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My mantle used to be one of those always changing vignettes of stuff...fun, but since I started displaying my collection of vintage white matte pottery there, I haven't been inclined to change it much at all. I just love the way the white matte pottery plays off of the stark white paint of the mantle and the old creamy white of the mirrors. All of the different shades of white seem cool in the summer...

I know I haven't been blogging long at all, but thought I'd post some pictures anyway and join in the fun of the Year in Review Party hosted by Cindy at My Romantic Home. Just click on any photo to enlarge the mosaic showing some of my past blog photos as well as a few of my favorite things from my home. I hope she'll consider making this an annual event! Enjoy the photos.Until next time...

One of my great loves of late has become antique crowns and tiaras. I have begun a little collection which I will show you at a later date once I photograph them for posterity, but for now, I'd love to share some of my archived photos with you. It was hard to decide which ones to post because they are all so unique. Most of them are old religious crowns, used on statues of the Madonna, the Infant...

As I sit here with my family, waiting to leave for Christmas Eve services, I would like to wish a beautiful holiday season to all who read this. I hope this has been a good year for you and that, despite the crummy economy and all of the reasons that we have to feel down, that you find hope and beauty all around you. It isn't about the bank balance, its about the love that you feel in your heart....

As you might guess, with three sons around here, two of themunder the age of 10, things are heating up for the big Christmasextravaganza. Still, I wanted to take time to show you the mostWONDERFUL antique boudoir half doll lamps that my friend Denise, ebay seller winter-garden, has for auction right now. They are so pretty and dainty. If you click on the title of this post ("1920's Girlie Girl Beauty")...

Thought you might enjoy seeing a few of the broken china mosaic pieces I have done. The pretty scrolly shelf, titled "French Quarter" is available for sale at www.ourcottagegarden.com under the Garden and Architecture section. The technique of using broken china, tile shards, etc. is called Pique Assiette and it is one of my favorite ways to mosaic although stained glass is pretty darn fun, too. ...

I was looking through some old Ebay auction pictures and came across this one from earlier this year. These divinely decadent vintage beauties were an east coast find. If they'd been my size, I might have kept them! How can you look at them and not smile?Then, I saw the preview of the Spring 2009 issue of Stampington's Altered Couture and just had to post this photo that is from an article titled,...

My friend Melanie makes these phenomenal Santas out of all sort of antique and vintage goods. Everywhere you look, there is something fun to look at and each one is a different theme. She hand crafts each face and the hands so every jolly fellow has a unique expressi...

Hello there and welcome to my very first blog post. I have recently seen some of the most beautiful blogs online and decided to give it a try myself. I am a microbiologist in my "real" job and a wanna be artist and online shopkeeper the rest of the time (when I'm not being a wife to a great guy and a mom to three incredible boys). I sell beautiful antique items with a feminine flair on Ebay under...