Sneak Peek at Our Latest Finds

In between the raindrops and playing

toddler games...

Dear Hubby and I managed to

go antique hunting for the shop!

Luckily for us it was sunny and nice over

the weekend.

Not so much today!

So let's take a look at some of the

treasures we found:

These are absolutely adorable.

Miniature versions of the larger adult sets

for the kitchen.

I'm not sure how I'm going to sell them yet as

there are four lids missing.

Do I sell the whole set as is? 

Or sell only the pieces with lids...

To be determined!

While filling my antique booth with the

larger items we found I spotted

this sweet hankie and a wax

ornament.

 And a few of these lovely pink lustre teacups and saucers!

 Dear Hubby found this vintage Ohio Art watering can.

I am tempted to keep it for the kids room

at the lake house.

What would you do?

 And along with the green canister

set came this sweet other set.

I love how the "CLOVES" is on upside down.

Does this make it more valuable?

You know I can't resist roses...

how could I when I saw them in this lovely

vintage needlepoint wall hanging?

I love how it is in a circular shape.

More on what we found...

when I list my items

(hopefully tomorrow)

this is just a sneak peek!

Mamma Mia

Thinking of my Mother this weekend...

 My support through the years...

from dance classes to college days.

 To big, special, life changing

 days like this....

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and to moments like this when

she became a Gramma....

 We love you, Mom!

Happy Mother's Day.

Lake House Here We Come

If you've been following my blog recently then you'll know we've been looking for a lake house.

For a LONG TIME.

We finally found one!
If all goes as planned,
it will be ours soon.

 To be honest? This is not my idea of a dream house.

Cute and campy, yes.
Dreamy?
No.

It pales in comparison to the one we didn't buy.

But it has potential!

We can make it into our little escape...

our dream lake house !

And the owners are leaving me sweet little things
like this lovely end table/cabinet.

I see a lot of paint in my future.

Like in this shocking aqua room with the red floor...

 and believe it or not, there is another aqua room
and red floor across the hall.

The telescope is pretty cool ...but this did not
come with the house.

 Aqua was a big thing around here.

When visiting the house for the first time, this was all snow covered.

The realtor said there was a "sandy beach" under the snow.

The reality?

Not so much.

But nothing a truck load of sand can't fix.

And I'm certainly not complaining.

Because this my friends,

is the view from the deck.

Ahhhhhhh.....

I'll be blogging about our makeovers, re-dos, and

rennovations over the next several months.

Probably over the next several SEASONS.

Won't you come along on the journey with me?

Should be an interesting summer!

Tick Tock Looking at Antique Clocks

All work and no play makes

Jillian a dull girl.

That's why I insist on having

"family days" every few weeks

and we take a little side trip.

This week we took a tour of

a clock museum. 

Since we love antiques this was right up our alley.

Look at this beautiful painted rotunda or dome.

Then inside the exibit doors we entered...

First up...early moments of time in our history.

What's this? A piece of Stonehenge?

Who knew, this close to home!

(great job on the replica!)

And of course, a sun dial!

Who needs a wristwatch

when you can look at the sun...

 Then over time man got a little 

more creative with the sandglass.

We call them hourglasses.

Moving on...

 Fast forward to antique clocks of Europe

And not just a clock but a

GRAND STATUARY CLOCK

 From none other than PARIS

Dear hubby snapped a picture of me

reading up on American Clocks

Look at this one.

I love the flag motif.

This is the real thing...

and oldie but goodie.

Not the kind you find

at Hobby Lobby!

And we caught Bebe checking out some of

the more modern clocks

with famous characters on them.

From very old to modern clocks

and a few in between, we enjoyed

our trip to the clock museum!

"Sale Away" and Think Pink!

This weekend for Pink Saturday, I'm discounting anything pink in my shop 20% off. Just simply email me at BellaRosaAntiques(at)verizon(dot)net or contact me through the website and let me know what you've found with pink.  I will then change the price to 20 percent less for you!

The above pictures are from Bella Rosa Antiques the website, and are just a

few examples of what I have with pink in them!

Have a great weekend and stop by everyone's favorite pink

hangout, How Sweet the Sound, to say Hello to Beverly!

From Letter Openers to Longaberger: New Arrivals Are Here!

We were very fortunate this week to stumble across some

unique and collectible pieces.

Dear Hubs found this stunning silver

crown letter opener.
It is one of my favorites this week!

I found this vintage perfume bottle

made in France.

The young woman I purchased this sweet rose

pitcher from said it was "extremely old."

I just thought it was extremely charming!

 I also admired these blue satin glass perfume bottles

with their crown toppers.

The color is just stunning!

I think the appeal to these ivy vases is the fact I found

them in a PAIR and how great they

would look on either end of a white fireplace mantel.

Also for the mantel: \

A set of four masterpieces of literature books.

For your breakfast table a set of

butter knives from 1923 in the

Mayfair pattern. 

Yes, I actually found the

name of the pattern.

This is work, people.

I kid. This is a lot of fun!

A handpainted Nippon

nappy or candy dish

Sweet and petite "baby brownie"

Kodak camera.

Also one of my favorites for the week:

an Oneida silver elongated

vanity or perfume tray.

Or on your dining room sideboard

with wine glasses.

You decide.

Either way, so elegant!

And at this price, you can't afford

not to get it.

A collection of Navy war time letters

 from World War II era.

Forty plus letters and envelopes.

Tiny wooden shoe form with a stack

of petite antique books.

And yes, I meant it when I said it,

a Longaberger tall key basket

"vintage" 1989.

There are a few other finds not shown

you can see them here.

Enjoy the day!