Showing posts with label my birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my birthday. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

lovely gift...


Sharing a lovely gift from a friend for
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We closed up our trailer for the season this past weekend.
(And celebrated my 50th birthday.)
I am already counting the days until next season!

Now it's time to focus on projects around the house.
First up...my bedroom, and I am looking for the perfect shade of grey ~ any suggestions?

Thank you for stopping by!!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

reflections...


We closed up our trailer last weekend for the season.
I took a break on Saturday and sat by the lake for a while.
I just sat there reflecting on the season and how it went by so quickly ...


It was a lot of work and for some reason this old girl is just exhausted this week.

I did a bit of cleaning around here today and got to thinking about how this past year has gone by so quick too.
Thought I would share some reflections through my newly cleaned old mirrors...







This old girl turned another year older yesterday...


I will be honest and say this was a tough one for me.
The one before a big one always is.
Seeing this last night though made my day a little better.
Thanks Jac...love you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

petite oiseau...

I am joining Jill from Gypsy Brocante over at The French Cupboard for French Inspiration Thursday today.
My friend Mary Ellen gave me this beautiful tiered tray for my birthday...


It looks like an old french zinc piece to me and is topped with a  little bird (or petite oiseau as my friend Michelle would say)...


I love the sweet little cowgal tag she attached to it...


It is perfect to hold all my price tags and business cards...



I bought the old match boxes from the shop...



I found a new mercury glass like bowl to hold my scissors, pens and pencils at Marshalls over the summer and love how it looks next to it...


The tray fits perfectly in the corner of my desk in my studio...


My desk has not looked this clean in a while!

Thanks so much Mary Ellen...I love it!
We are going treasure hunting together tomorrow...can't wait!

Thanks so much for stopping by today ~ it's the last day to enter my giveaway, don't forget!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

sneak peek...

Today I am joining Debra (thanks for hosting Deb!) over at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday and thought I would give you all a sneak peek at one of the beautiful displays that is at The Wrentham Country Store for our Vintage Fall Market Weekend...

Lee's Booth

I am in love with this whole display and think it sums up the feel we wanted for this show.  I actually added this beautiful trunk to my wish list (are you reading this Jim, it is my birthday month)...


Just look at the patina of this old beauty...


This piece looks like something you would see in Restoration Hardware...


Lee and Bill did an amazing job on their space!
They kept the accessories simple yet perfect...


They brought in some other amazing pieces but like I said this is just a sneak peek!!

Our show starts Saturday and runs right through to Monday.
If you live nearby and plan to visit us, please introduce yourself to any of the shop girls...we would love to meet you!

We are all very excited for the show and hope our customers enjoy it as much as they did our At Home With White Event back in April!
The Flea Market Style Magazine blog is looking for their reader's favorite sales.  Did you happen to shop the White Event and enjoy it?
We would love it if you would let them know!
(The deadline for submissions is Friday the 7th!) 

Well I am off to pack up the last of my treasures so I can finish filling my booth tomorrow.
In addition to the show this weekend we are closing up our trailer for the season...sniff, sniff (need a tissue Sue?).
Yes...it is going to be a busy one.
Monday will be the busiest day as I need to clean the trailer from top to bottom and pack everything up to bring home.
Sounds like a fun way to celebrate my birthday...not!!

Monday is my birthday and I plan on celebrating with all of you by having a giveaway next week!
It will be a birthday/500 follower/our shop is in Flea Market Style magazine giveaway!!
That means lots of goodies so make sure you come back!
Thanks for visiting today!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

inspiration origination...



I waited quite a while to start pinning...



And now that I finally do ~ I am hooked...


 
But tell me...


Do you "pin" from where you find something fabulous or do you wait and search and then "pin" from where the inspiration originated from...


I would love to know!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Lots of fun stuff coming up in my birthday month October so stay tuned!!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

birthday giveaway...

Happy Birthday to me ~ that means it is giveaway time for you!  In honor of my birthday, reaching 100 posts and almost 250 followers I have put together a few treasures to give away to one of you!  Here is a peek at what I have put together...
In honor of today's date 10~10~10, I gathered 10 treasures!  There is one of Freddie's girls and a lovely pair of silver plated salt and pepper shakers...
Then there is one of the sweet french school music books I found treasure hunting as well as one of my decoupaged dress forms... 
A vintage flower frog, a petite garden pot and vintage flinch cards to announce that "fall" is here...
Then I found a pretty metal Marie inspired shoe, a few Halloween bingo cards as well as the lovely vintage doily...

 
I am also going to add a few little surprises! To be entered is easy, just leave me a comment on this post!  My giveaway begins today 10~10~10 and I will announce the winner in 10 days on 10~20~10.  Thank you all so much for making my blogging adventure so much fun!  Your comments always make me smile!  I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! 

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

keepers and a giveaway...

I went to one of my favorite haunts the other day (I can use that...it is October!) and picked up quite a few things to share with everyone over at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday. My booth needs to be restocked and changed up after the sale this past weekend but it looks like a lot of my finds just might be keepers! Let's start with what is definitely going like this shabby pink chair and pair of oil lamps... The lamps have sweet roses on them... As you can see I still have not made a decision on my new rose painting, I will soon! Anyway, another treasure going to the shop is this wonderful old wooden box... I actually did think about keeping this one. I love the pale, weathered shade of red and thought it would be perfect around the holidays...Can you picture it filled with some burlap wrapped packages by the tree or by the fireplace filled with some birch logs...sigh. Then that little voice in my head reminded me of my "no new stuff" rule, which if you have been following along will be broken if I keep the rose painting anyway. And while this was not on my "must have" list it is beautiful and the price was jaw dropping ~ but if it goes to the shop and sells the money could be saved for something on that list in the future. It is big and the next few things fit in to the amendment that I made to the rule already ~ no new big stuff (hee hee)... Pretty nifty huh? Those little wooden boxes were a few dollars each. See the sweet little french school song book... I picked up two of these (for a quarter), one to keep and one for my giveaway ~ more on that at the end of this post! Unfortunately there was not a complete set of this vintage silver with stunning detail... At a quarter a piece they are all keepers!! I also found 2 sets of these pretty salt and pepper shakers (yes a quarter a piece too)... One set for me, one for my giveaway!! This part of a vintage music book (only $1.00) will be perfect in my booth re-do (are you reading this Jim?)... And...last but not least...something that was on my "must have" list... A vintage silver bucket to chill my champagne ~ it is my birthday month! Which brings me to my giveaway. I published my 100th post the other day, and I almost have 250 followers and 10~10~10 is my birthday!!! So I am putting together a giveaway which includes the little french school song book, the salt and pepper shakers, a few things I will show you later this week as well as a few surprises! I am also going to attempt to make a giveaway button to share with you. The giveaway will start Sunday the 10th and run for 10 days ending on the 20th. October 20th was my Mom's birthday ~ we would have so much fun celebrating our birthday month together!! Now I get to share it with all of you!! Thank you so much for making me feel so welcome here every day with your thoughtful comments ~ I truly feel that I have made many long lasting friends! Thank you Linda for hosting Nifty Thrifty Tuesday! Oh and speaking of nifty and birthdays....Happy Birthday Catie!! See you all tomorrow!!

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