tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66320381721074972222024-03-18T15:57:57.470-04:00Bella Rosa AntiquesThe Bella Blog: Little Snippets into the life of a nostalgic redhead in the pursuit of beautiful vintage.Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04325276255189392605noreply@blogger.comBlogger1083125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632038172107497222.post-13511026068860870582019-10-21T09:50:00.000-04:002019-10-21T09:50:27.672-04:00Falling for Freshly Fixed Up Furniture<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">been working diligently in my shop these past couple </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">of months getting it set for Fall. It is easy with the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">beautiful stone wall we have as a backdrop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I also bring in darker colored furniture and change out lamp shades to brown and gold tones. Then for the Christmas season I bring in lighter colored furniture. Really sets a different tone when I do this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">My hubby found this hall table at our local auction house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">He transformed it into this beautiful piece. We are still</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">using Country Chic Paint which makes it easy to achieve</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">these beautiful results! The lower portion was painted in "Vanilla Frosting" and he used "Smoky Quartz" glaze to make it look aged.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">But before Fall officially hit and as we moved from August to September this gorgeous buffet received a complete fix-up! <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of the veneer was missing, loose, the top was in need <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">of major TLC... it used to look like this:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">We found this piece up in the Adirondacks...luckily we had a truck with us on this trip! Would have been a tight squeeze in the van! Yikes! We could see its potential.. and so did one of our customers. She bought it and selected her two colors from our CCP inventory. "Pop the Bubbly" and "Piece of Cake." Lovely choices!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">But of course it was a custom order so we had to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">my daughter and I are very involved with our local Nutcracker production so I am working on the show program. My blogging skills of editing graphics and photos have come in handy creating ads for the dancers.<br />Bebe performs as the Nutcracker Doll this year!</span></div>
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Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04325276255189392605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632038172107497222.post-46451897983157762672019-04-22T12:08:00.004-04:002019-04-22T14:12:57.126-04:00Latest DIY Projects - Vintage Desk, Dresser, China Cabinet, and Hutch Makeovers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Country Chic Paint in "Cobblestone."</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />The top was stripped, stained and varnished by my hubby. I loved the tone so much that I decorated it with vintage Industrial finds. The display turned out great using vintage movie theatre film reels, old phone, desk lamp, and suitcases. It sold already so I was bummed my display didn't last too long but hey, a sale is always a smile bringer!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">a piece that was in rough shape and turned it into</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">something beautiful. One of my Instagram friends said it looked like the vintage Wedgwood porcelain pieces.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And let's not forget the gorgeous arched window</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">sitting there on top of the dresser! It must have been a corner cupboard door because it has a knob on it. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">it and now it has found a new home.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;"> We've had a good turnover of vintage china cabinets and hutches. The Farmhouse style is still very popular in this area and I can't really keep them in stock for very long. This one was painted using Country Chic Paint in "Crinoline." They usually only last a week or so in the shop. Again, a smile bringer! </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">This piece turned out so neat! I selected the Country Chic Paint colors Cheesecake, Pebble Beach, Sunday Tea, and Driftwood. They all went together so well which made this mid century dresser new again!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">This piece was purchased by a woman who owned two air B & B's. I never imagined my creations would find their way to such interesting destinations!</span></strong></div>
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Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04325276255189392605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632038172107497222.post-29670265810135461892019-02-26T17:34:00.001-05:002019-02-27T10:12:52.146-05:00Let's Talk Vintage: What is Selling in Brick & Mortar Shops?<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b>
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">about SPRING coming as I am! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We sense a revival, an awakening in the shop, as folks come out of the winter season ready to work on their homes. It is really an exciting time. The landscape changes and so does our mood, thanks to Mr. Sun!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Farmhouse items are still moving. Signs, accessories, kitchen scales, ironstone, industrial lamps, metal containers, etc.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Hello! I'm back after a long pause from blogging. We had a wonderful Christmas season. It was all so busy and it went by in a FLASH.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far the store, Bebe, the house, and taking care of my Dad are all we seem to be able to keep up with so I'm wondering if this year is just a continuation of the same.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I try to look at things with a positive outlook, which is something I had to learn how to do actually.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not so hard though when you have guidance from a good Father who loves you... my Faith has really kept me grounded.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, for a review, after we had my Step-son's wedding back in early September, we had Bebe's 10th birthday.... (can you believe this?) </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Right around that same time she was also fitted for her first pair of pointe shoes! (A rite of passage!)</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we had Thanksgiving, </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whew! I'm all kinds of tired!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I do hope to continue to pop back in and blog on occasion... I know I can't keep up with it like I used to... but I still enjoy it.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">One of the things I plan on doing soon is updating you all on the store and the things we are doing there. So, keep your eye out for another post!</span></strong><br />
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Bebe and the Hubs checking it all out. Mike's store is two or three shops down from here.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I'm just sharing the last two, they were gorgeous!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was a piece a really sweet lady from NJ found in another shop. <strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a consignment shop so she wanted us to give this beautiful <strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">piece and updated look. Plus, some of the scroll work was missing <strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">from the secretary desk door.</span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the Hubs repaired the scrollwork using wood putty, he painted it with Country Chic Paint in "Sunday Tea."</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Gah! I could have sold this sweet little cabinet about ten times over! <strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">So many customers were asking about it while it was in the shop, being worked on.</span></strong></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wanted it to be elegant looking in a Princess kind of way, without over doing it. I mixed Country Chic Paint in "Vintage Cupcake" with their "Vanilla Frosting" to achieve the light pink. I used gold metallic cream to highlight the hardware and around the desk. Then just a small addition of "Vanilla Frosting" on the edges.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far I think I'm on the right track. I'm thinking minimal distressing, if any on this piece. Instead of a wax I may use the CCP "Clear Coat" with "Tough Coat" on the top.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">The weather is great now so we are working on a few projects for the shop, now that we are back! We picked up a couple of custom orders and in my next post I will share them with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for catching up on what we're up to! I'm trying to post at least once a month. After I get through the last days of school, Bebe's "Gala" dance recital, and a quick trip to the beach ... I'll have more time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and we have had some GORGEOUS days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I finally ordered some CCP aprons and have my extra apron on one of our dress forms. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why not use it as advertising, right?</span> And "she" looks so cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Here is one of my "Up-cycle" projects. We had an antique wooden ironing board that I was planning to make a "LAUNDRY" sign out of. At the last minute I decided to make it a laundry room cleaning caddy, that hangs on the wall. I found the baskets at one of our local wholesale malls and they fit perfectly! (The small white laundry sign was just being displayed there, it wasn't part of the completed project.) Anyway, I was happy with it and it also sold.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year though I am totally swamped with all kinds of things. The store, painting projects, up-cycled projects, and now, yes, now I am sewing costumes. Actually, just alterations, which is pretty huge for me. Bebe is in her school musical, Cinderella and I dove in to help!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">And this weekend is our Spring Open House at the shop. When it rains I pours!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This French Provincial buffet was a wonderful transformation. It went from vintage sixties maple stain to this rich black color (Country Chic Paint in Liquoric) with gold hardware.</span></strong> <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">The color is called "Bee's Knees."</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find other unique items for the store at wholesale vendor malls like this awesome sign. I wish I had time to make all of our signs but, I don't. At this particular vendor mall, everything is made in the USA! </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's right. The end of an age! I closed the "doors" of my Bella Rosa Antiques shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I miss it already but I'm also so busy with my Vintage & Co. brick and mortar shop that I don't really have any time to think about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was ten years ago that I started the online shop. Ten years! A decade. It all started whenI had won the website in a blog contest. And of course as soon as I started the process, I found out I was pregnant! It was a huge blessing to be able to stay home and take care of my daughter after she was born that same year. The website was my new part-time job.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">I still have jewelry, some antique books, and china. China is the hardest thing to sell these days. Probably better to store it all away for when the trend comes back again. They always do.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I include teacups, Pirouline wafers, cappuccino mix, ornaments, Nutcracker dolls, Nutcracker ornaments, tea, candles, etc. This year the larger basket contained a wooden doll made in U.S.S.R. which helps to date it.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bebe and I started out brainstorming for her party one day during the summer in Hobby Lobby. I tell you, with all of the neat things they have in there, it was easy to get creative... and that is when the "Sundaes in Paris" birthday theme was born.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyhoo, I came up with this after purchasing a couple of very inexpensive digital downloads on Etsy and using clip art in Word. Inexpensive as in about $3. Works for me!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">The clothespins were for the "Can't say the word" game. I'm sure some of you have played this game at baby showers. We thought it would be a fun way to earn poodle bucks and we chose the word POODLE as the forbidden word. If you said the word poodle during the course of the party, another partier could take your clothespin. The one with the most, wins.</span></strong><br />
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Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04325276255189392605noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632038172107497222.post-38811065311408687372017-09-22T10:08:00.002-04:002017-09-26T12:09:17.545-04:00Vintage & Co.: A Mid-Century Before & After<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Well hello blog world! I am back well, not back but posting less frequently. Between all of life's craziness, I still enjoy blogging! We are in full swing here between our brick & mortar shop Vintage & Co., my Dad living with us, a birthday party to plan this weekend, and my online shops! But, it is all good. We are certainly not bored.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Instead of displaying it as a bedroom piece, I have it in our "vintage kitchen" area because well, aqua and retro vintage just seem to go together!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">I gave the handles a gold leaf treatment. They really pop nicely now against the dresser.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Another fun mid-century piece we found is this hand crafted "entertainment" center. It looks really cool in the shop, too with our other retro style stuff!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Other projects on the horizon... a vanity that needs a total revamp, table runners, painted mirrors, and a night stand. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for checking out my mid-century makeover... I'm off to stuff favor boxes and I can't wait to show you all of the things I worked on for Bebe's birthday party! The theme is "Sundaes in Paris." Ooh la la!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were so busy with the store, vacations, summer camps, etc. Always a good thing! We even found time to go treasure hunting! (An even better thing, right, my vintage lovin' pals?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">With all of that behind me now I wanted to do a post on my summer mantel before I change it Mid-September.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is my ode to the Jersey Shore. Not the Jersey shore you saw in a raunchy reality TV show, but the REAL Jersey shore I've known and loved. Born and raised in NJ plus doing a four and a half year stint working at a local TV station for the Atlantic City/Wildwood area, I grew to love my time spent there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, whenever I find vintage NJ beach themed items, I pick them up. I have sold some of my Ocean City, NJ things but to tell you the truth, those are hard to come by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love mixing old aqua glass bottles with shells, books, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year I decided to also add in my Philadelphia Magazine pictures. I do think these are original covers that were mounted on foam core.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love them and barely take them out of my office for fear of damaging one as they are dated 1910.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If I ever get a beach house, these will be framed and used for wall décor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">"Bathing in front of the big hotels."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Is that what we are doing? Bathing?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed my "little tour" of the mantel... stop by and say hi if you have a chance, I've missed chatting with all of you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">While all of the souvenirs in this post are from Atlantic City, here are a couple of other posts I've written about Ocean City, NJ ... just click <a href="http://bellarosaantiques.blogspot.com/2015/05/lets-talk-vintage-33-stepping-back-in.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://bellarosaantiques.blogspot.fr/2016/06/lets-talk-vintage-87-old-fashioned-feel.html" target="_blank">here.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">And while you're at it, you might enjoy this poem by Ogden Nash, titled <em><u>Seaside Serenade.</u> </em>I wrote a post about it...<em><u>.</u></em> Just click<a href="http://bellarosaantiques.blogspot.com/2016/06/lets-talk-vintage-88-seaside-serenade.html" target="_blank"> here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">the shelving made just like they create on the show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">So, of course, he did a little bit of shopping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">shop to tend to, totally inspired now!</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">This week has been super busy</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">as my hubby was in Texas for</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">job training, so I was solo</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">for the week, running Bebe</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;"><em>to Waco, TX to see Magnolia</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">recent thrift shop finds. I rarely go</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">to purchase things for myself but </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">today I'm going to show you finds that</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(At least for awhile!)</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">to using them during the holidays. This is a set of four</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Moving backwards in time on the calendar, I also found this vintage turkey vase or planter. It would be perfect for our dessert silverware orfor display. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We usually host Thanksgiving so this was a fun find for me.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">that I found. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">They depict different nations... </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">an Eiffel Tower </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">for France, the Taj Mahal, the Leaning Tower </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">of Pisa, the Statue of Liberty for the US, etc.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And last... this was a unique find. As a former local tv producer, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was excited to find this unusual piece. It is an old TV studio camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has the large circular piece on the top which shows that in the </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">old days they used FILM. Yessiree, they had to edit the film </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">everyday to bring you the news. No digital easy stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were super busy. We went hunting for vintage, finished some family room remodeling, ran our vintage shop, went to Easter church service, and hosted family for Easter along with an egg hunt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Really? How did we fit it all in. It wasn't easy, but we managed to get it all done!</span></div>
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<br />Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04325276255189392605noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632038172107497222.post-43548123200745179522017-04-04T16:45:00.003-04:002017-04-06T23:46:13.313-04:00Spring Blooms and New Finds Too!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spring has been blooming all around us with new birth.... such an amazing time of year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We've seen church sales, estate sales, yard sales, you name it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of our latest finds have turned into new objects for sale in my shop, Vintage & Co. Like this octagon table! It was given a new coat of chalk paint and looks nice and bright.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">I also added a couple of chalk board "signs" and asked our store helper, Rachel, to come up with some chalk writing for them. She never disappoints! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">What did you find recently? I'd love to hear about it!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">I'm still selling as Bella Rosa Antiques on Etsy and I still have my BellaRosaAntiques.com site but I'm debating on closing that shop. We'll see what the future holds!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It had been a really, really, really long time since I had come across any... and I've been collecting LuRay for even longer. You can read some of my other posts that I've written about this pastel, mood lifting dinnerware, <a href="http://bellarosaantiques.blogspot.ca/2012/07/luray-pastels-dinnerware-celebrating-20.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://bellarosaantiques.blogspot.com/2015/03/lets-talk-vintage-22-vintage-luray.html" target="_blank">here</a>, or <a href="http://bellarosaantiques.blogspot.com/2008/05/luray-pastels-classic-dinnerware-with.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Either there isn't much of it left or folks are hoarding it! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not sure.... but I was soooo thrilled to see it on the shelf. </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I wasn't even at this particular Goodwill to shop for myself. Bebe had a school event for </strong><strong>for literature class: </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Brinker,_or_The_Silver_Skates" target="_blank"><strong><em>Hans Brinker Day</em></strong></a><strong>. The kids were encouraged to dress up, so there we were scouring for a Dutch costume in the skirt aisle. After we had narrowed it down to just one skirt that she liked I said "Quick... Mommy is just going to go look in the back!" </strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All I heard were groans in protest - <em>BUT YOU ALL KNOW I JUST HAD TO! </em></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I'm so glad I did. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think it was round two in the "pink" aisle, <em>you know.... how Goodwill organizes by color</em>... when I saw a small stack of three Sharon Pink LuRay dishes. A small platter, a berry bowl, and a coupe soup.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was like I had won at BINGO! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So up to the register we went. I was checking out and watching the girl wrap the LuRay when all of a sudden it hit me (I'm slow to think these days) THEY ORGANIZE BY COLOR!!!!!! There must be more in the other color sections! </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So back we went, on a scavenger hunt, with of course, more protests! Bebe started enjoying it a little, I think...now that we were on a mission. It was great having someone else there with me who knew what it looked like!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was right, of course. They had separated the LuRay (for shame) and we had to dig through the green, yellow and blue areas.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found two bakers, one in green and one in blue. Unfortunately they were both chipped. The chips looked really fresh, too. <em>Rats.</em></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I did get another coupe soup in yellow and one in blue. Success! I spent 19.00 on the five pieces, which I thought was pricey, but I was just happy to have found my favorite vintage dinnerware.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What a perfect time of year to find some LuRay Pastels - SPRING!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I'm going to try and get my office whipped back into shape... I've been </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">so busy I've let it slide ... into vintage chaos. Piles of things here</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">So while I am working on it I'm going to share some things that have sold<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaRosaAntiques" target="_blank"> in my Etsy shop</a>. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm always curious about what has sold in other shops so maybe you'll find this post </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And this pretty soft green teapot made its way to the store, too. I held back some things from late</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are always music themed items in the shop. Since my Sister is a music teacher I always </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">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! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by... going to start </span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Both online (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BellaRosaAntiques?ref=profile_shopname" target="_blank">Bella Rosa</a>) and my</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Vintage & Co. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">We had a Valentine </span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://vintandco.com/2017/02/14/lets-talk-vintage-121-the-valentine-tea-a-farmhouse-table/" target="_blank">Let's Talk Vintage</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bluewillowhouse.com/2017/02/16/vintage-charm-70/" target="_blank">Vintage Charm</a></span></div>
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