My Village People

About 20 years or more, I stopped at a yard sale near
my home and found a small tattered box, I peeked inside
and was soooo totally amazed at what I saw, it was
a tiny vintage village with darling little folks, some sitting
on pine cones others on ski's, but they were all so adorable!
I'd hoped to collect a village just like this one someday,
but I never dreamt I'd find it at a tag sale for $.50! So
needless to say I scooped the box up and the
rototiller I also found! To this day I believe it
to be my best yard sale EVER!!!


I love each and everyone of these little guys!

Each elf has such personality!

My Colorful kitschy Collectables!

You know I looove the 'Cottage Look', but color is as big
a part of the boomers lives as 'Peace & Love', so here's
yet another part of what I love and what defines my style!

A little peek into my pyrex and chalkware(Goddy fruit, collections)!

My kitchen color is bright yellow, this picture doesn't really show
the true color!

The chalkware collection continues around the top of the cupboards
around both sides of the kitchen!

Even though I looove the cottage look and everything
vintage, it's easy to fall into color for my
kitchen, I looove the kitschy colorful chalkware
from our Grandma's kitchen! I call it my Goddy
fruity look! I especially adore the little faces
on some of the little fruity guys! I've carried
it out into my dining room, but kept the BRIGHT
yellow color in the kitchen, since the dining room
is really open to the living room, I kept it white!

I've painted the fruity design from my Corelle dishes
on my dining room cupboard and the same with my
Granddaughters itsy cupboard! It holds my VERY
colorful collection of PYREX! I found a beautiful
wool area rug with, YOU GUESSED IT, a fruity border!

I hope to find the perfect 'smallish' chandelier
that's just right and fits my dining room!

Good Bye Summer, Hello FALL! Follow Me to OUR Farmers Market, Where I Always Have A Ball!

Stroll with me through the "Farmers Market" while I choose
a few veggies and help me pick out a bouquet of flowers,
it sounds much easier than it really is! You'll see!!!

As I walk along the old uneven oil soaked dock towards one of
my very favorite places, I realize as I look out over the water,
how blessed I am to live in the Pacific Northwest, with all
of this at my doorstep!

Oh the Thinks YOU Can Think, (by Dr.Seuss)!From this vantage point!

I love to look across the small harbor of boats & docks to see the
white tents beckoning me closer...

I adore our Farmers Market, it's always a treat to all of my senses!
It naturally picks me up, from the minute I get near the water
front and as I drive onto the wharf, I can feel the excitement in the air!

I love the sights, sounds & smells of an outdoor Market!

Blueberry muffins ANYONE? Simply beautiful!

I love the festive colors!

You can't beat the quality of the fresh veggies &
fruit our local farmers have to offer! I so wish I could
send you a gentle breeze with the aroma from this booth,
it's always heavenly!

Picking my flowers is never as easy as one would think
it would be...too many choices!

Could you easily choose your bouquet?

Usually I choose my flowers because I happen upon an all
white bouquet, with oodles of white lilies,(for fragrance)!

Now you see why I must wander through the whole Farmers Market,
and usually back through again...(which I did this time)
back to the beginning for my gorgeous bouquet!

This is the sweet vendor I bought my fresh bouquet from, she
was such a delight! Normally I buy all white flowers,
I have my cottage white going on, so I opt for beautiful white
flowers most of the time, until Fall, then I go for a
beautiful fall bouquet like this one!

Does ANYONE do this? I get into one of my CrEaTiVe MoOdS....and the next thing I know, SiDeTrAcKeD! UGH....

A few weeks ago, right after the kids
wedding, I'd decided to finish some of my
unfinished projects, and work out some of the
designs I've had rattling around...I was doing
a GREAT job, I had a stack of soldering done,
just waiting for their bling to be added or
a ball chain or two...

Enough with he excuses, here are a few of
pendants!

Pansy's run through out my house, a constant
reminder of my Grandma Stella! When I was
a little girl, she took me out her back
step and showed me her pansy garden, she
wanted me to see their pretty faces! I
cannot look at a pansy to this day and not
see their sweet pansy face, that she
shared with me that very special day!


For all of YOU Nana's who...Inspire, dance, sing,
are creative, that listen (mostly with your heart)
& cuddle...

I had to make this for YOU!

A little whimsy O'Mine Pansy!


I looove this cabbage rose and the sweet
little face peeking out!

You might not know this, but I looove anything
cottage, including this little cottage picture!

My Mom would have loooved this!

...and the other side

Victorian Crossroads Market Open's it's Doors, for YOUR buying Pleasure!

The Manager of Victorian Crossroads beautiful shop
is AS2 designs, This beautiful picture is a Digital
Abstract, that she uses as her avatar, I just
love it! Her shop has lovely photographs as well
as a wonderful assortment of beautiful greeting
cards, made with mixed media!
Come and meet the Merchants of her beautiful Market!
We welcome you to browse through the shops at your
leisure, keep in mind 'The Holidays' are right around
the corner, we surely have, just the perfect item,
on one of your loved ones lists!!! ENJOY!

I love Delta Moon Soapworks colorful wrappers and their names sound good enough to eat! :)
The lavender collection are all made with Lavender
Essential Oils!

Anthony's Beehive
is a colorful shop full of honey items and I really
think these honey straws are fabulous item, what
a wonderful gift they'd make the tea drinker in
your family (or am I the only tea drinker that adds
honey)?

Among The Ruins is a delightful shop, full of very
unique jewelry, even her hand made chains are
beautiful. I love how she adds faceted glass
to her steampunk elements making them such
classic beauties!

Art by Jay is fabulous, I love all of his paintings!
Take a minute to read his blog to be inspired
like I was!

I love vintage buttons, so it would be impossible to
pick a favorite in Alterity's Shop, however, this tatted choker would be one of my faves!
This is one of my two favorite items,
that I looove in delightworthyn's shop, but there is sooo much more to choose from, you must look
at her ART/wares made from beautiful fabrics, some
hand dyed!

I'm a pushover for beautiful Roses, so these cards
really caught my eye, you'll find these beautiful cards,
pillows and so much more at Anna's Trunk!

Dark Horse Store has beautiful Fine Ceramic Art Collectables and
gifts! You'll find some fun holiday items available too!
I just love Ever So Dear's Butterfly Brooch
Collection and all of her beautiful jewelry
and I love how she uses vintage plates to highlight
her pretties!

These beautiful tags are just a tease, of the tags
you'll find for every holiday or wistful whimsy you'd
like! You've got to check out CatnipStudio!

I love the use of paper and fabric in these Collages!
You've got to go check out TwoCoolTexans and their blog!
You'll find this card along with beautiful personalized note cards and darling tags to name just a few products in EarthPrints Shop!



This beautiful Animal Portrait is one of many and just
a smig of what you'll find at Wind and Honey Creations! Beautiful artworks!

and lastly me....

One of my OOAK vintage bracelets you can find in my shop
Baubles Buttons & Beads

We welcome you with open arms, to this beautiful
new Market, Victorian Crossroads a beautiful addition to 1000Markets.com

Mama got a New Car so Papa got a New Set of Wheels!

This is not for the faint of heart...Avert your
eyes if red meat turns your stomache...

The Unveiling
There it is, in all it's glory...Papa's brand spanking
new 'Char Grill' barbeque!

Breaking it in...Rib Steak to Perfection!

Happiness Is... A Man with his favorite Grill WooHoo,
(that's not Girl) you read it right! :)

Now that's a meal fit for a 'King', rib steak,
four bean salad & fresh tomatoes right off the vine
(picked a couple of minutes before), mixed with
a light Italian dressing and feta cheese...
Yummy!



First Bite, hot off the new grill!

BTW, this is typical NW male gear...
his Seattle Sea Hawk "t", his camo baseball
cap & a couple days worth of stubble!
Gotta love em'!