Tag Swap Goodies

 WooHoo is right!  I entered my first Swap last month.  We were to make a tag and, funny thing is, I have no idea why I joined the swap because I've NEVER made a tag.  My sweet swap mate, Betty, at  She's Sew Pretty turned out to be just the nicest and best tag make ever.  And many thanks to Sandy at 521 Lake Street Blog for putting the swap together. 

Betty's package came and I was so excited to open it up, I forgot to take pictures of the pretty wrapping.  Everything was carefully wrapped in pink ribbon and pink tissue.  So Special!!!  In our emails back and forth at the beginning of the swap I told her I liked the color purple.  What a cute purple Easter Bucket she found!

 And this delicious smelling purple candle went immediately on my mantel.  Betty even made a pretty little tag for the candle.  She's GOOD!

 And how about this purty little eggs? 

 And this vintage hankie...........I LOVE violets! 

 And this cute pincushion was HANDMADE by Betty.  Check out the CUTE details......Amazing work!

 And her extra special tag................

Check out the detail of the little flower, the pretty green cutout paper, the ribbon....I'm SO impressed.  I told her she got the short end of the stick when she got MY tag; but it WAS made with love and I can ONLY IMPROVE...LOL!!  Thanks again Betty.....you rock!

Vintage Easter Pics

I've been digging thru old photos and found a couple of fun Easter photos to share from "back in the day".  Every year at Easter time the wisteria if our yard would bloom and we would take the obligatory "Wisteria Picture".  Perhaps that's why I love the color purple so much!

 This is my sister Donna and me.  Even  back then you could tell I was going to be the silly one and she, the more mature one, don't you think?!??  LOL !!! 

 Easter morning was always so exciting.  The Easter Bunny always left a basket full of goodies and eggs hidden in the yard. 

 Isn't it funny about pictures that when you see the rooms you are in and the people you are with, you are transported back to that time.  Ahhhh....such great, sweet memories of a time long ago. 

 Every year, until my parents got wise.....we got baby chicks.  They typically lasted for a week and then they were mysteriously GONE!  The cats in the neighborhood LOVED Easter....if you get my drift.  :(

Hope you ALL have a wonderful and blessed Easter and get to spend time with the people you love.  And REMEMBER to take pictures....time has a way of slipping away all to quickly and photos are such great reminders of who we are and who we love. 

Crazy Cat and Dog!

Carson, the Prince of the Colorful Cottage got a new coat this Winter.  I told him look handsome and dashing!

His sister, Riley, the Queen of the Colorful Cottage, told him he looked ridiculous....now they aren't speaking!

Do your pets like each other????

Something for EVERYONE at Warrenton

Ever seen a Big Ole' ball of barbed wire...or as some Texas Cowboys say "bob war"?  It was huge....as you can see by the big buckets of rocks next to it.  I guess there's a buyer for ALL things. 

How about a baggie full of beer bottle caps?  My friends and I saved all our bottlecaps from last summer....and let me tell ya....we  guzzled collected a lot and we had fun in the process!  But we still haven't done any projects with them but have tons of ideas. 

Last year I won a $50 gift certificate for submitting a photo of the Warrenton Market.  This year the photo contest was run again.  NOTE TO SELF:  Get photos over to the Texas Trash and Treasures website so you can win ANOTHER gift certificate. 

There's something about a bicycle built for two that's just plain fun! This is a pretty simple version.  Notice, no hand breaks and just one speed.....GO!

Do you have a whole drawer of mis-matched silverware?  Here's a cleaver idea to spruce up your plain birdhouse!

Burlap bags just flapping in the wind...could be turned into pillows, curtains, chair covers, tote bags....limitless ideas.  I know you cleaver ladies could come up with all sorts of great ideas.

How about an embroidered headboard/footboard?  It's sure to promote sweet dreams.  And how about that prism chandelier?

Nothing says Texas Junk Gypsy better than Longhorns on the front of your pink SUV.  And to protect innocent by-standers from being gored by the sharp horns.....pink coozies are on the pointy tips. 

Ruffled bloomers, anyone?

COOL old television from the 60's.....the guy selling it said it worked!!!  Obviously no remote control came with it.  You have to change channels the old fashioned way, remember that?  Oh the excercise we now miss by not getting off the couch to change the channels!

And lastly, one tired dog (not for sale) because she's too precious to her owners.  But, she let you have all the FREE PETS you wanted!

Just Can't Get Enough.....

With a license plate like this, isn't it obvious we are a band of "Gypsy's" out for a good time and a treasure troll in Warrenton, TX!  This is my BFF's  new license plate.  Pretty Cool, huh?  I like the retro feel of it.

As promised, I'm bringing your more colorful pictures of Warrenton. 


Wouldn't it be fun to have a grouping of these in your yard?  I would always be looking for leprechauns or fairies amongst them!

While in Warrenton we found a man that made the old timey kind of cotton candy.  He made this huge bouffant of a candy right on the spot, spun sugar coating his hands and arms while he made this melt-in-your-mouth treat! 

Fiesta Ware as far as the eye could see....

Pretty metal flowers that would go so well with the colorful toadstools.  Can anyone see a theme for my garden growing?!?!  I betcha I could KEEP these flowers alive through freezes and Texas summers!

This looks like a cool space to rest and smell the herb garden.  Just don't put your nose to close to that cactus!  And I just LOVE old  bicycles---the turquoise color is gorgeous and the banana handle bars...Remember those?

Who wouldn't want some cute little goats in their yard???.....plus they wouldn't eat a thing!

Gliders always catch my attention and this one is in particularly good shape.  They remind me of evenings on the back porch with my grandmother.

Ahhhh, Junk Gypsy....a favorite booth to shop.  It would be a hoot to ride around town in THIS pink suburban. 

The most ginormous metal rooster I've ever seen!  He would go great in my fake barnyard....right along side the goats, flowers and toad stools. 

More gliders and chairs for outdoors.....with a good scrubbing and a coat of paint these would be beauties.

Ahhh, WARRENTON......I love you!!!!!!!  See you again in October. 

Here's Your Warrenton Sign!

My friends all know I have a THING for SIGNS!  Especially Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper signs. And they need to be OLD!  But those are generally very costly so I don't have many....most just pictures of signs. 

Warrenton didn't fail me on COOL signs.  I would love to have bought this Coca-Cola sign, but it would have set me back several hundred dollars. Which isn't a BAD price, just not in my budget right now.

Warrenton is full of interesting booths and fun and funky signs directing us to those booths!  What's not to love about Gaudy AND Chic!  Not a thang............

The sign is from a favorite booth .....Texas Trash and Treasures.  They also have a very cool store in the itty bitty town of Carmine, on Hwy 290...It's the Big Turquoise Building.  For the past few antique shows they've had a photo contest.  The contest is to take pictures of all the happening at Warrenton and then send them to the Texas Trash and Treasures.  Last year I was one of the lucky winners and won a $50 gift certificate for just taking pictures.  HOW COOL!

Hmmmmmm......see anything wrong with this picture?  I'm not an English teacher....I'm just sayin'!!!!!

And who didn't grow up eating Sunbeam bread?  This metal sign was in optimum condition.

And here I am taking home ANOTHER sign from  Texas Trash and Treasures.  I guess I'm just an old Hippie....I LOVED the hand on the sign, giving the Peace Sign!

This was our final "SIGN" that the wonderful shopping trip was over.  The sun was going down on  Warrenton....our feet were tired but our hearts were happy!   

God's Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:

I can see the fingerprints of God

When I look at you

I can see the fingerprints of God

And I know it's true

You're a masterpiece

That all creation quietly applauds

And you're covered with the fingerprints of God

Happy Friday Everybody!  One of my favorite bloggers, and probably yours too, is Beki at the "Rusted Chain" http://www.blog.therustedchain.com/. 

Beki's a talented jewelry maker, photographer, blogger and SO much more.  Come link up and tell us about your fingerprint of God.

Below is a picture I captured last weekend as we left the wonderful Warrenton Antique Show.  It's was the perfect ending to a wonderful day and a great reminder that God is with us ALWAYS.

Below is a photo of myself at the end of the long, fun shopping day at Warrenton.  I'm wearing my FAVORITE necklace from Beki at the Rusted Chain.  It reads "Blessed" and that, I truly believe, I am.  God's fingerprints are ALL over me and I wouldn't be blessed without him.  Sure, my life's not perfect but God has BIG plans for me and I'm doing my best to walk and talk with him daily so he can continue to work on me and mold me into the person he wants me to be. 

And here's a closeup of Beki's @ The Rusted Chain pretty "Blessed Necklace".  You can have one too, just order it.