I did it! 100 Vintage Goodies in My Etsy Shop PLUS a Sneak Peek

Finally!

Goal Met.

 

I've been trying

to add enough

items in my Etsy

shop to total 100.

 

It has taken me

awhile...I know.

 

But, with a busy

five year old, she

keeps me on my toes.

 

 

The Christmas shopping

season is upon us...

 

My new goal is 150!

 

Five a day?

My new goal could

be met in just ten days!

 

Meanwhile...

 

Here is a sneak peek at

some of my latest finds...

 

Very blessed to be

able to stay home

while my Sweet Bebe

is young and needs me.

 

Working from home

seems to be a

good solution for now.

 

Thank you to all

who support and visit

my shops.

 

And to those who

visit my blog

and read my posts.

It is all so much

appreciated.

 

Enjoy the day!

 

Linking with

Ivy and Elephants

"What's It Wednesday"

What's Coming Up at Bella Rosa Antiques

This past weekend was a busy one

for the Bella Rosa household.

I put in some time at

my antique booth.

Sigh.

It needs some revamping.

 

We just had a nice

sized crowd come

through from a local

car show in Hershey, PA.

 

The hubby brings all

of his car related finds.

 

Old oil cans, vintage

advertising, car parts,

etc....

 

So this weekend I went

and packed up the auto

things and started

bringing in Christmas...

but forgot to take

photos of my display.

 

These are photos from

about two months ago.

 

 

Time just seems to

zoom by these days.

 

Can't believe it is 

time to show Christmas

stuff already!

 

But I'm also excited about

all the fun this season

brings...from the

end of October to

Christmas, we are

busy, busy, busy.

 

Then after a birthday

party for Bebe's friend...

yesterday, we had a

chance to go into

an old Victorian home

that was a bed and breakfast.

The owners were showing

us some of the things

they will be selling soon.

 

I put my name in for

several of the pieces.

Hubby took some photos...

As soon as I can get them

uploaded I will show you.

 

They had some really nice

pieces, some I've

never seen before.

 

I'll also show you

some of our weekend

finds...because

hardly a weekend goes

by that we aren't

antiquing!

 

Stay tuned and

enjoy the day!

New Arrivals Are Here: Vintage Barn Board Carry All, Old French Map, Royal Bayreuth, Shabby Rose Pitcher & More

New arrivals, Just Listed

to BellaRosaAntiques.com

 

 

Beautiful rose transfer

pitcher by the American

China Company

of Toronto, Ohio

 

 

 

Vintage velvet

jewel box

 

A Royal Bayreuth

portrait vase

 

 

Old chippy shabby

copy of A Tale of Two

Cities by Charles Dickens

 

Czechoslovakia

spider pendant/brooch

 

 

Rhinestone choker

necklace signed KRAMER.

 

Lovely vintage 1950's

Lucite & Filigree metal

box purse.

 

Vintage map of

France

 

Vintage milk pail

 

 

French story

"Monsieur Beacaire"

 

Hull pitcher

otherwise known as

"The Heavenly Pottery."

 

French book:

Heros et Heroines

de France

 

 

Wooden garden carry all

or a great organizer/ display

piece for your office or craft room.

 

 

Sweet little girl

in a vintage gold

frame...

 

 

Daily Bread

shabby chic plate

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Enjoy your weekend...

 

Linking with Pink Saturday

and Fleamarket Friday

This Week's Sneak Peek: Lucite Purse, Lustre Rose Pitcher, Daily Bread And More!

Just a sneak peek today...

hoping to have my latest finds'

listed by tomorrow night!

 

 

Been busy with school field

trips, scheduling our next

few months, and so much

more.... love to keep busy

in my shop too.

Stay tuned!

 

Enjoy your day...

it is mid-week already!



Antiques and Old Things in the Adirondack Mountains: How Life Used to Be

While we were up at

our lake house we

took an afternoon

side trip to a local

museum ... about life

in the Adirondack mountains.

 

Come along with me

for a quick snippet

of what I saw there:

 

The pictures above

are some examples of

the gorgeous and luxurious

hotels, built in the 1800's. 

 

Tourists would

flock there to get 

relief from the

summer heat.

 

Most of them, if not

all, are no longer standing.

 

(If you click on the photo it will make

it larger and easier to see)

 

These photos

show what it must

have been like for

the local residents

who didn't return to

the city to their

regular homes.

 

Snow shoes and tall

boots. Well, I have

some tall boots...

but I don't need snow

shoes like this!

 

 

The gown on the left

was a part of one woman's

wedding ensemble.

She was obviously

wealthy and owned

some very beautiful things.

 

To the right are examples

of badminton racquets!

 

They were very small

compared to what we use

today.

 

On the left is a doll

a young man made

for his younger sister,

right before he left

to help fight in the

civil war.

 

He never returned.

 

The photo on the right

shows a very small

section of one man's

hobby of wood carving.

 

He made approximately

420 mini chairs

that were replicas

of larger chairs.

No two were the same!

 

As an old friend of

mine used to say,

"Shrunk in the

dryer cute!"

 

 And here we have an

example of what the

men wore in the summer
time....that sport coat

is made of corduroy.

 

Hot!

 

To the right is an old

picnic or dining

set. The journey to

 the mountains probably

took much longer...by

stagecoach, rail, or by

the early 1900s, by car.

 

 

 Here is one of the

printed flyers to

report the news of a

hold up/robbery.

 

I found this particularly

interesting...maybe

because I had worked

in a newsroom in

my earlier pre-momma

days!

 

We take a lot

of things for

granted today.

 

Check out this old

wagon...this would

be today's version

of WalMart or

Target!

It came into town

and you went and

bought what you needed.

 

 

There are of course,

many things about the

past that I enjoy

that we no longer

have in today's  

modern world.

 

Antiques and old things.

They tell stories

about how life

used to be.

 

So fascinating

to me!

 

Hope you enjoyed

my mini tour

of the

Adirondack Mountain

museum!

 

Enjoy your day!

 

 

It's Beginning to Look a LOT Like Christmas! Vintage Glass Beaded Star, Shiny Brites and More!

We are jolly and bright over here

at Bella Rosa Antiques!

 

A vintage tray

and some shabby chic

pastel ornaments.

One is a hard to find

"Merry Christmas"

hand painted ball.

 

The stockings are hung

by the chimney with care,

 

and bottle brush trees,

shabby pastel ornaments,

glass beaded star,

and vintage icicles too!

 

Chenille stars

 

 

Cookie cookbooks

 

Music box that

plays silent night

 

Candy cane vase

 

Cranberry crystal bell

 

One of my favorites this

week...a glass beaded

star ornament.

Gorgeous!

 

Remember these?

Glass "icicle" ornaments

 

Vintage retro

Holt Howard tree

shaped candy dish

 

Kissing angels,

made in Japan

 

Too cute!

A Kurt Adler

drummer boy figure.

 

 

Angel topper

 

Retro Rudolph

by COREL

 

Peek a boo!

I see Santa

peeking around

that tree!

 

And a collectible

William Henry Harrison

White House

Christmas ornament

To see my entire

Holiday collection

click here.

 

Enjoy your day

and have a blessed

weekend!

 

Linking with Friday Flea

and Pink Saturday.

 

Ho Ho Ho!

Monster High and Vampire Villas: Morbid toys put out by stores like Kohl's, Costco, Kmart, and Target

Have you seen the

toys being sold for

young girls

in stores like

Costco, Kohl's,

K-Mart

and Target?

 

As you can see,

today's post

is not going to

be about antiques.

 

I'm also a Mom

and I'm not

going to remain quiet

any longer.

 

The Christmas season is

just around the corner

and the toys being

marketed to young

girls are downright scary.

 

Literally!

No joke.

 

They are given

titles like

Monster High

"Die-Ner"

Like diner.

 

Get it?

 

Look!

Funny huh?

 

This one is called

Monster High

Scarily Ever After

Frankie Stein doll.

 

This is an actual photo

I took while shopping

in Costco.

 

This "Vampire Villa"

dollhouse is shaped

like a coffin!

 

 

The doll furniture is

decorated with skulls

and crossbones!!!!

The doll coffee table

is in the shape of a

coffin too.

They are charging you $84.99

for this dollhouse which will,

in my opinion, lead to many

years of costly therapy for

your precious little one when

she grows up!

Don't get me wrong. I'm not

a fuddy duddy. I watched the

Munsters while growing up.

But where oh where does

this toy go next when your

daughter is a little bit older.

What does she like then?

 

What clothes or accessories

 will she buy?

 

 

Nothing that looks like

Gidget, that's for sure.

 

I'm a Mom and I'm

not going to take it

anymore!

 

The world is scary

enough for these

kids....

 

Writing letters and

making phone calls.

Yep.

 

I'm letting my voice be heard.

It's my job as a Mom!

Judging Antique Books By Their Cover

They always said

 

"Don't judge a book

by it's cover"

 

 

 

But in this case, I do.

 

If I find a book from

 the late 1800's

or early 1900's and

it has a decorative cover

 

Then I most certainly

will bring it home.

 

 

 

 

The hubby knows my

magic price. Sometimes

we find beautiful books

for around five. And then

there are times

when I break my own

rules...because I can't

pass it up!

 

I like to arrange them by

titles...whether they are

old classics, poetry, etc.

 

I have managed to collect

so many that some of the books

have the same publisher

which will often show the

same artwork on the spine,

as in the case with the

two teal colored books above.

 

 

Some are worn and shabby but

were once beautiful in their prime.

 

This is one of my favorite

collections, besides my

pastel colored dinnerware,

LuRay.

 

What do you like to collect?

 

I do have a category

in my Bella Rosa shop

just for vintage books,

here.

 

Enjoy the day!

 

Linking with the ever

fun, ever classy ladies

at Ivy and Elephants

for "What's It Wednesday?"