Busy As A Bee!

I've been as busy as a bee these past few days!  Do you ever feel like

you have so much to do and not enough time to do it in?!  That's how

I've been feeling, but I buckled down and got to work on some new

listings for my web site and Etsy shop!  I have so much stuff to list!

All of the items you see in both pictures above are available in both my

Etsy shop and on my web site.  The links to both of my shops are on

the side bar to your right over there.  Stop by and take a peek!  It's

always on a first come first served basis.  Keep on checking back as I

have some really GREAT items coming up including about six stunning

vintage lamps and a beautiful chandelier, matching vintage pink pompom

bedspreads and tons more!

I hope you are having a wonderful day and as always, thank you

for supporting me and both of my shops!

~Stacy~

A Few Days Off...

Well I haven't blogged this past week at all and now I am

taking a little "mini-break" as they say in England!  I'll be back at my

computer on June 25th.  I hope to get tons of cool stuff listed next

week.  Things are really piling up around here.  I have so many neat

treasures to share with you!

In the meantime, I thought I would close with one of my favorite

pictures of Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette.  Isn't it beautiful, but

then again, aren't they all!

Enjoy your weekend!

~Stacy~

Just A Bed Of Roses...

Today I just wanted to share with you a few shots of my roses out front

in our yard.  I always love it when they come out and make the yard

look so glorious and happy!  Don't mind the shots today...it was quite

bright out and I took them in a hurry so they look abit "off"...

Here is a little snap of my front porch.  I always seem to have an assorted

lot of "junk" hanging around on it in the summer.  My Union Jack is still flying

too...I had it up during the Jubilee celebrations!  God Save The Queen!

I love my statues and have quite a few of them in my garden.

A final parting shot of my favorite antique cherub statue...

I hope you are having a wonderful summery day!

~Stacy~

A Few New Treasures...

Here are just a few new treasures that I have just listed in my Etsy shop.

This pretty cherub dish would be lovely painted or left as is.

I love these dishes!  I have two platters, dinner plates, dessert

plates and sweet matching bowls as well.

This is just the cutest antique book.  I love the sweet cover!

Here are some pretty vintage lavender pieces!

Three different sets of these lovely Cameo Creations prints were just listed.

They are some of my favorite decorating accent pieces!

Here is another lovely antique book.  However I think that she has just

sold as I put a reserve on her this evening in my Etsy shop.  Don't you

just love the adorable little girl on the cover!

This is just a tiny little frame, but I love the little pink hand painted roses.

Just to let you know that I sell mostly the same items both on my web

site and in my Etsy shop.  Sometimes I do list some craft related items

on Etsy and I tend to do different sales at different times on both sites

so be sure to check BOTH of them to see what's new and what's on sale!

Have a great day!

~Stacy~

I've Been Featured In Romantic Homes - How Fun!

So I have a little bit of fun news today!  I just received the July issue of

Romantic Homes magazine and I've been featured in the "Blogosphere"

section...it's a full page with pretty pictures too!

Now I know that many of you talented gals out there have been published time

and again, but this little chick has been published just two times over the past

11 years...once in Artful Blogging and another time in a collectible book...so this

is quite exciting for me.  It sure is fun to see your name in print!

Here is a picture of the article...I think it's kind of pretty!

A closeup shot...

And another one!

A big kiss and hug to my friend JoAnne Coletti

from Vintage Rose Collection.  Thanks Jo Jo for

suggesting me to the editors!

~Stacy~

My Marie Antoinette Favs - Part 2

Today is a continuation of my previous post showing some of my favorite

pictures and pieces inspired by Marie Antoinette.  The picture above was

purchased at an antique auction.  It is quite a big picture and the frame

is just fabulous and chunky with tons of ornate details.  I love the pretty

pastel colored tapestry...such sweet little maidens in pink dresses!

This is a huge sofa print that I have had for several years.  It hangs in my

front room on the main wall.  I love it and don't think that I'll ever part with it.

This shows abit more of the detail.  I just can't get over how realistic this

picture looks.  The details are just amazing.  The marble columns look like the

real thing and the fabric on the ladies' dresses looks just like real satin.

This lovely figurine looks like a version of Marie Antoinette to me.  It has such

pretty details and I love the pastel colors.  She even has a tiny pearl

necklace around her neck.  So sweet!

This is an adorable French style figurine that I picked up at an antique mall for

a mere $6.00.  I love his pink and white outfit and you can see in the mirror

his cute braid down his back complete with matching pink ribbon.

This adorable little boy figurine was picked up at a local thrift store for a whole

50 cents.  I think he is so cute and I love the colors on his outfit.  You will

notice if you look closely that the foot that is tucked under his leg is missing.

I didn't care...I couldn't leave him there.  He was too cute for that!  (*_*)

I hope you have enjoyed a glimpse at some of my favorite Marie Antoinette

inspired treasures.  In my next post I will be showing you one of my favorite

pieces of furniture with sweet French style treasures inside!

Until next time,

~Stacy~

My Marie Antoinette Favs ~ Part 1

Many of you know that I love French decor and Marie Antoinette style.  I

guess you could have guessed that from my blog design right?  (*_*)  So

today I thought that I would show you a few of my very favorite Marie

Antoinette inspired pictures that I have sprinkled around the house...

This picture above is in my hallway and it's huge!  It's takes up one entire

wall.  I purchased it from my friend Marci who used to have her whole house

done in French style.  She has since switched it around and I was fortunate

enough to be able to purchase this from her.  I love it!  It has kind of a

moody background and I just adore her dress and fabulous hat.  This lovely

picture measures 30" x 34" so it makes quite a statement on the wall.

This lovely book is a decorating item unto itself!

This is another gorgeous picture from Marci.  It was one of those items that

I made her promise to sell me if she ever wanted to get rid of it.  I'm glad

she decided to let it go...I think that this girl is so adorable!

I purchased this lovely picture off Etsy a few weeks back.  I have quite a

few of these portrait prints, but I have never seen one quite like this before

with four prints connected.  The prints are all printed on silk.  Love it!

This is a display that I have in our bedroom and you will have to forgive me,

but the lighting was not that great today so I had a hard time making my

pictures look good.  I collected these little pictures over time and I think

that most of them came from Marci...again!

I love this one...I've seen these at antique shows for as much as $400.00!

This is another favorite...probably because I picked it up at the

Salvation Army Thrift Store for $1.00.  Score!

Isn't she pretty?!

This is another favorite!  I have seen this little girl in another picture

where she is holding a white kitten.  I need to find one somewhere!

Here's another cute one.  I love the frame on this!

And yet another...I have several almost identical to this, but they are in

different frames.  I love her pretty hat with the pink roses around it!

This one is very similar to the one above, yet different.  So pretty!

I hope you have enjoyed a few of my favorite pictures.  I'll be showing

the rest of my favorites in a second post so stay tuned!

~Stacy~