I am in love with crystal and silver, can you ever have too many of these?

I saw the boots above on another blog...and instantly fell in love!

Today I saw them again! So I had to get them! LOL Aren't they adorable?
Let it snow... by ~annabu~new contest! featuring vintage tops

Sally
$160 - abercrombie.com
Vintage tops »

Marc by marc jacobs jackets RED
238 GBP - matchesfashion.com
Marc by Marc Jacobs jackets »

True Religion Jeans Billy Grey
229 EUR - jades24.com
Gray jeans »

Sorel 'Joan of Arctic' Boot
$130 - nordstrom.com
Lacing up shoes »

ASOS Fantasy Fur Lady Bag
$36 - asos.com
Fur handbags »

Burberry Wool and cashmere-blend beanie
$123 - net-a-porter.com
Burberry hats »

Burberry Leather military gloves
$228 - net-a-porter.com
Burberry gloves »

Marble-frame-psd
gxzone.com

pine cone background winter
depot-online.com

newspaper
zapodaj.net

bridgett's winter text ♥
fonts.com

Dear Santa: Have You Seen The December J. Crew?
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Fab Flea Market finds...

Admittedly Halloween is over, so these little treasures will have to wait for the party I want to have next year, but I thought I would post them anyway.

I didn't get a whole lot at the Flea this week.... but this set of knives was such a deal I couldn't pass them up. Real antlers and everything. Makes me miss my cabin a bit..*sniff*

1 Thousand

Today I hit 1 thousand sales on Etsy. That's pretty cool...since I really only do it when I am in the mood. It helped pay for my Europe trip, and now I will start saving for the next one.

Still, nothing compares to what my buddy Bunny did, which is give birth and raise two beautiful girls, AND remain the COOLEST girlfriend ever. Bun, you ROCK.

It's Spooky Season!

I haven't really gotten into Halloween for a long time. I don't know why, but that seems to have changed. I am craving a little scary stuff....and I love that there are scary movies on all this month.

I could have a Halloween Party! But, it's a little late.

(and why does my house have to be so small?)

Lately it seems there is cool spooky stuff everywhere. I am going to have a party one of these days, and I just couldn't resist these little treasures...in preparation of the "Spooky Someday Party' How about these great salad tongs?? From Target, only $9!

They make pretty good back scratchers too. LOL

Here's another wierd item I couldn't pass up. I thought it could be 'creepy-fied' pretty easily. I started...but it isn't done. $5 at an estate sale. LOL

I think at some point I will have to have a party, even if it is a smallish one. :0)

Do you feel like I do?

I had to repost this from one of my favorite blogs, "A Gift Wrapped Life "

She just got back from Paris too and had this to say;

"My body clock is all wacked out but I am home. I walked in the door, hit the shower and hit the pillow with wet hair and that is all I remember about last night. I have totally given in to this 1st day of jet lag, been back to bed twice before 3:00pm. "

OH MAN do I know how she feels.

(and I bet she didn't miss HER flight home like I did.)

Three days in Paris just doesn't cut it. I vow that I will spend at LEAST a week, if not more from now on. Switzerland was charming, but too expensive. London was also fun, but for my money, Paris and Venice were far and beyond the best.

I already miss the coffee and the croissants..it's cruel to leave Paris, LOL.

at long last....

Off I go to Europe!
(well, barring any natural disaters anyway)
Packing is always a hard thing, as I'd like to take this much stuff:

So I will do my best to pare down 3 weeks worth of junk into a carry on and a duffle. I always get really nervous before a trip, but once I step onto the plane, all the anxiety turns into excitement. I cannot wait to get there and start experiencing everything.

Wallpaper mosaic

Wallpaper mosaic, originally uploaded by the custards.

What a great idea! I love this...maybe something to try in my closet?

Dreamy Etsy Front Page...

I though this was a beautiful selection of items and had to save it.
:0)

in love....

Meet Andy.

We met years ago,..... in a Tommy Bahama store. I was shopping, and he was in the window. And on the posters in the store. It was love at first sight.

I'm so in love. I know...it's a high school thing to admit it, but is there a more gorgeous man on the planet? I think not.
I follow all the seasons with Tommy Bahama, just because of Andy here.
Recently they phased Andy out, and moved on to another, younger male model....but he will never be THIS guy.


Please Lord, just a few hours with him??? PLEASE?

LOL

No place like home...

Back from Chicago ..but I could have been anywhere, it looked so generic!

One night, the Boss announced that we were going to take the subway to dinner, to a place OVER an hour away.

hmmmmm. Maybe not such a good idea, considering that Chicago is calling in the National Guard to help get the MURDER rate down to a manageable level?????


(someone care to define "manageable"?)


"So far this year, 113 people have been killed — matching the death toll of U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during the same period. "

Um, I'll take a pass on that subway ride Boss.


Why would anyone want to live there is beyond me. They say it's a great food town, but I had horrible meals the entire stay.

Anyway, the good news is - our European trip is still ON. Flying out on Sept. 11th....LOL...
but at least we are going!

I wanna be an English Girl...

Yesterday I got an email from British Airways about my upcoming flight. It got me to thinking about all things British.

I heard a rumour that there are strikes at Heathrow Airport, so perhaps I will get lucky and have a layover in London! LOL (please God!)

(It would be awful to miss a few days of meetings and instead be forced to sight see a bit in the land of Big Ben and Shakespeare...lol)

Fab Flea Market Finds...or..Things I can never resist

Okay, I am slightly obsessed with hand embroidered pillowcases. And when I say obsessed, I really mean it, b/c I could probably open a linen store by now!

But how you I resist something as cute as these? All handmade, by someone who put a lot of time and love into them. The little lambs are dancing across the whole length of the edge. Too precious!

Also found pretty books, some silver souvenier spoons...

A pretty Shabby Chic Metal frame....I found the old pic in another cheap frame, bought both, and switched...

and more...pix to follow.

getting lost in Tucson...

Sometimes when I get lost (yes, it happens, even with my Nav) I see the coolest stuff...like this ol' motel. The whole area was full of these things, but I was driving so I could only snap this pic.

My favorite name was The Dream House Motel. (it was not even remotely anyone's dream house, unless they are a crackhead...lol)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Fab Flea Market Finds...today I hit a jackpot....

If there is a brand that gets knocked off more than Luis Vuitton... I don't know who it would be. (..okay, maybe Chanel, but it's a toss up between them)

Fake Luis Vuitton stuff is EVERYWHERE. You just get immune to it...even when I see the real thing on some OC Housewife type, it STILL looks fake.

But today, I passed by a full sized suitcase at the swap.

It looked old. It felt real.

And it was just beat up enough that it states quite emphatically..

"This aint MY first trip abroad Pal"...

(as if a Luis Vuitton would use slang, please, they are FAR too well bred to consider it)

I asked how much...the Swap people said $300.

I passed it up....but it kept nudging me while I looked at everything else.

Later, at the end of the day, I went back and gave it one more look. I decided what the heck. It was a tough suitcase and has stood the test of time, so if it WAS a fake, it was a damn good one.

I offered cash...and grabbed it.

Well, a little research on the net and.... voila!

It IS real. And they are selling for around $700.

I paid $200.

shabby+luxe

Ohhh...I LOVE this picture, isn't it beautiful? Wow.I adore anything old, tattered and worn and it's getting worse as I also

get older, more tattered and worn.
Doesn't that room look like it might be inside of one of these houses in Venice, Italy?
I have my FREE rooms booked

(2 nights) in Venice.

You gotta LOVE FREE !!

I know I will love Venice, even before I get there.

Well, I will love Venice but

my room will look nothing like that of course. Or this...

haha.

Fabulous Flea market finds...

Today the Swap wasn't all that eventful. I found a few things...but nothing totally amazing. Sometimes, that's just the way it is.

I did get these pretty silver forks, and they have a "M" hand engraved on them. Bun, since you are the only other person that looks at my blog, you'll appreciate them. I got two spoons with the same "M"...but they aren't the same pattern.

More Ballerinas...I just keep finding these things...but they sell pretty well so I grab'em when I see them.

A sweet little silver baby cup with " Freddie " engraved.....

And this made me laugh, so I had to get it too.

(Hopefully it will sell, or the joke's on me)

** Update : Sold right away! LOL **