A day at the flea

A beautiful fall day makes me want to shop for some reason , I love the change of this season, fall being my favorite and winter , I can hardly wait to decorate for Christmas . I went out and about today and found the flea market sale that just had so much fabulous things! I picked up this framed print today for a song and when I got it home I looked it up online, it is old and I just knew it had to be worth something and sure enough it sells for 150.00! I thought I did pretty good on this buy! And to think I almost past it up ,I guess you just never know what you'll find! It's from 1935 and called His Letter by L. Jambor ..

And these sweet little things, A lacy pocket thing , probably would have held vanity type things, looks like a shoe holder but it isn't used a shoe holder ??Pretty creme vintage lace and these cute little shoe inserts ,just darling as the paint is weathered so perfectly and the painted flowers , not that I needed them but I thought they were pretty! And my favorite is the cup, I just love these vintage ones with sayings like this one that says "A present ". Rachel Ashwell has a little section in one of her books that has a few pictures of different ones, this one was made in Germany and fits my palette perfectly !And another pretty pink satin glove box , I just love these ,there perfect for storing things ,so I pick them up whenever I find one!

And I told you last post I was going to make you something and here they are! Petite little vintage wallpaper cottages~ Each unique in there own design , some of these have taken an hour or more to make ~ From the foundation up each one is constructed using vintage wallpaper ,vintage trims, velvet ,real vintage buttons, German glass glitter and rhinestones,vintage pearls in the prettiest color all built on a sturdy mat covered in vintage ledger paper ~ I am going to make a whole village!

Aren't these darling ??!! Each one has it's own look and feel , and they could be little ornaments too! These have lots of little details ! AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST! Thank you Molly and Wendy . For the" I love your blog" award !! I love your blogs too!

Bringing out the pretty fall colors

I Love fall ,already the leaves are changing here and the wind is picking up as well as the rains, my garden looks like crap but still I love the season of being cozy and bundling up ! I am going to get a pair of rain boots this year,I just hate it when my shoes and bottoms of my pants get all wet , I was thinking maybe a navy blue or pink pair. My little velvet strawberries arrived today and i thought they would look so cute in this little weathered bird bath made of cast iron. So cute! And really fall looking ,it will be a pretty little display for the living room. And also got these in the mail from Heather at pretty petals. It was from an auction to help the nie recovery effort for a sweet little family~

Look at all the lovely papers~ These will defiantly be hoarded!


Thank you Heather ,I love them ! Come back for my next post, I am going to create a pretty something just for YOU!!! xoxo Andrea

dress form makeover

Oh yes ,miss bliss just isnt her self anymore , she has had a makeover to more reflect my love for vintage ~ Here is her top wrapped with real vintage tulle , millinery flowers and a pretty vintage lace. Still not sure if I like the lace there or not , but it's ok for now . Her top is covered in a very pretty piece of vintage barkcloth that I have been hoarding and thought I might as well use it instead of just keeping it in my fabric stack . Her crinoline was replaced witht his white stiff tulle one I bought from heather over at pretty petals and then wrapped with some vintage trim and french ribbon .

I have a new pet ~ This darling sequined bird covered in beads ,glitter and the lovely feather from his tale ~ So pretty! I was working at the flower shop yesterday and she brought these in and I just had to have one! i think I might put it in my birdcage .
And this doll, I know I have seen these around alot on blogs and stuff, but I am not positive on what there called , are they called bisque dolls?? This one is a vintage one in perfect condition with her legs and arms .Not sure what i'll do with her yet??? If anyone would like to buy her let me know before I list her etsy.

And my favorite find of the week! this magazine, I love it and how could I not love it, it has Rachel Ashwell in it and her new home, OMG! I have been reading it over and over again!!! I did also pick up the country victorian ,it comes out once a year and I was DISSAPOINTED! Only one cute cottage in there and that was it ,I do not like the dark victorian colors like brown and red,marune dark green?? yuck! And it was full of it !I have the last two issues of this one and they were full of pretty homes so what happened with this issue ???? So guess what I retuned it ,I am not going to waste my money, I like magazines that have more then one page of the things I love and this one here it was worth every penny! I wish this one came out once a month. Thats just how I feel about magazines, they inspire me , and thats what I buy them for . Country Living a great magazine but the last two issues were filled with nothing really pretty , so I didn't buy them. Last year they had tons of great issues , and home companion is i think filled with nothing but ads , the last issue of yellow and orange everything ,I didn't like it so I didn't even buy it or the one thats out now . I am sure though the christmas one will be pretty ,lets hope so . I like pretty things!

Cleaning then making a mess again, cleaning and then...

Once I get get organized and have cleaned all day , then I decide to create for awhile and I have made a mess of the studio all over again, does this ever happen to you ? make a mess, clean,make a mess ,clean,make a mess ,clean and so on! I just can't figure out how to stay organized and tidy! Especially in my studio ! Theres ribbon ,glitter and papers everywhere ! I have somenice closet space intha back but that doesn't seem to help me much, I do use pretty containers ,baskets ,apothecary jars ,lidded boxes and I still am over flowing with craft stuff everywhere !!! Maybe it's taking over the studio and it's not just me???? Anywho here is a cute little bouquet I made in a vintage hobnail vase with paper flowers and the cream posies are from rachel ashwell's store with a cute glittered and feathery bird!I tied the vase with a velvet ribbon.

Then filled these two picture frames with two of my favorite vintage wallpapers ...
I am starting to accumulate alot of vintage wallpaper ,do you have any ideas on what else to do with it??? i would love to know???Maybe I could cover some boxes with it for pretty storage ? line drawers? I just want to make something! But something different !

And I am so excited !!! I have been working on a big project that hopefully I'll be able to share with you soon! xoxo

Meet my new lovely assistant!

I have been working on her all day! Dressed in a vintage fuffy crinole ,tied with vintage lace and ribbons and embellished with two of my handmade silk roses that I also sell in my shop. Her name is Miss bliss .

Topped with a vintage strand of pearls and millinery flowers plucked from an old hat~

She is so pretty! i will be making lots more of these and adding them to my shop real soon! I just love them , she'll definatly help me get inspired!! I am taking custom orders, all will be dressed like this and you can choose which color of crinole from pink, white, and blue .. Just email me !

Do you think her top should be covered with fabric? vintage wallpaper? lace? or just left how she is??? What do you think? I'd love to know!!!

It's my party!

Snookies birthday is today ! It's hard to believe a year has gone by already , they grow too fast! She is the best baby girl, a snuggle bunny , sleeps all night and gives baby kisses and she sings or tries to ! I love being her mama~Of couse I have to spoil her everyday! her wearing her vintage baby dress. I am surprised how long she kept this hat on, she kept ripping it off but i was able to get a few pictures :)
She loves balloons! I got her a baby doll, a pink minnie mouse doll and a glow worm that sings twinkle twinkle little star that she can sing to and it plays other songs too. I am taking her shopping tonight to spend her 20 bucks from grandma .we'll go to target ,my fav store.
My baby dolly!
Cupcakes are so much easier than trying to cut a cake for everyone! I hung up these paper bells along with the sweet lanterns I made from the sweet six studio ~I'll have messy cake pictures later . can you believe this balloon was 10 bucks! aaahhh I sent mom to the store for balloons and she came back with this . I like the smaller mylars, little baby can hardly grab on to this thing it's so big!
back to partying with snookie! Talk to you all soon!

Vintage wallpaper sparkles

One of my newest treasures I found on a website while blogging last week ,Isn't it gorgeous! I just love it!!!An old friendship book and it's signed,I just love old penmanship.It's very pretty and back then they took such pride in there handwriting!Ilove all the soft vintage colors of this, all that are in my pallette.Love it!LOok below! I have been super busy again!

My very limited vintage wallpaper ornaments that you can find here This is a flocked one with a vintage millinery flower and a crsushed velvet ribbon~ So pretty!
This one has a vintage rhinestone ~

velvet ribbons with a vintage baby rhinestone on bottom, these could be used for anything, decorations,gifts,inspiration,ornaments,you name it!

I love these ,there so pretty and the glitter just sparkles! All are in my etsy shop!
This one has velvet millinery flowers..
Another vintage millinery flower
I really like this one,tied with tulle and a vintage rhinestone on the bottom of the heart!

Oh this one is my favorite too! Tied with a chenille stem of vintage millinery ribbons ,I am just hooked on vintage wallpaper and these are all limited meaning I can't part with all my stash!

Also started working just saturdays for FUN at the flower shop again ..I love it ,it is my first love of creating and I had such a great time designing arrangments like these!

Lots going on!

All the way from Australia ,is this pretty fan from Natasha , I just love it! Such beautiful work she does!!!! Thanks Natasha!! You should make some more!! Because I would buy them!I love ,love it!!!!!!!!!!

Love the whites and the iridescent colors with the glitter and little whimsies!!

Here are all the tags from the swap! i thought it was finally safe to show pics..Everyone should have theres almost by now!

Top left to right ~ Jessi naggy,Margie Rowles,Amy long,Maija Lepore,Tiffany Rowan

Bottom left to right~Rhonda the cozy loft , Tales from an oc cottage, moi, and last but not least, sadie lou who??

So fun! Thanks to all who played ,I hope you like the little gift I included! I will be doing a Christmas one soon!

Lookie! I scored on 7 vintage dolls at only 2.00 a piece! This made my whole day!!!! Love the thrift! Just beautiful!My collection is growing!

And I am really enjoying the sweet six studio! If you haven't signed up you should! It's fun and really inspiring!!! Here's my lanterns from one of the awesome tutorials! I made a few they were so fun, I couldn't stop!!! Here is crushed velvet~
This one is vintage blue~
very fall looking and so pretty!
Feathers and fluff! All these are hanging over my table int he dining area along with the chandelier , makes for a nice little mix! And with snookies (that's what I call my baby girl) party coming up ,I think they will make lovely decorations!!!!
And this darling bath jar! I love it and another fabulous tutorial from the sweet six studio!! FUN! FUN!!!!A darling label made by the talented natasha! Decorated with millinery ,rhinestones and ribbons!! See I have been so busy!!!!! And I cleaned my studio! Organized ,not that it will stay that way for long!!!!

~Lovely displays to inspire ~

Don't you just love to be inspired?! I know I do , It gets my creativity going! Here is a pretty pale pink teacup saved from the crusher! I was in a little shop and it was going to be turned into a pile of mosiac pieces just because the plate was repaired but you can hardly see it at all unless you really look.And I bought it right then ,it's the perfect shade of pink ,It has the prettiest detail of gold design~ filled with a few vintage pearl cuff bracelets and a gemstone looking one and little clock pieces.
My newest creation! Glass glittered frames! Will be adding some to my little shop this week ,once there dry and finished off. I used a pretty piece of vintage wallpaper for the inside ! So pretty! I am loving these . All I can think about lately is what can I glitter ??

And my baby girl who was helping me hang clothes out on the line, wrapped in a vintage blanket and sitting in a vintage locker metal basket of mine that I use for everything! I think she was laughing at me , maybe it was my apron she thought was so silly ..Just a few more days till her party! I can hardly wait although I wish she was a little baby again, they grow so fast and I guess thats why i have so many kids?? I just love it when there little , she is already giving me baby craves and no i am not having anymore ..are you crazy?? Thats what I ask myself when i do think of it!