Blue Monday... Photos I've Been Saving for Sally...

I don't have a whole lot of blue in my house... so every time I go thrifting or junking (is it the same thing? I'm not sure?)... anyway... every time I go, I'm always taking photo of blue things... and I always think... I'll post this one for Sally's Blue Monday...

today... I've picked just a few of my favorite blue finds... these photos I've been saving just for you Sally...

This vintage blue thingy... a frosted blue candle holder... It was quite expensive... neither junk nor thrift.. thus it was left for another lover of blue...

I just love this Fenton Blue Crested vase... Pretty milkglass vase trimmed in clear blue glass... just beautiful... you might also notice a bit of blue transferware in the background... not by accident I might add...

This wonderful blue rooster cookie jar was one of my favorite finds... the price was right, but alas... his pretty blue tail had broken off and then poorly repaired... I'm not one that refuses to buy an item repaired... I'm just a little picky about the quality of the repair job...

I really love the pretty blue and white bell in the photo too... so delicate and pretty... Just for you Sally...

So Sally... when you're ready to come visit Texas... us Texas gals will take you out for one of our favorite margaritas... at our favorite TexMex food spot... with plenty of blue... just for you...

and that's a promise from Down Here in French Lique...

Metamorphosis Monday... Lifecycle of a Vintage Garden Chair...

I paid a little more for this rusty garden set than I normally would. The set of 2-chairs and a glass top table just spoke to me... it said... "there's beauty here... just take us home and find it.." and so, I did. I love the curvy swirls of metal on the chair backs and the base of the table...

I kept the set sitting outside in the back yard for several months... Ricky frequently asked... "are you going to do anything with that?" and then one day it just came to me. My inspiration... napkins I purchased for a song at Marshall's ... Spring 2009... Lilly Pulitzer Napkins... set of 4 - oversize - $7.00... too good to pass up... I knew I'd do something special with them...

Off to the Home Depot I went... fabric in hand... to look for green paint... and I found...Painter's Touch Green Apple by Rust-Oleum... Perfect! I cleaned off all the rust... and then painted both chairs green... Green Apple green... and then... Ricky cut new plywood seats.. needed that! With new foam pad and batting in place... I used two of the Lilly Pulitzer napkins for seat covers... next step... Sweet Sister and her fabulous sewing machine... Pillows... pretty lumbar pillows from the two remaining Lilly napkins... and with a set of bright green napkins I had purchased long ago, Sweet Sister created two 12-inch throw pillows... The perfect match for the chairs and their pretty new seats...

The pretty garden chairs and their table have come full circle now... beautiful once again, they sit in my booth at Geronimo awaiting their new mistress... to come and spirit them away to their new life. If she doesn't come by springtime... their new home might just be... down here in French Lique...

Metamorphosis Monday is hosted by one of my favorite decorating bloggers, Susan at Between Naps on the Porch... If you'd like to see more of Metamorphosis Monday participants, link here to visit Between Naps on the Porch...

Silver Sunday... Thrifty Finds and Simple Pleasures...

My thrifty silver find (thank you Goodwill) is this pretty carafe... I just love the elegance of the pretty glass and silver combination...

She was in pretty good shape.. just a little tarnished and dirty...

but what beautiful bones..

and fabulous design...

So of course... I made her sparkling clean...

and shiny...

and put her for sale in my booth...

Then there are these... tarnished with age...

Baby cups... one with an embossed duck.. the other engraved with the initial "D"... for Dixie? Maybe Debbie or David... or even Dexter... So right now... I've decided to leave them as found... tarnished but loved...

and then there were this sweet pair... I'm also leaving tarnished for the time being... I think it brings out the detail... A Santa and A Christmas Tree... S&P... I'm already dreaming of Christmas Tablescapes 2010... aren't they just the sweetest pair?

I'm joining sweet Beth for Silver Sunday again this week... If you love silver and want to see more... visit Beth at Gypsy Fish Journal... the participants are on her sidebar... you'll love what you see...

we'll be missing you Silver Sundays... down here in French Lique...

It's Springtime at French Lique in Blue Hills...

Saturday was spent in my booth... adding... straightening... hanging... making ready for Spring! I'm exhausted! So now, before I go Pink Saturday Visiting... I promised #2 & #3 daughters... and Sweet Sister, that I'd post a few photos of my work... ! Blue Hills was alive with lots of booth vendors getting things ready for Spring just like me... and lots and lots of customers... hope they all found a little treasure today!

This is the view entering my booth... my favorite inanimate gal... Matilda... awaits your arrival and beckons you in...

This is one of those giant birdcages... this one is very rusty and rustic... so I filled it with a grapevine wreath, a large birds nest and lots of silk flowers and Easter eggs... Now it's not just shabby... It's Cottage Shabby Chic!

Here's one of my little green garden chairs with it's Lilly Pulitzer napkin seat... and Sweet Sister made cute little pillows with ball fringe... I just love them. This morning I added vintage pink buttons to the center of the green throw pillows... after looking at them all week... I just thought they needed a little something...

The booth is so small... I loaded the table up with vintage china and glassware..


One adorable little lady came into my both today while I was setting up and asked.. "is it time for tea?"
But of course Cherie!

This is Sweet Sister's corner... Those are little fabric yo-yo refrigerator magnets that Sis makes with scraps left over from her apron creations... they're so cute... all hand stitched...

A broader view of Sweet Sis's corner... She has some pretty Fenton glassware for sale too...

Here's Matilda again... Beckoning you in... saying "Come on down here to French Lique"...

Show and Tell Friday... Ravishing Ruffles...

This evening when I got home from work... my sweet mailman had delivered my Country Living Magazine... March 2010...

this is what they were talking about... Ravishing Ruffles... according to Country Living, Ruffles are all the rage this spring... but what really caught my eye was....

these pretty ruffled plates... and why... other than they're lovely...enchanting...divine... No... none of those reasons... though they are all good reasons to be sure...

Earlier in the day I'd been on a business trip to San Marcos, Texas... San Marcos, where one of my favorite thrift stores resides... Candy and Terry introduced me to Twice Blessed last year... and today while searching for that perfect thrifty find, I came across this... Ravishing Ruffles... (ahead of the trends, for once anyway! LOL)

Actually... two bowls...

Lovely...

6 Dessert Plates... and 8 Dinner Plates...

Enchanting...

and a Platter... Divine...

Beautiful Mikasa Romance Petite Blooms... It sings "Cottage" to me...

Fine China at the Thrift Store...

Twice Blessed...


Ravishing Ruffles... It's all the rage this Spring... down here in French Lique...

I'm joining Cindy for Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home... why not drop by and see who's playing along today!

White Wednesday... what is it?

What is it? Do you know already?

found at Blue Hills Antique Mall in Geronimo...

one of my favorite vintage glass patterns...

It's called "Silver Crest" because of the clear rimmed edge...

is it Penton or Fenton? I'm thinking Fenton Silver Crest... (I think the dealer was a little confused....) either way... it's lovely... but a little pricey for me... which is why I came away with just the photos... Down Here in French Lique...

I'm joining Kathleen for White Wednesday at Faded Charm... drop by and see who else is playing today...

The Fairies of French Lique...

The little band of French Lique Fairies arrived bright and early... and quickly went to work moving treasure from the back to the front...

Faster than you could say "Tinker Belle"... the old booth was empty and the new booth filled to the brim!

Other than a quick "frappuccino" coffee break... and a timely shopping trip though the Blue Hills Antique Mall... my little fairies worked tirelessly...

Fairy Lili flew in all the way from Mississippi to lend a hand...

and tackled one project after another...

Fairy Terry and Fairy Candy worked together to hang the fairy lights... (I mean, what would a fairy land be without fairy lights!) and hang pictures and frames...

and lend their artistic eyes to the placement of each treasure...

Fairy Lili paused to admire their work...

Little by little... just like magic... the New French Lique Booth was transformed... The sweet fairies wouldn't leave until everything was in it's place...

...and turned into a beautiful little place of white and pink....

...of flowers and angels and clocks that "tic-toc"...

Yes, all is well, thanks to my little band of Fairies... down here in French Lique...


ps... wasn't it nice of the Blue Hills folks to leave me just a splash of red in my booth... pun intended...