


As mentioned earlier, my mother & I went out to lunch together today, then antiquing in a few of our downtown shops. Got these adorable little angels. Not quite sure how I will use them yet, but they needed to come home with me!


Stephanie
As mentioned earlier, my mother & I went out to lunch together today, then antiquing in a few of our downtown shops. Got these adorable little angels. Not quite sure how I will use them yet, but they needed to come home with me!
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Labels: angels, antique mirrors, cherubs, roses, vintage lighting
This beauty hangs in my SIL's home. Isn't it spectacular?
Hugs,
Stephanie
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5:15 PM
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Labels: chandelier, Sheffield Classic China, vintage lighting
Don't you just love old mirrored shadow boxes, the kind like from the 60's? They just hold so much stuff!! I sell mirrors all the time on eBay & came across one that I intended to sell, but after cleaning it up, I decided it just had to stay with me. Hubby put up a fight, using arguments like, "It's so big, we don't have a place for it, it doesn't match, we need to sell something this week so we can afford groceries & gasoline, yada yada yada". But I knew after I painted it that I just couldn't let it go. Gee, it had gorgeous ROSES on it that just needed painting to bring out their glory!!! So I tucked it away in the corner of the garage to save for when I could find a place for it. Or did I hide it there from hubby? Oh well, I digress.......
Daughter & granddaughter will soon be moving out, so I plan to re-do daughter's bedroom, & ta dah ~ this will be hung on the wall! Instant decoration!! I've filled it with some of my favorite pieces & am already enjoying it.
I had to post a closeup pic of the detailing on the roses. The frame had been an ugly terra cotta color, just needed shabbying up a bit to fit into our home! I added lots of rose themed items, like the roses votive holder, the little blue pin money purse, some of my hinged boxes that have roses on them, & my little demitasse cup & saucer that matches our wedding china. I've been looking like crazy for more of these ~ the pattern is called "Classic" (I think) by Sheffield. Back of plates have the Sheffield logo & a fleur de lis design, says Fine China Japan Classic 501. If you ever see some of these, please snatch them & let me know. I would love to finish my set ~ only have 4, need 8 more. My in-laws owned a small Affiliated grocery store at the time, & gave us a full set of the "grocery store" giveaway china when we got engaged. You know, Buy $25 of groceries & get the featured item of the week for only $1.00! Something like that. These were available at Affiliated Stores back in 1973-74. Boy, am I showing my age now or what?
Anyway, it was a very special & thoughtful gift & I simply adore using it & decorating with it. So please help me find more of the matching demitasse cups & saucers!!
Hugs,
Stephanie
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10:50 PM
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Labels: Classic Rose china, mirror shadow box, pin money purse
I had mentioned to Beth (she being the ultimate collage / scrapbook artist) that I needed some easy do-able ideas for a pumpkin swap I'm doing for another group I'm in. Bless her sweet heart, she sent me tons of papers, tags, adorable baby rickrack trim, all in fall colors!! I'm set to start off in the world of altered art now!! I've got orange papers, vintage look Halloween designs, rose art in a heavenly fall hue, even a finished tag to inspire me!!!! Now, surely with all these sublime products (notice the subtle word "Success" on the top left?), I'll be able to come up with something super-neat......and all the credit will go to my mentor, BETH!!!!
Thanks sweet BETH, you are a doll!! Ahhhh, I feel a new addiction coming on........
Hugs,
Stephanie
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11:12 PM
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Labels: Halloween Altered Art, mail art, vintage tags
I just love it when the postman delivers me a package that I wasn't even expecting to receive! And that is exactly what happened recently! My dear friend Bertie at Aunt May's Cottage knows how much I adore GONE WITH THE WIND items, so look what she sent me!!!
2 gorgeous Bradford Exchange GWTW Collectors Plates from the Costuming of a Legend: Dressing Gone with the Wind!! And generous Miss Bertie wasn't about to forget my daughter who is getting married in November ~ she also tucked in the neatest book called Bride's Little Book of Cakes and Toasts by the editors of Brides Magazine!
I think they look great with my little GWTW ornament figurines wearing the same costumes!
The first one "The Green Sprigged Dress" is of Scarlett O'Hara in her barbeque dress that she wore to Twelve Oaks. I've placed my small Franklin Mint figurine & my Hallmark ornament beside this plate.
Next is "The Red Dress" that Scarlett wore to Ashley's birthday party. Wasn't she a vixen in this one? Vivien Leigh was a real beauty. I've placed my Dave Grossman figurine & another Hallmark ornament next to this plate.
Bertie is a true blue friend & has a wonderful new blog called Aunt May's Cottage & a fantastic website, too, so please go visit her & tell her hello! She offers the most incredible items for your romantic home & has very interesting information on the Victorian era. I can attest to her superb craftsmanship in all she makes!
I've gotten many items from her that will be incorporated into my daughter's wedding, so a little closer to the wedding date, I'll post pictures of those!
And yes, Lori, very soon I'll be posting pics of the rest of my GONE WITH THE WIND collection!
Hugs,
Stephanie
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10:24 PM
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Labels: Gone With the Wind, Vivien Leigh, Wedding
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I love using the ROSES covered casserole in an unexpected place ~ not the dining room, but in our bedroom. If you lifted the lid, you'd find my stash of old prisms, just waiting to be added to my next chandelier!
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1:00 PM
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Labels: antique mirrors, bunnies, chocolate server, pink and white, roses, strawberry sachets
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11:48 AM
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Labels: Americana, flag, red white and blue, rhinestone jewelry
~Sissy, who owns me heart & soul~
Tomorrow she will be wearing her red, white & blue bandana! She's quite a firecracker herself!
~Some of my favorite Dorothy Bauer jewelry~
I sold several of these on eBay. Wish I had kept the firecracker pair of earrings! :0(
Antique Cast Iron Garden Edging & Tin Lone Star Tomorrow I'll finish up by posting a few more pics of my red, white, & blue gameroom decorations that stay out year-round. If you are traveling tomorrow, buckle up & stay safe!
Hugs,
Stephanie
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6:09 PM
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Labels: Americana, flag, Jack Russell Terrier, July 4th, patriotic, Uncle Sam