Cute white stuff

I spend the weekend playing in finishing my bedroom and tweaking around the house. I got this little bird at Michaels for 2.00. I glitter the crown and added the rhinestones. The little nest is a Martha Stewart  ornament shaped like a wreath. She sits perfectly in it.

I got these two arm lights by each side of the bed and I have been looking for the right shades. I went ahead and bought simple ones. I got some cheese cloth that I used to make the bow and rosette. I wrap the cloth around the top and bottom edge. I kind of liked it.

  

               I bought a garland made of balls covered with different textures. This is my favorite. I found the ribbon today at Walmart. It comes in 3 yards for 4.00. Not bad.

                         I also collect crazy looking lightbulbs. I know, odd. I bought the box from my friend Krista. It advertises lightbulbs, perfect match.

This guy, I LOVE. He is 36 inches tall and I dress him for the seasons, well, I used to. This last look I like the best so he will stay like this for a while.

 My collection of corals have grown. I really like shells and corals, before it became so popular to have around. The 3.00 dollars days are gone, this days I start at 25.00 and up.

I really like this condiment set. I pay eleven dollars for it. The tops are all mix matched and I don't care, that is part of the charm.

I love clocks. The problem is that everybody else does too. So no more cool, dirt cheap clocks for anybody.

Last, one of my girls, no bra and all. So proud, so bold and so yummy. None of my friends like them, I do and that is important since I live with them.

That is all for today. I will be linking to Faded Charm for WW. Blessings, Marta.

PD

I know so many people like to keep their blogs a happy place and I'm all for that but tonight I can't help but to cry and ache for the cities devastated by the tornadoes. It is so hard to watch and so hard to understand so much devastation. My prayers are with you, Marta.

What is wrong with blogger?

         Today I tried to change my look. Blogger keeps telling me that I have exceeded my quota and therefore I can't download or make any changes. When I tried to upload pictures for this post it will load a server rejected symbol. Then it will tell me that I can purchase space and offers a great deal for 5.oo per year. With a lot of trepidation I got my card and did the steps in order to purchase space. One step short of finishing the deal the screen will freeze  and you are left to guess. I'm tired of blogger issues. I know I'm not the only one losing, missing or having so many issues. Who do you call, what do you do? It is so frustrating.
     Most of my favorite blogs are in blogger, should I take this as a sign? I will admit that the thought of quitting blogging all together have already crossed  my mind. Maybe I'm stressed (I filled for a tax extension and I feel like I'm carrying a monkey on my back because of it) and it is just bad timing. We will see, hopefully I get over this by tomorrow. Blessings to you from a VERY FRUSTRATED BLOGGER.

Around the store

 Not much happening around here. Business have been SLOW, very slow. The shop is bursting out the seams with cool merchandise, nobody is buying. That puts a damper in my shopping expeditions. If I'm not selling I don't feel like buying. How is your business doing. Is it just me?

 Still, I keep taking care of my baby, I love having a shop and tending to it. The slow times do allow me to be more creative plus I have been frufing my home. My bedroom is coming along nicely. I just need to finish two little pillows and I will be done.

 I'm not a gardener, actually I kill plants. We noticed this bush by the shop the other day and I thought pretty nice for a weed. There are baby plants like it all over the place and I don't mind them at all. So nice to have something green in the drought we experiencing.

               It never ceased to amazed me all the beauty God have created.

                                                              Blessings, Marta.

Congratulations!

WOW! A hundred White Wednesday posts, quite a milestone in blogland. White Wednesday happenedto be my favorite blog party and the only one I try to keep up and never forget. Most of my favorite blogs on my blog list I came across because of WW. When I'm running on empty inspiration wise I  get online an open Faded Charm blog and go thru the links. I still buy magazines, hardly ever because there is more beauty to find thru the blogs. So needless to say I'm so thankful to Ms.Kathleen for taking the time to create, establish, follow thru and put together the most amazing place to get inspired in blogland. Happy 100 and a 100 more to come...best wishes and blessings to you all, Marta.

I thought I will go a put together a group of my favorite pictures from my WW archives. Hope you enjoy!

  I just realized I have this draft saved and never post it. This was the Lampasas city wide yard sale. It was held 3 weeks ago and buying wise was fabulous thanks to the lady below. I went back to her about five times and every time bought a box full of pretties. She was unpacking and I was grabbing. I was curious because the kind of merchandise she got as if she was a dealer going out of business. She told me "just a hoarder/collector getting rid of stuff so I can go and buy some more. Lucky me!

The sale is held in the square Downtown and it is such a pretty city. They have beautiful b&bs and tea rooms. They also have a couple of good antique malls. I remember the days when it seems every old square in little towns will be filled with antique shops. I'm thinking that if the economy keeps going the way it is many of this little towns will just disappeared. So sad...

                                         On to something more positive, my finds.

Can you believe this little matches? Gold tips! I can really said victorians were really eccentric folks.

I have been looking for a figurine with a bishon. I have seen new ones but I wanted an older one, I finally found it.

                       My baby stuff collection. I have a lot at the shop too just to share with kindred spirits.

That is all folks! I found out I was not the only one unable to use blogger for a couple of days which got me thinking that I better save all my pictures to a folder in my computer, I don't think this people are to be trusted with safe keeping them. My blog have been doing all kind of weird things lately so out of paranoia I'm taking precautions. Be blessed, Marta.