The tree is finally up!

My daughter and I bundled up little Hannah Sunday night

drove a short distance to Black's Produce here in Denver

looked at about 50 HUGE trees and then picked our 7 footer

The guys there trimmed it and loaded into the trunk of my car

we were back home with the tree in the stand within 30 minutes

It only took me two more days to find the lights! :-/

Here's a shot with just the lights ....

the pic doesn't show it but there are 1200 lights on that tree!!

see that chippy white bassinet underneath the tree?

My Grandmother gave it to me when Meghan was born

It was given to her when my Dad was born...

So it's prob about 75-80 years old...

I'm going to fill it with wrapped gifts

I. Love. It!!

These are a FEW of my vintage ornaments...

many of these were my Grandmothers

I made these cookie cutter oraments this year for the tree

I used Christmas Hymns from an old Baptist Hymnal I got

at Goodwill for a dollar

They were quick and fun to make!!

Here's shot of the tree with most of the ornaments on

I don't do garland...but I considered making one

with the vintage sheet music...I still might...:-)

This little snow angel was a new addition to my

 vintage collection this year

I have a box full of ornaments that my daughter

made but these are the only two that I still put on the tree

The little log cabin, my sweetie's daughter ~ Lauren~

 made for me about 15 years ago...so cute!!

See the little 3-d tree in the back?.... that one my daughter made

when she was 5...she's 27 now.

I love how they look together...

I have so many ornaments...this year I weeded alot out

I love  the vintage and handmade ones so I'm sticking with those

I'm using alot of nature inspired decorations this year...

When I was in North Myrtle Beach after Thanksgiving I

brought home a huge bag of pinecones...

so I made this for my shed door

it was fairly easy - except those pinecones are prickly little boogers!!

I used green velvet/satin ribbon bought at Habitat Restore ( a whole roll for $1.50)

and hot glue...so it basically cost me $1.50 to make!

LOVE how it turned out!

and these nature inspired balls are from another dealer

@ Treasures On Main...she made them...

I should have bought more...I was there today and

they were all but gone!

The Stars are samples from a gift line I repped years ago...

I love this white ruler as a star! 

Here's my mantle...I changed it up a bit

just using the bottle brush wreath and trees with

my lighted garland and vintage bibles

I'll be home tomorrow with little Hannah

(she's sick with ear and eye infections...:-(...)

So I'm making burlap stockings to hang on the fireplace

and finish up any other decorating I have...

and start to WRAP!!!

Hope you all are enjoying the Holiday Season so far...

I have a favorite/special recipe for you coming Saturday

anyone out there like Chocolate???

If you do ...

You.Will.Love.It!

till then

XoXo

I'm joining in with these link parties...



Advent Calendar Collage

I finished my Advent Calendar...

(I know I'm a week late)

 But I took my time finding all the right pieces
I wanted to fill it with....
and I didn't have the size tags I needed
so I had to hand cut all 25 tags
I could have used a bigger frame and may change it out later
but this is what I had for now...

I have it propped on my mantel next to my

collection of vintage bibles....

some of the treasures I already had...

some were from other dealers picked up along the way

the vintage embellished bottle I made

I love the vintage thistle in the music cone

and the little wire bird- she came from my friend Beth

@ Old Thyme Marketplace

the vintage leather coin purse is a fav too..
I have three more just waiting for a project!
Well...there you have it...
My inspiration for this project came from
The Ole Grey Mare
she's keeping her's up all year....
think I will too!
Linking up with Faded Charm
for White Wednesday and
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
for Tuesday's Treasures!

Go over and check out all the other posts!

The Etsy Shop is almost ready to open...
stay tuned a few more days
lots of great stuff coming your way!
Have a great Tuesday!
Happy Holidays

Tammy

My Favorite Things....

Thought I would do a little post about some of my favorite things...

Donna @ Funky Junk Interiors is doing a link party
on this theme. I like this idea because it gives us an
opportunity to get to know our "virtual friends" better!
All of you wonderful followers of JUNK WILD already
know that I love all the vintage stuff like...
White Ironstone
Wire Baskets
White Chippy Furniture
White Cotton Ruffled Linens
Old Books
Blue Mason Jars
(and the rest...you all know what I'm talking about)
but here's a few favorite things that you wouldn't have known
about me...
So here I go...

First thing in the morning I like my Green Tea...
but make no mistake...
I'm still a coffee drinker ( dunkin donuts is my fav)
and I love having coffee with my friends...
but at home it's Tazo Zen Green for me...

and while I do have a great desktop computer

(22" monitor, sleek keyboard...all the bells and whistles)

I love my 17" Dell Laptop...

I like knowing I can get online anywhere in my house

anywhere I'm traveling...

It's fairly new...bought it last year @ Wal-Mart

yep...Wal-Mart...got a great deal which makes it even better!

I used to have alot of handbags...recently I weeded out all the trendy ones

and kept only  the ones that I really love

I have a beautiful leather Coach handbag that a dear friend

bought for me while on a trip to Chicago...

I love, love, love this "buttery leather" bag

the color, the style...it's perfect!

I also love all of my boots...

my boots are one of the main reasons that I love winter

My sweetie gave me new boots for my birthday last month

I haven't bought them yet....so I'm excited to go out

boot shopping this week!

I have a huge collection of silver earrings...
and tons of favorites....my sweetie has given me
several Lucky Brand pairs that I adore
but there is one pair that I wear all. of. the. time.
these are my Lois Hill earrings...
another gift from a sweet friend

I have many favorite things...
but one thing I could not live with out is MUSIC
I listen to music all the time..
and I love all types of music
Country, RocknRoll, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Classic....
one of the things that I love about the blog is
the playlist...I enjoy changing it up
so I hope you are enjoying the Christmas tunes

 like many others...
I LOVE MY IPHONE!!!
I didn't get all the whooptido when the it first came out...
but man.... I get it now...
this phone is the JAM!
I would be lost with out my IPhone!
I can check emails, facebook and twitter
 take pics & videos
have all my fav tunes downloaded for when I'm working out
 have all of Hannah's favorite cartoons and movie clips
 saved in You Tube for when she gets restless
 while we are out shopping
 my to do lists and calendar
My fav app is Around Me....
If you have the IPhone and don't have Around Me
Get it...it's free...it's awesome
Ok..Enough about the phone

at the end of the day...

I like my wine

red or white

no matter to me

I enjoy a glass each night while

reading all my favorite blogs!!

and like coffee ...I like having a glass ( or two ) with a friend

and  then there's the car...

I'm a Car Chick...I love beautiful sporty cars

my sweetie and I got this baby in '04

just before they changed the body style...

he keeps her so clean ....it's amazing

she looks just like she did when we drove her off the lot

we've taken some great trips in this car

 yeah ....it's a great ride!

So those are my favorite things
I could do a whole other post on my favorite
Christmas things....maybe next time
when I finish all my decorating...
I'm working on getting that all done tomorrow
I'll leave you with a favorite

Christmas pic....
love all this greenery...
( photo Southern Living )

Have a great Sunday!

XoXo

The Next Phase...

The last shows are finished....Yippie!!!

Here's a few pics of my booth display.

It was a challenge fitting everything onto one 8ft table...

I could only display handmade items...

so you'll see a few vintage items but they are only for props..

I thought it looked pretty good...

what do you think?

Lots of jewelry...

charms, rings, cuffs...

flour sack towells, ticking pillows, lavender sachets....

burlap stockings, magnets from mini scrabble tiles

& ornaments made from brown paper

the vintage sheet music ornaments and wreaths

are my favorties!! and I sold alot too...

always happy when the customer likes what I made!

this is one of the dozen bottles I embellished

I LOVED making these

and...they were a BIG hit!!!

I only had 3 left!

vintage stamped silver pieces...



Everything that was left from the two shows this weekend

have now been placed in the booth space @

Treasures On Main

When Sandra & I went to the space today...

we had alot of holes to fill after the Open House this weekend

another ....Yippie!!!

I do not put anything in that space that I do not truly love and

would put in my own home...

so I'm always thrilled when pieces sell!!!

I would love to hear your feedback on these handmade items...

and the booth display...any ideas will be greatly appreciated!
and for the Next Phase of JUNK WILD...
....STAY TUNED FRIENDS....

an Etsy Shop is coming in the next two weeks!!!

we'll have lots of vintage and handmade items!

Linking this post to my friend Tamarah @ Shabby Vintage Junk
she's having a great giveaway linky party in honor of her 100th post!!
Congrats Tamarah and also Gina @ Vintage Junk In My Trunk 

Hope you all are having a great week so far...

XoXo

Open House @ Treasures on Main

Tonight was the opening night for our

Christmas Open House @

Treasures On Main in Lincolnton, NC

For those of you that are not locals...

we are located in beautiful North Carolina

right in the center of the state ( about)  & just a few hours from the beautiful

mountains and beaches! It's a grand place to live!

Three days we spent ...completely re-arranging the space for Christmas!

Lots of new treasures, vintage and handmade were added...

take a look...

I carried those big branches from Sandra's yard in my car ...

it was a mess..but worth it in the end...

I hung all of my vintage sheet music ornaments 

and covered the branches with

little twinkle lights

Sandra added her vintage Shiney Brights

 in boxes around the table

Her husband , Jack made this display cabinet for us

out of old doors...

IT IS SO AWESOME!!!

We've both been collecting vintage silver so we added several pieces

to the front display with more shiney brights

I re-finished the old doll cabinet

you can't see in this pic but I lined the drawers with old book pages

the stockings were hung

the trees were placed ( no trimmings).... we like'em plain

our Holiday Potpourri and more shiney brights...

and the old blue cabinet is full of vintage treasures

the back wall is adorned with the chippy white screen doors

purchased @ Southern Comforts in Concord, NC

Thanks to Ms Beth @ Olde Tyme Marketplace for that

awesome tip...we got four...and love them all!

a little Christmas is spread through-out the space

this little tree is full of handmade ornaments

this a view of the left side of the space...

and of the right side of the space....

Sandra kept telling me...

"we have alot of stuff!"

But I love it totally FULL...

My favorite spaces in antique malls are the ones that

are full of treasures!

You can be sure that JUNK WILD

is overflowing with some great stuff!

If you are local please take some time this weekend and

stop over at Treasures On Main !

Open House hours are

Friday & Saturday 10 -8pm

Sunday 1 - 4 pm

located @

 119 East Main Street

Lincolnton, NC 28092

Our last shows are this weekend...

Saturday 9 am - 2pm

I'll be set up @ Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Denver, NC 

Sandra will be at Paw Creek Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC

Then it will be time

to rest

and be Thankful!!

It's the Eve of my 49th Birthday....

I'm blessed and thankful for so much!

Especially for good friends!

Just look at what my sweet friend Sandra gave me today...

5 Beautiful Teardrop Shiney Brights...I'm a fool for Shiney Brights!!

these will look so great on my tree this year!!

Thank You Sweet Sandra!

Now ...IF I could just get my Sweetie to deliver

THIS for my Birthday.....

HAHAHA...just kidding I know they don't deliver'em like that

....do they?

Oh Well...A girl can dream can't she?

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Linking up with Debra @ Vintage Inspiration Friday

& Show & Tell Friday @  My Romantic Home

Please stop over and visit the other posts!!

XoXo