Valentine Party with Laurie

Attending Blog Parties is the equivalent

of attending  a high school mixer for me;

a chance to get to meet new people,

and then to get to know them.

Laurie, from

 Bargain Hunting and Chatting with Laurie,

is one such person.

She's hostessing her first blog party this Friday;

A Valentine Party

This will be a grab-bag full of fun!

I'll be showing you a little of my

 Vintage Valentine goodies.

In my kitchen hallway I have a white sideboard

that I change  up seasonally and for each holiday!

This is a vintage cardboard candy box.

I just love the graphic on the front.

"The candy of the South"

And this box is very large.

It may have been Russell Stovers.

Whoever was delivering it must have had to wait

 out in the rain for his sweetheart.

Either that, or she ate them in the shower!

Rose wreath inside my front door...

and a heart shaped topiary on my Dining Room Buffet

My perpetual calendar is ready for the Big Day!

Downstairs I have a "Holiday Cupboard"

that is like the sideboard;

dressed for Valentine's Day!

Lefton Valentine Cherub covered dish.

Cocoa tin.

I love hankies, and these are my Valentines.

Wonderful for a purse or pocket.

And a tiny cross-stitch angel from about 20 years ago.

I will also be participating in

Joan's Valentine Party on Sunday,

so come back then, to see my old framed Valentines.

Have a wonderful Valentine weekend,

And may you "love the one your with"!

Debra

White Wednesday, Pretty Little Girls

Weekend before last, I had a little free time to indulge my need to be a teeny bit creative. I couldn't find my red bingo cards that I was hoping to use to make some vintage Valentine hang-ups. I believe that is known as "dis-organization". So I used some of my vintage photo albums instead, to show off a couple of my favorite images.

This young lady in her shepherdess dress is so precious. I don't know the occasion, but I find her to be totally captivating. A millinery flower and some lace that Jill sent me, and old white buttons add just a little bit of embellishment.

This sweet little child's Valentine couple

 became my banner photo for this week.

Angel vine is such a favorite of mine (and my kitties). This heart topiary that I found at Inspirational Home is setting in the Dining Room on the buffet. Charlotte climbed aboard to celebrate Valentine's Day.

And my little alabaster girl on the Living Room

 hearth is adorned with a red rose wreath.

With all this cold weather, my face and skin,

 kinda feel like she looks!

And these little cards are unlike any I've seen.

They have flaps that fold in,

 to make their own envelope.

The centers are silk that have been printed.

Anyone know anything about these?

They are so unique and detailed.

Kathleen at Faded Charm

is our wonderful hostess for

White Wednesday.

Drop by and see all the beautiful Whites!

Hope you are planning on a sweet

Valentine's Day,

Feel the Love!

Debra

Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Give Aways, Awards and My Surprise News

First of all My Surprise News, which while may not seem like a lot to some of you, is actually a pretty wonderful and exciting "Big Deal" for little ol' me. Since last February when I had to pretty much "cease and desist" from the scene of antique store spaces and flea market booths due to health reasons, I have felt a void in my life. Yes, I needed to cut back drastically and slow way down, but I still missed the junkin' life. I have had a small "closet" booth at Spring Creek Tea Room and Antiques, and it was good for me to have, but because of the size (5x7) I was really limited in my display fun and amount of merchandise that I could bring in.

Spring Creek Tea Room

Ozark, Missouri

(photo taken last fall)

This place is always packed, Tuesday thru Saturday.

With the best lunch in the area.

And as you sit here savoring
your wonderful chicken salad

and drooling into your Milky Way Cake,

you will be able to see my
 new booth space.

 

This is my "little closet"...

 

That I have right now.

And this is where I will be headed as of March 15.

Twice the size, and in a wonderful location.

Now keep in mind
 this is not my "stuff",

but the space itself.

It is directly across from the tea room

and highly visible. Yeah!!

I have tried doing a close up of these chippy doors

which I will get to keep,

but my computer will not cooperate.

So these are the "befores" of the space.

Keep a good thought for me as I get to redecorate

this spot and bring in lots of fun things...

all things vintage, shabby, cottage, farmhouse, girlie,

garden, and just a touch of "ooh la la"!

And now for the Give Aways!

Dawn of the Feathered Nest,

"World's Sweetest Blogger"

is having a celebration giveaway

for her 3rd. Blogiversary.

And the super talented Rebecca from

Rebecca for Vintage Living,

is having a give away

of the most gorgeous necklace,

to celebrate her 200th follower.

And thank you sweet Debbie from Talking Trash

and the vivacious Robelyn of Red Neck Chic, 

for awarding me with the 

Not a Stepford Blog Award. 

Love You!

Thanks for hanging in there with me

for this multi-faceted news program!

Hope you're off to a great Monday!

Debra

Silver Sunday, Vintage Jewelry

I have to admit that last week when I said

 I was running out of silver to share,

 I had forgotten about my jewelry pieces

 that I have put together in the past.

I started playing with making jewelry a few years ago,

but when I left my space last year

 I didn't have a place to sell it,

so it sort of landed in my own stash,

and I have been enjoying the fruit of my past labor.

OK, as my bloggy bud Anne calls it,

the hoarder's disease...

Guilty as charged.

It's hard to locate the right vintage pieces that

are "cost effective" as my CPA husband calls it.

So lack of resources and lack of an outlet to sell,

have caused me to just play and let that be that.

But I wanted to share with you a few pieces

 of gorgeous vintage rhinestone pins and shoe clips

that I found last weekend.

I have thought about a "blog shop" and may

try to list a few things here a little later.

Etsy feels intimidating at this moment...

and I have some exciting news

to share this next week...

so stay tuned.

Can I say I'm totally pumped and excited?

Yes, I'm totally pumped and excited!

I found this vintage looking mercury glass votive cup

 at  Inspirational Home this last Christmas.

I love this old painted silver mirror,

all chippy and wonderful,

and for some fun displays

a couple of items from my silver stash. 

Come back next week and I'll share some plans

about a new space at Spring Creek.

Thank you Beth at Gypsy Fish Journal.

I'm looking forward to the monthly party

that will be coming up!

Have a wonderful Silver Sunday!

love,

Debra

Vintage Black Friday No. 1

Vintage Black Friday

is here again

and I almost missed it!

Jill, from Gypsy Brocante's

wonderful Friday Party from last Fall

is returning to the French Cupboard,

the first Friday of each month.

I found this wonderful turn of the century graphic

a few years ago at a local flea market.

It's original glass was broken,

so I paid a small fraction of what it was worth.

I had the glass replaced, and saved the original piece

then recycled it into smaller sizes.

I couldn't throw it away.

It was all wavy and bubbly.

This usually hangs in our stairway,

but the lighting is poor,

so I had to bring it to the Dining Room.

Sorry the glare is so distracting.

                  

I love the black frame and background,

and those sweet "lily of the valley".

I love the sweet sentiment.

It is a prayer to me.

God Bless Our Homes

I'm so excited that Black Friday is returning!

 Click the link to the French Cupboard

 to see the rest of the party-goers.

Have a wonderful Vintage Black Friday!

love,

Debra

Helping Hands

Look at this adorable little hand,

I love the dimples.

and the loving heart...

that goes with these

tiny hands.

Many of you know Libbie from her blog,

 The Middlest Sister

And if you know Libbie,
you know her cutie pie daughter,

Annie.

She has the most precious heart.

She loves people and Jesus,

and when she heard about the earthquake in Haiti,

she wanted to go and help,

or at the very least
send all their money.

Libbie, being a wonderful and wise mommy,

wanted to use this opportunity to help,

and at the same time allow her daughter

an expression of brotherly love and giving.

So Annie made beaded bracelets,

to sell to raise funds for the people of Haiti.

bracelets...

bracelets,

and more...

bracelets.

                                           

She has sold them door to door...

At church, and through many other people and businesses.

All so she could help the people of Haiti.

Here are my two bracelets that I purchased,

made just for me,

with love,

from Annie.

In a time when there are so many

bad things going on in the world,

I wanted to share what is "good",

a child whose heart

and hands

work together.

blessings,

Debra