Jeannie Marie & Company

My mom!  Vintage 1959 California Mom lighthearted and dramatic Always having fun Growing up with an edgy mom was always interesting!  She was the belle of the neighborhood, the one who gardened in short shorts, danced the night away in underground beatnik clubs in San Francisco and dyed her hair every shade of blonde there was.  My California mom is still going strong here in Florida at 85 .  She is still dramatic and lighthearted and always up for something fun.   Married 60 years to my awesome dad who gave her free reign to be herself and loved her unconditionally.  How lucky can we four sisters get? Linked to:   Shadow Shot Sunday2 Sundays in my City Beautiful Sunday Monday Mellow Yellows Make it Pretty Monday Ivy and Elephants

 Every once in awhile you find something that you just love. You never knew it existed, it was never on a list but you couldn't possibly leave it behind. I found two such items this weekend.  I've never been a fan of silver plate anything, but I was drawn to this bowl .  It's very heavy, very ornate and I love the rings on both sides.  It was a $1.79 and all I could think was I must have it.  I picture it with a turquoise wash using very thin oil paint and holding soap in my bathroom.  I'm a bit nervous about ruining it so I'm going to try the wash on some old silverware first to test it. Currently it's holding some old skeleton keys that didn't have a home. Update: I bought a silver plated butter knife for twenty cents and tried it.  I used oil paint and I polished it first, but it was too far gone.  I'm still undecided after doing it.  I like it close up, but not at a distance.  I also had to do it several times to get the ...