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I may be treading on thin ice with today being Pink Saturday and all, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, I don't think pink is the beat all to end all color when it comes to interiors. Having said that, I will admit that I have a fair amount thrown in here and there in collections, paintings, and accessories because I am a girlie girl after all. However, even I must admit that when I saw these...

When I first started blogging, I stated a desire to share some of my own favorite collections with you. As promised, here is the first of those collections, my vintage rhinestone clocks. I have other clocks as well, but for now, we'll stick with the sparkly ones. This collection is one that is not only beautiful to look at, but is rather humorous to me, as well. It has nothing to do with the uniqueness...

Okay, I admit it. I'm a "hoarder". Have been for years. I hoard vanity pieces from the 1920's, vintage fabric, old rhinestone and glass jewelry, broken antique china, unbroken antique china, shells, chandeliers and sconces, architectural salvage pieces, pretty old papers, silk ribbonwork, old tin cookie cutters, pottery, Victorian rose paintings, all manner of vintage bits and bobs, and ribbon......

So, the exciting news is that we are rebuilding our garage to house cars on the bottom (duh) and a studio for our artistic and antique-y pursuits over the top (a second floor). It should be done this spring. Of course, being the decorating sort that I am, I've been dreaming of how the interior will look. Its essentially a garage apartment with a small bath and small kitchen and one biggish space....

Happy Pink Saturday! I hope this finds you well...my second Pink Saturday appearance, thanks to Bev at "How Sweet the Sound" who is hosting this event. As I was taking pictures for an item to be put on Our Cottage Garden, I said to myself, "Self, wouldn't this painting be just ADORABLE for next week's Pink Saturday?" And apparently, Self thought it would, indeed, be adorable, so here it is for...

I just finished reading "The Shack" and I have to share with you that it is absolutely the best book I've ever read. My cyber pal Lidy had a post on her blog a few days ago about it and I became intrigued and bought it for myself. WOW! It is such a powerful novel and I was amazed at how moved I was by it. Whether you are a religious person, not a religious person, or, like most of us, somewhere...

I have been a little lazy with my new postings...sorry folks, but that need for January organization is hitting home. But, in looking back at my photo folders, which also need to be organized I might add, I came across one of my all time favorites of my family. It was taken a couple of years ago (or maybe 3...yikes, time flies) by a great photographer friend, Mary Lynne Ashley. It was just one of...

Last week I was cruising through Blogland and found Beverly at How Sweet the Sound who is hosting "Pink Saturday". Basically, its just a fun time where you post something (anything) that is pink that you'd like to share. I thought that sounded like a hoot, so here I am. These boots are so fun...I bought them at an antique show one time and have always loved them. What girlie girl wouldn't love these...

Well, after a much needed break from my Ebay auctions, I FINALLY got all of this week's offerings put on. It seems that I'm always in a crunch to get the photos taken, pictures cropped, descriptions written. I know I should be more organized, but the fact of the matter is, I'm just not. I'd like to think that in 2009, the Organization Fairy will suddenly descend upon my life and fix everything that...

As I sit here trying to figure out how to balance working at my "real" job this weekend, visiting with my long lost godson who is visiting from out of state, and returning to creating new Ebay listings after a 2 week break, I got the urge to share with you some of my favorite Ebay listings from 2008. I enjoyed doing the mosaic for My Romantic Home's End of Year party so much, I decided to create some...