I hope you’ll join me on my never-ending search for beautiful pieces, with history, for your home. Find my curated treasures, in Booth #154, at the Antique Trove, in Roseville, CA. ~ Barbara
Hello, gorgeous! Mr. Wonderful and I have been “summarizing” (I made that up) the Tahoe house, this weekend. I’m the chief cook and housekeeper, while Bob brings out the deck furniture and puts the boat in the water. The temp’s are in the mid 60’s, so it isn’t summer yet, but will be soon. Yay! Are you feeling crafty? There’s still a spot available for our Vintage Window workshop, on Saturday, June 1st, at 1:00. ($95) The delightful Debbie Smith, returns on Saturday, June 8th for our annual Birdhouse workshop from 1:00, until about 3:00. ($45) You can sign up for any of our workshops at…
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Hello Beautiful! This is just a quick note to tell you that we’re having a 20% Off Jewelry Sale, this weekend…Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We sell lots of earrings and they make a great gift or little “pick-me-up”. Most earrings are $21.00 normally, so this weekend, they’ll be just $16.80! We’ve got lots of jewelry in stock, no matter what your taste, so take a look. _________________ While you’re at the shop, we just got our monthly delivery from your favorite clothing line! I just saw one item, but how fun is this? Have you checked out our upcoming workshop schedule? If…
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Hello gorgeous! I returned late Friday night, from Virginia. This little boy is growing up way too quickly and I don’t want to miss a beat! He’s so happy and easy to please and he looked so adorable in this hand-me-down astronaut jumpsuit! I wish his dad was as carefree and happy. Divorce is so hard! I pray for him all the time and need to remember that God’s at the wheel. On to the fun stuff!… Thanks to Dori, we had back-to-back Decoupaged Tennies workshops, on Saturday and Sunday and the finished projects were adorable! My favorite had to…
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Hello Darling! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! My Mother’s Day gift was to visit my son and grandson, in Virginia. Cheryl organized a wonderful Mother’s Day workshop on Saturday. Yes, you can apply Iron orchid Designs on canvas! Darlene found this amazing cookie recipe, that she baked up for Makers Day. Cheryl suggested it be our signature workshop cookie and baked them again for Saturday’s workshop. Hopefully you can read the recipe above. It truly is delicious! If you love a great cookie, here you go! Dori’s back this Saturday and Sunday, teaching the ever-popular decoupaged tennis shoe…
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Hello, gorgeous! How the heck are you? Fabulous, I hope! Poor Mr.Wonderful! He had to put up with me this morning, as I was stressing over rearranging the shop! You see, Cheryl sold our vintage German beer garden table, to a lovely couple, on Sunday. Yes, I guess we are supposed to sell the furniture we have for sale! ???? But, what about my displays?! Ha! I threw this together, for a quick fix, until another beer garden table arrives. What would I do if something truly serious came my way, I thought? Everything calmed down once I reminded myself that I…
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Greetings, dear friend! I’m sitting at the kitchen table this beautiful Monday afternoon and am so in love with this time of year, as I look out into the back yard! The Iceberg roses are proudly showing off their first big bloom of the season. I love this variety, because they are prolific bloomers and require little to no skill on my part, to grow. That’s a win-win, for sure! _________________ Our annual Makers Day, this past Saturday, was so fun. We celebrated lots of creative success, along with smiling faces! We couldn’t have done it without the help of…
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It’s shocking!… But I posted incorrect workshop information! Let’s get this right! Workshop Update: Our Paint Your Own Piece workshop is May 4th. We currently have no sign ups and need four of you lovelies, to teach a class! It includes everything, including our favorite brush, for your to take home…along with your completed project!. All you have to do is show up with a suitable piece of furniture to paint. Caution: You will be hooked! Decoupaged Tennis Shoes The Saturday (5/18) class has plenty of openings, while the May 19th, Sunday workshop, has just one opening. If you haven’t…
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Hello, gorgeous! I hope you’re doing great! Mr.Wonderful and I watched all but the last episode tonight, of “This is Us” tonight. We love all of the characters and are sad to say “goodbye”! It isn’t often I get teary, watching television, but this one is so good! (Netflix) This week… This is your lucky day/week! We are well stocked on purses at every price point, starting at $19.99. We also have lots of sunglasses, so bam! … Sunglasses are free, when you buy any purse! Makers Day… Due to a recent cancellation, we have two spots for Makers Day,…
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Hello, friend! I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the beautiful days! Do you celebrate Mother’s Day? If you’re still lucky enough to have your mom in your life, celebrate it! My mom passed away years ago and I miss her. I am certain she would be working at the shop, if she was still here. I would have gotten all sorts of advice and she would have had a blast! If you are looking for a way to honor your Mom, I may have a couple of ideas. Fancy Tote Workshop, May 11th, $25.00 We try to do a…
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Hello, darling! I’m writing to you on Monday, during what appears to be an unimpressive solar eclipse. At least here in California! Are you in a part of the country, where it was more memorable? My sister-in-law, in Texas, had an amazing black-out! In other news, I attended a family baby shower on Saturday. What a beautiful event and the day was gorgeous! Two weekends in a row, to visit my sisters. 🙂 Back at the shop… I was so happy to see all of you who wanted to learn all about Iron Orchid Designs’ Paint Inlays! Now, you’re probably…
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