Yippee, it's Rednesday! I'm joining Sue's Rednesday party today. I love this pin and bead Mrs. Claus! She's a Walco craft from the early 1970s and is reminiscent of the pin bead fruit that I collect as well. I found her at a thrift a few weeks ago,...

This has been the state of my front room table for about a week now: I'm going to call this, "A Beautiful Mess"It may be a disaster but somehow it bothers me far less than the other messes around my house at the moment. :) After a poor showing at the...

I love gumdrops. I love the way they look and I love the way they taste. I love them at any time of the year, but most especially at Christmas! A jadeite bowl full of gumdrops is just a happy sight, isn't it? I saw a gumdrop wreath in a Martha mag...

My favorite color is RED (has been for years) so it's only fitting that I join in Sue's Rednesday party!Today's RED item would also fit for Vintage Christmas Monday. Oh heck, most of what I post this month would probably fall under that category! I...

I'm joining Joan's Vintage Christmas Monday blog party! All of the digging through bags of overpriced junk at the thrift is worth it when you find a bag that contains these: Yum. Makes me want to put my shoes on and run to the thrift store again!...