Cooking in a Jewel Box... almost....

Little by little... piece by piece... the kitchen renovation is coming together...

No back splash yet... but soon...

I had the painters paint the inside of the glass door cabinets the same green as the lower cabinets... this is probably the closest to the actual colors...

and the cabinet maker arrived to re-level the cabinet doors and install the glass...

and he had me tape a sign to the door glass so Ricky didn't accidentally open them before the caulking was dry... and for good measure... I tied a bow around the handles.. just to insure that no midnight accidents could occur...

Next up... back splash...

I'm cooking in a jewel box...

Down here in French Lique...

ps... I ran into the fabulous Curious Boys, Joe and Glenn, at their booth today... they are such sweethearts... hugs all around and chatting about fabulous finds in Warrenton...  Drop by and visit their blog if you can.  They've posted a bunch of great photos taken on their recent visit... Candy and I can hardly wait to go ourselves this weekend!

Shopping with Bev and the Boys...

I love when I have to work in Seguin, Texas on Wednesday...

Wednesday... That's the day that Glory B's Cottage opens for the weekend...

so it's the first day of the week for Beverly...

which means her shop is full of treasure...

and this Wednesday was no exception...

everywhere you look... treasures to be found...

every shelf, every tabletop... 

every place that is any place to put something...

Beverly will find a wonderful way to display...

some treasure... somewhere... (oops! how did Bev get into the mirror photo! wink-wink)

This table has sat in the middle of the front room in Glory B's Cottage...

for as long as I have been shopping there... (NFS)...

The table has sat there... but the treasure on top...

it's ever-changing...

so are you wondering what came home with me?

A heart... made by Beverly herself... (I had to promise not to show her face... she said she was a mess... she wasn't!)

 A vintage hand-made crib quilt... $12.99... yes... no kidding

An orphaned saucer and 3 pearl and rhinestone buttons...

and a vintage veil... probably a communion veil because of the size...

Beverly only takes cash or checks... and me.. I only had $42... all of which Beverly got to keep... So this sweet angel sitting on top of that table...
Well... Beverly put a sold sign on it for me...
and I'll bring more cash on Saturday...
..../~~~~~~~~~~~\....
The on my way out of town....

The Unique Boutique and The Curious Boys...

How about a vintage paneled door... $29.99...
or a vintage crystal chandelier... $59.99... (no kidding!)

The Boys were having a 10% off sale...
So I had to buy something... (even though Beverly already had all my money...)

I love vintage silver candlesticks... $9.99... these are truly lovely...

or this fabulous chicken wire basket... $11.99... (this will be gone by the time I get back there!)

this isn't the best photo...
but do you see the matching set of vintage chandeliers...
to die for!

or a rustic piece of architecture... yep... took this one home...

so... home again... I draped the veil over a vintage lamp's shade...

and the little boy in the frame...

that was a treasure found by the Curious Boys and brought home...

by me...

Down here in French Lique...

Happy Treasure hunting to all...

and... good night "T"...

So Dixie... Whatcha Gonna Do With That?... and she said...

Candy, Terry, and I parted ways about 2:30 Thursday afternoon after a fun time thrifting (I spent $3 plus tax)... Candy and Terry live near San Marcos, Texas. I live in French Lique (about 15 miles east of San Antonio, Texas)... So on my way home, I have to drive right through Seguin, Texas... Home of the Curious Boys.. Of course, I had to stop and do a little last minute junktique shopping...

I love shopping the Curious Boys booth.  It is full of vintage architectural salvage.. like this beautiful chunk of cement...

and these rustic corbels... which came really-really close to coming home with me...

and wonderful pieces like this beautiful ornate oval frame...

This piece of salvage awaits the arrival of Miss Theresa from Garden Vintage Antiques... The boys posted about it this weekend and Theresa put her stamp of approval (SOLD) on it... She'll pick it up today.. now I can't wait to see what Theresa is going to do with this.. Hey Theresa... there's another piece there... it may want to go home with you too!

The Curious Boys march to a different drummer... okay... well it's the same drummer as the rest of us Junkaholics march to...  

Now what could I do with her???

and these great silver buckets were callin' my name... "hey, Dixie, over here... look up!"

they were callin' but I wasn't answering them today...

But I did hear the call of this set of two ornate frames... and I think they'll look great painted perfect white...  

and then... there was this...

The Heart Arch... 

Yes, this beautiful, rusty, chippy-white-painted piece of iron... 

called me right over.. 

and, I answered...

Good thing those back seats fold down in my mid-size Mercury Milan!

While it did go from stem to stern...

I managed to get it into the car and then home...

All my Ricky said, as he helped extract it from the car...

"Whatcha gonna do with that?"

I haven't decided yet... but I'll let you know...

as soon as I figure it out...

down here in French Lique...

Linking to sweet Cindy at My Romantic Home for

Show and Tell Friday...

Drop by and see who else is showing and telling about their treasures...

Curious? These boys are!!

One of my absolute favorite booths to shop is any booth managed by the Curious Boys... You'll see them in my header... and now you can see them right here!!!

I can't tell you how many wonderful things I've purchased from them... salvaged corbels that I'll use in my kitchen reno... bowling trophies from 1930 that were a gift to newlyweds that are avid bowlers (they loved them!)... religious relics... rustic frames... and even two vintage shelf-kneehugger-elves which became favorite Christmas gifts of Candy and Terry... these boys know how to shop too... cause their prices are good.. not cheap... but good... Candy and I met them one day in Seguin while they were working their booth... and we've both been fans ever since!

So go visit my boys..

and wear your bib...

cause you're gonna drool...
and tell them Dixie sent ya...

Welcome to Blogland Curious Boys...

and hugs from Dixie...

down here in French Lique!

Small Town Vintage Shopping.... Fabulous Finds....

I spent the day working in Seguin Texas on Wednesday... and since I had 8 appointments scheduled, I knew I wouldn't have time to run by Glory B's Cottage in Geronimo for a little last minute shopping....and a visit with sweet Beverly...

 but on my way back from lunch, I drove past the Antique Mall in Seguin where the Curious Boys have a huge booth... so I thought... "why not stop... I've got 10-minutes to spare"... and I'm so glad I did... look at what I found!

Frames.. yes I love empty frames... and this pretty metal one was in a small booth that Beverly maintains in the Antique Mall...

and I had just the place to put it... in my guest room framing one of my sweet snow people...

and then there were these beauties... a set of 3 large Mercury Glass Candle Sticks with Hurricane glasses... all 3 in perfect condition...

so I played with candle sizes, and decided on the short fat ones... but I didn't have 3 of either color... so tomorrow, on my Friday before Christmas day off... I'll be candle shopping... for the short fat candles...
all 3 one color... red, or green, or maybe even white?

and the best part of all... the price $$$$$!

Candle Sticks with Hurricanes... $19.99 for the set!  Better than that... 20% off sale made them $16.00.... S-C-O-R-E!

and the pretty little metal frame... $4.50... which I thought was an amazing price for the pretty swirled frame painted chippy white...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

down here in French Lique!

linking to:

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Vintage Thingies Thursday

Show and Tell Friday