Journal

From my blackberry in New Mexico. This is taken on my first morning from the veranda at the inn, after a huge storm. Tents filled with fabulous dealers and merch right downstairs, pasture beyond. Above is a field with hundreds of tents in the background, below a close up of the tents. the light here...Read More

I’ve shown boo kitty before, from the amazing artist outside of Austin. She lives with me now. I like cows, now hear that in your head with forrest gump’s voice. I really do. Above is my favorite painting with some great old plastic cows making it 3D. For some reason I keep finding white ones…...Read More

I was thrilled to be able to host a baby shower for my great friend Jessie on Sunday. I was stressing about the backyard with the half done deck, the dead lawn and gopher holes, but everything turned out ok. Because she is a true southern gal, and her favorite movie is Steel Magnolias, I...Read More

I can’t even stand it. I saw these in the back of —–‘s car in Texas this past spring and have been waiting to get one in my hot little hands for months! It’s a mold from a baby doll! All brass, and all barnacle-y from many many pours of molten plastic inside of it....Read More

I’m loving the way my shop looks right now, especially my mantle display, I hate to change it.Ok I admit it’s been a while (and a fun summer so far) but usually I move the store around quite frequently. I like to give things a new showcase so a piece someone might not have noticed...Read More

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A six year old friend of mine was visiting the shop the other day and he asked me why, if I love collecting this stuff so much, do I sell it? I explained that I really love to buy these things and I have a lot of fun doing it, but I also really love...Read More

I’m afraid my spring fever has turned into the summertime blues…I love it here in my shop but.. I also want to be here… and here… and especially here… this looks nice… I’ve only been back two months but I am already anticipating a fun trip here…but here will have to do for now, and...Read More

I’ve got some new vintage sterling English watch fobs in, and I believe I have matched them up with the best chain for each one. I make some of the chains, and some are already made, or vintage. On the far left is one I have been wearing for years, 1897, Birmingham, England Junior League,...Read More

I love these reproductions of a garden diary from 1906. The awesome dolls I wrote about in my last post. Above guy is mine, below are all that is left of them. Maybe my favorite new thing from Texas. Chubby copper doll hand molds. I’ll probably remove the steel case so they can twiddle if...Read More

I feel like the luckiest girl in the world that these amazing beauties get to live in my shop for a little while until they find new homes. Direct from a doll factory in upstate New York, these copper molds are in untouched verdigris condition and still exactly how they were on the plates when...Read More

Did you know that the wordstones are back? Rae put them on hold for a while to build up a longing for them and they are back bigger and better. live, laugh, love, hope, adore, calm, dream, wish, peace $6.00 eachRead More

I’m back from New York, the gift fair was pretty great. 3 whole days of 9 hours of shopping and I did not even finish looking. I blame it on the handmade section and all of the super creative and talented artists there. I spent way too much time studying every little detail that the...Read More

a bright idea… A customer and I (ok, mostly her) came up with a great idea after I found out she had amassed enough vintage linen tablecloths and napkins to use at her wedding for 200 guests. A trunk show! And because I’d like it to be a little more diverse I am inviting anyone...Read More

goes something like this: 2 bottles of bubbly 2 liter of ginger ale 64 oz mango passion fruit juice or your favorite juice, fresh citrus if you like citron vodka to taste (at least 1/2 of a fifth) pour over ice if you have a liquid dispenser just throw it in and let guests help...Read More