I love this little girl and I thought she looked like that little birdie had told her something that no one else had shared with her. The image is from Digital Collage Sheets. They have really nice downloads that are reasonably priced and you get them almost instantly. Check them out!!
I love this black one with the aqua insert. Too pretty! The Marie tags are in a pocket that fits inside the corset. You could tuck a note or pictures to your mom for Mother's Day or to a friend who is crazy about Marie Antoinette in these cards.
Here is one in pink! Love the German scrap roses on this one! Also it is trimmed with tiny pearls. Love the Marie Antoinette tags that fit in the pocket and tuck inside the corset.
I will let you know when I get these scheduled. They are quick to do and lots of fun! So stay tuned for more information on these.
Well, on Tuesday I found this wonderful porcelain lady sewn to a pin cushion. She can't sit up by herself so I have plopped her into a vintage "orphan" cup I have. What do you think?? I love her and she is a keeper, for the time being!
Another dealer at Merchant's had these half heads in his booth. Mike has tons of stuff for sale at Merchant's but is downsizing to one booth as was making deals. I love these half heads! I bought three of them. The one on the left was a present to me from Mike! I love that guy! Ever since I saw that Stampington was going to publish a book about Marie Antoinette, I have been looking for these heads. They cost me a small fortune because they are vintage and one is German made. But I love them!!
There are two lovely vintage hankies, one is white with white embroidery and the other is white with pink flower embroidery. Both are clean and in excellent condition -- as in never used. There are three pretty pink roses and a nice strand of small pearls to embellish your art work. Also included is the lovely cutout of a little girl in a bridal veil. She is holding a tiny gold mirror. There are also a couple of hearts on a tiny corsage of roses with two tiny rings and a few pearls. The paper doily is not included -- it is for photography purposes. All discovered in my stash as I was looking for things to use in a project.
If you would like a chance to win this March Give-Away all you have to do is leave a comment on this March 23rd blog only. You have until Sunday, March 29, to leave a comment. I will then have someone draw the names of the people who left comments and announce the winner. I mail promptly upon receiving your address so you can have the give-away right away!
Here are three of the ATC's opened. Some real clever folds and springtime ideas were in this month's swap. There were 12 participants this month. Great job to everyone who submitted their ATC's!! 
I found this summer frock (is there any other name for this dress??) at a flea market. It is made by Gunne Sax for Jessica McClintock. It is a buttery ecru (is there such a thing?) and soft, soft, soft! Wish I could wear it, but it is a size 9. Haven't been in a nine since I was. . . . 9!
Here is the long view. The picture hat is just about the same color.
Please check out my Flickr page to see 15+ other photos I took of my booth yesterday. I spent quite a while redoing some of the items I have for sale.
Here is the acacia tree. Beautiful yellow blossoms, fairly nice fragrance. But . . . .
Here is the result of the blossoms dropping off the tree. Let a slight breeze blow and it gets worse.
The blossoms are like tiny puff balls and they stick together in piles. I should go out there to sweep them up. But, did you see how many are left on the tree?? Sweeping might be a futile attempt to clean up!
Lastly, here is my poor saguaro. There are a couple of flickers who are pecking holes in it. I am not happy about this, but there isn't much I can do. Scaring them off is useless -- they just come back. Some people tell me it won't hurt the cactus, but I am not convinced. I wish the flickers would go away. That saguaro was an expensive cactus!
I just did this page in my Prompt a Day journal. My heart is heavy today after learning that my dear friend, Hedy, is now under hospice care. The lymphoma she fought so hard against 10 years ago and won, has returned. The last round of stem cell transplants and chemo a week ago did not stop the rapid progress of the lymphoma.
Here it is opened. Actually, this card will stand by itself and when it is standing, it makes the bird look like it is on a limb over the nest. I liked the effect.
I have sorted through items that were in my booth at Merchant Square. Found lots of things that I am tired of trying to sell. They are going for bargain prices on Saturday.
Frames, pictures, shelving, laundry basket, pillows.
I even went through this storage cupboard. Took out tons of my old hand painted items that now look very cheesy to me. They went to the thrift store. Now I have room for Christmas decorations, the flour bin for my Hoosier cabinet, some of my painted items, dolls and doll furniture for my granddaughter (she's not old enough for it yet and her little brother would destroy it because he's too young to understand), and my DDH's box of tax records dating back to the 1980 's! Think it is time to get rid of those. Next time the shredder people come to Sun Lakes I am taking that box over there.
I must have stepped on him outdoors somewhere and he became stuck to the bottom of my shoe. This scares the daylights out of me!!! I do not want these things in my house. I have my yard sprayed each month to keep the scorpion's food sources (crickets, bugs, whatever) away from my house! Spraying won't kill the darned things but destroying its food here will mean it has to move next door to hunt food!! He is in a plastic bag now and I will soon destroy him for good!!
Her head is 3 1/2" tall. The arms measure 2 3/4" and the legs are 3 1/8". Included with her are directions for making the body as well as a dress for her. She is made of bisque porcelain and she is in excellent condition -- no chips or scratches. She is for sale. If you are interested, please send me an email and we can work out the details. Otherwise, she is going in my Etsy shop.
This cute little red head doll has the sweetest face! Her head is 5" tall and the arms and legs measure 3" long. No chips or any type of flaw. Excellent condition!!
This darling blond baby has the same measurements as the red head doll. Again, excellent condition.
Colleen, somehow this one has your name on it. Am I right?? This little doll with an oriental look to his face, is smaller than the other two above. The head is 3 1/4" long and the arms and legs measure 2 3/4" long.
I am going to sell these dolls and they will be listed on my Etsy shop on Monday unless you let me know by email that you are interested in any of them. Didn't know I had an Etsy shop, did you? Nothing in it right now, but that is going to change.
Tomorrow I have a Victorian doll head, arms and legs to share with you. And she comes with pattern and instructions to construct her body and a dress.
****UPDATE*****
The above dolls have been sold!!! Thanks to Sherry and Colleen!! I just knew these had your names on them!!! Thanks ladies!!!
The lavender was full of busy bees, too! Do you see the one in the lower center of the picture? Next blog I will share with you the doll parts (heads, arms, legs) that I discovered yesterday at Merchant Square. You're gonna love 'em!
I found this picture on the blog of Vintage Bliss. I was taken by the turquoise crosses covered with shells. Had to make some of my own!! So off to a "big box" store I went and found the wood cross. You can see that I already had a bag of seashells and a jar of broken pearl necklaces. A little spray paint in Robin's Egg and I was good! I plan to do more!
I love the tiny pearls in the center shell. And the limpet shells were so pretty and ruffly! A little glue and I was good to go!
In the niche in my entry way. I plan to add more as I find them. Used to be a huge floral in the niche and I never really did like it -- not really me!
In the corner of the great room stands my angel with a fancy cross on the wall behind her. On the wall to the left top is my only Wallace Nutting tinted photo and two pictures of Lake Tahoe that my sister gave me.
Here is a close up of the angel with the rosaries and crosses around her neck. Her crowns (on her head and at the bottom) are from Rustic Stuff in Scottsdale. The angel is from the Scottsdale Marketplace at Lincoln and Scottsdale Blvd. 
These two crosses are on the walls in the guest bathroom along with lots of my treasures discovered while antiquing over the years.
