My giveaway winnings from Mira arrived over the weekend and left me speechless and overjoyed. Just look at the delightful wrapping...{I always swoon over creatively beautiful gift wrappings}...
She even included the little winning slip with my name on it which made me smile, along with several extra little trinkets that I wasn't expecting...
Everything she sent was impeccably beautiful...her photograph note cards are gorgeous and her bookmarks are of the highest quality - I even started using them. But I have to say...this handmade Farine heart is my most favorite...
I quickly found a home for it in the dining room hutch...
...near a set of vintage canisters and some white pom flowers that I bought for myself over the weekend {I thoroughly enjoyed photographing these as you will see in the rest of this post}
Thank you again Mira for offering such a beautiful giveaway!
Mira's gifts are not the only new treasures I have gotten as of late. We decided to stop by the flea market on Sunday and came away with some of the best treasures we have gotten there yet...so I had an impromptu photo shoot with them today {and the pom flowers} and thought I would share them with you here...
Our first find was spotted by Joshua as soon as we arrived...and marked at only $2.00 we couldn't resist...
The chair is a pale shade of mint green and folds up nicely...a perfect patio chair.
You can see in this photo another fabulous new treasure as well...an urn that my dad found for me. He certainly knows my taste. He also found us a great old bookshelf that I will share at a later date...
I adore these flowers...this bouquet was only $5.99 at our local Wegmans grocery market...
The second find of the day was this beautiful covered dish for only $1.00 {at these prices all of my "let's stop buying stuff that we don't have room for" philosophy goes right out the window}...
Isn't it beautiful...
Another 'Joshua' find was this great old pitcher and bowl lamp that we purchased from the sweetest old man...
It had a rather unattractive sheer fabric glued to the top of the lamp shade...but that was easily removed...someone else had already painted the rest white. I love the idea of this type of "empty" shade and have been wanting one for some time. I think I will find {or attempt to make} a beaded light bulb cover for the bulb and it will be perfect...
Feeding my personal vintage jewelry habit {I have so much, my jewelry boxes don't even close anymore}...I found this great necklace...and for only fifty cents...
and these earrings for only $2.00...hints of black have been finding their way into my wardrobe more and more these days...
This grouping came together in a bag and the pieces will most likely make their way into creations at some point...
Josh and I spotted this vintage Holy Family tapestry rug at the same time and asked how much...only $3.00. It was attached to a frame and came ready to hang...
Most people would probably find it gaudy or unattractive I suppose...but for us...we fell in love with it ;)
This Madonna statue was undoubtedly my favorite find of the day...
She was a little "pricey" for me at $8.50...and the lowest I could get the guy to go down was $7.00...but I felt she was worth it...
I am definitely enjoying photographing her...{you'll probably see a lot of her around in the future}
Sticking with the vintage religious finds...several weeks back I found this old Confirmation certificate and forgot to share it here...
The details are so beautiful. It was rolled up and when I pulled it open I couldn't believe what a great find it was...and for only $1.00...
It's dated May 1928...
And these sweet nuns were given to me by my sister {they belonged to her fiance's mother who recently passed away so they are very dear pieces}...
Back to our flea market excursion...when I spotted this glass lamp I was smitten. The tag read $45.00 and stated that it was depression glass from the forties with the original shade {it was the shade that really got me}...
When I picked it up to admire it, I had no hopes of getting it at that price {I...err Josh...was quickly running out of cash}...but the woman selling it said she would give it to me for $15.00. Sold.
Then...with only $3.00 dollars left with us...we were finishing up...I looked over a table and didn't see much but a white frame sticking out under some books. I walked away...
But got that "feeling" that I should just go back and check what was in the frame...
If you ever get that feeling...I strongly encourage you to go back...look what I would have missed had I not...
This beautiful botanical print is dated May 1, 1796...and is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. And guess how much? $3.00...{well...really $4.00 but I asked the lovely woman selling her if she would take $3.00 and she said yes}
I was so delighted with my new treasures...and really hope you have enjoyed my "photo shoot" with them...I'll leave you with some more pics of my flowers {bought these for myself because I had to go to a jury summons and was really nervous - my first time ever - and wanted a little something to brighten my day}
{the beautiful rhinestone cross pendant came from Milli and I attached it to one of my favorite vintage beaded necklaces}
Till next time...
