Gliltterfest and Thrifting....

Yesterday I was lucky enough to join my good friend Robin as a vendor at Glitterfest in Santa Ana, Ca. I took these couple of pictures before the show with the intention of visiting many others at the show later but we were swamped! This little bloggy/art world that we live in sparkled at this great event. The above picture is a pathetic picture of one of my favorite pieces that Robin had. It was a domed frame filled with Marie Antoinette beauty, velvet, organza, sparkle...It was attached to a large wire bust and decorated with a more wonderful flowers and vintage pretties...all my full pictures came out blurry so at least I got the main part of the piece.
I did not show at this event. I will again in the fall so all these pictures are of Robin's goodies for sale....

Above were little decorated matchboxes, crown hooks, tags and frozen charlottes.

Below, a close-up of the charlottes...wouldn't you want to just take this beautiful dish of charlottes home and admire them????? I would!!!!

How about this! A charlotte in a bell jar! Handpainted and dressed, a glitter rug and wonderful velvet leaves and the word Amore soldered as a bouquet on the top..... stunning!

Unfortunately, that is all the photo's that I was able to take but here are my acquisitions.... Some gorgeous earrings from Lisa Loria...I am in love with them...she also makes the cutest creations with vintage doll heads and her jewelry was sooooo fun...lots of enamel daisy bracelets and rings...just fun, fun, fun!

I also purchased this little "candy store" bracelet but didn't get the sellers blog...

Now.....On to today.... You didn't think I was done did you? I haven't posted in quite awhile so you get a loooong, picture infused post today!

Well, I went to our little flea and on the way to my favorite seller (I see her first and then go to the others) I spotted 2 frogs....which then became two frogs that I couldn't stop thinking about....

I love children's book illustrations and they evoked a feeling of the illustrations from "Frog and Toad together" and "Wind in the Willows" I could not, I repeat....could not, leave this little flea without those silly frogs.....

A man asked me..."Do you collect frogs?" "No" I replied "Cant say I even like frogs!" But these frogs..... oh I had to have these silly frogs!

Imagine your husband's response when you arrive home with these frogs...well, mine was the same but I am one smiling, frog-loving girl!!!

I also came home with some wallpaper, buttons, postcards, seam binding and 2 pretty plates....

But Oh those silly frogs!!!!

This is a candle I got from the goodwill this week, the wreath is actually for christmas and it had a green candle in the center but I bought the pretty blue one and it will look great with my beachy decorations and the wreath looks like coral.....

This chair is my last find.... It was sitting by the door at a little thrift store I go to.... Hello! You are coming home with me little chair! I know the cushion is a little small but I already had it and am on the lookout for one I love that fits....

Well, I am off to make dinner! I had a great weekend, I hope yours was fun too! Talk to you soon! karen.....