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Shabby Chic Goods..even Rachel would be proud!

So what did I bring home with me on my trip to the Rose Bowl Flea Market?  I brought my handy li'l note book with all the things I needed to finish some projects around our home. 

 
At the top of my list is a 6 foot long dresser for our bedroom.  But sadly to say I never found one there that fit the bill.  I did find lots of chairs, metal and wood that I would of gladly taken home.  I found two metal chairs {50's lawn chairs with the arms} that where in the Robin's Egg Blue that I like and that is so popular right now.  They had a heart shaped embossing on them.  I didn't need them so I passed over them.  But all day I kept thinking about them.  My reasoning was if I go back at the end of the day and they are still there..it was meant to be.  Alas..they where gone when I went back to see them.  {I wish I would of taken a picture of them}.  The also where priced a bit high.  $100.00 for two.  Then at the end of the day I saw a set of 5 Windsor Chairs all beat up but really sturdy for $45.00.  I wish I would of got them.  We are short a dining chair that broke and I'm on the look out for something new.  They had a flat back on them so I would of stenciled a number or monograms on them.  I think I'll try to make the trip next month and see if they are there.  And yet again I did not take a picture..go ahead and slap me upside the head!!  Here is what I did get and Rachel  would be proud...

I loved this square table cloth and napkin set in linen.  It is the prettiest color of pink and the detail on the embroidery is so exquisite.

 
 
 It was only 20.00 dollars for all of it.  I thought that was a good deal. 

If you have following my blog for awhile you know this cutie putootie has been on the TO DO list for awhile.  Finally Mr. Incredible drilled holes in it and hung it up.  I was able to find all the crystals at the Rose Bowl.  I did look for the bell shaped shades I want to add buttons to make it complete.  You might remember this inspiration photo. 

 
  Here it is hung in her Shabby Chic room.

I also found this chippy greenish blue lantern...

Not sure where it will come to reside but for now I think it looks good here. I think it needs a more beefy candle and Rachel will give me her thumbs up.  Speaking of Ms. Shabby Chic .  She will be around these parts on Sunday at the Crossroads Antique Mall at the Circle in Orange, Calif.  At a book signing event.  Here are some pictures of her store in Newport Beach that I took a few years ago.  Love her style...obviously.

 
I am going to try and make it but with two soccer games that day not sure I can sneak away.  She'll be there at NOON!! 

I'm also linking up with Cindy at My Romantic Home  for Show and Tell Friday. 
 
 

 

Flea Marketing at the Rose Bowl....

here is most of the group that met up on Sunday for a hunt of flea market treasures.  The hostesses gave out prizes in three categories...one for the cutest decorated carts..and boy their where lots of cute carts...

here is a close up Pam Garrison's pouch she has on her cart...too shabby cutielisious...She made her outside liner out of a paisley pink oilcloth table cloth from Target and the inside was made from Simply shabby shower curtain since it already had holes in it for the ties.

Here is Amy Hanna cute ticking striped cart with s vintage label name tag.

I had big plans to make a liner for my cart....but ran out of time to do it {i have been working a lot these days} so suffice to say I did not win the "cutest cart" award.  This cute li'l trio of rosettes stole the show, look at the detail, it was on a linen liner, I love the use of cheesecloth, would of never thought to do that. 

Now look at the bag that one the prize..

Is this bag right up my alley?  yep...i was going to steal it when the owner wasn't looking.

But as you can see she had a very tight grip on it and never let it out of her sight..darn.

Because no one had a rockin' cute apron the prize went to the one who traveled the farthest which was San Diego almost the Mexico border.  Some die hard flea marketeers...I say. 

Now look at the cute Cornucopias they made.  I didn't get a great shot so I stole this from Heather.

Inside the Prize Cornucopia was those darling Nickel earrings that Amy Hanna made.  Loved that!!  Also inside where Vintage Cards.  I can't remember what else. 

There was all kinds of neat stuff there and here are some shots I got with my Gilbert {Canon G9}

The industrial look is very popular these days...and here is one famous "LA Woman" who was buying a bunch of it...

Another booth had lots of Holiday decor up...

 

This booth had a wonderful surprise for the "group" , when you went to visit her you got a ticket to enter it into a drawing for a pillow of your choice.  Now look at all

the great choices she had?  Lots of burlap and linen, stamped with letters or numbers.  I had my eye on a little shabby chic one but to my disappointment my ticket didn't get pulled and went I went back with my new friend who did win my li'l shabby pillow was gone. 

Can you see it there under the black and white damask print?  Boo hoo.

This booth had lots of french linens, hemp and other great material.  I have a friend who just redid her sons room all in vintage Star Wars..I bet she would love to have one of those pillows for his bunk-bed.  They also had Hemp tunics and nightgowns made of hemp.  The dress in the above photo that Jenny Doh is wearing with her cowboy boots came from this booth.  Love that french Cowboy look she has going on. 

 Look at the detail on these bloomers.  They don't make them like they used to, that's for sure. They had small opening in the back....I'm sure you can guess what for.  I thought that interesting.  I'll share what I got on my next post. 

Hope you enjoyed the trip to the Rose Bowl Flea Market and I plan on attending the next one our Indulgent Hostesses plan...won't you join us?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

Ring around the Rosies...

I'm off to the......

Flea Market

 to attend this . I have been there twice and I really enjoyed the hunt and wish I had more time for going on a more regular basis..It is sooo big with lots of fun things to see.  I'm so excited...I can't stand it.... mostly because we are meeting up with two of my favorite bloggers in blog land.   She  , the one and only Heather Bullard of PastPresent Blog.  I have loved her design style and how she so efforlessly turns trash into beautiful items for the home and she is a wiz at Photography and styling, not only that she is really, really, really a genuine nice person who is so down to earth.   I met her once at La Maison Rustique {the flea market sale in the Wine country of Riverside County, Calif.}  She has a booth there and I have bought several things from her booth...remember the sweet black and white  li'l gingham apron, that was hers.   This creative blogger ,  I also admire her work but have never had the pleasure of meeting her in the real world.   She is so creative and when I grow up I want to be her....I really do.  I wish I had one ounce of her creative style.    Her wall papered closet had me at "hello cutie closet" . I have a vintage wall papered item on  the way, in a much smaller scale, one that I can handle} Remember this thrift store find.... process of being revamped it's almost done, I need to purchase more vintage wall paper and I can cross that cutie to be off my list.   You must check out her blog she has the most inspirational craft projects and I think Anthropologie should hire her to make stuff for them.  They would be very smart indeed.

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Edited to add....here are our gracious hostessess....

Look at the cutest little Goody Bags they put together for the Flea Marketeers...I love the Circus Theme and inside the boxes to keep hunger at bay was a bag of Cracker Jacks, Animal Cookes, a small gold trophy, striped candies, Circus Stickers {which my daughters quickly confiscated along with the Cracker Jacks} and attached to the box was the cutest Jute crocheted necklace wreath made by Jenny Doh...how cute is that?  She put it on a shipping tag that was hand stamped....very cute...We also got some Vintage Images to use on our Crafty projects.  Look here...

What a treat it was to meet these ladies and loved and appreciated how much thought it went into planning this.  Merci , Merci, Merci.  More pictures to follow this week.  
 
 
 

Smitten.....

• Main Entry: smite
• Pronunciation: \ˈsmīt\
• Function: verb
• Inflected Form(s): smote \ˈsmōt\; smit·ten \ˈsmi-t<sup>ə</sup>n\ or smote; smit·ing \ˈsmī-tiŋ\
• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smītan to smear, defile; akin to Old High German bismīzan to defile
• Date: 12th century

        Smitten-to be taken by........

A few things around the internet world has left me drooling...I know I'm too old to drool....but seriously....these things are too cute........................and I'm utterly smitten by them...

Is this not the cutest pin cushion ever!!  That robins egg blue in tufted velvet, this cushion is made by Kimberly Applegate found here. ..I'm so in love! 

Going with the Velvet theme here but these Raw Edge pillows trimmed in Velvet ribbon..I love the flax colored pillow, you can find them here at Curious Sofa, Debbie, the owner found them at one of her buying shows and I hope she ordered them for her shop. 

Loving the rusticness of this zinc cake stand...another material that I'm totally drawn to these days.  Would love to have a zinc kitchen counter....think the patina will remind me that I'm living in the South of France!! 

I want these Pewter Wine Glasses from Williams-Sonoma, would go with any color plates.  You can't see the details with this picture but trust me...very nice.

Restoration Hardware cleaning supplies.  Something about the clear clean look of the bottles and white caps.  Simple but refined and elegant. 

 the teacher in me...digs this.  I have looked all over Etsy and the internet to get one.  I don't know how hard it would be to make if one had a button maker and some old Dick and Jane books.  I think this is tooo cute!!

Majorly cuteness going on here!!!  OH these are to die for.....handmade soap wrapped in the cutest fabric.  Its' from this Etsy shop called NostalgiaOrganics. Not only do you get smellyious soap you get cute fabric thats wrapped around it and a sewing pattern to make a sofie {such as a doggie or strawberry}...check it out here .  She looks like she is closed for restocking but check back on Sunday....because you know I will!   

Smitten that's what I am!! Utterly Smitten.....................

 

 

 

S is for School Supplies ......

One of the best things about going back to school is shopping for school supplies....getting that brand new 64 count of crayons was always something I always looked forward to getting when I was a little girl.   Today there are so many neat things out there that even I wish I could go "Back to School" shopping, here are  few things I found......

  

Smencils , if you haven't seen these, well  the lead smell in various flavors such as bubblegum, root-beer or cherry.  I bought these babies for my girls to stuff in their stockings a few holidays ago.  Love them! Speaking of smelly stuff....I picked up a box of Mr. Sketch....love the smell of those markers.   Regular markers smell terribly but not Mr. Sketch....my favorite is blueberry....

 

Another favorite pen of mine is Le Pens...I love the soft felt point when I write...

I usually color code my Mom's Plan-It Calendar to differentiate between each family member..and these pens come in handy.

 

What about a cute Coffee mug with your initial on it...

 

What about a cute Blue or Green brocade bulletin board for notes and invitations...

 

From See Jane Work ...check out the pencil holder too...love that too..

 

What about some cute colorful metal push pins for the bulletin board from Ballard Designs...

 Map boxes...from CS Post....

also from there ...hand stamped paper weight...

Check out this Household organizer also from See Jane Work...that would help keeping receipts and recipes and important information in one spot.  I like it! Well I'm thinking if the kids get back to school stuff shouldn't Mom?   I think you'll agree, the girls bags are packed.......

and the troops are ready for the first day of school tomorrow...boy, where did this summer go?   

hunt, win, SCORE!!

this past friday i took my girls to the local summer park program....as they have done this for the third summer and they have not gotten bored yet, but on the way back home i stopped at a yardsale, these people have one almost every weekend because i have gotten "stuff"  there before and gotten some deals...i stopped, { i swear i need to get a bumper sticker that says, i break for yardsales and cute houses.} so what was this weekend finds?  a bit of a beat up LARGE drum shade that i liked the shape of which i will revamp maybe with some flax-colored linen or hemp or burlap, {jury is still out}...

 

suggestions are welcome on what i can do to fix this baby up that i only paid a dollar for.   the next item was sitting on the side with a bunch of old door jams inside and some ceramic door knobs..i asked the lady, "if it was for sale?" and she said, "yes..i'll take $5.00 for it, my husband said he wanted $10.00 but i thought he was crazy" I know it looks pretty rustic but I thought it would be great to old catfood in it..not sure is i should leave it all rustic looking or not or paint it...you know if you've bee reading my blog for long...i have a "thang" for galvanized buckets, pails and pots.

 

if the catfood gig doesn't workout then maybe a cute plant might be country cuteness..anyone else have ideas?  Now I left the last deal for last...about a two years ago I got a Cusinart Coffee Maker for Mother's Day from my family but something went wrong it made a "pop" sound inside and water began to leak all over the counter.  Mr. Incrediable attempted to fix it...said, "go get another at Target and don't spend more than $30.00 dollars".   So I came home with a Mr. Coffee brand coffee maker, it surved it's purpose but didn't have the auto-start like my cuisanart.  I hung on the cuisinart because maybe someone could use the carafe if theirs broke or maybe i would ship it back to the company and they would fix it.  {but I hate to go to the post office} so it sat in the garage.  well lookie see what I found!!

 

Now I already had the carafe so i was in business it is just like the other one i got for Mother's Day with the auto-start and the best part..$5.00 buck a roos!!  Score!

Now head on over to Southern Hospitality for some more weekend deals found at yardsales/thiftstores....

A tribute to Memorial Day Tablescape

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch {she is a new blog that I've discovered in the last few months} she hosts a Table-scape Thursday show and tell.  Well I usually have the same boring set up on my dining room table of paper plates with plastic place-mats..  ahh..yes I'm a women of refined tastes..that I am.  {Ha!}   But I do like to set up my table for special occasions; for birthday parties, holidays and sometimes just because the whole family is home for dinner.   When I do this Mr. Incredible says, "hey is the president coming to dinner?".  The truth is I'm a social butterfly by nature, close friends can testify to this..Mr. Incredible not so much.  Isn't that funny how opposites attract?  If I only had to only just consider myself  living in this home of mine I would be and entertaining goddess.   I love to cook, most days and consider myself a pretty good cook although I do follow the recipes to the tee.  But isn't that what marriage is all about?  Compromise?  So I will live in dreamland and pretend that we have nothing better to do this Memorial Day weekend and we will have a dinner party with a few close blogging friends coming over for a visit.  {in reality I'll be at the Softball field this Memorial Day weekend, the whole weekend if they win even on Monday}

Here goes...

 

Shall we get a little closer.....

 

I have had this plaid table cloth for several years, it's from  Longaberger                       and you may have noticed the red fringy napkins from the latest yard sale find.  Ahhh you are a little nosy and want to get closer, eh?

 

See those three red, white and blue stars they have small round mirrors in them.  I got those at a yard sale last year sometime.  On top of them are small jars with embossed stars that I hauled back in my suitcase from a Flea Market in Alabama, not only that the sand in the jars I put in my suitcase too!  {no one said I was sane, did they?}   but Alabama sand is sooo clean and white, not at all like sand in Hawai'i or California.  The chiquita candles in the terracotta pots I got for a set of 9 at 75% off at Armstrong Nursery last season. 

 

the cute cottagy american style plates came from C.S. Post .  I first saw them in one of my magazines, I think Romantic Homes and thought they were the cutest things.  Perfect for Flag Day or Memorial Day but I got them for Celebrating that special holiday in July...you know the one.

 

 

Here is a close up of the silverware that I got from Homegoods, there are like 500 pieces in the set for only $60 or $70.00 dollars.

 

and if you have been reading my blog for awhile you know WHY I picked them..care to guess?

Mr. Incredible started it.....

Mr Incredible has always loved going to yard sales.  Since we have been married {going on 11 years} that has been his "thang".  I only recently have become a YardSale junkie.  My friend Beka  also was an instigator in this kind of behavior.  Last week on Friday my husband had the day off so he says to me, "did you check the Pennysaver for any yard sales/estate sales?"....there were 3...so off to get our Coffee and  we hit the road. 

Rhoda has a Monday Reveal Party to showcase all your Thrifty finds and here is what we found, you can check out more at Southern Hospitality  (Rhoda's Blog for more).

 It's a gold-brassy plant stand that I plan on refinishing...I like how the Verde-gris shows through, I'd would like it to be all that crusty aqua color but I am not sure how to go about it..any ideas.  So now it hold this Kalanchoe plant for the time being.

 

 

I got this mossy terracotta pot at the Church rummage sale for a dollar, they told me the next day it would be 50 cents but we had an early morning Softball game.  I have been trying to get my other terracotta post  to turn mossy and limey by soaking them in water but then I started seeing Mosquitoes so I aborted that idea....I think I should try painting Lime on them or I hear yogurt work well too.

I found this embroidery hoops, they were 50 cents each, I should of talked them down.  Not sure how much they are in the stores but I have had this idea running around in my head..to put up on the wall in my family room....

I got the idea from here , or check out this idea from here.

 

 {to enlarge click on the picture so you can see the detail}

I got both the napkin rings and the red napkins for 25 cents each. 

 

Check out these frames......I love the details on them....I'm usually not a lover of gold patina..but these are an antique looking not all shiny and brassy, I think I can deal.

 

Who is a sucker for beading?   Yep...ya know.   Check out that texture inside the frame isn't that beautiful?   What am I going to do with them?  No clue..but they are so pretty I had to have them for 3 dollars for both!  I scored!   Speaking of scoring I have been on the lookout for  floor lamp..nothing modern or plasticky...{is that a word?}   Something I can maybe spray paint a black to go in the "man cave" {family room} or maybe a heirloom white to go in the "cottage room" {living room}...this was a whole one dollar...

 

I think we did pretty well.  There was a lot of neat antiques at the Estate sale..I saw an old Children's School easel for 50.00 dollars and Mr. Incredible saw a statue of Cesar Augustus for $90.00 (appraised at 900.00 in 73 and a Art Deco lamp for $500.00!!  And he say's I have money issues!!  

after we went to get burritos at Chipotle! Yum...my kind of date!  Thanks Honey! 

Je Taime

Lavender, don't you just love it?  But let me tell you a secret...shhh  I used to be a plant killer...really.  All my plants on the porch Mr. Incredible would call death row!  How dare he?  But Lavender is such a hardy plant and it smell so delicious.  I love the gray silvery leaves on it. 

 

This is one of the pictures {from Country Living}  that inspired me to plant lavender.  Also when at the Pasadena Rose Bowl a couple of years ago, you might of remembered

 

that I fell in love with my friends little mop bucket that she got.  I would of snatched it up if she didn't.  It wasn't long after when my husband brought me home a mop bucket and that summer I did this.

 

Now of course I'm a little (ok a lot) stubborn and wanted to have one just like my friends with the wheels and all.  Then while I was at the Long Beach Flea Market, I spotted another mop bucket with wheels so I nabbed it of course,  so I get to have one on the back porch and one the front porch with wheels.  Here is the one with the wheels. 

I think the rustic look of the bucket with the silvery leaves of the lavender compliment each other.  I choose to use Bacopa in the front of the planter because it cascades ( I know you see that in everyone of my planters).  I had a window box in my other house that was planted outside my craft room {the garage} and it looked so pretty that I have continued my love affair with Bacopa.  Since my house is blue I am of the opinion that the cool color of Lavender matches it and the yellow gives it a shot of happy and you know I have to add white  {Bacopa} in there, because it's my signature color.   So I encourage you all to keep a look out for some Mop Buckets and you can have a li'l bit of French Country Cottage on your porch or patio.    

 

Cottage LIVING

In December a lady was driving by with a truck loaded with these garden chairs, she had a bunch of them all on top of each other.  I have seen her drive through the neighborhood before.  A couple of years ago I was driving through my friends neighborhood and saw a double Adirondack chair with a table in the middle, so I brought it home.  It was dark green and was in mediocre shape.  I used it for awhile but after a year or so it really started to fall apart, nails where starting to stick our where it was coming apart.  BUT it was the most comfortable place to sit in the morning with my cup of Java or especially in the afternoon with a glass of wine.  I noticed a couple of neighbors would stop by and have a seat and the conversations would begin.  I really think that chair added to my relationship building factor in the new neighborhood.  Mr. Incredible said, "it was too busted up to fix it up". So began the search for a new set.  I looked online , they were so very expensive.  I looked at Target and at Cost Plus but they only had the singles..I wanted the double.  So in December this lady was patrolling the neighborhood and I ran out to stop her when she drove by and I told Mr. Incredible that this could be my Christmas Present.   It was only $80.00.   So we put a big red and green bow and put it under the Christmas Tree {not..it went in the garage}.  This is the before state.

 

Here is the After:

 

So Mr. Incredible sanded it a bit and gave it a few coats of white paint and Bam..a great place to relax with my glass of turbo grape juice and some good conversation.  I got the damask print cushions at Marshalls for 15.00 each and now I'm ready to enjoy the Cottage Living here in the city.