A Little Halloween Picture....

Just a picture of some bottles that were a dual effort by my friend Robin and I...she made them for Glitterfest and I added the cupcake picks and some tea dyed cheesecloth and ribbon. They are now in my booth....I kept one for myself. Happy Monday! karen....

Some Junkin' Finds....

We have not been having great luck at finding good junk these last few weeks because of the icky hot heatwave we have had recently but here are a couple of our recent finds....

My hubby found this cool vintage industrial stool on Saturday...it says "Hands off!  Dept. 377 Packout Parts" It also has stenciling on the leather seat and on the back of the chair...I love it...

I found this pretty little white cupboard on friday and just added glass knobs to it...simple and charming!

Here is a closeup of what's inside...

On top of our hutch is a Mayflower milk box...it fits 6 milk bottles and would be great to store things in, in the kitchen....

And also on the hutch is this awesome very old brick mold....

I bought it from a guy who traveled Japan and China and brought back these and some hand carved wooden rice bowls...  I just love the old workmanship on it, the old wood and metal and the old iron nails. You just don't find pieces like this everyday....

Wouldn't this look wonderful on an old farmtable for the holidays? I can see so many uses for it!  Now these beauties are all in my booth...I miss them already!  Hope you have a lovely week, we are finally cooling down in Southern Calif. maybe it will get fallie outside too!  karen....

It's Looking like Fall at Country Roads....

 Warning! This post is very picture-heavy.... but I will keep the words short and sweet....

This is a little sweet end table I just finished, it is actually more grey/blue than this......

 The right side of my booth....

 A 100+ yr. old doctors bag....

The left side of my booth....

Mid Century Modern "Atomic Jacks"....

Old Ironing board with signs and a cool old watering can....

And here are some other views around Country Roads.....

A Mannequin lamp....you gotta see it in person, it is awesome!

I Love this asian statue....

And the front booth all decorated for halloween....

The other side of that booth....

A darling halloween cupboard....

And I have never shared my friend Carol's pink booth... Love it!

Well, that's it for now, we are having a nice weekend here, not exactly fall weather but better than the heatwave they are expecting on Wednesday!   karen....

I am Meeelllllttttiiinnnngggg..........

 The other day when I went to visit my friend, she gifted me with this wonderful jadeite pitcher. She has many collections and has decided to downsize a little and said she knew how much I love jadeite so she shared one of her precious pitchers with me...now that is friendship!  I filled it with my favorite flower- hydrangeas... Just looking at the picture makes my heart smile!

Thank you Bonnie!

The title of this post has nothing to do with anything....It is just sooooo flippin'  HOT in Southern California right now! I just don't like hot, not at all!

I don't have too much to share this post, a few pictures of my friend Yessi's space. Yessi is my neighbor at Country Roads, she also works there and has a tiny little space that she does a wonderful job with.... The pictures don't do it justice because like I said, it is a small, long and narrow space but here goes....

The little dresser is wonderful!

So is this sweet vanity....

She always finds wonderful lighting....

And I love all the toiletries on this darling shelf....

Last but not least....my friend Bonnie has helped me greatly with finding goods for my booth so I put together a little gift for her. She collects children's books and this is a 1920's Louisa May Alcott book and I added a felt pin made by me.... Just thought I would share it with you!  I hope Fall is finding it's way to you (and soon to us!)  Hugs! karen....
Ps.... I would love to do a giveaway soon but nobody has been leaving comments...I would love a little hello if you stop by so I know that I still have readers, I love mail!

A Little Halloweeny

 Sunday we spent a couple hours moving things around and Halloweenifying the booth.  I love Halloween! When I was little we would put on haunted houses for the younger girls in our neighborhood and  our park (at the end of the block) had a costume contest and carnival on halloween,so fun! 

We just got the wood ironing board and the cool 100yr. old + doctor's bag. My daughter and I stenciled the plates, so fun!

Our new mannie, with wings and a crown!

Gourd pumpkins, old silver and skulls, it can't get any better than that in my mind!

And here is my creepy chair! I found it in May and held onto it for halloween...it is decorated with headless people.....

Some more plates above a mirror...

And another little vignette....

Now I just hope Mother Nature will figure out it is fall and cool down. The weather report says we are having another heatwave this weekend... Not funny!

I hope your week is something to crow about!  hee! hee!

Just Charming.....

 I love small towns... especially because I grew up in a medium sized city just minutes from downtown L.A.

When we took our trip up to Central California, I loved the charm that was all around.

I love when people do what they love in their homes...when it's not all about "keeping up with the Jone's"

Here are some pictures of things that tickled me on our trip. Most of these photos were taken in Morro Bay, Ca. 

Sweet Garden art....Vintage of course....

This bronze was at the Natural History Museum...I thought it was striking....

When I was little, we would drive to Redondo Beach (just 5 miles away)  and I would have fun spending my allowance in the shell shop...it looked very similar to this little shop!

This was in someone's driveway. I think it is to tie up a boat...

And I fell madly in love with this siren....I commented on it every time we passed it and I think my hubby and daughter got tired of me talking about her!

I was wishing we were driving this dapper car...maybe someday....

Hope you are enjoying the charm in your communtiy!  Have a great weekend! karen...

This and That (The White Version)

 I wanted to participate in White Wednesday, just didn't want to be left out and I had a whole bunch of white pictures to share!

To start out, this is one of a pair of funky handmade chairs that we brought to the booth the other day...  (cuz you know I have to share something in my booth!)

 Next, I wanted to share Carol's booth. She doesn't have a blog but she has an eye for the chippy and look at that darling baby carriage!

 Here is a darling lace child's dress and a bassinet...

 And many wonderful finds to decorate your home or dress up with!

This is a new vendor at Country Roads... so Frenchie! Love that rusty statue!

And here is the other side of her booth.....

Now, for a change...

We took a much needed little vacation to central Calif and  looked at a little house to possibly purchase.  We just aren't sure if it is regal enough (insert snort!)

The grounds were lovely and we think we could live with these little, ancient, statues .....

I guess we could manage to make-do with this little guy...(snicker)

And maybe we could have a little lunch with these ladies....

This wing might work for one of the kids or grandma....(wink, wink)

And our animals would have playmates....

It's a little property called Hearst Castle....  Sorry for the silliness, I just can't help myself...

The grounds were so beautiful. Here is an area filled to the brim with Hydrangeas, one of my favorite flowers.

 

We had fun visiting Morro Bay, San Simeon and Ventura....just exploring and enjoying and then came home to get ready for a new school year. Sweet girl started college on monday and I started school on tuesday (love my little rascals!)

Hope you enjoyed all the eyecandy and have a wonderful rest of your week!  karen....