Haute and Cold

Have you ever ordered from HauteLook?  I've ordered A LOT from Zulily but this was my first order from HauteLook.  I ordered a fab sheet set {it hasn't shipped yet} but they shipped the rest of my order.

I was SO excited to get this!  It's Dimitri James!  It was a SUPER price, and I love the colors!

It just arrived this afternoon, so I haven't had a chance to use any of it yet.  I haven't even opened any of it...but tomorrow morning, I will!  I can't wait!

I adore the eye and cheek colors!

And lip colors...MUAH!  lol

I'll let you know how I like them!

And baby, it's c-c-c-old outside!  This has been the mildest winter thus far...however, today winter finally arrived!  It is freezing!

And we got our first snow!

LOL

I know, pretty pathetic snow...but we get excited here in the south at just the mention of the *S* word.  LOL

Thanks for stopping by!

Waving from Our Back Porch,

Christmas Shopping

How's your Christmas shopping coming?  I'm doing ok, but need to step up the pace soooooon!  lol

Shopping Blessings,

Rebecca

Vintage~y Fun and A Birthday!

Today has been a vintage~y fun-filled day. 

29 years ago, a precious baby boy was born.  He was a tiny little fellow, weighing in at only 5 lbs. 13 oz.  There wasn't any such thing as "premie" clothes, even though he wasn't a premie, as he was right on time.  He was just a small little guy.  Never in my dreams did I think he would clear 6 ft. but he has...and a size 13 shoe.  lol  What a blessing he has always been...so easy to get along with, caring to others, just a good baby, a good kid, and a good young man!!!  A young Christian man who loves the Lord.  Can you tell I'm one proud Mama?  :)

Since Kenny had to work tonight, we asked Brandon to meet us for a birthday lunch instead of a birthday dinner.  We met at the Sweet Aroma Cafe.  This little cafe is locally owned, and a big hit in our small town.  It is located in "The Shoppes at Coker" building.  This use to be the Coca~Cola plant when I was young.  Now, it is home to some wonderful little shops { The Silver Mine, Simply Raven, Consigning Women, and Classy Clearance} as well as, Kneading to Unwind which is a swedish massage, and Sweet Aroma Cafe.  Their food is awesome {especially the chicken salad on a croissant and crunchy green pea salad} and their peach or pomegranate sweet tea is fabulous!!!  The whole place is just a really neat place to shop and eat...with lots of old Coca~Cola memorabilia on display.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful son, Brandon.  We are so blessed to have you as our son!!!

This afternoon it's been so HOT {the heat index was 110}...oh,who am I kidding...it's been hot all day long.  This morning when I first went out, the heat just hit me full force!!!  Even tonight it's miserable out.  So, feeling drained, I just curled up in my "corner"...you remember my corner I shared with you recently...and reread my new Flea Market Style magazine that I finally got this week.  And look at the little drink I had...I drank the Raspberry Martini one today...isn't it in the cutest can?  It may be hard to see but at the top of the can it says "Vintage".  It was so cute, I couldn't pass it up.  I had the Lime Margarita yesterday.  Don't get too excited...they are "mocktails"...yeah, that means nonalcoholic...but that's ok by me...I'm not a drinker {except a glass of wine at a wedding or something, which isn't often}.  Anyway, I found these at KMart the other day for a dollar.  The raspberry one was the best.

Hope you've had a vintage~y kind of day.

Waving from Our Back Porch,

Rebecca

A Junkin' Jaunt and I'm A Basket Case

Yesterday I found myself on a "Junkin' Jaunt" by accident.  I was out running errands like paying bills, getting groceries, etc...just an ordinary noneventful day.  My car just seemed to take on a mind of its own...heading to the nearest junk it could find.  LOL

And boy, was I a basket case after that.  LOL  Just look at these sweet little finds that came home with me.  This little white one is such a cutie.  Maybe it will hold soaps or lotions in my guest bath.

*Sweet*

I especially love this pale green one with the swinging handle.

And ALL of them were only $1 each.

Lots of glassware...jars, glasses, bottles, etc.

These two in particular caught my eye...it's a label thing.  I have always been drawn to anything with a neat label.  Aren't these cool?

Look at this one up close.  There are a couple of old stickers on it that need to come off, but I'll take great care when cleaning this baby so that I don't disturb the wonderful label on this fabulous green wine bottle from Portugal.

Oh, and this little peach of a jar.  Remember, it's a label thing...just drawn to the wonderful, colorful graphics.

Oh these tiny oil lamps are too cute...and 2 for a dollar.  Yep, they went in my box too.

Then I found this little precious piece.  I'm drawn to things with children, and these are too cute...they're little angels.

Look at their little backsides.  Look how they are hugging each other.  Too sweet.  But these little cuties are going to get a makeover...yep, getting my creamy white spray paint out again.  And I'm thinking this piece will end up in my shop...but who knows...it might just need to stay with me for a bit.  I'll be sure to share them again once they get their transformation.

And my deal of the day.....

Yep, a framed cottage print.  You know how I adore cottages."  Now, here's what happened with this...  There wasn't a price on this picture, so when paying for my goodies, I asked the girl how much it was.  She quoted a price of $2.99.  Yes, I'll take it please!  But just then she dropped it..yes DROPPED it, and it broke...YES BROKE the glass!  She apologized all over herself, and said, "Well, now it's 99 cents...do you still want it?"  "Uh, YES PLEASE."  Even better...it looked just fine when we took all of the glass out.  The frame will get a makeover too, and you guessed right if you said my creamy white spray paint again.  But this one will stay with me for sure.  I'll post a pic of it too when it has it's makeover.

So, this was my haul for the day...a grand total of $15...my junkin' jaunt accident that turned out to prove for an eventful day after all.

And on another note...I hit 200 Followers!  Woo Hoo!  Actually...I'm at 202 now!  Thank you all so much!

Waving from Our Back Porch,

Rebecca

Ugly Duckling...to White Swan

Ok, so I have jumped on the spray paint bandwagon!  lol  I have been collecting a few odds and ends for a while that I wanted to paint.  Now that summer is here, I have been busy doing just that.

Sometimes I am so good about taking before and after shots, and then sometimes...I get so excited and anxious to start, that I simply forget.  Well, that's what happened here.  Imagine a green so ugly...the ugliest green you can think of...not a pretty green that many of us use these days...but the ugliest you can think of...now add some black specks and grey flecks...and that's what this little piece looked like before.  When I found this for just $4.00 I didn't know exactly what I was going to do with it.  I knew I wanted to paint it white, actually ivory, but I wasn't sure where I'd put it...if I'd sell it, etc. 

But now, it has found a home in my kitchen and has the most important job of holding some of my cookbooks.  I think it will probably stay here for a while!

  I think it turned out really cute!  What do you think?

Another find...that wasn't so pretty...was this brass candle chandelier.  I sprayed it white, and I'll be adding some crystal tear drops, candles, and such.  I still need to give it one more round of spray paint, and then I'll decide where this little cutie will go.  I'll be sure to show you how this turns out when I get it finished.

So that brings me to the last part of my post for today.  I have been wanting to find a fireplace mantle {only} for quite some time now.  I never have been able to find one that was just right {style, price, etc.}  until today!  We have a brand new school...the first "green school" in Tennessee so we've been busy moving out.  With that, there has been much packing and discarding!  I have always loved this little white mantle that was in our teacher's lounge.  So, when I walked in there today it had been taken down.  Hmmmmm...was this going in the discard pile???  Now, I was on a mission.  I needed to hunt down the person that owned this little gem.  As I walked around the corner, I almost bumped into her.  I asked what was going to happen to it, and she asked if I wanted it.  Uh, yeah!!!  lol  She said, "It's yours!"  I was thrilled!  I asked how much {as many of our things are going in our school yard sale to raise some money}.  I knew this was the right one...but was it the right price???

Well, she answered me...with her quote of the price.

Was it too good to be true???

What do you think???

How much would you pay for this???

Well

to see

how much I paid

first take a guess

go on...take a guess!

I'm not telling you just yet...

so take a guess!

Well, the price that she quoted me was...

you didn't think I'd give you the answer that quick

did ya???

Well, did ya???

LOL

LOL

LOL

Well, the price she quoted me was...

Keep scrolling...

Just a little more...

A big whopping...

dollar amount...

of...

$0.00!!!!!

Yep, that's right!

FREE!!!!!

O*M*G

So this will be my next project...it needs a little work, but it will still end up being white!  I haven't brought it home yet, so I snapped a couple of pics at school so I could share a sneak peek with you...But it will make its way to my house by the end of the week...So check back soon to see what I do to it!

Now, for more whites...head on over to

White Wednesday!

You'll be glad you did!

Back Porch Blessings,

Rebecca

WATT Did You Say?

I have a passion for Watt Pottery {more specifically the apple design}. I have loved this pottery for many years. When I was little, my Mom owned a bowl with the apple design.  I remember that I always liked that bowl! 

One day, I ran across some of this pottery at an antique shop and was stunned to see that the very bowl was tagged at $175!  Of course, as soon as I got home, I called my Mom on the phone.  When I described it to her, she immediately knew which bowl I was referring to.  She also informed me that she thought it had gotten broken years ago.  Oh, I was so sad!  Then to my surprise, a few years later I was on one of my junking jaunts when I ran across a bowl in the apple design for $15.00.   It had a small crack on the bottom, but not noticeable when sitting on my shelf, so it didn't bother me!!

At that time, I decided to do some digging into the history of Watt pottery, and this is what I found out...

The Watt Pottery Company was owned and operated by W.J. Watt and his family. Located in Crooksville, Ohio, they began in 1922 until 1965 {the year I was born} when there was a devastating fire. This ended the production of their pottery.

Here are the different handpainted patterns that were produced...

Starflower: 1951

Apple: 1952

Cherry: 1952

Silhouette: 1953

Rooster: 1955

Dutch Tulip: 1956

Tear Drop/American Red Bud: 1957

Morning Glory: 1958

Autumn Foliage: 1959

Double Apple: 1959

Tulip: 1961

During these years, many merchants would purchase the pottery as sales promotions having their company name on them. This was very popular advertising up into the 50's and early 60's. It was a very competitive market between the Watt Pottery Co., Western Stoneware Co., Red Wing Stoneware Co., and other midwest potteries.

Today, Watt Pottery can be found in a range of prices, making it affordable for most people to collect.  However, as much as I love them, I am not willing to pay a lot for the pieces.  I only had that one piece of Watt pottery so you couldn't really call it a collection...not until a few months ago...

At one of our Bunco nights, we were enjoying the evening at one of our babe's house.  When I first walked into her kitchen, guess what I spotted...not a piece or two of Watt pottery...but a collection of Watt pottery....and YES...in the APPLE DESIGN!  O*M*G  I inquired as to where she found her pieces, and she informed me from a friend that was getting rid of her pieces.  I almost hit the floor when she told me she $5-$10 a piece.  What???  Watt???  Just as I was wishing I could find a deal like that, she said, "Oh, she has more if you are interested.".  What???  Watt???  It took me all of two seconds to scream, "YESSSS!"  And so, I now have 4 more pieces, all found at a ridiculously low price! 

So, there you have it on the history of Watt Pottery, as well as, my personal story of how my collection came to be.   Do you collect this kind of pottery? If so, what's your favorite design?

Sweet Apple Blessings,

Rebecca



Cath Kidston

Today's Pink Saturday is brought to you by Cath Kidston.  Don't you just LOVE IT!?!?!

Here are some of my favs!



Just look at this Christmas wrapping paper!  Eeeekkk!

Happy Pink Saturday everyone!

Head on over to Beverly's to check out more pink posts!

Back Porch Blessings,

Rebecca

Flea Market Finds

The Nashville Flea Market...

The Nashville flea market has always been one of my favs.  However, it had been a LOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGG time since I'd been there.  They had shut down at one time, but they are back again.  There is "talk" about it closing down in December of this year, but that's not official.

That's me in the pic...had to put the hair up before I got this HOT day started!  See that face...that's my "happy-to-be-going-to-the-flea-market" face.  LOLOLOLOLOL

So, what better time to go than summer break...on a Friday, free parking...YAY...in 100 degree weather...BOO...but it worked out fine, and we had a ball!  We meaning my best friend and me.  I was a little disappointed that there weren't as many antiques as there use to be...however, that opinion changed really quickly because not only did I find some goodies for the shop, I found some goodies for ME!  lol

 First, let's take a look at some things that I liked but didn't end up coming home with me...

This was the very first thing that I spotted.  Neat...but HUGE break in the middle mirror.  Let's move on...

Pretty cool wire plant stand...naahhh...asking way to much for it!

Now, this was too stinking cute!  I would have LOVED to have this, as you know I adore bunnies, but she was asking way more than I was willing to spend on it.  I tried to talk her down, but it just wasn't to be.

This buggy was SO stinkin' cute!!!  And the baby...ahhhh...her face turned around revealing different expressions...one was sleepy, crying, happy.  SO adorable!  Just not today...

Sweet little Frozen Charlottes...such cuties!

Ok, so are you wondering what I did buy?  I will not keep you in suspense any longer.

Vintage jewelry box that was marked $8...but I got it for $4!

The inside is a deep burgundy...and a little insect pin was just thrown in with it.

It will be perfect for holding some of my vintage bling that I have in my studio!

There was a hidden compartment in the bottom...and looky what I found...the sweetest little card and the KEY, which the man didn't realize was there.

Adorable!

And it was signed Kennie {yeah, with an "ie" instead of a "y"} so it must have been meant to be!  I have to wonder...Did the owner forget she had the card in there?  Did she pass on, and then no one knew to look there?  I just wonder who she was and if the baby was a girl or a boy.

At another booth, I found a wonderful red jewelry box lined in blue velvet.  It has a small indentation in the top, but it isn't bad.  It's in good vintage condition!  I think this one will end up in my studio, uh..er.. shop.

  Once again, there's a secret compartment...but...nothing there..Oh Well!

Look how lovely my vintage bling shows up in this one!

And here's the wonderful vintage bling that I found in several different booths.  These were GREAT prices, and they will be wonderful in some of my necklace creations {that will be appearing at Two Velvet Bunnies very soon!}

Some very unusual and really cool brooches that I need to find out about.  Any info that you may have, is greatly appreciated!

This is GREAT vintage "Fairytale" ribbon in a "green apple" color.  And it is still full!  Don't you just love the cover of it!???!  Sweet!

  

Here's the ribbon.

Sweet little vintage suitcase...perfect for holding millinery flowers, ribbon, photos...the ideas are endless!

Precious little silver dish---$3---that I will use in my craft studio.

TDF hat with LOADS of vintage millinery flowers!  Those flowers will be fabulous in some projects!!

And this one too...too sweet flowers!

Two sweet vintage dollies!

AND NOW FOR THE ***DEAL OF THE DAY***

I GOT THIS CHAIR FOR AN AWESOME PRICE...

Let's see what kind of guesses I can get from y'all before I tell you how much little I paid for this gem of a chair!

LOVE the textile!

Now that was the deal of the day...

This last but not least is the 

***FIND OF THE DAY***

Something I have been wanting for a long time...something that will be a great asset to my studio to use for my necklace creations...something that is so feminine and girly...and is a "piece of art" within itself...

Meet ...

Emma Claire...

She is so awesome!  She has a few spots that need to be cleaned, but other than that...she is perfect...and on her own little shabby white stand, no less!

There's room for all kinds of things on the bottom shelf!

Oh, I have such plans for her!

She'll be wonderful for my necklace creations!

I have dreamed of finding a vintage dress form for so long!  I just couldn't believe it when I spotted her.  I'll have to share the story of getting her soon.

So there was my adventure at the Nashville Flea Market!  My BFF and I plan on going to the next one, as well!  Do you have a favorite flea market that you like to go to?  I'd love to hear where it is located!  Be watching for new items to be added at Two Velvet Bunnies!

Back Porch Blessings,

Rebecca