A winner and part 2 ....

What? More antiques, oh yes theres more!

Still planning my trip back!I've just been so busy this week packing as we are moving to our second cottage home, only this one is nicer 1930's all hard wood floors, a decorator's dream!... I am getting so excited to give you all a tour once I get settled in.I have been going through everything, it seems my style is changing a bit.....

This hamper is just to die for!!!! I am still kicking myself for not buying it, but if it's still there when I return it will be mine!

These lamps were just so cute, I can picture them in a bedroom, one on each side of the bed or something on cute little nightstands.So rare to find a pair too!

I have so many ideas on decorating our new home , I am ready for a fresh look , I can't wait to fix up my studio in a new way to bring about more creativity in my life! Because thats what I love to do! Be creative, I just can't help it!


I love the fabric used on this boudoir table. The sage green with bursts of roses, I especially like the pleats.

And i just love what this seller did with these little baby shoes, makes we want to create my own pair! Love the whimsical display~

But wait that's not all .....................Drum Roll Please...........

The winner is # 2 Marianne . Thanks for all your comments, I couldn't figure out how to paste the number generator here. Went to my Aunt's wedding Friday , it was really pretty. A 3 hour drive to the north coast off of Birch Bay . It was just so pretty up there, the scenery and everything. The flowers were gorgeous and so was my Aunt getting married finally!

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The tables were set so elegantly , where less really is more ....

We even dodged a few golf balls scince the gold course is right behind the house and behind these tables, the backyard was a pretty place to have a reception.

And over looking the parks fountain is where they said there I do's. Aren't wedding's so romantic??

And here she is giving my girls a hug.....

And there off to Cancun mexico! A true love story here .

Antique shopping and a giveaway

I headed east to search for treasures.

One of my favorite little antique shops about an hour and a half to two hours away , right outside of Ellensburg in a little town called Throp is this place is loaded with goodies. I am already planning my trip back ! I bought the doll in the front of these two shown, the blonde one.

There was just so much to see.I love these pin cushion dolls and these dolls too.

Do you ever wish maybe you could live in the 30's 40's era? I do sometimes, thinking about being able to go into a store and these kind of things they would sell. You can't go to a regular store and buy these things .

And I loved this , you can see my little girl there in the mirror being a good little shopper and holding mommy's purse. Painted a pale pink would be darling in any little girls room!If I would have had more room this probably would have came home with me!

Of course there were lots of things I liked but I only buy what I love.

Only half my pictures came out as I was carrying my little girl who will be two in a couple weeks. She likes to shop too even at antique stores!

There were linens everywhere!

Like this gorgoeus old tablecloth tucked into an old drawer.

This barn style building is 3 stories inside, the first one has all the fruit and the upper two floors are loaded with antiques.

I love this cute little lamp with dotted swiss on it's old plastic shade. I did find a pale pink dotted swiss apron that I did buy just for the fabric, but it is so sweet I am not sure if I have the heart to cut it!(The picture cut the lamp shade off! I do love the jadite green vase in the picture too.

See these awesome belt buckles in the far left cabinet, Oh my gosh ! I love them with there chunky rhinestone look.

I am so going back for one of these!

This may be my longest post ever , but I am sure you won't mind! Besides all the treasures I am giving away the new copy of ....

Where Women Create ! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and for an extra entry into the giveaway blog about this giveaway and then come back and post again .

More and more of everything in this antique shop! Will post part 2. of trip and winner next time!

Two pretty millinery hats also swoooped up by me! And only 10 bucks a piece ,what a deal!

xo Andrea

In the studio

Made this little sweet page for a book I am working on out of vintage wallpaper and these sweet little images from a book Lili M. sent me , it is full of images and little clothes so I came up with this paper doll theme layout.

I love all these colors together . this took me like two days to make becasue I always seem to get sidetracked with the kiddos.

Recently did a swap with sweet Lili M. She sent me lots of pretty things that you just can't find so much here.

Like these so pretty fabrics with a dotted rose apron for me to dress up~ She really thought about all the little details when she put her package together for me!

I love the packaging on these sweet old buttons.

Sigh~** So pretty these little notebooks she made! the blue one had the pretty fabrics in it and the white one was full of images and papers...

And this delightful little old candy box she decorated that had the sweetest ribbons, lace and little trinkets inside~

So inspiring, this makes me want to create and create and create!

Lili really spoiled me with this swap, she made this darling hat box covered with the prettiest paper and image with satin ribbon ..I just love it !

And inside was the prettiest old pitcher I have ever seen

with two

vintage belles on it, everytime I look at it I think of my sweet friend Lili! I plan on getting some fresh flowers to put in this . I am looking foward to our christmas swap now , I know maybe it's too early to think about but it is only 3 months away and is my favorite time of the year to decorate.

Want to go to a party?

We are having a party and your invited! We made

Sweet little wrappers to tie onto vases that will be filled with flowers from the garden. Cute little vintage wallpaper cakes with glitter and hot pink millinery with 40 stamped on each cake

for a 40th wedding anniversary party~ How sweet??

A pretty vintage millinery rose for the bride with pearl hearts and white lily of the valley flowers tucked in.
Sweet little place cards for the bride and groom ,with there names stamped on top of one of my favorite old vintage wallpapers, glittered stars and old satin ribbon .

So sweet , I had a lot of fun creating this for a friend of mine !I also made these delicate candle rings for the tapers that will grace the tables. I just love how all the colors go together~

Just got these back from Somerset Home, this was one featured in the new issue , you can get a copy here.

Also this week only Free shipping. I added some of these pockets here