Be of GOOD CHEER...thinking about this today

Yesterday I enjoyed combining this antique Santa Claus record onto this aged matting, tying some vintage wrinkly crinkly tea dyed satin lace around it and adding the coolest antique striped ornament. Don't you love it too? Sometimes I do have a hard time selling certain things...this will be one of those hard times!

It says...I WISH that I were SANTA CLAUS and after coming home from church, contemplating on the talk given I'm kind of putting two and two together here.

He talked about being of GOOD CHEER...(I never think of Santa not being happy all of the time, do you?)and how important it is to be that way even though we are having our daily struggles in life. And then he told us WHY it's important to be of GOOD CHEER...one is because it helps us get through those times so much easier.

Next he talked about HOW to do this...ONE was to  COUNT OUR BLESSINGS.

I had run into the sweetest longtime friend in the whole world as I walked into the church, a person loved by everyone she knows, who's concern was on her husband who's  health is serious right now...waiting for Dr's to find the problem and make him well. It was so funny to see diapers (clean of course) in her vehicle...what a good good grandma she must be!

Watched a brand new mother sobbing with her head in her hands listening to this message (remember those days, the baby blues, the hormones, the NO sleep and the other little children who need you, I just wanted to hug her and tell her it would pass.

And don't we encounter our friends, loved ones, even ourselves and those we work with and meet each day just trying to be of GOOD CHEER inspite of loss of jobs, health concerns, sickness, how to get the money they need, how to contribute better to their families.Something always breaking down.  Even Mr. Bed of Roses needs an MRI early this week  as he's been suffering from neck/shoulder pain we do not know the cause of right now. Hoping a pill will cure it not an operation.

 I WISH that I were SANTA CLAUS then I would make this all go away! That life would be heaven... However We did not sign up for that on the other side...

Now I would love to hear how YOU be of GOOD CHEER even though your times are tough...

What helps me is GOOD MUSIC, the grass is greener, the sky is more blue.

Have a peaceful Sunday

Let it snow...Let it snow...Let it snow!

45 mins and all this...of blizzard that is still on going...couldn't resist the song "Let it snow" for all the fair weather friends in blogland who visit  from warm states and WISH THEY HAD SNOW...enjoy Utah's greatest snow on Earth right here. Since my husband took the car today, how about me not getting dressed today...Yippee!

Since Alayna is holding the shop down today...I am home creating to my hearts delight, ideas rolling around in my head, trying to make my hands create what my mind is thinking. making tons and tons of vintage Christmas to bring ..."Oh What fun"...that's a fun Christmas song too...it must be the 106.5 radio station doing this to me!

On the not so bright side, today paying the shops monthly and Christmas bills, the downside to Mrs. shopkeepers not so glamorous part of life.

Thanksgiving...plus Zebra & Giraffe purses SALE...

Today  through next Saturday our Zebra and Giraffe purses will be on sale: 25% off...fun handbags for sharpening your outfits for the holidays and crossing off  some on your Christmas lists. We have a good 25 of them, so the selection is wonderful! (There may be a few other styles included)

What is left of Thanksgiving is 50% off through next Saturday also...and then it's out of here!

Plus you may chose an item of your choice for 20% off in the entire shop, except for consignment...Saturday, today only... November 14th.

Handmade with vintage...showing up at the shop Friday

Rustic stars filled with glitzy christmas and a fun music book pedestal with bottle brush tree.

Vintage book pedestals with really old village house and bottle brush tree set made in Japan.

Another rustic pine filled star with Old fashioned Santa magnet tucked inside.

Angelic sisters antique framed with broked jewelry pieces, roses ribbon, precious.

Victoria sent a "Party favorites" magazine...just in time to help you with holiday foods.

And you know... this is just a "peek" of whats coming in Friday!

A great man...

We were saddened this morning as Carl read the obituaries to me that a great man we had known since 1976 had died suddenly from a heart attack. From North Ogden, Tom Murray married to Judy, at the age 61. It said he died riding his bike with his dog.

About 30 years ago Carl and I were escaping to Hawaii for 17 days, thats quite an escape and well needed, having 3 small children at home we had fears if something happened to us both who would our children go to?  I'm sure you can relate to this subject.

We had a will made up with them as guardians as we think they are just super people and parents. Luckily for us both we raised our children and they raised theirs.

Tom also worked for Century 21 Gage Froerer and we were an associate with him for 4 years. He did many other things in the home construction business and had a lovely family and a strong testimony of Jesus christ and lived what he believed. We love and respect this family and want them to know our heart breaks too.

For funerals I had been giving the Mormon Tabernacle Choirs cd Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. We called our friend in the choir and asked if there was one more appropriate. He said the best tape in his opinion is "Consider the lilies of the field"...when I read the songs...its perfect and should be healing for those who lose a loved one. Just passing this information along in case you too can be at a loss as to what to send for a funeral or you need a change.

Initial charms

Big Initial charms are arriving...by Jayna

Framing NEW into OLD...

Taking our new magnets and by adding them to an old washboard you get an old look!

Framing our Santa magnets...more new changing to old!

These Winter Love birds now framed and adorned with our red rose ribbon then tied with the crinkly tea dyed ribbon turns it into vintage style.

That's what I love about a "day at home" creating...so fun!

Beautiful fall day...so get out and enjoy it

Lucious grapes sparkled with vintage pieces add alot of Charm to this vintage mirror, don't you agree?

25th street on Studio 5

I loved how studio 5 featured 25th Street in Ogden today...the artists, ice cream made with a tractor and so  much more. They will feature the General Store and the new cupcake place in Davis County tomorrow. If you are in Davis county stop by...see what's new in vintage, Christmas and Lots of Christmas pictures & candy arrived today. I'm thinking the boutique called Treasures will be starting at the Davis Fairgrounds, they have been at the Union Station for many years. Must check it out...see you soon!

I know what you are thinking about...

   

Grab you Mother/daughter MATCHING APRONS at Just a Bed of Roses, let's get ready for the holidays which are SOON approaching. Right? I knew you were wondering about your plans for the Holidays.

Celebrate... special edition magazine is now on the market (no, we do not have this book in shop).

I find every inch of it worth every penny spent.  Here's a few reasons why it will help me with the season:

For Thanksgiving every other year we meet with my family and we follow my sisters husbands tradition of going bowling before Thanksgiving dinner...yes, all 50 of us, and yes, most bowling allys ARE OPEN.

It's the only time that I go bowling, so one game kills my arms, neck...well...the whole body hurts!

What fascinates me in this book is the bowling pin sugar cookies. Inspires me to call someone in the family and see how willing they are to make them...I know it won't be me and others in my family have a passion for cooking and baking...so this could come about.

The recipes and pictures in this book looks so delicious and festive...I'm pretty sure I want to make one of these shrimp beauties, wouldn't you?

Go find you a copy before they are gone!

I have just done two more posts on this scrumptious book:

Now onto December...with CELEBRATE magazine

Ogden's Christmas Village...Have you been?

In this Special CELEBEBRATE Hoffman Media magazine, just out,  Ogdens christmas village is celebrated in enchanting pictures and the story of how the "new look" came about when Mayor Godfrey contacted Jo Packham who was active in the revitilization of the Historic district, if she would bring Christmas Village back to life...You'll want to read her response and the unique story of its creation!

Utah is priviledged to have a woman as Jo Packham, one who shares her passions with us and now the world with her inspiring book as editor and chief of Where Women Create...my fav! Thanks Jo, this would by no means be a quick  & easy task, but when Jo speaks, people listen.

Christmas village began in 1962. My husband and I have walked through  all bundled up for 30 something years now, we usually wait for a nice fresh snow storm to make everything sparkling white. When the children were growing up we took them of course to "get over excited" about Christmas, to see Santa and what parents like to do...wear them out!

If you haven't been...NOW is the year to visit downtown Ogdens 25th Street day or night.

Jayna's CHARMING us for the HOLIDAYS...

Spectacular unique soldered art charms, neclaces, bracelets and clip ons to add to you own pieces are now arriving at the shop. The ones shown here were on the set of Studio 5 this past week. However, time ran out,or I wasn't quick enough to get these picked up and show that you can bring in your own "Christmas Past" or Family photos and they can be turned into a keepsake and a very special gift. We can help you figure this out, just bring in any sized photo. Give 2 weeks for your order to be done. She has  a few pieces of twilight left and more should arrive the first of next week.

These photos showing front and even fabulous backings.Never before have we had such large pieces of her jewelry.

No mice here...

Here are 7 reasons I don't have mice! My pork roast cooking in the crock pot today brought these field cats hanging around my house tonight...until they got dinner too! These are MY rat traps!

P.S. I'm in vintage jewelry heaven tonight...rhinestones, crystals, pearls...broken pieces, should I go on?

Experiences...

I learned alot today...and I 'm thankful for my experiences although out of my comfort zone...

#1. How appreciative I am of my husband to take me to Studio 5 with all the Christmas stuff and share this experience it with me. Thank you so much dear husband. Then I drug him to the shop to hang a purse rack...never complained although his shoulder was killing  him.

#2. Thankful my sweet daughter came to support too and give me great advice, helped with display and had lunch with us where we HAD to laugh really quite hard to relieve the stress. (laughing at me and with me, nothing else) She said in the waiting room she was saying "mom smile...MOM smile! I wanted to smile...nerves? And thanks to my oldest son Bryce for his support.

#3. I remembered to take everything I needed for the show...except for a few things...my smile, sense of humor and some of my important thoughts. It's okay and 7 mins. goes by really quickly.

#4. I learned that you follow the instructions of the producer/camera man? He said: don't pick up anything and stay in one spot"...that was not in my practicing plans at home...however I followed the rules!

#5. I'm thankful Brooke Walker is who she is...her talent to run the show as efficiently as she does. I had no idea of how involved she is in this show with each person, segment and detail, very amazing process.

#6. I learned that I had forgotten all about those folded readers digest of the 60's, until Darrin mentioned them , how about you?

#7. I also know for sure it's not a good thing to go do a segment after just watching the guy do the H1N1 segment...did you see the size of those needles they were shooting into that guys arm...what's up with that?

#8. Todays experience has already brought the shop new customers in which we are thankful and will enjoy their visits.
#9. Who would have thought the SPIDERS would be the hit of the day for Christmas? Not even the shopkeeper.
#10. Thanks to Studio 5 for the opportunity and I hope you as customers enjoy their program as much as I do. 
I could go on about EXPERIENCES...
we need them, they help us grow.

Off to Studio 5

Welcome Studio 5 watcher new blog viewers...thank you for your interest in visiting Just a bed of roses blog and we hope to create some interest so you will be inspired to visit often and come see us at the shop tucked in Historic downtown Farmington. It's a fun place to shop and have lunch too.
We get regular shipments and  there's always a large selection of vintage pieces and lots of vintage and regular jewelry  for wearing, collecting or for your many projects often. (fun purses too!)

We just took down our .Spectacular Halloween design for the blog...looking now for a Beyond Spectacular Christmas design...yes... it's that Most wonderful time of year!
The shop is turning into Christmas, If I were 6 people it would be done!
Will be back to blog about my experience today...I've decided to be scared AFTER THE SEGMENT...hope I can pull that one off!

Just a sneak peek...

Take  a sneak peek at a part of the segment I created and will be presenting on Studio 5 this Tuesday November 5th at 11:00   if you miss it I will post the segment on a blog Tuesday evening for you to view. Wish me luck, I certainly need it. It's been fun, scarey, stretched my creativity, got me into Christmas projects quickly, had the honor to communicate with Brooke Walker LIVE several times and through emails. She is one very sharp and kind tv personality. Love the show.

This was NOTsomething on MY BUCKET LIST of 101 things to do before I die, for sure.

Seriously...I am grateful.

Which leads me into our new holiday that starts today...Thanksgiving. Lets not forget our blessings of each day. I've been reading Annies thankful lists at  http://www.allthingsinthewest.blogspot/ and it inspires me to blog about my blessings of each day. So if you don't mind Annie I am using your idea and hope my blogging friends join me too in their blogs about giving thanks this season.

Today I am THANKFUL that I have a body that allowed me yesterday to take down Halloween and get Christmas rolling in the shop. It's a tired body today, but it's in working condition at least right now.

Being naughty...banks all over hell

well, I just had to pass this on since we are recovering from Halloween sugar highs today...my husbands joke, not mine, okay!

We are always told that "we can't take it with us when we die"...right?  If you will write a check and place it on your chest in the coffin when you get to your destination... there should be banks all over hell!

So Sherri just asks about where will we shop there...so I asked my husband...he says "that's the Hell!"

Oh dear...we better be good!

Something egg--stra SPOOKY is going on here...

It all started with the HALLOWEEN MOON SHINING in our bedroom window in the middle of a  NIGHTMARE...and the GOOSEBUMPS came, I wasn't about to get up and take a picture...sorry but it was too EERIE.

THIS FOGGINESS (is that a word?) was covering the fields early morning...more GOOSEBUMPS and SHIVERING CHILLS!

Mr. Bed of Roses eggs cracked open to this ...WHAT? Now it's getting EGG-STRA SPOOKY around here...If I didn't have to go set Christmas up at the shop...(That would be the NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS wouldn't it?) I would go HIDING UNDER the covers till this HAUNTING DAY is over!

Hope your day and my day is a HAPPY HALLOWEEN...it's been so much FUN sharing this season with all of you.  Ours surely isn't going to be the one we planned ( thanks to someones work schedule) and one broken vehicle.

Bling & more Bling for Halloween...

Could this purse be any cuter? There is only one because I carted the second one home

just in case a customer talked me out of it! The inside is the cutest cloth animal print.

Ruffly Purse arrived in the morning and last customer of the day took this cutie home!

Today's arrival of bling rings...NEED COSTUME JEWELRY, this will work!

Lots of fun bling key ring too.

Halloween sale ends tomorrow...then its gone. 40% off  and we will be opened most of the day

Adorning the shop...they're back!

Banners are back...don't wait too long for yours!

FABULOUS as always...

I have my favorites inside these 2 books...I wonder who yours will be?

the Fondanistafiles...you'll be amazed

I have a new screensaver photo  for the computer this morning...this is Shellies neighbor's cake from her cake decorating business. Here is her blog: http://www.thefondanistafiles.blogspot.com/   I nearly fell off my computer chair when I looked at it. Hope you don't mind Julie! Her wedding pictures are fabulous... the pumpkin is the grooms cake with the insides! Love it! Love how they mixed orange with black and pink!

I loved this blog this morning...

I loved Jennydoh.typepad.com  blog this morning...take a minute and read it. Click on to it where my list of blogs are on the side.
Going to the U-2 concert...and turning it into an inspiring story and teaching moment with her young daughter. I love all her blogs, this one especially.

Which reminds me...Where women create and a new blogging book came yesterday...spectacular. (Jeni doh editor and chief of these amazing books) Will post it sometime today. I'll be taking a few breaks at home to study them out...page per page, line per line!

Black & white vintage Christmas photos

Good morning... dear customers, I am in need of some small vintage black and white
Christmas photos era 20's-50's preferably.

My good news is that Nov. 3rd or 5th I will be doing a spectacular segment on Studio 5 with the theme of "Turning old into new and new into old...a glitzy quaint vintage Christmas."

I would need these photos possibly no later than this Wednesday if possible. They will not be changed or harmed in any way, just clipped onto a tree. And your photos will be on Channel 5, Studio 5! 11:00 a.m.

Will be sooo  busy with Halloween and Christmas this week, that will help ALOT from getting scared to go on tv...I am hoping!
Hoping someone can help me with this!

ORANGE SATURDAY...beautiful fall day sale

It was so fun yesterday doing BLACK FRIDAY...we decided to do BLACK & ORANGE SATURDAY!
Sales going on...and some Christmas has been added...check it out at 15 E. State Street today in Farmington.
Me...I'll be home getting ready for grandchildren and children spending the night...putting together a little Halloween party for them...and working on other big suprise I havent announced yet. I also have something I ordered in May showing up today...will take pictures and when I find the connecting cord to my camera/computer I will share! Don't you hate it when something important gets misplaced?

Where Women Create...new issue

The new exciting Where Women Create issue has been shipped...can you stand waiting? I know I can't!

This black and white sillhoutte framed saying came off of Curioussofa.com it was made by a mother daughter artists team.

Black Friday's coming up...

Friday Oct. 23rd is BLACK FRIDAY at JUST A BED OF ROSES...

What does that mean...it means that anything black in the shop is 10% off, it also means that we have certain items with a spooky sticker  which will be marked waaay down. It also means you'll be eating hershey chocolate and for purchases of $50.00 or more you will get a fun wrapped package of black licorice. For purchases of 35.00 or more we have the "NEW MOON chocolate candy bars with Edward or Bella's picture on it. You can come dressed in black if you choose to...I know I will be. We have our halloween (except for some consignment items) marked 30% off and expect you'll find some fun new & old blingy jewlery pieces along with some Christmas that is peeking its way into the shop now.  You may find something to help with your holiday party or Halloween costume.

 For this day  ONLY our handmade Halloween altered art neclaces will be 10% off.

Humanitarian EYEGLASSES project for the Holidays...

   Beginning NOW, the shop is collecting your old or new eyeglasses for an upcoming Ghana Africa trip. There is a HUGE need for eyeglasses. Please bring them into the shop and we will make sure they get delivered to the Brighteyes Foundation that the shop supports.

   We will take $1.00 off your purchase for each pair that is brought in.

Also we had the most wonderful donation of  handmade tags by Sherri at punkrose, they are packaged beautifully, 3 to a package and 100% of the purchase will go towards the needs of the people in Ghana for a December delivery. As always...the tags are to die for.

  Our deadline right now is Dec. 1

Okay...start cleaning out those drawers! ( we prefer the glass in the glasses not to be all scratchy).

Thanks to all of you and to the Brighteyes Foundation for this project.

  

Do you think I have enough time ?

I dropped my foot off to get a pedicure today

Hope it gets back before the party ...

Can you Guess ???

Costume ready, what am I going to be........

What can I say?

Somewhere in Bountiful I drove past these legs coming out of the ground...they are kicking!

I could say alot of things but would rather hear what you are thinking...go ahead! (thanks Shellie for grabbing the picture for me).

A Special Angel was in our life...my other wing

Tonight I received the shop tags...along with my order came a wonderful suprise. Sherri had packaged up a very GENEROUS  amount of Humanitarian tags with 100% of the proceeds going to the Humanitarian work that Shellie is working on. We will sell these in the shop, each package just stunning as always. They are titled: As the purse is emptied the heart is filled.
I found one in the bunch which goes appropriatly well with my day. It goes: We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.  That's got to be my favorite all time saying and will be forever. (I snapped pictures, however in my daze I misplaced the camera/computer cord).

It's been a hard day...glad they are few and far between. First of all I had an early scheduled mamagram, after all it is October National Breast Cancer awareness month...so please go get yours. This year started with my mother having a mastectomy, watching several customers going through breast cancer treatments, now my good friend who owns a shop just learned she has it too. Hoping my results will come back with good news, but then we do have to wait it out, don't we? I couldn't be any busier, but after hearing about a friend I picked up the phone.

The nursing home was next door to the hospital,  I walked in hoping to see our special "grandma Jean" whom I had done her hair for 24 years. I met her 35 or so years ago when I was pregnant with my first child and that's when I started to do her hair. She held each baby when she came and they grew to love her. When the kids got bigger she would empty her coin purse in their little hands  and they ran to handi mart of course you know what they bought.

When I opened the door to her room it was completly empty, she was gone. I asked the cleaning lady where is "our grandma Jean?" and thats when she told me she had passed away a few weeks ago.

Of course she had to pass me the kleenex...and she explained how she had only been sick a week and didn't suffer. I was just in shock, I knew she was in a better place, actually I was happy for her. She really wanted to be running around like she did selflessly her whole life. Always doing for another, always.  It's too hard for me right now to talk to much about the many visits and memories.

I guess what is really hurting is that for all those years she had her funeral all planned out, and we would laugh hysterically about how prepared she was to die, she was a great organizer...of course she lasted into her mid 90's (don't take tooooo many vitamins girls!) . So what I really feel bad about is that I didnt see it in the paper and I am so devestated that our family didn't attend her funeral, I am just crushed about it. I just hope she knows someway that I would never ever not go to it on purpose. We loved her so much. She was an angel of a woman. So I know where she is and she truely earned her reward, the best place that there could ever be in heaven.
Last evening we were at a viewing of another close friends 94 year old mother...I say the longer they are here the harder it is to lose them. You just get to thinking that they will always be here, they just aren't going to die, but then...they do.
God blesses us with special people in our lives doesn't he, and she is one that our families life would have been so different without her in it.  Thank you for Grandma Jean you were my other wing, and it will never ever quit being that way. ever.

Shellie Your SCARING ME!!!!

You've got rats & a cat  in your kitchen... I'm getting the Heebie Jeebies and goosebumps!
http://www.shelliewarren.blogspot.com/

All Dolled Up....

Q: Why don't mummies take vacations?
A: They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.

Q: Why was the mummy so tense?
A: She was all wound up.

Q: What kind of guy does a mummy take on a date ?
A: Any old girl he can dig up !

See you at the shop this week...I know UPS should be doing some drop offs this week and our black lace & fall panels, runners and tablecloths will be 20% off this week. Halloween 10% off. 

Help Me---I'm Melting!!!

Seriously!!! LOL

Haunted Manor...welcomes you

Shellie is inviting all those who have been wanting to visit her Haunted Manor to come up next Friday evening Oct.16th. This will be a TREAT...guaranteed by myself, so customers and blogging friends come enjoy a fun evening with us, she would like you to let your "inner child" out of its box and dress up a bit, you can be real simple or go all out if you wish! I know some of you well enough to know that's not a problem!

Because we wont know exact numbers of guests, (yes you may bring a friend,daughter or relative),we would appreciate you bringing a favorite Halloween food or dessert so we can just hang out, munch and giggle and enjoy some outrageous home decorating for Halloween.

We will have a meeting place in main Bountiful for those who are a bit frightened to find the home in the dark.

Let her know as soon as possible your plans...email: swarren2@msn.com she would love to her from you. time is: 6:30-9:30 like an open house, come when you can.

P.S....I'm hoping Annie West can come with her camera and her girls!

WINDOW of WITCHES...now ready

Window of Witches...here is my collection, shellie calls it the wall of witches, which it is. This hangs in my entree way, as you can see I can add 7 more witch pictures to fill up the window. I suppose a Christmas collection would be next! The pictures are watercolor prints from Shellie and her art teacher Donna O Kearney. I taped them on the backside of the window.


Did you know that our SPIDER WEB RUNNERS are really clever to use as a window covering. I just pinned this one over the curtain rod. If you look close you can see the big Orange spider that is made into this runner. They make a great witches shawl too.

yeah...we've reached a blog milestone

We have reached 10,000 blog hits to this site, thank you very much! Now I need to look up when I started the counter...sometime this year. Hmmmm.
Thanks a million or thanks a big 10,000 hugs!

typewritere key jewelry

I'm having typewriter key bracelets made up at the moment...are there any special requests for names or certain words that you would love to see on the bracelets? Especially with Christmas coming she would like to get any special orders taken soon.
Also any just one key charms with initials or some word off an old typewriter for a neclace or to attach to a neclace? Just comment...

What's Hagatha looking for today?

Now Haggie's looking in OUR SHOP window...don't let her scare YOU!

I think she's here for some spooktacular Halloween soldered altered art neclaces, I mean...who wouldn't want one of these funnies and scaries to wear this month?

Or...she can smell the newly made carmel chocolate dipped pretzels, some rolled in almonds and m&m's , plus granny smith dipped apples? All for herself!
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Maybe she needs our lime green/brown gift boxes to wrap her scaredy cat suprises inside.
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Does she want our new shabby silver glittered skeletons to ride on her broom with her to light up the sky?

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I hope our black sparkly hanging skeletons don't scare her away...even Hagatha's welcome at Just a bed of roses to do her Spooky Halloween shopping.

Since the items I mentioned in Yesterdays blog didnt arrive, I will assume the pictures of Thanksgiving etc will arrive today, and tags should be in shop on Wed. will blog new items Wednesday evening.

Halloween suprises today

Looking forward to our spectacular handmade tags being in the mail today and a shipment of our Thanksgiving/Halloween pictures & cards. I bundled up lots of our crinkly ribbon for your project making in tea dyed cream, black brown and a green.
See you soon...any purse in the shop will be 20% off Today & Tuesday, even our brand new ones!

It's raining it's pouring...

It must be Conference weekend here in Utah...it's raining and pouring as you can see no mountains in sight. It always rains on Conference weekend.
We had been looking forward to this day ...seriously more excited than Christmas as we thought that between conference sessions the Choir tour we went on in June was going to be broadcast. However when emailing the choir office Friday they said it will be shown on BYU station maybe January. So until then...patience, it's a virtue!

Today as the program Music and the Spoken word was on, I thought my goodness I am doing well to sit here not crying like a big baby(for the first time in 3 months)...and then they sang the last song..."come thou fount of every blessing" and we both lost it. Beautiful heavenly choir people I highly respect and love for their NEVER ENDING SERVICE, sharing their talent of music singing Gods words to the world.

We look forward to this day of spiritual feedings in word, music and rest.

Also in between conference sessions I believe the interview with Elizabeth Smart will be shown...she is my hero. Also a Humanitarian group that goes into Guatamala...hopefully that will be our next excursion, SOMEWHERE serving others in another country. That's probably many of your dreams...make them come true.

Hope your day too is filled with what you need, have a very beautiful one.

My SPOoOoKIes...ARE BLACK LACE!

Last night my daughter Shelliewarrenartblog posted her new shipments of Halloween SPoOKIes, scarey,check them out...her very haunted mansion is coming together eerily and creepy and besides her music is disneys Haunted mansion and graveyard music...that's worth it right there, my favorites! See how many days there are until Halloween...ha ha!

This morning at 6:00 a.m. I tried ANOTHER photo shoot of MY SPOoOoKIes on the front porch. Isn't it amazing how the creepy little rats just hit the porch railing looking like they are crawling on it?




Love this witch coming right for the front door...eeeeek! Dont you love the swirly metal piece behind her, love how that turned out.

We have a NEW shipment of these panels, hang from porches like this, hang from ceilings from metal rods, windows, doors and doorways, sometimes you just have to show a partial showing of these panels...like just a skeletons head etc. going fast...26.95 a panel, neat black lace. FOR THOSE WHO LIVE OUT OF TOWN for $30.00 plus tax I will ship next day to you! We do paypal or visa card on line.



Mr. Bed of roses has been painting the whole porch...well, it hides this years fly specks...and specks of years past... lets not get me hissing about that subject so early in the morning. In the country you wash & paint porches AFTER the freeze, lets not forget windows too!
To all my sweet customers who wouldn't hurt a fly...you know who you are...well, you haven't lived here! I'm the devil when it comes to hating flies. Love the country, hate the flies kind of gal.
The handmade jeweled spiders came in...oh my gosh...I didnt think they could get any better, but they did! Going fast too...as fast as the new pretzels and caramel apples packaged in Halloween!

Ogden shopping spree...

At the Kottage Kupboard boutique going on thru Sat.4:00 I found poisonous elixers: Hagatha's flesh vanishing tonic and Black cat hissing mad brew, had to get Shellie and I a set, aren't they the best?


And this handmade fall pillow...hope the vendor doesnt mind I tied the ends in my tea dyed lace.


Black shabby sign with the neatest lettering for hanging!


Handmade stacking halloween blocks in neat colors!


And for the "mister" as Mimi Sue calls her man...seems that's all mine does is hoes the weeds down, it pays off, this is his reminder from the prophet.


Fall feather trees with peacock feathers coming in Friday, selling very reasonably.

Dream in Cream tea stained crackly antique plates, my favorite especially this time of year will be coming in Friday.


Happy Haunting to all and to all a good fright handmade pillow was a must have to buy.
I need a nap now...then must finish up the 4 witch hats to bring in.

Had I taken the battery for the camera off of the charger I could have shown you the neat places I shopped today...Kottage Kupboard boutique, The new Harrisville Deseret Industries where I found a long black velvet witch dress for $5.00 Then over to 25th Street Boutique, charming. Up to Rainbow Gardens for a quick Halloween pick me up, and now true confessions...I indulged at Farrs Ice Cream for a Rocky Road ice cream cone, couldn't help it!
Ogden can be a fun place to shop.

Sun shining...we are open today

New shipment of spider web runners, one even has a big orange spider on it, Our spider web tableclothes have been replenished along with the "Haunted Hollows" runner. Hope your home is getting a little haunted and spooky.

BLACK MAGIC WOMAN? rainy day Creating

The 1920's shoe makeover with our roses ribbon & tiny pumpkin all tucked in...how do you like the vintage comb top piece on this plaque that received a new make-over today?



Another "witchy shoe" from the 20's, bejeweled with diamonds and rose ribbon!



Sneak peak at the purple witches hats...two have antique dolls on them (no worries, one is armless and the other has one arm, how spooky!



All these items will arrive at the shop on Friday for sale.



I'm starting to scare myself...maybe I am a black magic woman?



And a boney body adorned with a big antiqued red rose and vintage brown ribbon and lace.

Putting 2 & 2 together...haunting the house

Tonight I may be putting two and two together...that is if these new tv shows don't capture my attention! Will take a picture tomorrow in good light of the finished project.
The 12 pane window over 6' x 6' was painted a ralph lauren antique gold and then antiqued finish over it to darken. The other side is chippy white, but this side looks best in my home.
Speaking of ART...check out my daughters art retreat she just returned from: shelliewarrenart.blogspot.com or just click onto it from my list of favorite blogs.

SHOP IS CLOSED TODAY...

Sorry for any inconvenience to your holiday shopping today...watching the freeway delays and accidents this morning on tv...I am just not that brave today to drive in pouring rain and wind.

I'll be decorating up witches hats today, being a "witchy woman" I suppose, later I may post a few of them, the ones that have a vintage doll & jewelry attached, kind of vintage shabby/rosie fall themed.

Making a neat hat to wear on a witches night out...OR a Halloween centerpiece!

Come in for Halloween Tricks & Treats...

Did those spiders CREEP you out? Going fast, however by Friday we are planning on a new selection.
Maybe it was the little skeleton heads, their tops lift off, maybe to hide a diamond ring in? hmmmm
Fun BIG Trick or Treat & skeletons in the closest pillows arrived along with two boxes of estate dishes & hats. Do you love the vintage Black & white shirt in the window, what kind of costume would that work for?
Today delightful Halloween figures will be set out for your holiday pleasures. And treats...it's always a treat to have you come by! Hang onto your hat, its suppose to be windy today!