A Very Full Plate & What's New in my VIntage & Co. Shop

Good Day!

 

We have been so so

busy here... I know, it

seems to be a trend with

many of us.

 

We just really have a full plate.

My Dad has been living with us off

and on since Thanksgiving.

 

He may be on his way

to early Dementia or Alzheimers.

 

Anyway, we are trying to maintain

our shop, family life, school, ballet etc.

 

I am wondering how I am keeping

up with it all.

 

Sigh.

 

I do give things to God

when they build up and I can't

handle them anymore.

His shoulders are big and

can carry it all...

 

Matthew 11:28 

"Come to Me, all who are weary and

heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."

 

Just wanted

 to share about it. We sometimes

try and handle the world on

our own and that doesn't always work out!

 

So let's take a peek

at what we have been

up to... you can see the

furniture makeovers on my

Vintage & Co. blog here.

 

 

A customer requested some steampunky items

for a bar area... I thought this Czech glass seltzer bottle

had a great look with this wire mesh.



I'm starting to gather softer colors in the shop for spring.

Hold on... I'll show you what's in the china cabinet that these things are sitting on:

 

 

Are you surprised? Yep, there's some LuRay in there!

Nothing says spring like vintage pastels.

 

 

 

And this pretty soft green teapot made its way to the store, too. I held back some things from late

summer treasure hunts, just for Spring.

 

There are always music themed items in the shop. Since my Sister is a music teacher I always pick them up and see if she is interested. If she doesn't want them they go to the shop. I'm not sure if I showed her these two though!

 

Thanks for stopping by... going to start

working on a French style dresser, planning

on turning it into a buffet.

 

See you soon!

 

Linking with:

Let's Talk Vintage

 

New Discoveries for Shop Inventory

Hello my friends!

I'm giving a quick update on some

new things I've discovered for selling.

Both online (Bella Rosa) and my

brick and mortar shop, Vintage & Co.

 

Some are new, some are inspired by old.

And some are actually vintage or antique.

 



Some are handmade by vendors, which

is something new I discovered!

Some were made by me, which is something

I would not have attempted a year ago.

I ordered burlap on Amazon and decided

to stencil my own pattern on it, which

as it turns out, I really liked!

 

 

I made this wreath, too.

I decided to add green into my shop inventory

since we are approaching St. Patty's

 Day and spring. Turns out I like that, too!

 

 

I discovered new ways of displaying some

of my inventory. It is good to change

things around, they get noticed more! 

I discovered I can add in "new" items

that have an older look.

 

Like this old "outhouse" piece... paired

with a newer lake house hanging sign.

 

The garden stakes are new but have a great rustic look.

I discovered I had some old keys still

left in my inventory and quickly brought

them to the shop. One of my favorite

things to use as display.

 

 

I also love old wooden boxes. This one is

neat with graphics already painted

on the side.. .the perfect place to stash

some motto stamp blocks!

 

And as always, I discover how much I

enjoy setting up inventory in my shop.

 

I get inspired by old issues of

Country Living magazine, Romantic

Homes, Somerset Life. It helps

get my mind in motion and then

it just flows from there.

 

What did you discover this week?



Valentine's Day: Because Love is All You Need

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

What will you be doing for such a romantic day as this?

I'm not positive but the hubby may be making us

dinner... his best dish: Chicken Marsala.

 

 

 

Yesterday I decorated a kindergarten open house

 for Bebe's school. I do it every year even though

she is in 3rd grade now. (How did THAT happen?) 

 

 

I've also been busy with our store,

Vintage & Co. We had a Valentine

Tea over the weekend.

 

 

So, needless to say I still have some things left to do for today. Gift wrapping special things for Bebe, some

chocolates for her Daddy. A few years ago I

made the pink Valentine cake, above.

Probably not going to happen this year!

 

Cake, no cake, it doesn't really matter.

 

 

Because love is all you need.

Hope your day is happy, whatever

you do.

 

 

For God so loved the world...

John 3:16

Linking to:
Let's Talk Vintage
Vintage Charm

 

 

Latest Vintage Finds

Now that we are into February we have been

getting the urge to "hunt down some vintage."

 We know that spring will be here before we

know it but you know how that goes...

 

So, here are some of the things

we have found recently.:

 

 This wonderful vintage bookcase.

 

 

We decided not to go with chalk paint on this piece

nor did we distress it. It will most likely

go into a child's room or baby nursery.

 

 

Funny thing about selling vintage... you just never know

what will sell. As soon as we placed the bookcase

next to the vintage baby armoire, the armoire sold!

It had been sitting in the shop since day one.

 

 

 

 Saw just three of these "The Hotel Hershey" plates

at a second hand shop and realized they weren't old.

But, if you've ever been to The Hotel Hershey,

 you just love anything from there!

 

 

They would also go well with the creamers

I showed you last week!

 

 

  I also had the chance to pick up some costume jewelry...

I love displaying them at the checkout counter.

These are just a few of them.

I was really running low.

 

 

Other things I like to display:

Red books, picture frames, roses, ephemera,

all good things for Valentine's Day.

 

 

I added some pink things to the mix...

for a touch of romance.

 

I'll be back with more vintage finds

next week! Enjoy the day!

 

 

Linking with:
Let's Talk Vintage

Vintage Charm

 

 

 

 

It's Hard to Say Goodbye

 

Miss Minnie

 

1996 - 2017

 

 

Dear Friends -

Last week I had to say

good-bye  to my sweet Minnie.

 

She was my Missouri cat. 
There with me during some
difficult times.
 

A part of my life for 21 years!

 



 

 

 

Here she was as a kitten. Rambunctious!

I picked her out of a litter of all black

furry kittens. She was the only cat

up and about, actually stepping
over her siblings. Since she

was so lively, I said "That one!"

 

 

Her liveliness extended into climbing

Christmas trees, too.

 

 

She was just a cat, right?





 

Somehow they are much more than that.

Crossing over from pet to best little buddy.

 

 

and now that she is gone she is missed dearly.

 

(Approx. date .... before I was married: 2002)

 

But what a blessing to have had her

for so long! Do kitties go to Heaven?

 

If so, I'll see you later Minnie Binnie.