Friday, August 22, 2008

FFM, Wedding Cake Toppers, & My Dresser

FFM, Wedding Cake Toppers, & My Dresser

Today's post is a little longer than usual because I have lots of pics to share with you. First, I would like to remind you that today is Friday Flea Market, so please stop by my selling blog, Angelic Accents a la Carte, to see what I'm offering. There are lots of other blog participants doing FFM, so please check here to see their goodies today!!

I collect wedding memorabilia & can never pass up a good deal on a pretty wedding cake topper, so these are my latest finds.....
This one isn't very old, but I just love how sweet the couple are looking at each other & the bride's Victorian wedding gown.
I thought this one was quite unique as it had been placed into a glass egg. This is a wonderful vintage chalkware bride & groom.
And now, my favorite new/old one.....a bride & groom from the 1950's standing in a double circle of wedding bands with doves on top. This piece has aged & yellowed & one poor little dove has lost its wing, but I couldn't leave the store without it!
Last Saturday I posted some pics of my bedroom dresser on PINK SATURDAY, & got several responses on it asking for more pictures, so here are some closeups.

This piece was found at an antique store & had been stripped down to its natural pine finish. There were hints of old green & white paint in the cracks & crevices. DH labourously worked to strip it completely & added Minwax to it & it was beautiful in all its pine glory for about 10 yrs.

Later I decided it must be shabby chiced up!! After hearing, "You've got to be kidding" about 100 times from DH, I started the process (without his approval or help!). The white finish really brings out all the detailing, the carvings, the beading around the oval mirror & the curly cues & columns that frame the mirror......

the sides & legs......
This is a picture of a pretty little pillow I bought on eBay back a couple of years ago that features silk ribbon embroidery & beading. I always loved it, til I saw what my sweet PRH sisters Shirl & Katie can do!! Their silk ribbon embroidery is 2die4!! Katie has just opened up a selling blog called A Petal Apart, so please stop by & visit her! And Shirl definitely needs to sell hers, too, so stop by her blog Shirl's Rose Cottage to get a peek at what she creates!! We need to encourage her to sell hers to us, too!!



the glove boxes.....
and the beautiful original appliques on the doors!
I'm going to visit my fellow FFM sellers now! And don't forget that tomorrow is PINK Saturday!! See you then!


Hugs,



Saturday, August 16, 2008

Cruisin' into another PINK Saturday!!

Cruisin' into another PINK Saturday!!
One of my daddy's & my favorite cars! He used to have a very similar all white one that I affectionately named "The Ghost", & he loved to tell the story of how I would duck down into the floorboard as he pulled me up to school in it! Hey, what can I say, my daddy never lied, I was 12, & it WAS embarrassing back then!!

Today I would so LOVE to have this in my gameroom! I've already got the neon sundae sign to hang over it!!!

Target.com carries this....what little (or big) princess wouldn't love to have a pink chaise to eat her bon bons on?


Now, back to reality & my bedroom....I so love my framed Rachel Ashwell butter pats.

Since I made that picture I have been lucky enough to purchase the other 2 framed plates that Rachel Ashwell offers. They now hang to each side of the butter pats.




My sweet little Jack Russell Terrier, Sissy, also adores pink ~ just look at her bedspread! This was her winning photo in the HGTV.com "America's Top Ten Most Pampered Pets" contest. You can click the ^above link^ to see even more adorable pets!

Now Sissy & I are going over to Sweet Beverly's blog, How Sweet the Sound, to visit the other PINK Saturday participants!! Happy PINKNESS!!
Hugs,



Friday, August 15, 2008

Welcome to another Friday Flea Market!

Welcome to another Friday Flea Market!
Welcome to another great day at our Friday Flea Market!! I'm so excited to be able to offer some terrific new lamp shades HERE for your decorating pleasure! They are just full of beautiful beading, gimp, pretty fabrics, fun prints, some even have flirty feathers!!


So take a walk on the wild side & please come visit me at my selling blog Angelic Accents a la Carte to see more great offerings!

Hugs,


Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Exciting News!!

Exciting News!!
I've been just busting a gut to share some wonderful news with you.........
Daughter & her husband who married in November 2007 are now expecting!!
This is the first picture of my new little grandbaby ~ already sucking a thumb!!

AND . . . . . .




Drumroll, please. . . . . . .

This time it will be a darling baby BOY!!! I just can't wait to be a MIMI again!!! Now, I'll have one of each!

I can hardly wait til January to kiss my own little grandbaby's toesies!! In the meantime, all you "experienced" grammies & new moms will need to tell me where to shop, what to buy, what to expect with a little boy, shoot, I know NOTHING about little boys!!! But what fun it will be to learn!!

Big Hugs,