The new girl in town!

I mentioned in my last post that I have been cleaning, re-arranging and purging around here lately. Well the main reason behind all the sprucing up in my sewing/craft room at least, was to make room for my latest purchase... this vintage beauty!!
She's made of gorgeous, amber-colored velvet and is worn to perfection!! I bought her from another dealer in the antique mall I'm in. And I think I love her!!!!!!

Perfect for displaying my junk jewelry
and for photo shoots for my etsy listings.

These necklaces are my latest creations and I will be listing some of them soon, and maybe taking one or two to the mall or The Red Rooster.

I also added another pincushion to my collection. I bought this beauty from another dealer too! I love these "half doll" types...and am always looking for more!

I also wanted to share my latest etsy purchase too! This yummy, gorgeous seam binding was hand-dyed, aged and is now sheer perfection! I can't wait to start creating with it!
I bought it from French market's shop just in case you want some of your own!

And of course, I love their Paris tags too!

Yummy!!!


I want to give my new dress form a name, so if anyone has a good suggestion, let me know!
I'm planning on giving her a good home for a long, long time!!

I decided last minute to join in a new linky party for the first time over at Savvy Southern Style for Wow us Wednesdays! Kim has quite a list of blogs that are ready to WOW you, so head on over and check it out!!!

3 Great Sales!

I was lucky enough to find 3 great sales over the last few days!! The first one was on Thursday at a home that I've been to several times in years past. She always has good stuff~been a collector for many years! I picked up these vintage alarm clocks and the little old brush.
Gorgeous floral pictures, pitcher with grapes, and a pair of sweet little green vases! The big Mc coy vase was actually found at a sale a while ago by my youngest daughter, Kim~~I think I got her trained!!!

A nice selection of granite ware, tin molds and cookie cutters. I also got some awesome, huge wire whisks that I featured in my Black Friday post.

This old photo album is a little worn on the outside, but it still has it's working clasp...

and the inside is still perfectly beautiful!!

Then on Friday, while I was driving to take some things into the Red Rooster, I literally slammed on my brakes when I saw this sign......

It wasn't your usual farm sale with galvanized stuff, old chairs and other junk. But she had alot of cool stuff inside a cute little out-building of sorts.
When I walked up this is what greeted me~~~

and I decided it needed to come home with me!

She had alot of collections too that she was thinning, such as linens, crocheted doilies and potholders, sewing stuff, ephemera, and tons of old photographs and cabinet cards.


These are the ones that came home with me!!

I also bought these hat stands and ironstone pitchers.

The last sale was this morning... and I walked away with some glassware, pretty china pieces and these amazing pieces of slate!!!


They will be incredible chalkboards in someone's kitchen or office space~~~LOVE THEM!!!

She also had a table full of gorgeous old post cards at 25 cents each!! So I grabbed these!!

I LOVE the Victorian lady one on the bottom~so lovely~ and the pastel hand-colored ones!



So, needless to say I had an excellent weekend of junkin'!!! I'll admit I had a ball!!


Hope you all found some great stuff too!!

Whites with a Little Color!

I'm linking up with Kathleen of Faded Charm for White Wednesday again and thought I'd share some of my favorite not-so-whites! This gorgeous vintage photograph is from my bedroom. It reminds me of my mother who always had the most beautiful flower gardens! I like to pretend this is me and her in this photo!

This dress form is for sale in my room at The Red Rooster! I attached a picture that I cut out of Porch magazine to give people an idea of how they can "decorate" it!

This is one of my favorite pieces of transferware~~I love the barely there color on white!!

I love the lattice pattern on this gorgeous plate!

Just the perfect amount of crazing on this plate~~the sweet baby in the photo is my dear late father-in-law born in 1919!

I wish I had about a dozen of these beautiful aesthetic movement plates~~~Dream on!!!


Thanks for stopping by for a look at my whites with a little color! Have a wonderful white Wednesday and Happy blogging!!
Julie