Easter goodies

Well here are my new Easter goodies that I just finished. I love how everything turned out but especially love Red Rabbit. I think I am addicted to anything red! I had so much fun doing the vignettes that I am inspired to keep on with them and am excited to see what I can come up with next. I find myself constantly looking at every container wondering how I could make it into a vignette! Enjoy looking!

Life changes

Well it has been a while since I have posted, things just got so busy around Christmas as I'm sure it has with most people. Our Christmas was really great, we had a houseful, including grandchildren which was really fun! We had one tragedy which was that our tree fell over and most of my vintage ornaments were smashed. I was so upset I got really teary eyed. My wonderful son helped me clean everything up and gave me a shoulder to cry on. The next day that same wonderful son went to a local antique store and bought me three boxes of vintage ornaments!!! Ladies there is hope for men out there!!! I was amazed at his thoughtfulness. I always knew he was a kind soul but didn't think he would even know where to go to get Christmas ornaments. That same son got a new job in January in a city about an hour from where we live. He is my youngest and it is hard to believe that he will officially be gone from our home. I have been back and forth with my feelings around this event. On one hand I am happy to see him move on with his life but on the other hand it is sad to think he won't be around. I will miss chatting with him about a multitude of subjects or sharing a tv program that we both love. I am putting on a positive face for him and getting excited about his search for a new apartment. I am excited to see what this new year will bring him and happy to be able to continue to be involved in his new life if only from afar.

Halloween goodies

I have finally finished all my Halloween items and got them off to the stores last week. I have posted pictures of some of my favorites. I enjoyed working on each and every one of them but never the less was glad to be done. I seemed to be far behind this year with my work but am not sure why, I think life just interfered! I really enjoyed doing the vignettes this year and want to do a lot more of them particularly for Christmas. Hope know one starts screaming at seeing the "C" word in print considering we haven't even got throught Halloween yet. I actually spent some time this weekend brainstorming some ideas and making some lists for Christmas although as of now I only have decided on what pieces I am going to use for my vignettes but not what I will actually put in them. That will be my job for today, going through my stash of stuff (which I love doing). Hopefully I can get in the Christmas frame of mind!!

Christies Outdoor Antique Show

Last Sat. my friend Ruth and I went to The Christies Antique Show in Dundas Ontario which is about one hour from where we live. The show happens twice a year and it is fabulous! The venue is a beautiful conservation area and they have about 300 vendors from all over Canada. I always find great stuff to use in my work and since I am usually looking for small items I can cart everything around easily although this trip I found some great architectual pieces to use as bases and they were quite heavy so I had to make a trip back to the car. At the very end of the day we ended up at a booth with great furniture and great prices. I bought a cornor table, something I had never seen before but I knew it would work in my living room. Then I caught sight of a great green cupboard that I wanted for my kitchen. It has five shelves and tons of room for storage. It took some negotiating to settle on a price and to work out a delivery plan but my cupboard is being delivered today and I am so excited! I have posted some pictures of the show, and my cupboard. Sadly the next show won't happen until next spring but that will give me plenty of time to dream about another fabulous find!

first blog

This is my very first entry and I am excited to enter the world of bloggers! So many people have told me I should get a blog but I just never found the time to do it but now here I am. You can find out a little bit about me in the About Me section. I am presently working on Halloween items for the two stores I sell to in Toronto. This weekend I am attending the largest outdoor antique show that we have in my area. I am going with my friend Ruth and we always have such a blast! I will post pictures of the event and also pics of my Halloween items next week. Here's to a great weekend.
Margo