eBay Friday 5

1. This vintage tin can would fit my collection perfectly.


2. This is a photo of my mom's egg crate. Now check out the next eBay find...




A similar egg crate...I think they are neat and unusual.







3. This is the best thing I have found on eBay in a long while. I really like this painting. The colors are beautiful. The subject is beautiful. If it is still around after Christmas, I am spending my Christmas money on it.

4. In the same vein, I have been eyeing these Moroccan poufs. These are a good deal.

I like these Incan poufs, too. They would go anywhere in my house.

5. I have always wanted one of these horn chairs. They are kind of a combination of grotesque and fabulous...they are grotabulous (I just created a new word). This one is Victorian. I can see this in the office/computer room.

6. I am sure you have seen the new trend using random portraits of strangers in a grouping. I found some neat portraits that would look great together. Wouldn't they be cool in a powder room, or a game room, or even the dining room hung from floor to ceiling?!?

This is my favorite. She looks like she could use a cocktail.

This one is beautiful.

OMG. Check out the eyebrows on this lady...whoa!

This one grouped in with the other ones - looks like he could be thinking, "What am I doing here?"

How about this poodle on velvet? My neighbors have a pair of Standard Poodles. They are too funny. They look so overdressed.

This black dog is nice. I'll take the whole collection.

7. When I was looking for portraits, I ran across this one of a lady wearing a Squash Blossom necklace. The photo was protected, so I could not copy it, but it inspired me to look for my own necklace. These Native American necklaces are classic. The old ones are very valuable. This one is listed for more that $10,000.00.

An example of a simpler design. This one is probably more wearable.

Oh so pretty.

Christmas Decorating Done

I finally finished my Christmas decorating. No, it didn't take two weeks, more like two days, I have just been super busy (like we all are) and haven't made time to sit down at my computer for any length of time to report about my progress.

I have a tree issue. When I ordered my Christmas tree on-line a few years ago, I accidentally ordered a HUMONGOUS tree instead of a normal tree. The tree I ordered should be in a mall or a bank or a town square, not my house. Last year, I ended up putting it out on my back porch because the base of the tree was soooo large that it took up too much space in the living room. The height was fine INSIDE the house, but out on the porch - not so much. It was about two feet too tall. So in a state of panic and depression, I opted to leave off the top tier of the tree, creating a large Christmas bush on my back porch.

This year I had the brilliant idea of leaving off the bottom tier instead. Duhhhh...it only took me a year to figure this one out. Now I have a normal 8 foot tree! Plus, it is way skinnier at the bottom so it doesn't take up alot of space in my living room which was the issue in the first place. Yahoooooo!

I am so happy that I don't even care that half of the lights don't work. It must have something to do with the missing 4 feet on the bottom. Oh well. It's up and it's decorated. Move on.

The tree did not photograph well. In person, it is much prettier.

It is covered in birds of all kinds. I like the tropical birds.

I like the clam shell filled with silver ornaments. I recently found the foo dogs at a local shop. They are old yard ornaments....heavy.

I like how the mantle turned out. The wise men candle holders are hand-me-downs from my mom so they have good Christmas memories.

I put a little tree in my kitchen.

In the laundry room, I put a Christmas card display to enjoy while folding clothes.

I also put my "hot mess" ornament wreath in the laundry room. I like to decorate in here because we use this area so much - might as well be festive!

This wreath is filled with hand-me-down ornaments as well as some of the ornaments that the kids made in preschool, etc. When you put them all together, they look pretty cute!

The dining room creche looks good with the red accents.

What do you do with the beaded garlands that get tangled up in a giant mess? Do this...it saves hours of frustration and looks nice, too.

I love my bust.

This wreath hangs in the entryway over a plate glass window. It is the first thing you see when you walk in. My sister and I made a similar wreath for our mother. It is covered in vintage ornaments. I add more every year.

I put all of my elves and Annalee figures on this little tree in the atrium. I might need a bigger tree next year to accommodate more elves.

There is another tree out on the back porch. This one has all of the crocheted and tatted snowflakes and angels that my great-grandmother made over the years.

Let the wrapping begin...

eBay Friday 4

1. I love these old 1970's telephones. I want this for Christmas. I may buy it for myself!


I like this color better.

2. These 1970's Christmas ornaments are cool. I made some when I was young. It took forever and it involved working with tiny beads, sequins, and pins. By the time I finished, my hands felt arthritic. Maybe that is why I appreciate them now?

pretty...

3. This vintage sconce is pretty.

4. I love Venetian glass. This antique vanity mirror is beautiful.

This wall mirror is pretty, too.

5. I like geodes, too. This one is from Brazil.

6. Back to the Venetian glass...this chandelier is GORGEOUS!!!! And it is UNUSUAL with the metal frame.

It could go in the kitchen - like this... This photo is from Elle Decor magazine. I love this kitchen.

7. Or....you could buy this antler chandelier and go in another direction...


Check out Frederic Fekkai's dining room (photo - Elle Decor magazine)...love this combination. Antlers don't have to say "Aspen".

This is a short post because I am on my way to Miami - South Beach. Oh - yeah!

Festival of Trees

Last weekend I went to the Festival of Trees which is a local fundraiser for the Riverside Children's Theatre in Vero Beach. There were hundreds of trees, gingerbread houses, and wreaths on display. All of them were offered at auction to raise money for the theatre.

I didn't have my good camera, so the photos of the trees do not do them justice, but you still might pick up a decorating idea or two for your own tree. This one received "1st Place".

This tree was decorated in a Willy Wonka theme. It would be cute in a play room.

We used to make the spiced orange decorations with my grandmother which is why I photographed this one.

The Nativity scene was hand made.

Now for my favorite part, the gingerbread town...look how they used upside down ice cream cones for the castle turrets.

The little Methodist church is sooooo cute.

Look at the "stained glass" windows...

Another tiny church...

What an easy project for kids...paint styrofoam green, glue on candy...all done!


This really looks like our local Garden Club building.

This castle was great. I don't know what it ended up selling for, but I am sure it was over a thousand dollars.

WOW!!!

I'm hungry.