happy thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I thought I'd share a couple of holiday collages I made a few years ago. Hope you all have a happy and safe holiday!

sneak peek

It was a little chilly this morning so I decided to take photos for the shop inside. I'm really liking the way they turned out - maybe I'll use this set up more often? Anyway, lots of new stuff in the shop this week! Lots of lovely old Christmas ornaments!

Rudolph pulling Santa's sleigh.

Red and green teapots from the 1950's - originally for holding napkins but I like to use them to organize my mail.

Three sets of vintage maracas - an instant collection!

Lots of old Jello molds - great for making fancy jello or organizing your buttons, beads, thumb tacks, etc.

Three old cameras - another instant collection! Perfect for displaying on a shelf. The Spartus is a working camera & takes 120 roll film. All three are great for making TTV photos!

a few vacation photos ...

7 days + 1 new camera + ca highway 1 = happy x 10

The view from my room at the Mark Hopkins on Nob Hill - San Francisco

Monterey - an old friend - rediscovered

The magic of red scale film + a tiny plastic camera + the California coast

Boats in the marina and a classic car on Cannery Row - Monterey

Shopping on Union Square - San Francisco

happy halloween!

WHOO HOO ... I've finally finished decorating for HALLOWEEN & thought I'd share a few photos!

Surely my great GREAT grandmother is THRILLED by the giant spider about to ATTACK her.

I LOVE this chalk board... AND I made it all by myself!

This TWINE and PAPERCLIP garland is a GREAT way to display VINTAGE PHOTOS. People posing on PAPER MOONS are my favorite! I found the tarnished SILVER candelabra at the ROSE BOWL last weekend - what a steal for $5.00

I went a little CRAZY with the centerpiece. FAUX pheasant feathers & GLITTERY black flowers!

More PHOTOS in fancy VINTAGE metal frames. I gleaned the SKELETON drawing from an OLD medical journal - now he's ready to greet VISITORS!

weekend loot - yipeeeee!

A little sneak peek ...

I spotted these wonderful old wine bottles at the swap meet this morning & I absolutely adore them. They even have the original paper labels from 1934! I think they're lovely & would be fabulous with flowers on a picnic table.

At the moment I am absolutely in love with gold metal frames from the 50's & 60's. How fantastic are these? Perfect little five & dime delights!

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Updates to the shop all this week!

blog love ...

Another big THANK YOU to the amazing blogs that have featured the shop this week.

Laura Evans Photography - I LOVE her photos! Check the blog out here

Thanks to Mina at Bohemian Vintage Online for featuring the super 8 movie projector. Her fantastic blog can be found here

AND to Connie over at Sweet Figments for the very nice post on her blog, which you can find here

Lots more new stuff to list in the shop this week ... stay tuned for updates!

The Pretty Nest

A special THANKS to Adrienne over at The Pretty Nest for featuring the shop on her blog today!!! When you have a moment ... be sure to check it out here