I Love Vintage Halloween Collectables !

Happy Halloween To All Of You, Have Fun !

Pumpkins & Crows

I got home from my shop the other day

and walked up my walk to see this.

I had to do a double take & I

thought for a split second

" wow, why isn't he flying

away?".

I found out later that my neighbor had

put this crow in my yard.

Did you ever keep staring at

something even though you

know it's not real & wait to see

if it moves??? lol

Well that's how my brain works ,

it took a second to sink in

that the crow wasn't real.

He looks good though so I left him

where I found him.

Check out this long tall pumpkin

that was given to me!

The person who gave it to me

thinks it crossed with a squash.

I love it , it's over a foot tall.

More Old Game Pieces To Add To My Big Jar !

New Dolly

Isn't she beautiful !?? While I was working in my shop yesterday my hubby was out running around & stopping at a few tag sales. He spotted this sweetie & just knew I would love her. He paid $1.00 !! Can you believe it!?? I think she's great. Look at her outfit. It's an old christening outfit with a hand embroidered bonnet. The tag on her dress says , " handmade imported". She even cries when you tip her back & forth ! She will have a great home here with me.

New Neighbors !

Well the new house in the

neighborhood is built &

SOLD !

Meet Mark & Marie Bethany

They are empty nesters that

said some day they would move

to the country.

Marie has an eye for Victorian

style homes even though

her taste in decorating is more

of a mix of styles.

Mark says " whatever Marie

wants , Marie gets ".

The new house certainly did

not, nor could it ever , take 30

minutes to build like the front

of the box said . The house

took about 2 weeks of chipping

away at it and it still needs a

little on the outside.

Putting up the second floor

and then the third was like

building a house of cards.

It all kept tumbling down !

But finally it's done and

Mark and Marie are happy &

have already put out the

welcome mat.

Thay have the entire inside to

finish but they are looking

forward to it.

For today they are just enjoying

the view from their new

balcony.

Happy Halloween !

A very creepy photo for

all of you to use in your

artwork .

Karla's Dorothy Tag Swap

These photos have been waiting

in line to be posted.

Sorry it took me so long .

This tag swap was

hosted by Karla from

http://karlascottage.typepad.com/karlascottage/.

Go and visit her, she's a very smart and

talented lady and a wonderful

gramma too !

Thank you so much Karla ,

it was fun. I now have to search out

ladies who's tags I recieved!

I love all of the creativity.

A New Art Card

This new card will go into

my shop for sale.

I'm proud to say that

people are enjoying them &

buying them !

They sell for $10.00

if I use a real photo &

$6.00 if I used a digital

photo.

Some Fleamarket Shopping

Look at this gem

of a witch I found! She's long and gangly and very ugly and cute at the same time. She was $5.00 at the fleamarket! This sweet little sewing box filled with wooden spools of white thread was $3.00. Vintage paperweight, $3.00. Cool little white shabby pitcher with a face was $1.50. I also got a pile of little trolls. All under $1.00 each.

A pile of bakelite babies ! .50 each .

Some new magazines, $1.00 each.

Two neat books for 1.50 each.

This is a Susan Branch book that I didn't have yet. I love all of her books. They are always full of great ideas and her writing & artwork is amazing.

Around The House

I have this love for

old game pieces &

letters !

A sweet fall gift

from a friend of

mine.

My growing collection

of tomato pin cushions.

Some are filled with sand.

Some have a built in

measuring tape.

My bedroom dresser top. Sweet vintage kitty doll. She has a real fur face & only has ears on her hat. Take her hat off and she has no ears. She's great with her striking green eyes.

New House

Well we all know that I needed a

new house !

I couldn't help it, I

found this brand new house

at a tag sale for only $15.00!

Another dollhouse will join

my neighborhood of three

other homes and a small store.

This is what we refer to as my

" dollhouse room". My make shift store on one shelf I borrowed from my music box collection. My little fantasy room .

The fairies and their Fairy House have now moved in with me in my little studio/office. The box cover for my new house says it "can be put together in 30 minutes". They lie. It takes more than 30 minutes to open and unpack all the pieces and read the directions. Then you have to start by gluing certain pieces together & letting them dry well. I'm sure I'll be done in a couple of weeks.. LOL.