Awesome Finds

I have found a few new to me stores lately and I wanted to share them with you.

Do any of you bloggers live near Adrian, Michigan?
You will wish you did after you see these pics. lol.

The pic above and the the first two below are from a store called

AWESOME FINDS

and believe me it is awesome! They have a few rooms full and also a basement and
their finds are fabulous.

As usual someone (ahem..we won't say her name)
FORGOT
her camera so you have to make due with phone pics and a lot of them are blurry,
but I still wanted to share them.

This store is located at:
123 West Maumee St.
Adrian, Michigan

Be sure and check it out if you are in the area.
You will love it!

They also have a facebook page here.

They have amazing signs and one of a kind gorgeous pieces along with
many gorgeous architectural pieces!

AH MAZING!

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The rest of these pictures are from

Collette's Vintage and Antique Mall

in Burton, Michigan.

Most of them are horrible pictures , but I hope you can glean the good from them.
Hopefully next time I go I will remember to take my real camera.

I thought they had some very neat booths and ideas, but as I said

horrible pictures that I am so sorry about.

I also went to two AMAZING stores in Holly, Michigan this past weekend but...

 yep...once again...you guessed it

My camera was left in the car and even my phone so I didn't get any pictures of those
places at all. SO bummed.
 Next time I am up that way I hope to have my
head screwed on right and have some gorgeous photos for you.

Do you ever forget your camera?
I have been so good at doing that lately...ugh.

Winter in Bloom

We had to run to town yesterday and hubby bought this for me as an early Christmas gift.

I had looked at these a few weeks ago and thought they were so pretty, but didn't bring one home.

Yesterday...HALF OFF!

(Gotta love a bargain)

LOVE the french design on the container. I haven't googled yet to get it translated, but I will.

This is what they are supposed to look like when in bloom.

WISH ME L.U.C.K!

I do not have a green thumb for inside transplants.

I was very surprised at the huge bulbs.

The bulb on the left was busting out of the container when he purchased it.

Have you ever tried to grow one of these? Please give me your tips if you have.

I need all the help I can get. ha!

Christmas is almost here...BLESSINGS!

Inspiration Kit GIVEAWAY!!

I have been wanting to do a

GIVEAWAY 

for awhile now and I finally got a kit made

for one lucky winner. My birthday was yesterday

so I thought what better time to share my blessings with

you. I can't believe I am 55 years old! Where have the years

gone? I am sure I don't know! HA!


Enough about that...now on to the giveaway...

I painted a chipboard box in white and light gray colors

and  I filled it with pretty tresors. 

When you open the box the first thing you will find
is one of my very favorite tags.

 Then you will open a vintage white hanky that is trimmed in

luscious lace and embroidery to reveal all the tresors inside.

Lovely items such as:

a rose pin

a parchment rose

and trim that I hand-stamped with script writing.

a Cinderella card

an enamel number and a glittery metal tag

A sparkly butterfly

A number tag that I made along with some vintage 
buttons and a script heart.

a few tags...

some vintage lace and trim

on hand-stamped script tags

and finally
more old lace on a handmade card.



If you are interested in this kit and you have a

United States address,

please leave a comment

on this post

and you will be entered in the drawing.

For an extra chance to win share this post on your blog,

or on facebook.

Please leave a separate comment for each  entry

or your extra entry will not count.


I will draw a winner next Tuesday.

Good luck to all who enter.

UPDATE: I have made a new blog header as you may have noticed and the writing on it appears
blurry to me. I have no clue why. This has never happened to me before. It looks fine when I
made it, but now doesn't...please bear with me as I work on it. Taking a long break right now
though. lol

*** A little Christmas magic ***

I thought I would give you a mini tour of my home all decorated for Christmas today.

So grab a cup of tea and some cookies and pretend that I am having an open house.

I do hope you enjoy it. *smile*

{Haven't figured out yet how to hide that thermostat or telephone yet}

I made a few of these cards this year, but not nearly enough.

They are prettier than the pic shows with tinsel glitter and a Swarovski rhinestone added
to each one.

I love these gray clay pots that I scored at a sale a few years ago. I am using them for
candleholders.

I think some photos got left out so I hope to add them another day along with my advent calendar
that Sandi over at The Cottage Muse blog inspired me to make. I LOVE how it turned out!

Hubby is still job hunting and really doesn't expect to find anything until after the holidays,
but please continue to  keep us in your prayers.

Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful peeps in blog land. I never dreamed when I started on
this journey a few years ago where it would take me. It has been a huge blessing in my life!!

Hugs~