Sale Day Finds ..AND ....Just listed on Etsy ...

I don't give up and I'm not a quitter ...and even when I'm tired ...I just keep pushing ..LOL !!!

What a Busy day it's been ..did I mention the word "REST" in my last post ...???

Well just wipe that word away ...

Abbey and I had every intention of getting up today having a restful morning and then getting the house back in order ...you know how that goes ...when the option of shopping is given ..it's such a hard choice now isn't it. LOL !!!

Well we chose do I even need to say ...Yes shopping ..we headed out to hit the local garage sales ..and drove for about 20 minutes and found NADA ...when on the way home we happened on one lone sale that didn't look like much and Abbey said go on and I said well I think I'm going to stop and just see ..So we did ...about 3 hours later yes 3 we came home ..with a back seat full of ...should I say it o.k. you twisted my arm ... Antique and Vintage Lace ...3 antique violin cases, an antique floor lamp ...a vintage night table ..and well some other stuff too !

Of course the Lace was my favorite ..I mean oodles of it ..as if I don't have enough ..should enough really be in an antiquers vocabulary anyhow ..I mean really where do we stop with collections anyhow ? They say to decorate in odd #s 3's 5's 7's etc ....just about the time we think we might end a collection we realize we are in the evens and just need 1 more to make it odd right ..and then what happens we go out on our search for the 1 perfect piece to finish out the collection and we find 2 ..making us even again so that we have to plan another trip to get that next odd numbered piece ...ROFL !!!! Well that's how I feel about lace ..just when I think I've packed another drawer full and that's the end I find some more and well a girl just can't walk away can she ? Isn't that somewhere in the Antique Book of Mortal Sins ...!

Anyhow ...with all the excitement somewhere I found some energy I didn't have when I rolled out of bed this morning ...I had that great find energy ....Well that was until we returned home and all the cleaning was staring me in the face ...and somehow I felt tired again ...LOL !!! No we got some cleaning done ...

So here's a few fun pictures to share with you of our finds this morning

Really why is it I love lace ...? I 'm not sure how to put it in words ...I just know it makes my tummy tumble inside ...and I love to look at it ...

I was telling Abbey today ...that I remember as a child when she took me to Jessica McClintocks store when I was a little girl ... they had lace and yardage for sale way back when ..as well as when we went to Fabric King ..I wanted to stay in those stores and not leave ...I loved all the rolls of ribbon and lace and bolts of yardage ..I loved hearing the scissors cut through the fabric and click along the cutting table ..I remember it actually made me so relaxed as a child I could have curled up right there on the spot and napped ...So you see my love of lace goes way back ..I think it's just part of my being ....

Did I mention the heap of vintage jewelry we got too ...

And how about this old silk cording card ..this will make for fabulous graphics !!!

Oh and another love ...buckles ..rhinestones ..metal and mother of Pearl Oh My !

A way sweet Picnic basket ..the little square kind ...

Decorative Iron work ....now these are Fabulous ....and I'm sure they'll be headed to our shops very soon ... along with all the other finds I didn't even get pictured here ...

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Well after shopping and some cleaning ...I decided it was finally time to start getting some things back in our Etsy shop ..and to start with I listed 4 of our Vintage Girl Upcycled Necklaces tonight ...

I took Pictures yesterday ...and figured I couldn't let them get dusty sitting in their file and I better get in gear and get them listed ...so I just dug deep found some energy somewhere heavens know's where it was hiding at ...and just finished listing them ...

I thought I would give you a sneek peek at the 4 I listed ...and of course I'll be listing more hopefully over the next few days ..

Well that's it for today folks ....I think I'm just plain nuts ...but hey that's o.k. it will just make life interesting for those around me ...ha ha !!!

Until next time ...Enjoy your weekend ...may it be blessed in abundance !

Sneek Peek at Shop 2 Now Open and Papa Fred Update...

Well what a week ...No really what a month it's been for us here at Sweet Magnolias Farm ..

We ended up having an overflowing plate ..but as usual God always see's us through.

Not that we are not totally exhausted ..worn thin and needing a little rest ..But God will see to that too ...

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First on the list is our Papa Fred update ..which I know several of you have asked for. Which is just so kind of you to care ..Thank You !

We actually have fairly Good News and Thank you all for your Prayers and kind words as we feel we have had a little miracle because of them. Papa had his procedure on Monday ..and what a procedure I felt so bad for him. During his recovery time the Dr. that performed the procedure came in to discuss with him and Mom (Abbey) what his findings were ..and he said that he couldn't find anything of great concern wrong at all. After being told by 3 Dr.s prior that there was something very severe wrong we were suprised in one aspect but not in another ..we truly believe in miracles ..and we believe Papa Fred received one. They did find that he has an enlarged Gall bladder ..which has a sack of fluid off of it ...so he may need to have it removed which will mean surgery ..and that will be left up to his internal Dr. But considering the severity of what we thought it might be ..removal of his gall bladder is minor in comparison if it is decided that is what is needed.

I can't tell you how relieved we were when we walked out of that office on Monday ...and how exhausted we all were as well. Even when we think we are handling a situation with Faith, Trust, and feel cool, calm and peaceful ..our bodies tend to take on the stress in ways we don't realize. Tuesday I felt like the wind had been let out of my sails ..and I was just a limp rag ..tired relieved ..but drained. A month of not knowing ...while continuing to work on our new shops was quite a job ...and I'm sure compared to others it's not much but for our house it was enough ..and God gave us every bit of energy and strength to get through it.

Now it's time to rest up ...recoop...and get our home and our lives back in order ...

On that note..Abbey and I with much discussion and deep consideration ..decided today that we are not going to attend the next show we had planned ...Tell me bout the Good old Days in Redlands next weekend as we have advertised in our side bar. We won't be there ..but there will be some positively talented artisans and wonderful antique shops that you won't want to miss ...so be sure not to miss it !!!!

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lastly ...we have finally got our 2nd shop open ...Open but by no means complete ..I think we still have a few more days work on both shops to get them how we would like them to be ...but I thought once again I would share some pictures to let you see where it's at now ...

This shop ...is a mix of our romantic farmhouse creamy whites with splashes of color .. rosy pinks and shades of green ...

The dresser / cupboard ....has a wonderful aged paint technique ..Vintage address #'s on the doors ..authentic glass handles ...Vintage Suit case drawers in the bottom and behind those double doors 3 more drawers that draw our for plenty of organizational storage. $165-

We added our Antique screen door/ Linen display to this shop ...we have had this old screen door for years ..and it's done a beautiful job displaying our vintage linens for all those years ...
If you love Vintage linens ..stop in for some beautiful pieces ..Abbey does a fabulous job returning these vintage pieces to their former glory. She literally puts a piece of her life right into them ..the hours she spends bringing them back to life and back to use. Finding Vintage linens today that are in useable condition ....ready to dress the table, the bed, the bath ,the kitchen or living area is quite rare ..so if your needing a vintage linen stop in we may have what your looking for ...we'll be bringing more in as well.

Some sweet Florals ....

Vintage Plates , an Antique Cup ...

Antique shakers ...vintage books ...

And lastly ....a little laundry anyone ? ... Yes we strung a double laundry line and hung out the vintage laundry ......Fresh and White ...and a few of our Farmhouse romance Clothespin bags are offered too ..

Well it's that time ...Bed time...time for sweet dreams...and some rest so we can get back to work ....creating beautiful Christmas offerings and Beautiful displays filled with antique and vintage finds ..

We're getting there ... shop # 2 is on it's way ...fun preview

Well what a week it's been around here ..a busy busy crazy week ..but hey that's what makes life interesting isn't it !

With all the rain we had here in CA ...and no less an unusual time of year to have it ..we were not prepared ...our back patio storage area took a small beating from the wet weather ..so Abbey and I spent the last 2 days having to clean up and dry out everything and then creatively put things back and get them covered so their rain proof for this next wave of wet weather they have forecast for us.

Today we finally made it back to the shop ...that is shop # 2 ...and began filling it with our goodies ...No it's not open for business yet ..but I thought I would share picts of the work in progress it is ..

We are hoping to have it completed this coming Wednesday if life allows ...I'll share more about that further on in the post ..for now here's the pictures ...

I think we took one of the darkest shops in the mall and made it one of the lightest and brightest now ... it's funny for years this was one of our favorite spaces because we loved it's facade ..it's an old barn front with tall beams inside ...We decided to set up housekeeping with a Beautiful Bedroom ...

Now you can see when I say work in progress I mean it ...there's still alot to be unpacked and alot to be decorated ..but it's beginning to shape up ...Abbey did an awesome job getting us started on this shop ..I really had no direction and she did ..her vision is truly coming to life...

Here's the barn facade front ...some T & J'rs may remember it as an old red barn facade for years ...well We wanted a white barn ...and Jana (one of the owners) graciously told us go for it ! Coming in the hay window ...a sweet chandelier ...will hang ...sometime later this week that will go up !

The bed is dressed ...the French wire Candolier is hung ...and the bed is beckoning a sweet soul to lay down a spell ...

The Little wood shelf on the left is a piece I just made over ...lined in old sheet music ..and the shelves trimmed in antique lace ...Sweet to be sat or hung ....and We are needing to get that old chalkboard filled in with a sweet little sentiment I see ..I'll be thinking of what will be perfect for it over the next few days ..

I'm in love with Abbey's hand mirror display ...She really made them Beautiful and gave them a whole new life ..hung over the dresser from vintage lace trim ...

Well ...we are hoping to return on Wednesday to finish things up ..but our week starts out taking Papa Fred tomorrow to the hospital for an invasive procedure in order to get a biopsy ..it will take the better part of the day and we really won't know what the outcome will be if any until the end of tomorrow ..

Then Tuesday Treasures and Junk takes the day off and is closed ..which gives us a day to rest a little and get ready to head back on Wednesday if all goes as planned ...

We hope for thos far away you enjoy sharing in our fun ..and for those nearby that one day you'll head on over and visit our shops ..We'd love to see you there or just here you went ..it's so much fun ...I was drooling over the whole mall today ...there is such great stuff everywhere in their right now ..and in fact alot of shops are already offering their antique and vintage Christmas items which I'm sure won't last long !!!

Have a Lovely week all you bloggeretts ....and God Bless each and every one of you !

Ordinary Croquet Balls ...Meet Farmhouse Romance ....

It's been a Wet Rainy week here in Southern California ..which is highly unusual for this time of year. Usually we are still in the triple digits and sporting wildfires in the hills and mountains.

However Mother Nature decided to make life interesting this year and send us some very early rainfall and cool temperatures ...

With this change in weather it's forced me to the indoors ..I don't have a workshop for all those larger projects ..just a back yard which at this moment is sopping wet ...

In fact ..our forecast was no rain today and partly cloudy skies ...so I was headed out to actually completely clean off the back patio and re-arrange all the pieces awaiting a little farmhouse touch ..Luckily I waited till Noon to decide to do that ..because just as I finished up lunch the rain began and hasn't quit yet ...better tell the forecasters their No rain forecast just didn't pan out ...LOL !!

So my indoor project was actually started a few days back ...and it was to take some ordinary croquet balls and give them a farmhouse romance makeover...

above is what they started out as ..and I admit the bright colors of the croquet balls are beautiful ..that is if those colors fit your home ..however they don't ours and they don't fit our style of shop either ...so they had to get a little makeover ....

Here they are and I am so loving how they turned out ...A simple coat of white paint ....

Some vintage lace trims wrap them up with perfection....


Some vintage Lace trim bows ... and each one embellished with vintage sign board #'s.... All Beautifully piled in an old wood bowl filled with raffia ...

This set of 6 will be heading off to the shop ...that is when this rain lets up ...we are hoping for Saturday ...and if you live far off and would like to purchase them ..just send me an e-mail and let me know that your interested ...

A Vintage White Wednesday at Sweet Magnolias Farm

It's a Beautiful White Wednesday at Sweet Magnolias Farm...

Our First shop is now open ...

We Basicly finished up on Saturday evening ..and have a few things left to do ..such as fill the showcase ..add some electrical so we can get our lamps on ..and add a few more offerings of course to fill in where things have already been selling ..

Yes ..Saturday while we were setting up ..a few large pieces went out that were followed by several small pieces ...So we're trying to get more ready ...

Plus we have our second shop painted and it's ready to be filled up ..our plans were to head there tomorrow ..but with the rain we have had today ..I think we may end up going Thursday or Friday ....

I made sure to take lots of picts of our 1st shop before we left Saturday ..to share will you all ...So here they are ...

These are all the Farmhouse Sawdust Pumpkins we have left ...

Are these not the Greatest Galoshes ...I love them ..and had a hard time parting with them ...

Our Farmhouse Romance Lamps ..with our Custom Lace covered shades can be found in our shop ...we offer them for $128- ...the mall offers layaway or they take C.C. for your pleasure ...

Vintage White Pottery fills a wonderful vintage corner cabinet ... ...everythings better in a collection isn't it ?

Vintage hardware store aprons ...Abbey and I love the old hardware advertising aprons ..theirs a wonderful nostalgia to them ..and they look fabulous displayed on an old peg rack ..

Our Vintage door ..chippy and tattered is Purely for Display only ..but it offers ..our Flour Sack towels with custom vintage designs ...and sweet ruffles ...Our towels are perfect for Kitchen, bath or Laundry ...Simply use and wash ..no special care ..!!! And they make perfect affordable gifts for the holidays !

$13.50 each

Keep an eye out here in the near future ...we'll be offering windows just like those we incoroporated for display at the back top of the shop ...And if you need one custom made with a special saying or word ....contact us for special order ...

Romance the kitchen ...with our Custom Farmhouse cannister sets ...Or a few Antique Tinware pieces ....

A basket full of vintage Shrimp cocktail jars ..double as the cutest juice glasses ...or perfect for holding paper clips, rubberbands etc ..on the desk ...and we're sure alot of other uses too ...only $4.00 each

Looking for just the right Creamy White Dishware ...I'm sure we have a piece that will round out your white collection ....drop in and see ..!!!

Our Farmhouse Flour Sack towels ...a few more designs are shown here ... "God Bless our Home" and we even offer a days of the week set ...each one a different style apron ...they are positively darling ...!!! Only $67.50 for the (7) towel set ..

Exquisite Gold Head Vase ..filled with our Paper roses ...isn't she lovely !!!

Have you seen our bucket lamps ? .... Well if not ..come in and take a peek at this cutie ...perfection hung over a desk ..or even kitchen counter space ...Easily turns on and off with it's Cute pull chain ..!!!Every One we make is custom.

As you can see we're filling up the shop ...and there are more wonderful offerings headed over again this week ..

We have had so much fun putting the shop together ..it's been near 6 yrs since we have had a shop and we truly forgot how much fun it is .... We only wish we lived a bit closer so we could work it more often during the week ...but since we can't it will make our truck loads full each time we head over....

If you want to be notified when we have filled the shop with new offerings ..then sign Our Guestbook "AT THE SHOP" ..plus by signing the guestbook at the shop you'll also receive special discounts only available to Guestbook entrants ..

A big thank you to kathleen of Faded Charm fo hosting White Wednesday ...

Wishing you all a Blessed week ahead ...

Oh and P.S. for those of you who have inquired about Papa Fred ..we are awaiting phone calls this week from Dr.s so we don't know anything yet ..it's just a waiting game right now .

Hooray our Shop is beginning to come to life ..and the Scary ride home !

It Finally Happened .....Really Happened ....!!!!

We made it to the shop today ..no interuptions ..no emergencies ....AND ...

it's beginning to come to life and look so Beautiful !

I took a few before pictures so you could see what it looks like before we put our vintage window Signage up ....let alone anything else ...

Then ...we began on getting the signage up and ran into our first major glitch ...well you know those are going to happen ..because nothing's ever perfect now is it.

Well we "Assumed" that the back wall was solid at the top ..and we would plunk down our L brackets and screw them in and up the signage would go ....Well not exactly ..."SUPRISE" !!! The wall in the back has a U shaped gulch if you will with a piece of galvenized piping the electrical runs through ....So we put our thinking caps on and had to refigure how we were going to put the signage up ...Well we came up with a whole new way ..which worked perfectly and up they went ..not to say that what we expected to take about an hour ended up being about 2 and a half ...LOL !!! Isn't that how things work sometimes.

So here they are ...and were totally lovin them !!!

No to mention ...the shop looks a little fuller at this point which was exactly at closing tonight ....and No we are not finished ...still have more to put out ..some tagging to do ...and well ..our second shop opened up for us today so ...one more to go ....In the meantime ..enjoy the picts I shot today ...

So I was thinking about the pluses in visiting our shop ..#1 ...they take credit card which I'm not set up for at the shows ..I'd say that's a Big Plus !!>p>

# 2 ...they also sell gift certificates ...hint hint to the fam for the holidays coming up ..or a birthday or hey just because !!!

#3 ...Well you can come anytime ...not just at our shows ..and you'll find fabulous offerings any day ..of any week ...of any month ..!!!

I'm sure there are more ..but I'll stop with those 3 ...LOL !!!

If you missed out on our Lace, Burlap and Print Farmhouse Pumpkins ...Guess where you can find them ??? Well they are all at the shop now ...

Need some more Glass Glittered Paper Roses ..The have arrived at the shop ....

Plus lots more goodies ...wire baskets Galore ....Vintage Creamy White Pottery ...Farmhouse Dishware ...and other unique Finds too ....

We'll probably be around there the next week off and on ...trying to get all the finishing touches put on both shops ...unless that is ..Papa Fred's Procedure get's scheduled this week ....We're just taking one day at a time right now ..with hopes to get alot done and prayers that Papa is o.k. !!!

Oh and about our Scary Ride home ....A first for us !!!

I followed a drunk driver ...a woman ..for miles and miles ...she was running off the road crossing over the lines ...almost hit several cars ...anyhow I was disgusted with her ..and the fact that any time she could hurt or kill someone ...so I called 911 ...I followed her while the police were on their way ...and of course I got stopped at a red light that she went through ..by the time it turned Green 4 police cars flew past us ...and the gal on the phone ended the call with me ...I sure hope they nailed her ....It's so sad that people don't care about harming others ...My sis spends alot of time driving in her work ..and I always think that ,,that women could of hurt her ...and boy would that make me angry ..I really would have like to catch her myself and pull her out of that truck and shake some sense into her ..but that just wouldn't work cause obviously all living sense has left her to begin with ....

I have to admit it was a little fun being citizen police woman for a few minutes ...I did think about being one years ago ...when I was alot younger and thought I was alot tougher ...ROFL !!! I'm just one of those gals that likes to see the bad guy get it at the end of the movie ...and since I didn't get to see tonight if they got her ..I'm left a little lacking in the end of the movie ....LOL !!!

Well ..I'm tired ready to rest up the next 8 hours and hit the floor ..well not running but dragging ...right back to the shop ...

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ...May it be full of Joy , Smiles ...and Love !!!