Shopping and Decorating Ideas

 Super excited over the new things that I just picked up for my shop. 

 Number one on the list is this vintage crystal waterfall pendant!

 I have a pair~so that makes it doubly exciting!

 Truth be told, I did not want to give these up.  

But I can't keep everything for myself~

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This image of waterfall pendants has been in my files for a long time~

don't you love how this looks? However these fixtures shown are modern,

and I prefer vintage glam like the ones I just bought at auction.

I had to fight to get them~there was an antique lighting guy in the crowd. Grrr.

Crystal Waterfall $130 each SOLD 

And check out the heavy molded pear crystals 

and the faceted ball crystal at the bottom.

They are the real nice ones with the metal pins, 

not the shiny gold clasp type pins. 

You could remove and sell all the crystals and make a profit!

I don't expect these to be around for long~
(note: one is sold and the other reserved for a sale)

 Watercolor of Roses $90

This vintage watercolor is in a chippy gilded frame and has romantic appeal.

 Botanical in gilded oval frame $48

There are a pair of these in the shop~

one is pansy the other wild violets.

I picked up several pieces at the auction for the shop~

when I pick what I want to bid on, it has to 

be something I would put in my own home.

That is my rule~if I wouldn't want it, 

I can't imagine expecting someone else to buy it.

 Wouldn't it be nice to do a whole wall in pink antique cake plates?

These came from separate sources, but look so pretty together.

Antique Pink Cabbage Rose Cake Plate $18

Pretty cabbage roses with gold scrolly details 

with dashes of lusterous pink.

You may wonder why one plate is $10 more than another~

if I can get a good buy, 

I will pass it along to my shoppers.

 Antique Pink Cake Plate $28

This plate has a sugared pink color

 that fades to white in the center 

where the floral bouquet and sprig are featured.

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Wouldn't it be nice to have a variety of cake plates?

With their cute handles they would make fabulous chargers!

You could do bohemian style table settings like this one.

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I love this~~

A wall of mismatched special china!

This could be filled with cake plates~or pink plates!

 Pair of Ruby flash ashtrays on marble and brass pedestals $30

Now I know~who needs an ashtray~

but look at what I am thinking on these.

They have great bases and that little 

brass rosette unscrews and the ashtray 

comes right off.  You could drill a hole in a 

pretty plate or bowl and screw it right on.

Here is is with an old cut glass lamp globe in my shop

that is sitting on the base. Think of all the things you could do with these

two marvelous pedestal "ashtrays". 

They could even be wired into lamps.

How about drilling a hole in a teapot and 

turning it into a frenchy lamp for your kitchen counter?

 I really had to think that this would be needed by SOMEONE out there

who has a light fixture in a bathroom that they want to replace~

but they still need to plug in a hairdryer!

That "someone" still wants some glam in her bathroom

despite needing a plug.

Ornate french style wall sconce $29

 Top it off with a cut crystal globe or hurricane and 

you are on your way to a frenchified powder room!

Where else are you gonna find this?

Mid century brass serving tray $15SOLD

Last, but not least~the deal of the day is this brass tray.

Perfect for the front hall for mail, or in the bathroom holding powders and soaps~

set on your console table or sideboard and stacked with a few drink essentials

it becomes an instant petite bar station.

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Look at this simple idea: a bar created by using a tray~!
I have an idea for a bar cart that I hope to 
work on this spring or summer.
Having a bar station in your home or apartment gives the 
feeling of a party can happen at any moment!
Don't you love that?

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Thanks for looking at my latest finds~

I have joined forces with my sister in Kansas City 

where she is busy scouring the mid-west for me to add to my inventory.

My sister and picker~Susan

And you can count on me to be leaving the
auction house with treasures for all of us!

Leaving on a sweet note~