Up & Running Again

Yes....I'm back to blog & to share my wonderful flea redo's with you....stay tuned for more :)

Vintage Harlequin Books :)

Cute retro book I found at a thrift store for .50 cents...have it sitting on my nighstand! :) Perfect for Valentine's Day! :)

Infant of Prague :)

I bought this amazing Infant of Prague statue at a flea market for 3.00. Love it...surrounded it with beautiful ivory candles. Light them on special occasions :) The mirror behind the statue was brown when I found it in our old cellar when we bought our house....used some white spray paint and wala...a shabby mirror to compliment my statue and candles.

Religious Art :)

LOve....LOve....LOve religious art. Guess where I bought it? You got it! A thrift store for .50 cents. Because of the frames ivory border, I thought it looked nicely sitting against the maroon wall. TIP: TRY TO ALWAYS CONTRAST....THIS MAKES THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE DISPLAYING REALLY POP...LIKE THE IVORY FRAME AGAINST THE DARK WALL :)

A Beautiful Victorian Rendition :)

I wish I could afford this stunning desk :) Check it out on craigslist!
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/fuo/2117322892.html

A Stunning Centerpiece :)

This stunning centerpiece is composed of 1.) A ruby mosaic vase given to me by my mother 2.) Fake green berries (Simply Berries Collection from Michaels) 3.) And to top it off, a 100-year old gravitational heat vent that was in our house before we remodeled. I thought the modern arrangement looked nice with this distressed piece. Look at the design of the vent~ isn't it simply wonderful! :)

Hurry up~ there is one up for grabs on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290524139217+

It's All About the Little Things!

It's so important to personalize your home with memories, photographs, trinkets, and treasures that remind you of the important things in life. The diamond frame I have sitting on my computer desk, was bought for $1 at a dollar store (the photograph incased is my husband and I on our wedding day), the impressionist painting was purchased for $1 at a thrift store and the book "Sonnets from the Portuguese was .50 at a flea market! I love vintage books~one of my favorite things to collect and display! :) IMPORTANT TIP: FOR A MORE UPDATED LOOK, TRY MIXING A VINTAGE ITEM WITH A MORE MODERN ITEM (here I mixed the impressionist painting with the new diamond frame)