Treats from A Treat-Filled Outing

These are the photos of most of the treats I got while on my fun field trip with Fran and Nene last week.  We went to Luckett's Country Store and the Luckett's Design House sale.  The Design is open once a month with the holiday season being the most merchandised but always fab.  The dude above came out of the house.  You just know the boys are going to find something wrong with him being set up like this in our entryway.

Always have to include the wonderful car headlight whenever I can but the new pieces are by themselves below...

...a repro queen crown and old ??? with an old piece of a birth certificate in the middle.  

Great price on yet another clock for my collection...some day I'm going to count them, but,

until then...

It's only been a few days but have gotten soooo many compliments on this bracelet that I got at Luckett's.  I made the ring above it by taking an "old" Jill Swartz earring and attaching it to a ring frame.  It goes perfectly with the new bracelet.  Hammered brass, coral flower, brass flourishes, and "pearls".  I unpacked this right away and have barely taken it off since.  

Not gotten from the outing, ordered online, is my new computer skin.  From The Decal Girl has many looks to choose from and it's really nice.  The photo isn't great; the bottom is actually as colorful as the top-just glare from the flash.  There's a piece for the top of the laptop and also on that goes perfectly around the keys and mouse inside.  You just tell them which laptop you have and which design and voila!  So fun.  TTFN!!!

Paradise, plastic bird or not.

My college roommate, Stacy, from now 35 years ago had her birthday last week.  She called me late in the week and asked if I wanted to make her birthday even better.  I said yes, of course.  She said she had a last minute meeting scheduled in Richmond, VA (we've met there before-just under 3 hours from me and an easy drive) and, if she took a vacation day and stayed an extra day would I be willing to drive down and spend a night with her.  Durr! Uh, ya.   The above photo was taken in the bathroom at a cute little cafe' where we ate.  I had to feel it to find out if it was plastic or not, it looked so real.  It was plastic but I would have loved to have had/bought it.

We had 24 hours of pure bliss just being together.  Doesn't matter when, where, or how, it's just bliss.  Ironically, she's been to Richmond many times-me only once before-but she had never had time to see the fun, cool parts so I got to show her.  Above we were in, what just might be, the coolest store in Richmond.  Yum.  I bought nothing!  Remember, last week I went on that fun outing with Fran and Nene?  I haven't even had the chance to unpack the goodies I got from then and when I do I want to share.  Until then, my heart is full, my soul is happy, and I am so very blessed.  I love you Stacy.

OOOOOOOh Fun Outing!!

Janine, Fran, and I went to the Design House and Luckett's Country Store in Lucketts, Virginia as we do every few months.  Fortunately we did before know that the Design House is open once a month; heretofore we had thought it was once a season.  So off we went on Friday.  It's our little everyday (Luckett's Store) version of Round Top.  They have the coolest stuff and arrange it in the coolest way.  It's very inspiring...so much so that one must take home several souvenirs of the fabulous outing.  My wallet is in a cast.

Here are the iron gates leading into the Design House through a barn where there was a mannequin hanging on an old bed spring with some deer to keep her company.  They all speak the same language.  

Right out of the barn is Cinderella's cab with a twist.  I like the cow so much better than, what, mice?

 As soon as you walk in the door there is a cue.  This line is short now but it gets really long and this was after taking 10 minutes to get into here from the back door which is the next room over.

The rooms are just so dang beautiful...

...all the way through.

 Backwards but this is the fabulous wreath on the door to the Design House; didn't shoot it until we were on our way out.

Here we are inside Luckett's Store right next to the Design House.  As you can see, they have loads of eye candy, too...

...so there are the photos of where we went.  Next come the party pics of what came home with me, but first I have another fun outing to take for the next couple of days so I'll post the treats along with fun photos of my newest outing!

Okay, now we got something to talk about...

We've hit the big times here!  Jody forgot but I remembered that someone from Flea Market Style came to our annual Strawberry Days which is our version of a flea market.  We rent out spaces outside all around our shop.  Every so often, since June, I would look around and wonder when the next issue of FMS was coming out.  The woman made it seem like we were going to be in the magazine.  So, this morning when I opened my email, there was an email from Jody saying that we had made the magazine and that it was out.  It took the third try for me to find it but, find it I did!  And there we were...

...you can click on the above photo to see it larger and look at #9~that's us!!!!  It's so fun to be on the map~we are the only ones in Maryland listed!  Yep, we are all goofy over it.

I threw in the rest of them just to show all.

From a magazine that gives us photos like the one above.  Run, don't walk, to your local magazine stand and get it.  Take a ten-spot plus tax, nope, it's not cheap.

And just to make sure y'all understand that I may not have been leaving the house much but I have been "working".  Yes, the laundry is done, dinner is on the table more nights than not, clean sheets and towels, bathrooms not quite ready to be cleaned again, so guilt free "work".  Above wreath is made with all paper flowers and shreds.

Made a few tin vignettes and candles on stands.

One of the cute candle holders that sits on a stand.  I forgot to undo the fancy "do" that I did fooling around with my new photo stuff.

A tin and a candle...girly. 

As I was packing up several dollhouse windows and doors to ship to a woman who bought them from me on Etsy, I thought of this idea to do with them.  I think it might be an original idea.  I got the ATC's from a fellow on eBay, love them, and I like how they came out.

A little close up...

...another close up.  Well, I feel better about updating my blog again~I'd been getting some crap but I was waiting for purty pictures like these.  Thanks for looking.


P.S. Oops, forgot to add the photo of my inner Debrina Pratt:

Good Shopping

So the boss of this office where I am today in Bethesda with the great Internet service told me that there is good shopping around here.  Something for me to do to kill time (sheesh, I haven't even gotten to Facebook yet).  Cartier, Bulgari, Ralph Lauren, Barney's, Gucci.  He doesn't know me very well, obviously.  


I did need to get out and get real air and see the sun (bonus) and get something to eat and drink.  I see Hoochie Coochie over there but as I head for my last choice, Starbuck's, I see WHOLE FOODS.  I love Whole Foods; 40 minutes to the nearest one from home.  On my way to Whole Foods I see ANTHROPOLOGIE.  Gotcha.  I broke a world record; I DIDN'T BUY ANYTHING AT ANTHROPOLOGIE~first time ever.   Karma rewarded me.


Onward to WF.  I know I'm going to get something for dinner to heat up but the deli is the first thing I come to.  I got my wonderful salad and juice AND THEN I got the ABOVE.  I've never seen American Pie so I don't know the exact context, but I can't decide whether to eat it or marry it.  I mean, look at that thing.  I've always wanted the classic Cartier tank watch but I'll take a cupcake until then.