintage farmhouse-inspired Christmas decorations from last year, and it was a real delight just to take it all in. If you'd like to forget that it's 100 degrees outside and that we still have a ways to go until it's even fall, drop by Christmas In July and be totally inspired!

Cecilia's Pick

Our friend Debbie from Debbie Dabble Blog shared how she styled a charming Gentleman's Dresser for her husband, Joe. From pocket watches and shaving brushes to antique photographs of "instant relatives," I love her ideas for adding a touch of masculinity to her Victorian decor. Pay Debbie a visit to see all of her creative accents!

If you've been featured today grab a party button from below!

Party Guidelines

(Does #6 say "Prizes"???)

1. Content: Submit up to three posts that involve vintage finds, crafts, DIYs and other vintage subject matter. No shops or direct advertising, please.

2. Link-back: We'd love it if you'd include the Vintage Charm button or a text link back to the party in your linked post.

3. Visitation: Please visit other blog posts -- after all that's what a link-up is all about. When pinning please go to the source of the photo to pin it so the originator of the post gets the credit.

4. Hostess Love: Consider following each of your party hostesses' blogs and/or one or more forms of social media. We love connecting with each of our guests and will be highlighting features on all of our social media.

5. Spread the Word: Consider mentioning Vintage Charm on your social media to help spread the word and make this party a great experience for everyone.

6. Prizes: Keep in mind that each month we will select one of the month's featured posts to be featured on both hostesses' blogs. At the end of the year one of the twelve monthly features will be selected as the Grand Prize Feature of the Year. Prize TBA.

7. Permission: By linking up to Vintage Charm you assert that the photographs are yours (or you have permission to use them) and you give your hostesses permission to feature them on social media or a blog party with a link back to your blog. You will likewise assert that the content of the post is your own.

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