Fun At The Flea Market!

Happy Monday!!



I had a great time yesterday at the Ventura Flea Market. First of all, it was great because it did not rain, like the last time, so that was the first plus.



My husband Mark and I got there a bit early to see what we could find. The first thing I found was this old bed headboard, from my friend Karen's booth. I think I am going to somehow incorporate into my garden.

Mark and I walked all around the flea market, and I didn't find much else in the next hour. I was getting excited to meet Jamie of Simply Me Art, and Debbie Kay from My Vintage Daydreams.

As you know, I had met Jamie previously in the month, at a Tuesday flea market near her home.
I was excited to visit with her again, as we hit it off right away. So as it got nearer to the time to meet Jamie, I went to the front gate to wait for her, and there she was, ready for a day of shopping. We walked a little bit, then I got a call that Debbie and her friend Tina had arrived.

By this time Mark went off to look around, and read his book that he had brought, so the girls could shop. I went up to the front gate to meet Debbie and Tina. I brought them back to meet Jamie. We were all very excited to meet. It's not everyday you get to meet a fellow blogger.
I then took them all to meet Jennifer Grey of www.theoldpaintedcottage.com/ That was fun!! They loved Jennifer and her lovely wares.

We walked, talked and shopped non-stop. The only other thing I bought the rest of the day was this cute little red and white creamer. Later in the day Debbie and her friend parted to do a little more shopping, and to pick up a big mantle that Tina had bought from my friend Karen.
Jamie and I waited for my husband to return, and we decided to go into the town of Ventura, to see my friend Barbara's shop Garden Memories. http://www.gardenmemoriesgifts.com/ Jamie enjoyed Barbara and her shop, as I new she would. I have to say that the highlight of my day was when sweet Jamie surprised me with one of her beautiful jewelry pieces. This gorgeous bracelet. I was very excited to receive it. Jamie is so talented. I was fascinated just watching her sift through all of the vintage jewelry, looking for the perfect pieces to use in her beautiful art.
I think everyone had a fun day!! Can't wait to do it again soon.

Have a great week!
Love,
Rosemary

My ATC Winners!!

Happy Friday Night!!
As mentioned in the last post, I was carrying on the ATC giveaway that I won on Alison's blog http://alisongibbs.blogspot.com/
I decided my theme was France. I waited until my husband Mark got home from work, so he could draw the 3 winners for me. Thanks honey! Here is the drum roll!!!

And the winners are, Louise from http://beachyscapecodcupboard.blogspot.com/
KJ from http://eye-dyllic.blogspot.com/ , and Cielo from http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/
Congrats ladies. Please email me, so I can send out your cards.

I hope you like them. It was a fun little giveaway. If you can, try to keep the giveaway going. You only have to make 3 little cards.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I will be meeting Jamie and DebbieKay at the Ventura Flea Market on Sunday. Can't wait!

Love,

Rosemary

Busy Day!

Sorry I haven't had the chance to visit you all today. I have been a little busy making more crowns, wands and birthday cake boxes.




I did get a nice surprise in the mail today, all the way from Australia. I won Alison Gibb's ATC giveaway contest. Alison's blog is, creative arts and craft by Alison Gibbs. http://alisongibbs.blogspot.com/ If you haven't visited Alison's blog, you should visit her soon. She is the nicest lady, ane you will love her blog.

This is the ATC Alison made. The point of the giveaway is to have 3 winners, and they in turn make 3 ATC cards, so the giveaways keep on happening. So If I have the giveaway, and if you sign up for it, it's with the promise of keeping the game going.

If you want to play, I will make 3 ATC cards, and the winners will each make 3, and have their own giveaway. If you want to join, leave a comment on this post. I will close it, and pick the winners on Friday! You can choose any theme for your cards that you want. I haven't decided what mine will be yet. I will let you know on Friday. Oh, by the way I didn't know what an ATC (Artist Trading Card) was until recently. I hope some of you would like to play the game. I hope I explained it right Alison.

Have a great night!!
Love,
Rosemary

Little Views of Easter Morning!

Hope you all had a Happy Easter today!!
We had unusually warm weather. It's in the 80's today here in sunny California!

This is our new fountain. It's right outside the dining room window. It sounds amazing. Getting ready for brunch.

Our other fountain.
Flowers and plants are starting to bloom.
We had a lovely brunch this morning. My daughter Amanda, son in-law Joe, and my mom were here enjoying the weather, and the brunch.
Our menu consisted of, coffee, mimosas, fruit salad, fresh mushroom quiche, fresh asparagus quiche, ham, turkey sausage, bagels, raisin walnut bread, and lemon cake. We had an Easter egg hunt for my almost 27 year old daughter. She still loves and wants an Easter egg hunt. We all have fun watching her hunt for eggs, until she gives up and I step in to help look for the last ones.
I'm taking the rest of the day to relax, and enjoy our great weather.

Have a fantastic rest of the day!!

Love,
Rosemary

Easter Basket Swap!!

Hello, and happy Thursday!!

I just wanted to share, what I received from my Easter basket swap partner Angelina. If you haven't visited Angelina's blog yet, go to http://beautifulcards.typepad.com/ I hadn't been to her blog before the swap. We were put together by our hostess of the swap Genevieve, of Bella Enchanted. I have not done too many swaps, but the ones that I have participated in have been very fun! (Thanks Genevieve)
I got a lot of really cute Easter decorations, candy, and craft supplies.


There was one little mishap during shipping, this poor little pink bunny lost an ear. My husband assures me that it can be fixed, so if you are reading this Angelina, don't worry about it.
All of these pretties will be put to good use this Sunday, as I am hosting Easter brunch at my home.

Thanks again to Angelina and Genevieve.
Have a Happy Easter!!!
Love,
Rosemary

Meeting Martha!

Hope you all had a nice St. Patrick's Day!!

I had a very exciting day this past Saturday. I got to meet Martha of MJ Ornaments. http://mjornaments.blogspot.com/ We met in Ventura at Garden Memories. http://www.gardenmemoriesgifts.com/

You see, Martha sells her lovely handmade charms at the same shop that sells my boxes, hats, crowns, etc. Martha lives much farther from Ventura than I do, so she doesn't get to the shop very often. We planned to meet there, and I am so glad we did. I showed the charms she made for my daughter, and I a few posts ago. She is so talented, pretty and nice. Martha hasn't had her blog too long, so if you haven't visited her please do. You will love it. I had a pretty good week, considering that I met Jamie of Simply Me Art on Tuesday, and Martha on Saturday.

This is a shot of Martha's charms in the case with my boxes. We think they go well together.
As you can see, we were having some fun playing in Barbara's beautiful shop. Girls have to play!!

At the top of my post is a really nice award that Martha received, and was nice enough to pass on, to me. I in turn will pass it on to, Ashley of http://thedraperhouse.blogspot.com/ and Liz of http://mabelshouse.blogspot.com/ They both are fabulous writers, and if you haven't visited their blogs before, please do. You will be glad you did.

Thanks Martha, it was so nice meeting you. Let's meet again soon!

Have a great Tuesday!

Love,

Rosemary

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Hello all!!
I hope you all have a nice St. Patrick's Day!!

Wear something Green!!
In my next post I will be sharing some pictures of my fun meeting with another blog friend Martha, from MJ Ornaments. We met in Ventura on Saturday. Come back for that!
Have a great day!

Love,
Rosemary