ETSY shop...added some vintage French items...

yep...purging my studio...

love this really old perfume bottle...

ah...Shalimar...perfume from Paris, the city of Love...

so many items in the studio...anyone want to come over and help?

favorite Christmas present...drawers...what else?

I am working on a complete remodel of the studio before I go back to school...
to make it easier just to jump in and do my favorite projects, I am going to have to purge, purge purge!! (do I detect a studio sale in the near future?) or perhaps more on ETSY?


anyhow...the hubby found this drawer unit at a sale in November, and decided I couldn't live without it!

so, step one, clean off the work table to make room for the new drawer unit...
I do believe tomorrow I will spend the day organizing and purging...

so happy with my "drawers"!
hope your having a relaxing post Christmas week...

candlelight...pretty dishes...and left overs...

sometimes after Christmas there are lots of left overs...

but it is ok to dress up the table, even for left overs...

so when my sister's family came over tonight to celebrate my mom...

I thought that I would cook a one dish meal...while my sister brought a salad and bread...
family...
delightful night, delightful holiday...

lovely Christmas...now it is decision time...

Resolution and decision time...
Ebay or Etsy?
School or no school?
Blogging or no blogging?
Meat or no meat?
Facebook or no Facebook?


my typical resolutions of exercise more...eat better...be nicer...be more patient...
will be carried over once again...
but the above topics...
ahhh...
lots of things to think about this week...

may your week be wonderful...and delightful and thoughtful...

Christmas memories...

The slightly crooked tree...the "i can't believe I ran out of wrapping paper"...the ever so slightly burnt cookies...
make me smile...



for all that is truly important to me this season...
is family and friends...

my mom's last gifts to me were these snowmen and nativity set...
memories...


my son's most precious ornament, the one he digs out of his boxes first, is the Jack Frost my mom gave him...
we lost her 5 years ago, the day after Christmas...we miss you Mom!


And the true meaning of Christmas for me...
the love of all...


Merry Christmas my friends...may you create great memories!

ETSY Shop up and running!

I started an ETSY shop easy.com/shop/allmyfavoritethings2



I am going to be purging my antique and vintage books...

so I thought that I would open an ETSY shop...

so keep checking back for more listings!

and if you are local and see something you would like...

we could always meet up ....
have a great week!

Things I would like to do...

Read more.
have less clutter
play in my studio more often...
see friends more often
cook more...
play with my grandkids more...
save money...
stress less...
be consistent...
go to school again? (maybe?)

do I detect possible new year's resolutions?

hope you are all well...
I am still fighting this &%^$$$ darn bronchitis...it is winning...
went to the humane society today with my brother...wish I could adopt them all...
(I could be one of those hoarder animal people (my Cinderella keeps me in line...she is a very jealous dog!)

hope you all have a peaceful weekend!

Santa Claus

just some of the Santas that are around the house...

The one with the scary face was my Grandfather's Santa...he used to ring his bell and his eyes would light up (again, scary reddish glass eyes!) He has special meaning since he was my grandparents, even though he has an old school you've been bad look about him!

I have two roly poly Santas- both given to me by my little brother- I love them both...

and the white group...I also have a collection of deer that will be fodder for another post...
I will be decorating today and tomorrow around the house...and just relaxing to some Christmas tunes and or movies...
oh...
the holidays!

my grades are in...

Spanish...A
Algebra...A
Sustainability...A minus ( I choose to ignore the minus!)

thank you to all of you (and especially my family) that supported me this term...I am registered for next term but not sure that I will continue on...it was one of the toughest things I have ever done ( I feel like an ancient hag with all those 18 year olds!)...
but not just the age thing...the working and working and studying and studying...just don't know if I can handle it again...(my kids wondered why the fridge was always empty...kept running out of time to go to the store!)
I truly don't know how kids do it these days...working and studying and partying...just not sure I can keep up...but I have a few weeks to dwell on it and think about it before I have to make a decision...
and again, thanks to my friends (Annette...you always had such nice words and I love my gift!)...for the support- you all are the best!
margarita time tonight! 5:30 at the brewhouse...email me for the address if you can make it!

oh happy day!

shiny brites...so pretty...

I have been collecting vintage shiny brites for years...


even ornament hangers....

when I see them...they just make me smile...


my tree isn't quite done yet....

but it will be this week...

I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season...

mine will begin tomorrow...after I finish up a couple of jobs...

and I get my grades tomorrow...
then the celebrating (I hope!) begins...

estate sale this weekend in Vancouver!

lots and lots of fun Asian items- the owner traveled around and bought wonderful things to bring home. This is a really easy house to find- only about 10 minutes from Portland!
lots of Christmas presents here!
and lots more pics at estatesale- finder.com
Go to their web-site and click on all my favorite things for more details- address will be posted on Friday.
dressers, 2 couches, sheet music, books, tons of Christmas decor (and Halloween decor), twin bed, huge dining room table and chairs, lots of garden ornaments, linens, and loads of sushi, china and more from overseas...
really fun sale!
the sale is Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 9-3.
hope to see you!

my favorite boxes...

I do have a fetish for old boxes...

these are just some of my collection of super old cigar boxes...


as I was shopping a garage sale about 5 years ago...
I realized that I had hit the mother lode of all garage sales...
and there was only 1 other dealer there...
and he liked different things than I ...
so...imagine my surprise when I opened this $2 box...


yep...one of my favorite purchases of ALL TIME!!!


hope you all are well...
have a great weekend

catching up on my reruns...the nicest doctor ever!

My doc knows I don't like to be sick...
and i haven't seen her for over a year...
been very healthy...
until this week...
every student (might be an exaggeration but I don't think so!) has a cold at PSU...
so did I the beginning of the week...
but it kept getting worse...and worse...
so called the doc today (if you need a GREAT doctor in the Portland Oregon area I will share her name, just email me!)...she squeezed me in...
I asked her for a "magic" pill...(finals, papers, you've heard me before...its almost over !)
and then I coughed for her...
oh...
did not like that look on her face.
Acute bronchitis...
I am supposed to do NOTHING this weekend but rest...
ha ha ha ....
so...I will be napping in between doing papers and studying...
I promised...rest, napping, reruns...
but next weekend I am holding an estate sale that I was going to work on this weekend...
gads...

might have to call in a few favors...:)

rest...rest...rest...
oh, and magic pills...