Happy Happy Sunday Swoon

I love Sundays. I love Sundays. Yippee Skippee I love Sundays. (little dittie I sang this morning in my pjs while sipping coffee)...and then (record scratching) my husband showed me the morning paper with my head on the front page of our local Finance Section. Apparently our local paper cannot shave the good 20 pounds off my head like I asked. Fashion magazines shave a mere 2 millimeters off emaciated models, we fly rockets to the moon, for heaven's sake! I better dig out my leg warmers, and torn sweatshirts, and headbands/wristbands, and reeboks, and fanny belt for my bottled water and power bars, all my Richard Simmons tapes, and Butts & Gutts of Steeel vhs tapes! I'm gonna get my Jazz Hands goin'! Yowza!

They did an article on our local Shop Hop Redding which I spearheaded last year. You can read the article on Redding.com.

Sunday's swoon... It would look so lovely on Miss Andrea's wrist...(my 25 year old)...

bracelet on Laralewis.etsy.com

Check out her sweet blog: laralewis.blogspot.com...grab a cup of tea, (i like cofee) and visit this site. Her pieces are so fabulous. Each piece tells a story...sweet, dreamy, and definitely vintage inspired.

Happy Sunday to you!

Diva Day Friday & Design Chat Saturday...

Tonite is Diva Day Friday!

Diana Dorn's "Bags 2 Di 4" will be featured tonite. Diana's upcycled handbags are made with vintage leather/suede jackets and hip fabrics. She will also bring her fabulous textile table runners.

Swing by and say "Hey"!

Wine, cheese, & chocolate will be served...of course!

to "Celebrate the Diva in Ya!"

Halloween Entryway featured in Country Living Magazine...

diggin' the door color
...(um, "diggin"??? Yeah, my lingo is stuck in the 70's)...

Upside-down gourds/skulls are cute...

Ut Oh...another Pre-Thanksgiving chore for me & my man!

Tune in this Saturday to KLXR Radio-1230 AM @ 9am

for the "Home Zone" with Sally Marbry.

Welcoming Fall Entryways will be the topic.

Then, head over to the shop for "Domestic Diva-Design Chat" @ 11am.

coffee, croissants, and fresh fruit will be served.

Junking 101.

Finally! The fotos from the "disposable doozie camera"... Here's a smidgen of not so terrific fotos of our junking jubilation!!!

"Alameda Point Antiques & Collectibles Faire" located at the old Naval Air Force Base in Alameda...

wild...

cute shop out of Santa Cruz...

another shop from Soquel...

sweet pieces at the booth of D & L Smith Collection... be sure to check out their lovely blog!

I love stacked pieces...

swoon...

Fabulous French doors for a client...


hello...

Steve (aka: fomerly of Classic Thrift), Lorie Burch, & Ms. Kimberly Nicole of the Fabulous Kimberly Nicole Boutique-Clothing for the mind, body, & spirit! (our other Kim was on a roll, nowhere to be found for the foto op! Altho, she scored some lovely goods)...

Alameda Point Antiques & Collectibles Faire
every 1st Sunday of each month

9am -3pm: $5

7:30-9am: $10

6am-7:30am: $15
booths break down at 3pm!

So, set your alarm for the crack of dawn (or better yet, leave Saturday and spend the nite down in the bay area), grab your cash (atm avail on site), fuel up your rig, grab some galpals, and head on over to the Alameda Point Antique Flea Market. It is a kick! Be sure to keep $4. toll booth money in the ashtray or console, take anything on wheels (suitcase or granny cart), wear great walking shoes, layer up the clothing in case the fog burns off, and don't forget the sunblock if you burn easily! We had dinner @ Granzella's in Williams and made it home relatively early...Oh yeah...and HaVe FUN!!!

2morrow never came...

Gotta love this image...It about sums up my mood lately...his music tames me & soothes me...and i think he just gets better with age...my Calgon Guy!



My utmost sincere apologies as I haven't posted the "Junking 101" blog...I am madly getting ready for tomorrow nite's "Art Hop"! Whenever my man takes off on business trips, as he sometimes must, I get a bit short circuited or overwhelmed, i guess one can say! My two moppets need lunches packed, homework checked, errands ran, and the house looks a sight!
My oldest daughter leaves next week for Santa Cruz and her going away party is Sunday...

So, in honor of outdoor parties I leave you with...

Interior Decorator Emanuela Marchesini... swoon...

Have a great weekend ya'll. Hope to see some of your smiles at the Hop!

Jamming & Junking!!!

Saturday Nite we took the kids to see these guys...

a sold out, FaBuLoUs Myriad concert at the Cascade Theatre...

It's an honor and a blessing to know the drummer of this band...he taught my 25 year old daughter, Andrea, how to play drums when she was 11...he & the band graciously played at her sweet 16 party...we actually get to chat with him, his lovely wife, & sweet children at the occasional BBQ... his amazing drum technique and this band's surreal, melodic music touches my heart...and my kids LOVE them as much as I do!

OK...so, as far as the junking trip the next day...I woke up @ 5am, headed to the antique flea market with Lorie, Kimberly Ann, and Kimberly Nicole...& FORGOT THE CAMERA!!! Yikes!!!Total brain fart!!! ...LuCkiLY, Kimberly Nicole had one of those disposable doozies! (She also packed water bottles and granola bars for all of us...is this chick FaBuLoUs or what???!!!). film currently at the local Walgreens being placed onto disk...if they turn out,
FOTOS to be posted...2morrow!!!

Junk Trippin'

I'm off tomorrow to salvage another "man"nequinn dress form...

or maybe another iron lady form...This is Cate. She's from France, then New York to Los Angeles, & finally landed here in Redding!!! (one might say she's been around!)...

I'm making my list, gutting my sweet man's monster truck, and taking 3 lovely ladies on a "Junkin' Expedition". On the last trip, 2 fabulous friends were gracious enough to be my "guinnea pigs". We had a blast! BUT... poor Karen, driving up front with moi, actually had to reach into her purse and give me TOLL BOOTH money cuz mizz monica had spent every penny! (DUHHH...note to self...place a 10 spot in ashtray for toll booth, etc...) Why can't the floggin' toll booth accept visa debit cards? UGH!!!

Fotos, location, & what to take on your Junk Trip when I get back...oooh...and what not to wear! I always smile when I see women in cha cha heels on a junk trip.

ShOcKToBeR!

a blackbird has landed in the shop and lit upon some wooden eyeballs...

he's decided to stay awhile...his name is "2 buck chuck"...that's 2 bucks a bird...many are hanging around the shop lately...

My sweet man thinks this is wrong in so many ways...all i know is that most of these pens have sold!!!

Fall wreaths should arrive next week, mulled cider, biscotti & jam. Stay tuned for more fotos. Also, "Junk Trip 101"...stay tuned.