PRETTY LADY NAPKIN HOLDER

Victorian looking porcelain napkin holder, approx. 12 in high, in great condition... would look lovely combined with the pink candle holders in the background... lady $24.50

VINTAGE DOLL CARRIAGE

Sweet vintage wicker doll carriage… approximately 75 years old… in good condition.  Looking for a good home… would work nicely for those who love vintage dolls.    $165.

MANTRACKER

I do love watching Mantracker... it is kind of like hide & seek.... cowboy vs urbanite style... This was taken at a local Search & Rescue event as Mr. Grant is a search and rescue expert and an Albertan at that!!!

Pretty Barkcloth Curtains

Are you a collector of vintage fabrics, barkcloth? These are 2 panels in great condition floor length curtain panels... The colors are beautiful.

Funky Junk Jennifer: Christmas House Part II "The wearing of the green....

Funky Junk Jennifer: Christmas House Part II "The wearing of the green....: "My treasured trees Via FJ Hollie. $1.99 scrore from Goodwill! The pantry. My collection of Holt Howard. A gift f..."

If you want to see some great collections... you need not look further.

The Slanted Little House

The Slanted Little House

The story of the slanted little house, is not just a story it is a journey of arrival.. I get it, and I know many of us urbanites do.. I am so glad she shared it with us... ENJOY WEST VIRGINIA!!

I PLEDGE....

I came across this quote this am and as a small business owner it is trully what I pledge to those I serve......

To my customer.

I may not have the answer, but I’ll find it.

I may not have the time, but I’ll make it.

UNKNOWN



A Kid-Friendly Project for the Birds - Whole Living Daily : Whole Living

A Kid-Friendly Project for the Birds - Whole Living Daily : Whole Living

A great project to help keep our feathered friends fed and us entertained!

PARIS Rags

PARIS Rags

Oh so very pretty, her style is ever so romantic...

Bountiful Home Edmonds

Bountiful Home Edmonds

Waiting for spring.... feels somewhat like it here in Alberta.(today that it is). It is always great to dream and envision the birth of the hidden treasures beneath the soil, when the grass is green and we see and hear the return of the sweet melodies of the beauties of the air, and the days get longer.!

The CH Blog

The CH Blog
Cottage House
This blog represents exactly my sentiments about vintage items.... they are a reminder of simpler times.
Please read this... I trust as you read you will be inspired to look for these types of venues to support.
I know I would be there in a heartbeat.

BOXING DAY

Christmas Day has come and gone.... but the memories linger and are held dear.  Time spent with my mom who travelled in from Winnipeg for the week,

bringing her treasured cabbage rolls and Winnipeg garlic sausage.  Shopping for my grown boys and family back home in Winnipeg, to listening to Christmas carols of all sorts and of course.. her spending time with me in my little shop... Time,  that is the greatest gift..  My adult sons spent time with us between their hectic work schedule and time was spent with friends... 

As the year 2011 is fast approaching... may time be put on your calendar as a TODO with those you hold dear.

~ Wind Lost ~: Christmas Eve...

~ Wind Lost ~: Christmas Eve...

Yes, a lovely blogger, right here in Calgary.... It is lovely

miss gracie's house: it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...

miss gracie's house: it's beginning to look a lot like christmas...: "~finally~betcha you thought i wasn't going to ever get anything up with this year's christmas pretties. me, neither today, we'll s..."

THE VINTAGE CHICKS SALE

We are already gearing up to our 2nd annual sale in Priddis, Alberta, June 10th & 11th..  A  Friday evening and Saturday this year.   If you are a creator and lover of all things torn, tattered, tarnished and love to display and inspire others, then you need to be a part of our event.  Please check out our blog   http:thevintagechicks.blogspot.com or email us at vintagechicksat live.ca.  We are looking forward to some great talented people to join us!!

Christmas at Home

I think there are years when one just doesn't feel like Christmas,  it looks like,

sounds like and everyone and everything is telling you that there are 15 days to the big day..... but I somehow just could'nt get into it at home.  Well my hubbie finally gave me the push... he dragged out the christmas tree and decorations and voila... we have a beautiful tree.  Sometimes thats all it takes is a little push.   Thank you  to my sweetie Gord. 

Lists, not the to do kind but the, I like... kind

With Christmas a few short weeks away.. I was reminded by another blogger of lists... I remember when my children were little, that was the only way I could get through the season.. but now they are grown.. so rather than a list of things to do... this is a list of why I like.... This time of year.

~ the music of the season, fun kinds and the very melodic Christmas stories in music, they are reminders of the past Christmas's as a child and with my own children, church choirs and school choirs
~ the lights... there is a magical glow about Christmas lights... in the country  from a distance they are like beacons to travellers, welcoming them in..I wish they could be on all year
~ the aroma of the real Christmas Tree... nothing like it...
~ the house filled with the scent of cookies baking
~ the fun of finding treasures for my boys... now grown and my nieces and nephew

~ The Charlie Brown Christmas and Rudolph... even at my age
~ most of all I LOVE how that first Christmas came to be, and what it means to me

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