Lucketts

My shopping trip last Monday was to Lucketts in Virginia. I spent four whole dollars....but I gathered hundreds of dollars of wonderful ideas.  The inspiration began in the parking lot...love these red doors!
Not too sure about that green head though! It has a hole in the top about the size of a ping-pong ball.  Hmmm...maybe it's a vase!

This display belongs to Miss Mustard Seed - she had lots of fun things. It was great to see the creativity of a fellow blogger in action! 

 

 

I LOVE these plant stakes! What an awesome idea!  How pretty would these be scattered around the yard, reflecting bits of light everywhere?!

 

 

This is one of my favorite bits of inspiration!  A wire cage over a candle. I think this looks wonderful. But the cage was a bit hot...so this probably won't be putting in an appearance  at my house anytime soon.  Too many little fingers full of curiosity.  But I'll keep the idea tucked away for someday!

 

I have a lot more photos to share...Lucketts is one of my very favorite places to visit.  But for now - it's back to trying to get my house in order for Christmas.

Happy a joy-filled weekend!!

Etsy Treasures

Just take a look at this cute little package that arrived in my mail last week ~ it's my purchase from Diane Knott's new Etsy shop ~ Cottage By The Pond.  I love kraft paper, so I was immediately drawn to the mailing envelope and the clever packaging.  Recipe cards, a piece of cardboard and a musical image all tied up in a bow ~ and tucked inside........

....this stamped clothespin with a beautiful bunch of hand stamped vintage muslin wound on it.  Love the crowns! Click here for a better peek at the crown.

Sixty inches of vintage muslin wound on this great old clothespin!  Just a example of Diane's wonderful imagination and creativity!

Look how perfectly it fits in with some other recently acquired treasures.  I bought the string holder (with scissors) at Lucketts in Leesburg, VA and the rhinestone and silver pieces came from On A Whim, also in Leesburg.  The stamped bird image is on a little card my daughter-in-law Johanna made for me ~ it will soon be in a frame hanging in my wonderful new room.  Now that the yard sale is over I can get back to working on it! I'll have some photos of some of "it" this week.