Makeover at Monticello...

Thought I'd give you a peek into my space at Monticello.  It always feels good to do a total makeover from time to time to freshen things up. 

I love to mix in elements of nature like mossy branches and ferns, palms and  driftwood, and even fresh flowers on occasion.  And for sound effect, a water feature...for alittle ambiance.   

Until next time...

~Joyce

Camp Ruffin it...

Just got back from an over night camping trip and although it was just a one-nighter, it felt so good to get out of the city and be surrounded with nature. The weather was perfect and the scenery was beautiful. 

This was our first campout in 11 years! I know! We've been asking ourselves why we waited so long.  Who knows...life happens, you get busy, unforseen things happen that change your path and make you realize it's time to slow down and enjoy the simple things in life like getting back to nature and smelling the outdoors.  

Our favorite camp ground use to be Swift reservoir at the base of Mt. St. Helens but we discovered new territory when we unexpectedly found Swift camp ground full.  It forced us to drive further north in search of a new place.  The next stop we happened on to was a remote camp site we hadn't heard of before but it was one of the most beautiful places I had ever seen.  This is what we saw...  

What a perfect camp spot, but unfortunately, not ours.  Someone else had already nabbed it. Damn! 

So off we went.  It was getting late but we weren't ready to give up hope so we tried one last camping area called Horse Camp 9300 and viola...one camp site left!  Whoo hoo, score!  And it was in a perfect spot, very private, quite and beautiful. 

Who doesn't love sitting in front of a crackling camp fire in the middle of the woods ...with a glass of wine in hand...heaven. This is what we drove three hours for and well worth it.

Gotta love nature and waking up to this view

I love cookin on a camp fire and the next morning it was scrambled eggs and bacon,  toast and a fresh pot of coffee. Is that a good lookin breakfast or what!

This was Sammy's first campout and loved every minute of it. He's quite the outdoorsmen!

After enjoying a beautiful day in the woods, it was time to pack up and head home.

We're already planning our next trip.

Hope you enjoyed it!

~Joyce

P.S.  I had more pictures to show you but I'm having trouble getting them to download. Don't know if it's blogger or what but it's frustrating...(insert frowny face)

 



Barn House Vintage Market ~ Part II

Well, I'm back with more pictures from the BH event.  I couldn't get all the pictures  on the first post so here's more from this fun day. So much talent, so much fun...enjoy!

Joe & Sue of BELLA

Cindy of TARTE

Kari & Kathyrn of Manor Bourne

Kristin of Faded Prairie

Randy of Madison Park

Jeff & Julie of Broughs Primitives

Garrett & friends of Platinitis

Liz of Seabold

Camp Trailer Park! Ain't they cute!

 Barn House Kitty...nap time

There were so many more I didn't get pictures of but jump over to some of the other blogs and enjoy their BH pics!

Final words to describe this event...

FUN

GRAND

FABULOUS

AMAZING

TALENT

FRIENDS

LOVE

HUGS
and lots of...

LAUGHTER

Thank you Joe & Jermonne!

~Joyce



BARN HOUSE Event....Truly Amazing!



If you didn't make it out to this amazing event...kick yourself because you definitely missed out on the most amazing flea market festival of the year.  Sooo many people came...



beautiful displays of great stuff everywhere you looked, so much eye candy!  Not to mention live music, great food and beer & wine garden!  I think I would've been a happy camper even if I hadn't sold anything because it was just that fun.  But OF COURSE, I sold alot...icing on the cake!



I have to share a couple of my favorite vendor spaces that I think were over the top fabulous...

Garrett of Platanitis & friends from Sacramento

Randy of Madison Park @ Monticello

I might have to do a part II just to get it all in because there's so much more great stuff to show you.

This picture tells alot about the flavor & atmosphere at BARN HOUSE...

Down home fun...Too cute!

 Thank you Joe & Jermonne for hosting this amazing event on your beautiful farm and making everyone feel so warm and welcome. 

Such a great day...Much love to you.

~Joyce

Preparing For Barn House...Next Week! OMG!

Where does the time go.  If you're like me, you always think you have plenty of time but then you find yourself scrambling like a crazy person. 

Having the day off , I  was able to organize some more stuff for the upcoming Barn House extravaganza. 

And then while the sun was shining I gathered up some outdoor pieces you'll also be seeing at Barn House.

I have a pair of these french iron chairs but I'm having a hard time deciding whether to sell them or keep em. 

They have such great detail and so comfortable.  I love them. 

Guess you'll have to wait and see if they end up at Barn House!

Don't miss this all day event!  Come for the treasures, live music, food, friends and beautiful surroundings. These boyz know how to put on a show and they know how to party so come join us in the country for this summer event of the year!

Hee haw!  ~Joyce

How Many is Too Many...

I have an obsession, well...a few obsessions, but one is with Victorian needlepoint & tapestry purses.  I started collecting them years ago. Who knows why we're drawn to certain things.  All I know is these little purses intrigue me.  I counted 25 in my collection.

I'm always on the lookout for unique ones that I don't already have.  I'm especially drawn to petit point because of the fine detail.

I also love the tapestry purses for their beautiful scenes.  The earlier tapestry bags were sometimes remade from earlier pieces of tapestry hangings.

My obsession with needle/petit point and tapestry doesn't stop here.

Needlepoint chairs and pillows are another weakness of mine.

How much is too much? 

I say more is always better!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Joyce

  

Putting One Foot in Front of the Other and Moving Forward...

First I want to thank you all for your caring and kind words this past week.  I truly appreciate all of your comments.  I'm having to tell myself lately that moving forward will help the healing process.  Listen to myself...and just begin.

So today, I set my sights on working and preparing for the one and only show I do all year... that would be the one and only BARN HOUSE event happening on July 30th.  I am so honored to be asked back this year.  Last year was incredible and this year is going to be even more incredible.  This is a must not miss event, I promise you.  I'll be talking more about this in another post but for now, I wanted to give you a little sneak peek at just a few of the treasures I pulled out today and will be taking to the show.

This is as far as I got today but rest assured, there's so much more to get to.

I must get busy now!

~Joyce