November weekend at Sweet Salvage on 7th

The theme for month of November is:

The gals and guys of Sweet Salvage on 7th have done just that!  Decked the Halls!  Check out some of the fabulous finds that were available Thursday morning!

Trees decorated with tiny lights, soft feathery angel wings and burlap gift bags with plenty of ribbon wrapped around!  Snowflakes hanging from the ceiling!

A tree decked out with gold and silver birds, gold and silver bird nests, plenty of twig balls and burlap ribbons strewn through it!  Love the green garland to add an outdoorsy touch!

A mantel decorated with greens, an old clock, a Canada goose decoy, twigs, and a huge mirror to reflect all the lovely decorations!  Did you see the silver tray on top that had the bottom painted with blackboard paint and "Joyous Noel" written on it?  You could do the same and change the words or sayings to fit your own occasions!

Silver trays, white milk glass, silver balls, salt and pepper shakers, and "snow balls".

Cupboards filled with wonderful items to celebrate the holidays!  Plenty of white and silver, gold and white, plumes, lace pieces, clocks, candle holders, you name it! 

 Cupboards topped with old wood sleds, rocking horses, buckets of Christmas greens, a green scale, white pieces to shine in the black cupboard, and that red wallpaper!

Great deer head and a wonderful posted of skiers!  Wouldn't that look great in a mountain cabin?  Even skis and a red and white striped stocking!

 Green wreaths, green Christmas balls, holly, and a jolly Santa!!

 Another tree, cute reindeer with backpack baskets, an old file sorter, wonderful old books and a great crate on top of an old cupboard.

I love the "25" numbers put on the sides of the old wooden boxes.  Great clock face, and gold statues and decorations! 

 I LOVE shapely storage jars on pedestals with wonderful tops.  These are filled with game cards and a little angel!  Check out the vintage ornaments!!

I love these repurposed glass vases turned into cloches!!  And that great rusty bedspring holding a glass punch cup with a pear!  Too cool!!  Way outside the box!!!

My personal fav was this vintage dresser in gray with the pink velvet chair, pink toe "pointe" shoes, and old books and pictures.  The fluffy shower curtain behind it -- I so wanted that but it wasn't for sale!!  

There's that pink shower curtain filled with twinkle lights over the dresser and that fabulous chandelier!!  That curtain was just like a gorgeous, soft pink cloud.  Love the ideas!  Love the decorating!!  Love everything!!

Even a cute outfit by Magnolia Pearl was adorning one of the vintage dress forms!

Celebrity sighting!!!  Do you know who this is???  Leave me a comment if you do!!!

What's in my cupboard?

Etsy Cottage Style is having a blog party this month called "What's in your Cottage Cupboard?"  I have lots on the shelves and cupboards that fit in with this theme.  So here we go!

Even though I don't consider my "hacienda" to be a cottage, I still have lots of items on my stepback cupboard, on top of my kitchen cupboards and on the shelves in my great room that represent my favorite pieces from my seriously thinned collections.

My husband made this stepback cupboard from plans we bought from Country Living Magazine many years ago.  I painted it country blue (it fit my decor at the time) with a red milk paint interior.  But you can see that I have kept some Hall pieces, some spatterware in turquoise blue, old ironstone pitchers, and some new Droll Designs pottery pieces.  On the bottom shelf is the fabric collage book that was published in the 2010 Summer issue of Sew Somerset.  On the other side is another collage made from an old wood box and filled with a cowboy transfer, old bullet cartridges and turquoise pieces.

I decided today, Friday Feb. 18, to change "What's in my cupboard?" to include my china cabinet.  After looking at all the other blogs featuring their cupboards, it occured to me that I should have shown my china cabinet.  So here it is!

It is stuffed with my treasures.  Here are some close ups.

Here you can see my half doll collection.  Most of them remind me of Marie Antoinette and I love every one of them!  From big to small.  In the background you can see some of the state plates my sister collected and gave to me as a birthday present.  My husband and I have lived in 6 different states since 1968 when we got married.

Here you can see some of my cups and saucers, a cut glass creamer full of coin silver I have collected, and two of my angels I created last year from porcelain doll heads.

This shelf has plates that belonged to my mother as well as a small collection of tiny pots, salt and pepper teapots, Russian art I've collected, and Lefton pieces I love for the pink roses.

Thanks for stopping by to see what is in my cupboard!  See you again soon??  Hope so!

Opening of my Etsy shop - Vintage Recycled

I have finally opened my Etsy shop -- Vintage Recycled!!  In this shop I am going to sell my artwork as well as many of the great finds I have.  I hope you will visit often to see what is in the shop.  I will be posting items regularly.  There is a new gadget on the right side of my blog that will take you there.

These tiny vintage ballerinas are for that special little girl's birthday cake OR a special project you have in mind.  Perhaps they could become  part of a goodie bag from a tea party?  Aren't they cute??

I know!  Valentine's Day is overwith, but perhaps this could become a note or small gift to a special person on their birthday??  Or for any special occasion.

Here's more pics from FOUND:

This cupboard would be fabulous in a studio or the dining room!  Love it!

Another fab picture of a lady.

Check out the hanging lamps!  See the ones at top right and in the center??  Do you know what material they are made from??  Kim told me about this stuff.  It's the net they put on hills beside the freeways to keep the plantings and vegetation in place!  Check out Kim's blog here to see it up close and get a better explanation!