Small treasures ~

Having been in the antiques business for years, I've accumulated my fair share of goodies!

You shop to sell but it seems some items just don't make it to the store or booth :)

If you buy what you love, and if that something doesn't sell, it's no biggie...
just bring it home!!

Some items are purchased with full knowledge that you have no intention of selling

them at all ~ but while you're out junkin' you never know what you'll find.

The Country Living Fair was really wonderful

but with this small farmhouse being quite full,

I tend to look for tiny treasures.

And not just any small treasures either ~

I love old,

wrinkled,

stained,

interesting

and beautiful small things.

But most of all, I love CHEAP.

I didn't buy much but here is my sweet, little bounty:

Beautiful old lace pieces ~

Hand-dyed silk ribbon ~ dyed with walnut shells!

And don't miss the sweet ironstone bowl,

crackled and stained to perfection.

A lovely old Longfellow book ~ just looking at it makes me smile...

Look at the gorgeous old compact!

I've discovered that sometimes when I shop,

everything ends up looking wonderful together!

A pair of Victorian baby shoes....

Two incredible old composition books filled with notes and sketches on Botany ~

See how pretty these things look together?

One last thing to share ~ I made Karin and I matching flea bags for the fair!

I have a few more in the works that will soon be in my Etsy shop too....

I hope your week has started off wonderfully!!

I'm enjoying every moment of our beautiful fall weather ~

Have a great Tuesday dear friends!

hugs and love,

Dawn

The Country Living Fair in Atlanta!!!

O.MY.GOODNESS!!!! It was WONDERFUL!!!!

My precious friend Karin and I arrived right when the fair opened on Saturday

and we both had such a great time together!

The weather was just perfect, the high was only supposed to hit the sixties ~

so you know I was happy....

I'm not going to bore you with a bunch of text here,

just enjoy the photos precious friends!!!!

Can you see sweet Karin in the reflection of the mirror below??!

Can you believe it all???!!!

It really was quite overwhelming ~

So what exactly did I buy?

Not a ton, as I'm such a true miser.....

I'll be sure to share my finds with you tomorrow ~

I'm already worried that this post is too big already!!!

Thank you for joining me on my little journey to the fair.

Wishing you a beautiful Monday my sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn