Pink frame and cats having a tea party!

Winter in Florida...

84 degrees!!!

Some pretty flea finds this week

are....

A pretty wooden pink mirror...

It looks great outdoors!!!

but it is heading to the Antique Emporium

soon!!!

I've been eyeing this beautiful

watercolor in Anna's room

at The Antique Emporium!!!

It finally came home with me today.

The detail is amazing!!

I love this magnolia frame, it's a bit

worn is some places but still a beauty!!

A pretty violet plate and skeleton keys...

treasures for sure!

Barn wood frame...couldn't pass it up!

I don't usually buy new prints or cat prints for

that matter but when I saw these cats

having a tea party, well it made me smile.

It's a Rophar print...

this is what happens when the dogs are away

playing cards...haha

The pink vintage bottle was too cute!

Pink was my color, it all matched my blouse

today.

Life is Good...

Sylvia

Denise, The Rusty Gate

The Mardi Gras Open house

at The Antique Emporium was

yesterday!

Thank you all who came by to

support us...

Denise from They Rusty Gate and

her hubby came in while I was in the

back of the store.

I heard someone come in singing with

lots of bead shaking....

who else could it be but my

friend Denise!!! lol

Thanks Denise...you made my day!!!

Denise...come visit again soon, we'll shop at the

fleas and head over to Titusville Antique Mall

 and visit Andrea!

Hugs...

Sylvia

Antique Emporium on facebook

Did you hear the news?

The Antique Emporium is up to

87 LIKES on facebook...

let's see if we can get them

up to 100 by today!

The Antique Emporium is located

at 625 Florida Ave

Cocoa, FL

Mon-Sat...10-5pm

Sunday..12-5pm.

www.facebook.com/antiqueemporiumcocoa

I post daily pictures of new antiques that

have arrived in the store, showcase vendors

wares..come check it out...

We are having our Mardi Gras Open House

this Saturday.

If you are in our area stop by and say

Hello.

Sylvia

Rose on an iron trellis

Remember these?

My son and I placed one of the

gates at the front of the

house and draped the

sad looking climbing

rose.

I am hoping the rose will

take off and cover the gate!

 Spring is definitely in the air!!!

I am linking up to Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Have a great day!

Sylvia

Blooming plants

I've been so busy with other

things that my poor garden has

been neglected.

So I got up early and started

weeding...weeding and weeding

and I'm still NOT done!

Blue daze has been one of my favorite

plants...a nice ground cover that

seems to bloom all the time here.

I planted this bush last year because

I love the magenta color and

it looks great in my secret garden.

Name??? lol...sorry I'm drawing

a blank right now.

Back to the weeds...

Later...

Sylvia

Chippy White Wrought Iron

Who can resist wrought iron?

Especially chippy white ones with lots

of scrolls????

Not I.....

Have a great weekend,

Sylvia

Mirror..mirror at the flea...

OK...it seems everyone knows about MY

flea market!!!

I had to park about 1/2 mile away....

that's CRAZY especially when you have your arms full

of goodies! (mental note...time to take buggy!)

I got yelled at today because I had to drive

my truck down the flea market aisles

to pick up furniture that I could

not carry!

I kept yelling out the window...Sorry, sorry!!! hahaha

I was drawn to the royal blue metal box and

robins egg blue AVON dish..love those colors!!!

The bamboo vase ($1.00) and green planter ($1.00...yesssss)

will be added to my collection!

The pretty jewelry will be going to the Emporium

sometime this week.

I know this lovely lady that

whenever she comes across

pretty mirrors she saves them for me.

I'm thinking of taking the

wooden sides off so it looks better!

Another great mirror with

very pretty detail.

Hmmm to paint or not to paint???

The little paddle/oar was too cute

to pass up and of course

the blue bottle will

end up in a bottle tree!

See what I mean?...All wood too!

Sing with me...

These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do

one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you...

7M...too small... so off to the Emporium!

It was a beautiful, warm day (80 degrees!), got home

a bit grumpy since I had to walk that far..haha

but after cleaning and staging...

I feel so much better.

Hope you are having a great day!

Sylvia

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day!

Some thrift finds...

Hugs...

Sylvia

Sirena the dressform with some furniture

Meet Sirena...

She's decided to link up to

Polka Dot's Dress Form Linky Party!

Sirena does not have time for baking Valentine cookies

but she has put on her best

Valentine apron and pearls especially

for this party!

Since the big sewing machine in my Antique Emporium

room sold I have more space for small

furniture wares.

Sirena and I took a drive to my local craft store

for some Gray Gesso. I have

to say that I really like working

with it!

A Pier 1 shelf that's been

hanging around here gets a makeover.

Paint away Sirena!!!

She used Gray Gesso that Rosemary from Villabarnes

always talks about. Two coats of gray

was applied, lightly sanded then some ASCW was used!

Good job Sirena!!

I've been really lucky in finding vintage mirrors lately!

Sirena gave this mirror a good cleaning

with Murphy's Oil soap first..

then used the gray gesso and

some ASCP old white to soften

the gray color.

Muy bien Sirena!!!

Sorry I don't have a before picture

of the wooden frame but it too

turned out real pretty!

Love that ASCP!!!

Not only does Sirena work outdoors

but she's pretty crafty indoors too!

Denise from The Rusty Gate shared

a paint sample when she was last here...

so Sirena and I drove over to Lowe's

to have them match the color!

While Sirena was painting she got

a loose screw and wanted to drop everything

and head off to the beach!

No, no Sirena...we must finish

what we started!!

Sirena did a fine job don't ya think?

Have a great weekend!!

(whewwww...the staging part can be a real pain..hahaha)

Sylvia

Making a cork board

Another project crossed off my bucket list...

Making a cork board...

I gathered all of my corks

and placed them in a criss cross pattern

inside an empty shadow box...

sorry I didn't take a picture of that!

                

I'm a messy crafter...

I used Titebond II glue to make

sure that the corks adhered to the wood.

As I got to the bottom row, the

corks kept popping out

so my hubby placed a paving stone on

top of the corks so they would

stay in place.

Several days later my

cork board is ready to be hung.

Have a great day!

Sylvia

Scrolls and whirls patio furniture

Some quick photos of what I purchased

this morning at the thrift store!

These are the times that I want

to keep found treasures for myself...

but....

I have special plans for these beauties!

sorry for the background noise...

I love all the detail!

Picture taken at the thrift store...

pink cushions are gone!!

Have a great day,

Sylvia

Pink hibiscus and blue pot

My latest treasures from

the flea market today are

small pretty things.

I love this hand painted pink

hibiscus painting...

Some small treasures...

A black and white Scherenschnitte that

I've been eyeing for awhile....

a handful of chandy crystal prisms to

add to my stash.

My eye was drawn to the blue glazed cement pot

so it came home with me.

What did goodies did you find this week?

Sylvia

Friday thrift finds...

Grocery shopping can be fun!

Especially if there is a thrift store

along the way! haha

I'm going to be silly today,

it's Friday!!!

My leather suitcase is packed,

for granny's house...

We are going to a flower garden

 penny fundraising party!!

so we can buy a

blue steeple for her amazing....glorius

blue church!

I wore a tiny white flowered and pink rose hat

 with green netting...

and granny brought a pink bow with pink

roses with green netting to wear too!

We are going to exchange hats everytime 

I get a soda pop for me an' granny....

silly us!

After...we'll strolled around...hand in hand

and admired the crafts and collectibles...

Granny really like this Pg pottery bowl,

she said it remided her of grandpa...get it?

hahaha...

It was a wonderful day with granny,

she packed these two tiny

Hadley styled hearts and a tiny flow blue

mug that says..

"Love the Giver"...

It's Friday!!!

Have a great weekend friends,

Sylvia