Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween y'all!!! This ole gal better get out and get some candy, before all the kiddies show up at my front door. Hope you all have a fun and safe time tonight. I'll keep the light on!
                                              Blessings,
                                                  Linda

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday No.185

Hello y'all!!! I am finally back home...yippee! All of this traveling has really been tough on this old gal...after a very long nap and a hot bubble bath...I think I'm going to make it. I have been on three trips in the past three weeks, and they were all a ton of fun, but now it's time to get to work and focus on getting my room at the shop ready for the Christmas holidays. Oh yes, it's Christmas time in the retail business. I have been busy making some cute banners and stocking up on some wonderful old vintage ornaments. I plan to have several theme trees this year, I'm a theme tree kinda gal. Today, I will be filling in some empty spots in my room (I was lucky to have sold several pieces of furniture, while I  was out playing this weekend), and also tagging some sale items for our upcoming warehouse harvest sale that starts Wednesday. I didn't have time to pick some features from last weeks party, and I am really sorry about that, but hey, I did make sure to get the party started! So, now let's see what you have been up to.
                                              Blessings,
                                                 Linda

                          This past weekend, I was shopping the
                          Country Living Fair and chatting with
                          Sarah/Editor-In-Chief of the CL magazine.

              Sarah joined all of us at our Hometalk meet-up on Saturday.
              You can read more about our meet-up and the fair on Tuesday.
                                        So, I hope to see ya again!
Recap from last week...

                               Here are some of my treasures that I came
                               home with from the Chapel Market...what
                               an awesome day that was! Click here to see
                                                       more.

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My Chapel Market Finds...Part One

Well, I had a few items on my wish list for the Chapel Market, and I can say, my wishes came true. First on list, some pretty ironstone from the gal that got me collecting it a few years ago...MISS MUSTARD SEED!!! I was lovin' what I was seeing on her blog, so off I went to some yard sales and thrift stores. Within a few months, I had a nice little collection. Then, fast forward, when Coastal Charm Interiors was born, more ironstone was added to my stash. Okay ladies, now I don't keep all of it, I do add it to my inventory and let my customers enjoy it too. Next on my wish list, a cute little Tonka truck from that charming shop in Rockford, IL...URBAN FARMGIRL, another wish came true. I am always drooling over Mary's shop, so I was super excited for a chance to shop her booth, right here in sweet home Alabama! The other item that I am sharing today, was a bonus item. If you missed my THE CHAPEL MARKET post on Monday...you then can click here to see it. Okay, it's now time to see the pics. 
                                                Blessings,
                                                  Linda

                               Here is my MMS ironstone...aren't they
                                                   PRETTY?

                   

                                   Love this pretty little pitcher.

                                      I don't think I can ever
                                     have too many ironstone
                                              casseroles.

                       They were so meant to be here...don't ya think?

                                      She even has really pretty
                                                price tags!!!
      

                                        This is my bonus item!

                              When I spotted this beauty, I felt the Lord
                               speaking to me. He was saying, Linda, there
                               is a long line of ladies outside, that are hoping
                               when they finally get inside, that their wishes
                               will come true too. So, since I didn't want to be
                               greedy, I put back a really pretty ironstone veggie
                               bowl. So many of us are collecting ironstone, and
                               I was sure that there were a lot of these collectors,
                               right outside in that line. Okay, I will get this neat
                               old camera and add it our old family camera, and
                                just maybe a new collection will be born today.

                              He was right there in Mary's cute booth,
                                    just waiting on me to find him!

Isn't he just perfect for my business cards?

I can also see him hauling a cute little

Christmas tree!

 

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Nifty Thrifty Tuesday No.184

I have been one traveling gal lately, and I am still not finished. If you have missed where I have been, I will catch you up today, with a recap. I've been busy today trying to play catch up. Painting a neat one of a kind coffee table, it is made with an old beadboard cabinet door.  I am happy to have you here, and look forward to seeing what you have to share with all of us. So, let's get this party started!
                                              Blessings,
                                                 Linda

                             Recap: After four years of blogging with
                                         Miss Mustard Seed...we finally
                                         met at the Chapel Market on
                                         Saturday. It was so nice to talk to
                                         her in person, after all these years.
                                         Click here to see all the other
                                         blog friends, I got to meet up
                                         with too...they are all super sweet
                                                and talented gals!
                                          You can click here, to read what
                                          Marian, had to say about the day.

                            Here is sneak peek of one of many purchases
                                        that I made at the market.
                            Who knows what it is and who did I buy it from?

 Another goodie from the market.

I knew I had to have it when I spotted it.

I will post later this week about all

of my treasures...so be sure to come back.

 

                                I also shared some new items at
                                Coastal Charm Interiors...click
                                            here to see more.

                       My trip to the City Farmhouse Pop-Up Barn Show,
                                        was also shared here!

 It was one wonderful BARN SHOW!

 

Now, it's time to see what caught my eye from last weeks party.

 

                                  Korrie @RED HEN HOME
                 

                          Marsha @MARSHA'S CREEKSIDE CREATIONS

Rosemary @VILLABARNES

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The Chapel Market

Just one word sums this show up...WOW!!!! I can't begin telling all of you, how much fun I had at the Chapel Market yesterday. Layla...the lady behind the wonderful blog "THE LETTERED COTTAGE"....out did herself on this one. She put together one awesome event and it was right here in my neck of the woods...lucky...lucky ME!!! I insisted on getting there two hours early, my friend that I went with thought I was crazy. Then, a hour later, she was thanking me. We were the third group of gals that arrived on the front porch. If you don't already know Marsha from the blog, Marsha's Creekside Creations...click here and congratulate her on being first in line. Yes ladies, she got there before the sun came up and I am glad she did, because we got to meet each other and chat for awhile. You know how the saying goes...the early bird gets the worm...well today it was sooooo true. As we were all chatting about why we came, and what we were hoping to purchase from these ladies inside, they started coming out to chat with the early birds!!! I had been e-mailing with a couple of them, so they knew that I would be there, and I am sure that they were not surprise to find this thrifty gal at the first of the line. Okay ladies, let's see who all I got to meet up with and what it looked like inside and outside of the chapel.
                                                 Blessings,
                                                    Linda

                          First out the door was Rhoda @Southern Hospitality.
                          I was so very happy to met Rhoda...the two of us have
                          been blogging for over four years now...so it was time
                          to finally meet up. Just a heads up...Rhoda's blog was
                          the first blog that I followed. Thank you Rhoda for inspiring
                          me. Then, out came MISS PERSONALITY...Kari Anne @
                          Thistlewood Farms...smiling ear to ear!!! Now, that was not
                          a surprise to all of us who follow her blog. It was so much
                          fun chatting with the two of these sweet and talented gals.
                      

                     Next out the door...any guesses who this is?

                              Yes...it was Marian...MISS MUSTARD SEED!!!
                              Marian and I started out blogging at the same time,
                              and I still get a laugh out of one of her early e-mails
                              to me. It read like this..."let's hit this big blog world
                              together Linda". Like I told her yesterday, Marian,
                                       you left me back at the starting gate:)
                               

              Oh yes...I am still treading water, and I'm okay with that. I am
              so happy that Marian has been very successful and has come so
              far in just four years. This success, is well deserved by this super
                                       sweet and talented gal.

                                Be sure to come by later this week to see
                                what I purchased from my blog friend...
                                       MISS MUSTARD SEED!!!!!
                                        

                         If you liked it, you better not think twice, because
                                   things were flying out the doors!

                     Mary from Urban Farmgirl...had a wonderful booth full
                                                 of goodies.   

                    The lady with the big idea...Layla!!! I am so glad that
                     this famous blogger and I live in the same state.

                                           Lot's of shopping!

                                        Lot's of book signing too!!!

                          I was surprise to see so many men there.

                           As you can tell, the two of us were happy
                           to meet up. Best of all, Heather @The Picket
                           Fence, and I, will see each other again this
                           Saturday in Atlanta at the Country Living Show.
                           Heather will be doing a demo at the show on
                           Saturday morning, sharing some DIY Christmas
                           trees. Looking forward to this one!

                Another sweet blog friend...Susan @Maple and Magnolia.
                Thank you Mary from Urban Farmgirl, for bringing Susan
                                              with you.

                               A BIG THANKS to Susan for helping
                               me find my size in this super cute tee.
                                  I wore it out to dinner last night:)

                                            Beautiful venue...don't
                                                   you agree?

                                     THE WATERS community is
                                        very charming indeed!!!

                                      I could see myself living here after
                                                  retirement.

It was a fun day Debbie...so glad

that I got you out of the bed EARLY!!!

 

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