Welcom to Silver Sunday No. 1

Sweet Silver Succulent Gardens!

Hello everyone...I hope this 3rd day of the new year finds you filled with hope and promise for a glorious new year!  Now it's time to don your sumptious silver and get the party started.

I thought since the new year signifies renewal and growth that I would share my collection of vintage discarded and tarnished silver, repurposed into a garden of luscious succulents.

I feel like a pirate when I find a bounty of old silver at the flea market...I pile it up, stack it in my cart and clink and clank all the way home....arrrgh matey!

We also, won't mention the fact that I have a very black thumb. Wlell, since I did mention it, I'll let you know in case you suffer from a similar affliction, that succulents rock!  Easy to take care of and barely need to be watered.....just a bit of sunshine, dirt and tarnished silver and voila! silver succulent garden!

Can't wait to see everyones' silver treasures!

Thank you all for participating in Silver Sunday! and for checking out my stash..be sure to check in with all the Silver Sunday Sistas on the list and lets start the new year off with a bang bling!

Silver Sunday Is Almost Here!

                     

January 3rd. I'm having a blog party....time to reciprocate to all of you who put your time,

energy and creativity into the wonderful parties you host!

To get the New Year started and to pass away the winter blues.....let's don our sumptuous silver!

On Sundays show off your glittered, glitzed, glammed, tarnished, shiny, treasured or freshly found silver treasures....ending in a spectacular silver giveaway! To be entered in the giveaway all you have to do is participate in the party and show off your wares.  To join the fun and be added to the ever growing guest list leave a comment here and snag the button and link it back to my blog.  So don't pack up your holiday silver just yet...see you on Sunday!

The Elf Story.....VCM No. 5

Well I this will be the last VCM before the "big day" so, I saved the "big collection" until last. 
This is my ginormous collection of Panoonies....panoonies? you say, what in the heck is a panoonie? In my world in my head that's what they're called. 

Here's how it all began. My sister and I, who is much like me in the imagination department, lived in our own little world growing up. We would create a whole fantasy story around any object that we found of interest....well, the lucky object on that day was the  knee hugger elf sitting a top the delicate plastic berries, of the gold glittered bell, of the fake mistletoe hanging in the living room doorway of my parents house. I distinctly remember the day we discovered the little fellow and thinking that he couldn't be an elf, they're only in the North Pole....so somehow we came up with the name panoonie. Since that day in the early 70's that is what they've been known as...at least in my family...

Well, you all know how it goes from there...a family faux pas, becomes a little inside joke, then becomes a silly little gift until it becomes a full blown collection.....so every year my sis and I exchange Panoonies and slip them to eachother whenever we find them.

I bring you panoonie ville.

This is a very special Christmas for my guys  they are very excited because as of yesterday they have a new mayor....Judi of the vintage hope chest, sent me the best gift giveaway of all....a leader for my elves....he's larger than life and already they've gathered for his inauguration.  They gang says thanks Judi.....and happy VCM to all! and to our wonderful host Joan thank you for bringing us all together to share our vintage Christmas  memories and treasures.......wishing everyone has a blessed Merry Christmas~

      The new mayor!

 Don't forget to join the Silver Sunday party list starting the first Sunday of the New Year.....

Pretty Little Putz

Did I mention that  I have another little addiction....I can quit this at anytime, really!

I love little houses and country churches...

There's something so quaint and comforting about a little meeting house out in the country or back in the woods.  I have a few wooden churches as well....I keep them nestled in my forest of bottle brush trees so the pinecone elves and gnomes have a place to meet an celebrate the season..

 Have a Merry VCM!

Bristley Bottle Brush Love!

"Hi my name is Beth and I'm a bottle brush tree addict" there I said it!

Somewhere, somehow I started a small collection of bottle brush trees, "aren't they sweet?" "look they're featured in Mary Englelbreit's Home Companion" "don't they look cute in a group?" ....and so it began.....

" look I found one on ebay

"look I found one at the flea",

 " oh my found this one at good will", "hey there's wreaths too?",

 "wow I bought 12 today","I can stop really, I can go a whole week without searching for them",

"gosh I better get another tote for them"

"I spent the whole day today looking for bottle brush trees on ebay, forgot to take a shower, feed the kids, get them dressed",

"Holy crap I have how many?"

" I know I can get in and out of the flea before work, I'm only looking for trees",

" What I  have how many?"

"I'll do anything just get me another tree", "I need another tote!"

......get the picture? I guess what they say is true...sometime it only takes one...

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Happy VCM everyone...be sure to check out our party hostess Joan's  blog .

Vintage Christmas Monday

Here's my contribution to Vintage Chistmas Monday....now being dubbed VCM...

Just the tip of the iceburg of my collection of vintage dimestore glittery goodies....

these little guys are standing outside playing their little hearts out ringing in the Christmas cheer and spirit....

Happy VCM!

PS don't forget to sign up for Silver Sunday starts in January...

Trip to the Paris Flea Market ... Gypsy Style!

Bonjour!

The last two days have been devoted to
a shoppe wide "redeux"...
Fill up your café au lait, grab a croissant,
sit back, relax, and enjoy
a trip to the Paris Flea market ...

Gypsy Fish style!

An abundance of black antique garden iron work, vintage suitcases waiting for the next voyage tucked under a French styled chaise daybed. Large metal basket filled to the brim with fresh linens. Chippy and fabulous romantic painted furniture.

Time worn vessels filled with live plantings.
Green, earthy, simply beautiful.

Perfectly aged cherub garden statue with a natural
mossy patina, adorned with jewels.

French boutique vignette ...
everything a girl could wish for.
Jewelry, accessories, glitz and glamour!

Authentic French boudoir furniture fit for a princess.
In the finest shade of soft Parisian pink.

A vintage straw bag ... just in time for spring and summer!
Ooh-la-la!

Oh, Bonjour little man!
Please welcome "Spike" our new shoppe mascot,
stop by and introduce yourself in person!
{Can anyone translate Spike into French for us?}

Thanks for coming to the flea with us today ... we hope you enjoyed your trip.
Come back and visit again soon ...
we have something up our sleeve.
{don't we always? tee-hee}
We will be announcing our
first Blog giveaway very soon!

au revoir!

Tell me....when will Spring be here?

Here's my little tribute to winter with a twist....hot tea in the garden.....

Warming my hands, trudging through the flea on the heels of yesterday's 50 degrees, the wind began to blow and the temp began to plummet into the 20's . I began to dream of spring and it's warm and toasty mornings at the flea. After gathering my trove of treasures, the finds were amazing despite the weather, I began to ponder this thought.....

How ironic that the new year begins in the dead of winter. Wouldn't it be more celebratory to burst out a new year with all it's glory in the Springtime? Just imagine what better way to revel in the hopes of a fresh new year with the sounds, sights and smells of new life! Well, we can only imagine....until then, I'll just have to look forward to a glorious and creative 2009.

Quick Jaunt to NYC

Took a quick jaunt to NYC this weekend. Intended on hitting several flea markets. Instead we spent most of our time waiting for subway delays. But, we did make it to Hell's Kitchen and stopped in on their flea. We were greated by this adorable baby devil at the entry. He was huge! The flea, itself, was very small but it had alot of great vintage clothes and shoes. We headed to ABC carpet where my sis bought a rug. Then ran across the street to ABC Home. Gorgeous!!!

Hell's Kitchen Flea Market

ABC Home

Ahhhh...the mother ship!