Shabby Apple Winner and New Thrifting Finds

I am soooo excited to announce the winner of the beautiful necklace from Shabby Apple!

My wonderful pink haired daughter picked the winner and without further adieu....

The winner is......................................................................................................................................................................

Celeste!!!

Thank you Shabby Apple for the opportunity to give away this wonderful piece to one of my readers and thanks to all my bloggy friends for joining in! Celeste, contact me soon with your address so you can start wearing your new jewelry piece!

I am late announcing the winner because my poor mom has been sick with bronchitis and an ear infection. What a bummer to be sick in the summer! And we think she got the germies at the doctor's office when she went for her "well" check! Go figure!

I was able to get to a couple of estate sales and a couple of garage sales and picked some goodies for the Vintage Marketplace. I am soooo excited to be a vendor there again, it is such a great venue with fabulous people!

The first estate sale was full of vintage 50's and 60's children's clothes and toys.... I found the pink and aqua ironing board there and those cute bloomers and pantaloons! Also, the pink nut chopper (the slap chop of the 60's!), hand embroidered bib and the little ironstone pitcher.....


The hobnail bisquit holder was from another sale..... And how about that adorable trash can?



I was lucky with the vintage suitcases, found the silver sugar bowl and my cute hubby found the "Going to Grandma's" suitcase at the Goodwill.....


This last picture is of a cool metal stool frame and a wicker bed tray....I have always wanted one of these! But it will go to the Marketplace.....

So...I think I have plenty of projects for awhile...I am having fun!

Shabby Apple Giveaway!

I am a lucky blogger to be able to offer my dear readers a jewelry giveaway from the wonderful Shabby Apple! If you have never visited their site, you need to! They have the most beautiful women's dresses and accessories and little girls dresses at www.shabbyapple.com.

Here is the beautiful "Lost in Wonderland necklace" that you will win if picked for this lovely giveaway:

It is just so pretty and feminine!

Here are some of the ways you can enter to win this amazing necklace:

* Go visit the Shabby Apple shop and drool , ummm I mean, come back and tell me what you love in their store..... I bet you will find many things!

* " Like" Shabby Apple on Facebook and come back and tell me you did it.

* Become a follower of my blog (I just added that gadget! I need friends! I am such a computer dork!) and come back and tell me!

So....there you go! Three ways to win this amazing piece of jewelry! But! If you don't want to join in.....or you just have to have that lovely white dress they are also offering a coupon to my readers. The coupon code is: recycledrita10off and it will expire in 30 days.

The winner will be picked next friday, July 15th...I can't wait to hear from you!!!!

Have a great weekend! I will be back with some fun vintage finds!

Junkin, Thrifting, Flea Marketing Fun!

I Love Vintage!!! (Maybe you already new that!) I love the thrill of the hunt and when I find a treasure, my heart does a little leap! Well, I am on the waiting list for the Vintage Marketplace and am dying to do some major shopping for that but I have to keep to the smaller items which can be sold in my etsy until I know more (cross your fingers and toes....and eyes for me!)

Anywhoo.....I have had a few days off until I start summer school on Wednesday and I have made the most of it junkin'. I have gotten to estate sales, garage sales, thrift stores and a flea market..... It has been soooo fun
Above are some of the pretty silver finds I have found and a great tray which I will shabbi-fy....

I love aqua and green and pink together and I have gotten some really fun things in that color range... vintage jelly jars and a doll bathrobe, a cool old birdcage and that fun seltzer bottle and to top it off, a shabby parasol..ooo la la!

I also scored on vintage pillowcases, they are my favorite...no matchy match for me, and a wonderful old satin hankie/glove box and a fun shabby candlestick...

I even have more to show you this week, some needs cleaned up and others just need to be gathered...the above picture is a buggy we pulled out of my mom's storage room that she forgot she had...I can't wait to get it planted! I also have a surprise giveaway so come on back to visit so you can sign up, you will not be disappointed!

I am linking up with Southern Hospitality's Today's Thrifty Treasures and Apron Thrift Girls Thrift Share Mondays ...have a great start to your week! karen....

New in the Shoppe!

A patriotic banner....

A hippie chick pillow....(we all need this to channel our inner-hippie chick!)

Seaside beauty magnet set..... (there are several other sets to choose from)

A dreamy lucite purse....

And a vintage Silver Sugar Scuttle for those tea party's and dinner party's you will be having!

More to come, I am filling my shop for the summer! hugs! karen.....

French Inspiration Thursday-My heart goes Pitter Pat

I am a simple girl...it doesn't take much to make me happy.. When I saw this little fence at Vintage Marketplace, my heart leapt! I had to have it! This will become a headboard for my cute mommy's bed....

(from Black Rooster Cottage.com, thank you Amber!)

A Sweet little elephant pitcher....pitter,pitter,pat.....

A vase unearthed in my mom's cupboard...love the 3 feet!


A ruffled bowlful of sweater posies....pitter pat.....

The tiniest of handpainted cups.....

And a sweet ironstone creamer.... Vintage love!!!!

I am joining in on French Inspiration Thursday at the French Cupboard...go see what makes your heart go pitter pat! xoxo karen.....

Thrift Share Monday and New Items in the Shoppe

I have been lucky to find some really fun things in the last two weeks! I got the rose painting at Vintage Marketplace and the white seltzer bottle and mini milk bottle (they will be transformed soon!) . The Dacshund pin cushion, candle holder (which I am painting white) Silver sugar scoop and darling little creamer came from an estate sale.... I am keeping all but the sugar scoop, that will be coming to my etsy soon!

I have been busy listing some of my handmade items in the shoppe! Here are some whimsical tins....

A french banner....Oooo La la!

And the sachets at the top of the page! I am participating in Bloggers Bodega on tuesday...a wonderful place to visit small shops of vintage and handmade vendors! Hope your week starts out wonderfully! karen....

White Wednesday and What fun!

On Friday and Saturday, Robin and I joined the fantastic artists and sellers at the Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks. I had sooooo much fun! The people were wonderful, the sellers were wonderful and the goods were wonderful! I am joining in on White Wednesday because as you will see.....there were lots of wonderful whites to share! Above is a picture of my good friend Robin in our booth....

This was a beautifully ornate birdcage that Robin's mom bought from Rita of Mammabellarte.

These lovelies were in the booth across from us....

And Amber of Black Rooster cottage many lovely goodies to partake in...I wanted a couple of her Candliers and one of her darling dog beds!

Lisa Loria never fails to delight us with her whimsical bling babies and her darling dogs made from vintage tins....

And Wings of lace had fabulous vests made of vintage crocheted doilies and skirts and purses to accompany them....

I am not sure who was selling this doll pram but it was too darling to not show off!

This was a little slice of our booth...a little messy at the time because we would have groupings of people at once...I made the amore banner....

Have you ever heard of "Glamping" It is taking a vintage trailer, making it glamourously shabby and traveling in style!

This is my friend Lori and her daughter Jamie's vintage trailer from Two Wild Roses ....I forgot to take a picture of the outside but here is the inside....

Her cute pink stove area...

The bed...how sweet is that Sweet dreams curtain?...Oh how I wanted to nap in that comfy place!

Here is the table area with baby clothes and prom dresses on display..... oh I am sooo in love!

She put tin tiles on the ceiling and victorial architectural pieces thruout...OooooLala!

I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the outside, I was called away but it was a cute turquoise and white....Perfection!

I also got to meet my sweet swap partner Lorraine from the Mayday swap, my first time meeting one of my partners in person. It just couldn't have been a better couple of days!

Well, I have given you enough eyecandy for today...I hope you enjoyed it. I would love to hear from you if you are reading this, even a simple hi! My comment boxes have been pretty empty lately and I want to do a giveaway soon but want it to be worth it also!

Have a great Wednesday! Hugs! karen.....