My friend Mary Tucciarone had another one of her great sales

last week.

Don't you just LOVE the banner.

A Sis Boom creation.

Check out Mary's studio reflected in the mirror.

Windows on three sides - a terrific space.

Mary is a great stylist, artist, treasure seeker extraordinaire

Jennifer Paganelli, of Sis Boom fame raves about Mary's work here:

Twice a year Mary holds a tag sale.

Vistors have great time sifting through

Mary's estate and tag sale stash.

check out the fall sale - click here

This year was no exception: I found lots of treasures.

These would be great hanging on a tree

or in a screened porch

I wanted to buy them, but I resisted.

lots of goodies

my pictures aren't very good

Here is what I did find:

I added this large tin in the style of Wedgewood to my collection.

(just right for cookie overflow)

I wanted to buy one like this last autumn but resisted.

I had to buy it this time.

My little collection started with the tea canister

with greek goddesses.

This little tin makes me happy - not sure why, but it does.

Perhaps because it is so different and

I can think about my love of art and symbolism when I look at the goddesses.

This find was followed by the small tin with the three graces -

thanks to Jennifer Paganelli

It will serve as another sewing tin.

A finally the last bargain of the day

a charming square tablecloth.

You will see this at my next boutique.

And on top of it all - it was a beautiful day.

I walked two miles back and forth

dancing in appreciation of the fine summer's day.

oh i couldn't; i just ate a grape.

One of my all-time best finds

gorgeous chandelier

from the 19th century

Got it at a local country auction.

It was the 2nd to last item

on a rainy summer day

almost 16 years ago.

Miss Is was still in the stroller

most everyone had left

I had very little competition

luckily

because I didn't have a lot to spend

S O L D

to me

the winning bidder

It gets a little dusty so I rigged up this clever cleaning apparatus

much better than the last cleaning technique

when I laid the chandelier carefully on the ground

close up of the grapes and leaves

the purple glass is beautiful

Here is where it hangs

with the haying picture that I love so much.

There is a story behind everything you see

in this photo.

This may be the beginning of treasure posts.

I thought about this chandelier when I saw this on

Pigtown Design

A treasure recently spotted by PD

PD commented that this would look nice in a garden.

Yes, I agree.

I have been admiring just such a garden in my neck of the woods

at this wonderful little antique

you can see two fun chandeliers hanging in their garden

look carefully

do you see the pulley system

how ingenious for the candles

another view

The second chandelier has twigs winding all over it

I do not know the people who live here

nor have I ever driven by when the candles are burning.

It must be lovely.

Dining under the stars, with the sounds of the garden

and candles flickering overhead.

We have adopted an austerity budget in our house.

Christmas was light...

and it was wonderful...

I needed a new insert for my day book

and look what I received from my darling daughter

a completely recovered filofax.

The old one was falling apart;

looks pretty good now.

plus the new insert

and double plus:

new address pages

with all my addresses and scribbles rewritten

in a wonderful hand,

by darling daughter.

Every time I check my book, I smile.

Simply wonderful.

Check out the faded oriental carpet

on the cover of this month's domino.

Now check out some of the carpets in my house.

Makes me feel almost stylish!

I love the faded worn look and have them all over my house.

Most of them came from my grandmother and grand aunts.

The carpet pictured above was on my Aunt Mary and Aunt Alice's sunporch,

maybe that's why it is so faded.

Now it has a new life in my living room.

The "good" rugs were scooped up by someone else.

The rug, desk, chair and picture frame all came from my

Grandmother.  She even needlepointed the chair seat.

The rug above has a big hole, 

but it is on my side of the bed so I am the only one who sees it regularly.

Remember the post about my friend Mary's tent sale

I mentioned my wedgewood-like tin with the Greek goddesses,

there it is on the bookcase.

I love my cozy house

and all the old stuff from family and my treasure hunts.

This rug came with d.h., not sure of its "provenance".

 

 I found treasures at auctions estate sales or antique stores

 that I will showcase another day.

Of course, one person's treasure is someone else's junk!