Halloween & our Inner Child

Isn't it funny how Halloween can bring out the inner child in us?
Are you feeling it too?
I can hardly stand it...my grandchildrens family and I are going to Scarey Poppins at the Desert Star soon, we are going to get scared and do lots of laughing .
Other Halloween plans are in the making this month for us and I cant wait for the time to arrive...it's the Inner child, I'm sure!
Anyway, the computer is not allowing me to add pictures, answer emails etc. etc. So I feel lucky to at least share with you that at the shop this week the new products will be some beautifully packaged mineral baths and lotions graet for a lovely gift or to do some necessary pampering, fall purses , (next week some with crowns!) some big crystal neclaces only 13.00 you won't beleive it! Hopefully Friday the SPIDER WEB round tablecloths, runners, small spider doilies AND some window doilies will have arrived, you can call and reserve yours or just hurry in, they are so striking if you put a bright Halloween color under them... and as always products in the shop are always priced affordable.
Today we are bringing in an antique drop leaf table with old fruit decals I refinished along with a neat primitive counter...busy day and a great day to get rid of some more old piles in storage (husbands helping with those and more!)
See you soon

Oh darn

Oh darn, wanted to share with you the vintage skeletons, black cat and punkin baskets, black cat flicker lights, wonderful silver glitter designs in paris & very chic styles, halloween candy, spooky bracelets...and I will price the new estate vintage when I can pull myself back to work.you'll just have to go in and see for yourself and get yourself all decorated for fall. It will lift your spirits and those around you. My son just stopped in and was telling me how fun it was to come home from work to a place all decorated for Halloween (not my house, his). He wondered if it was too early, heavens no!!!



Want to share my sympathy with the Woods family at this time, such a sad ordeal going on in Farmington right now. I don't know any details whatsoever, only what I have seen on the news. If any of you have been affected with this please know that we at Just a bed of roses are saddened and give you a big hug.



Hope to get the computer working properly this weekend...hope hope hope. You dont have problems like this do you???

Mamma Mia ... oh oh!

Have you seen Mamma Mia...
Seems to be quite the chic flic...take as many girlfriends as possible and have a blast singing along with the actresses...and Pierce B. Oh, and don't forget to tell the audience members how many times you have been to the show!!! The most I have heard so far is 5 times...my sister-in-law!

Now lets get real here...I loved the scenery, all the decor, vintage beds, dishes and the beautiful aquas and oranges. I gave a quiz to mr. afterwards and he couldnt tell me one thing about the decor or colors...such a man! The wedding table all vintage plates and depression glasses, neatest antique beds, stained aqua walls and quaint buildings so full of character. I would go see the show again just to enjoy more.
There was a lady in her sixties next to me...she sang EVERY word to the songs...wonder how many times she has been to it?
Men can go to...my husband has the words to the songs memorized also as we took the cd with us on the long ride to St. George, we didn't have a clue what the show was about, so it was fun to put two and two together.
The moral issues of the show...well, 3 dads? Naughty Merrill Streep! I don't endorce them, however it made for a very funny, ecentric, light hearted movie we seem to be craving right now.

Took lots of shop pictures, also have some endorcements, will put them on this evening as I am using the computer that crashed and not sure the pictures will download without tweeking this computer some more. Isnt it aweful to lose all the information and have to re-insert it.

Glorious rain bringing in fall

Get your fall boxes out of the closets ladies...it's time to celebrate fall!

Each day at the shop it gets more and more fun as Halloween creatures are pulled out of boxs and put into their rightful places...and then a customer comes along, falls in love with one and we get to redo that spot...but hey, thats the job description here at Just a Bed of Roses.

Sunday...or this evening (hmmm) I'm planning on posting with pictures some new fall decor, some very glittery, whimsical, and some just plain primitive, it's all good.

The first of the week we took a quickie trip to warm , 98 degree sunny St. George. Found a few new places I will show pictures and share with you in case you get a wild hair to run down there too for a few days. Tuachan...Broadway in the desert is so amazing to us...The Big River, story of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn was an entertaining story and you cannot beleive it when the waterfall on the mountain in front of you comes right onto the stage and goes off the edge and the boys are paddling their raft...so thrilling.
Also Les Miserables played the next perfect evening...oh the talent there, and no need for even a jacket. Can you beleive I have never ever seen Le Miz, if any of you also have not seen this story its about time you do, its touching.

Trip was cut short...we have to really feel bad for Darci who was wanting to come see all of you a feew days at the shop...she started passing her 4th kidney stone...oh the poor thing!!! Get well!

Alayna is a new addition in the afternoons at the shop...do you ever think to yourself that you need another right arm...well she is mine. This 16 year old cutie is a natural born organizer and displayer, she is just a perfect fit for the shop. So when the shop gets all organized and you see me less stressed, you will know that she has been working hard. She may learn I am hopeless, but she's going to keep me on task, that girl!!! Oh, I must take a picture of her on her PINK paisley scooter...your going to be asking for one for Christmas, no kidding.

Smaller giraffe purses have arrived and there is always a big selection of purses in many colors and styles...did you know the hottest fall colors are purple and reds... with black and white...such eye catching colors.

See you soon...dont get wet today!

Fall Smells & Flavors...

Have you noticed fall in the air...light rain cleaning out the air, perking up the fall sun flowers, chilly nights making the mountains look as if buckets of orange yellow and red paints have been splashed over them.
The air that now smells like Hot sauce, peaches, watermelons, grapes, pickles and the favorite garden foods you lovingly place in your empty canning jars are cooking on the stoves. In fact our stove caught fire sunday, so a new one arrives today. So, Let me tell the truth here...I would love to tell you that all those bottles in our pantry were put there by myself...however I have the best husband who loves to fill our bottles with his favorite recipe of Salsa. Notice he does quart bottles. One year he bottled 150 qts and we both said never again! He did buy pint bottles at an estate sale yesterday for his gift giving hot sauce. Our grown up children would never forgive him if he didnt bottle his hot sauce. Last year was the only exception...the major back surgery, no garden.
Hope you too have been enjoying the fruits of the harvest...filling your pantries with yummy recipes. We were watching a certain watermelon grow out in the garden named Jack as it was the biggest...last week we picked jack and he weighed 30 lbs!!!
The timing must of been right as it was sooo delicious. Isnt mother nature interesting? A little black seed turns into something so wonderful...and cherry tomatoes...arent they delightful. I should just park a chair right next to those plants with a great book and eat until my tummy says "stop"!
I hope you too are enjoying your harvest and gathering it in for the winter months. MMMMM gotta love the smells! It's the season for giving thanks and I am thankful for Mr. Bed of Roses filling up our pantries...now I better go wash the kitchen floor, you know what that gets like this time of year!!!
Today is a day off for me...squeezing in a "must have massage"...restocking recreations, and thursday I will bring in another big stack of antique tablecloths, some just worthy of making fun projects and others to be enjoyed, prices will be very reasonable on them. You may want to visit Darci at the shop today, she said the Halloween ceramic cupcakes came in and all purses 20% off today!

1949 Greeting Card & Psychic...are you scared?

This card came from a recent estate...just had to share with you , don't you think its a bit scarey!

Its made in 1949 and in mint condition.

Suppose its time to share more Phychic stories...it's been a slow process because things have had to play out, you'll see why.

Being told that there was something heavy and weighing over the top of my shop gave me a bit of a scare as I am like A Mother bird just building her nest each and every day. I got that phrase from Donna O Kearney, the artist and co-author of Human Art that I love so much, she has a unique gift & talent of catagorizing people, and it amazingly just fit me with the shop. The psychic had no idea what the shop looked like, only knowing it was in Farmington.

The psychic really acted puzzled, stating that ...well.... maybe to have the wiring, plumbing and keys all checked, which I did and then decided to call the landlord and discuss the reading and now he thinks I am a phsyco! However...he did send over an electrician!!! Scared him too, huh?

Back to the heaviness hanging over the shop...the shop has renters above it (psychic did not know this nor did I ever tell her) and that very morning when I went to work I had strong words (first time EVER) with the renter man, here is why...his wife had been coming down all week hugging on me, drunker than I had ever seen her, and saying she was leaving him secretly and she was trying to work it out to leave, we had become very good friends too. It was the first time I had ever seen her beaten up and I begged her to go through with it or I would report it. That morning I heard him yell at her and I told him if I heard one thing I would call 911. Of course he wasnt too happy about that. I seriously was frightened all month that there was going to be a death or something really bad was going to happen with them.

Making the story short...they moved out (what a blessing), she stayed with him (they sometimes do), and the new renter is susie spotless, loves light and is tougher than a speeding bullet.

Come to find out the renters were living in deep filth, this is what alchoholism sometimes comes down to, there were burn marks everywhere (scarey), people coming and going ,so this must have been the darkness hanging over my shop...the psychic was right! There is no way she knew about renters above the shop or the style of it.

I'm a beleiver...well, there is more, must wait for some of it to play out though....part 3 coming.

One thing she said was I was a writer...would write a childrens book...that I know is off. The only thing I write is this blog.

Old Pop bottles, Big Mac's & estates

, Many customers ask what are my collections...well, I just LOVE everything OLD. Now Mr. Bed of Roses loves General Store items...having a fondness for OLD POP BOTTLES. He remembers riding on his dads old wagon peddling vegetables as a young boy(probably for a dollar a day) in Ogden and then stopping into the small neighborhood, store for a soda in the bottles.

This is a Birthday present he just received (from myself) to hold the Big Ones...Vess Cola was out of Ogden along with Beehive. We have a rule at our home...he gets his little room to collect and display all he wants AND I get the REST OF THE HOUSE!!!

This week we are buying from an estate of a 90 year old woman who truly loved to work with her hands, create and be organized. A few things we thought were just charming...her Christmas was labeled in boxes so nicely and all handmade, all kind of little craft projects, a woman of my own kind for sure~

For those who go to estate sales you will agree when I say...there are some very common life styles of those who are now in their 80's and on up...you can always count on boxes of old baby food jars in the pantry, bottled fruit from the 60's & 70's, handmade afghans, clothespins, hankies, lovely dishes, pink & aqua fabrics, an ice cream maker, tricycle, sleds, old spices, cards,Christmas wrapping paper & bows, received cards, sometimes Old spice and dusting powder along with some old worn out pieces of clothing.

Here you see a pair of Big Macs overalls, I am guessing from the 30's 40's? Safety Pinned up the tear, and hanging on a little nail in the corner of the pantry. Oh these makes me tear up. I wonder "why" are they still hanging there after all these years?

Will be shopping the estate garage this week...geez...just when we finally cleared out a parking space in our garage for ONE CAR! Means I better just get it quickly into the shop so you too can enjoy momentos of the Past.

My sisters yard sale in Syracuse

my sister who lives in Syracuse is having a big yard sale today...I have helped her out with 2 truck loads of miscellaneous craft items, junk, chipped dishes, unfinished projects, abused items too. I'm almost embarassed. anyway she will sell extrememly cheap...1-3.00 most items for sure. She is selling her own items and my daughters too so this will not be a little yard sale. its just north of the bluff elementary, not hard to find. The sale is today Friday and Saturday, she starts early like 7:00 and probably will go till 5 or knowing her till dark. Here is her address:797 W. 2300 S in syracuse. She's very nice, you will love her. Good luck too!
As for the shop...purses purses and more purses...and can you beleive I ordered even more this morning...well, they are just so awesome I know you are going to love them. Lots of animal prints and fall colors, got a bright red and some orangy ones too. Priced from 24.00-65.00
$50.00 & more purchases Friday and Saturday you will receive one of our packaged so sweetly faux desserts made from pretty little towels! Im still waiting for the HALOWEEN CUPCAKES to arrive...where are they? Hope they didnt get in Hurricane Gustov!

Wickedly vintage inspired decor and gifts

Our Skeletons are coming out of the closets and into the shop.

This shabby pink and aqua antique frame and picture are from a recent estate...at first I thought it was from the 60's then I realized it must be from the 30's early 40's. Its in fabulous condition!

Here you see silver designed pens that look like an antique knife, wonderful gifts...yes!

Your going to look a bit wicked with these wild new zebra purses...love the colors? Also in bronze timmings. Love these!

Pewter color and so soft you'll just want to pet it!

Aqua too...stunning and so shabby.

Drawers have been filled with lots of new pieces of tea dyed vintage laces...with more styles to come.

And for more gift giving and to treat yourself to some luxury now the kids are back in school, why not some Fairy dust Mineral bath salts in 7 beautiful scents. Only 5.50 a package.

Wednesday all purses and wallets will be 10% off and dont be suprised if a new shipment of purses shows up that day too. I guess that will include our vintage purses too, why not!

Happy VINTAGE FALL Y'ALL

The weather here in Utah has put us into the Fall spirit...it certainly has arrived at Just a bed of roses in Farmington...you'll love our vintage fall decor and the vintage accessories: some dainty shabby chic gloves, fun furs, dress up coats, loads of costume jewerly. These hats are real precious oldies! More to come!

Black purses with crosses and rhinestones, plus vintage pearl purses.

Sweet treats, looks like a trick though? These desserts are washrags made to look like cheesecakes, cake rolls, tarts and with all the trimmings, packaged nicely for gift giving. Only 6.95 each with lots of chocolate, pinks & lime greens.

Decorate for vintage Halloween with silver candleabra's...a little bit fancy and alot spooky.

Skulls, pumpkins, candy corns, black & glitter. Aqua seems to be the new fall color to mix with what you have been decorating with in the past.

Come Here Kitty Kitty...dont you love BLACK FUNNY CATS for Halloween?

Gold and glitter...so vintage. Jayna has also brought in some of the funniest Fall/Halloween altered art neclaces like no other, come get yours early! Will try to get some pictures of them for next time.

Indeed there is much more to come. It arrives daily, don't miss out as many are simply One of a Kind.

Swiss days and the WALL OF SHOPPERS!

The famous Wall Of shoppers...can you see how wide the isles are???Wonder why they don't widen the isles? If you are wondering where the pictures are of all the handmade merchandise filled to the brim in these booths...CAN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH! We did see all we wanted, bought a few darling hair bows and purse for granddaughters birthday.

Now it wouldn't be the REAL SWISS DAYS if these long tree sticks with Witches Hats, scarey potions, bats and spells books weren't walking all over the place...they are usually sold out first hour and whats funny is that they are super popular year after year after year!

Tradition always takes us over the this place for lunch, can't leave without going here. Since I was with the diet Nazi (shellie) I had to chose this over berry pie and ice cream...only one choice!

New Fall Romantic Homes has arrived this week, love the aqua/brown cover too.

As far as Swiss Days...we have decided this was our last year to go...it just isnt the same to us anymore. We both like merchandise with a vintage unique flair to it and it just isn't filling that need. In years past we could load up a car with fun holiday decor, dried florals, antique pieces. Decorating has changed alot...that's definitly not a bad thing though.

Shop will be getting ceramic Halloween cupcakes probably Tuesday and 2 big purse shipments with some new styles . Until then I will concentrate and focus on getting the store a bit more Haunted...

Swiss Days...Labor Day weekend

The shop will open late Friday...probably noon...1:00 at the latest. Doing my yearly drive up to Midway to Swiss Days. Usually 200,000 people come up to swiss days Friday and saturday...this big boutique is not for the weak!!! Shellie and I try to get there at 8:00 a.m. before the crowds make a big wall through the isles...seriously! We grab us some food, eat under the big trees in the beautiful park surrounded with breath taking mountains and think about what we want to go back and buy! If there were antique booths I would certainly fill up the car!
Hope you too can go, and if not just enjoy your Labor Day week-end, looks like its going to be a bit rainy. Shop will be closed on Monday Labor Day...see you in the Fall!

A Working VACATION...road trip day 2

The BROWSE AROUND is very western consignment antique shop, they play old western music while you shop, there is a shop inside that makes goats milk soap so it smells yummy inside. The character of the building just cant be beat for primitive antiques can it? You will find this if you turn right going to Logan , and the sign will say Providence...in cache county Utah.

Had to check out the Huge Logan Deseret Industries at the north end of town. What's weird is there was nothing I liked to buy...that's really weird as the store is very big.

Have you eaten at the famous Bluebird (west side of road central part of Logan), homemade rolls, good food and service and very antique, probably original. As a decorator though, I just want to get my hands on that place and brighten it up, maybe keeping all original, but brightening up the tables, chairs and adding some pattern fabrics using some aquas, oranges, limes....I do this all the time, just sit me in a restaurant and I can have it completely re-decorated by the time I eat my lunch!!! Oh, they have handmade chocolates too!

Antique mall as you come into Logan, having many sales right now too, very nice people.

Where else is a charming gift shop on the south end Main in Brigham city. I especially love their purses and jewelry although not selling vintage there is a variety of home decor. The shabby paint on the building my husband was complaining about...i totally love it! What do you think

Then 6:00 p.m. we were off to buy an estate...this was an estate of beautiful crystal, silver , antique dishes, beaded purses, little figurines. Story goes like this...Minnie owned many of these beautiful pieces, she lived in South Dakota, she used them and also took great care of them too. Her daughter Lucy inherited the pieces at Minnies passing and she too used them and too great care of them. At her passing her daughter Pam inherited them and packed them into boxes, only to be seen until now. Pam only has wonderful kitties to leave this inheritance too, and so she wanted to be sure these lovely heirlooms were passed onto to someone who will adore, use, admire and enjoy them.

That's where you and I fit in...right? Each day this next week I will bring in a box of these beautiful pieces. The purses will come in today along with some crystal spooner, shakers, and a pretty fall dish. I will try to remember to write on the tag that it was Minnies or Lucies, then we can be sure where these pieces come from. I thank Pam so much for the phone call to come and purchase her heirlooms and promise they will be loved and treasured by all of us at Just a bed of Roses for years to come.

P.S. I have been tea dying tons of laces in so many new styles, so this week the bundles will be added to. Also new style zebra print purses are coming next week, fall colored purses too. Vintage jewelry and linens are always coming in daily now. Oh, and Halloween cupcakes & figurines hopefully will arrive today!!!

A working VACATION...road trip day 1

Around our Birthday time, mr. Bed of Roses and I take off for a fews day to Utah & Cache counties for some antique shopping. Our favorite is TREASURES Antique Mall, there are 2 BIG buildings to shop and we spent 4 hours there, we gave ourselves 2 hours! They are having a big yard sale and inside sales on Sept. 6th 8:00 a.m. Its West of Springville, take freeway exit, turn to the right and follow the road south. I bought one man dress form and a unique woman dress form, I will show pictures of them lateras they are turning out so awesome! Love them!

Next off to American Fork on Main where FINDERS KEEPERS SHOP is run by Tammi, plenty of space to show off painted furniture, fun lamps & colors for kids bedrooms. Working that day was Jana, who is Jenni B's (our cupcake girl) mother, who also started the Blue Goose boutique in American Fork and ran it for years She is delightful and darn wish I had taken a picture with her.

Halloween has begun at Dear Lizzies in Alpine...just take Alpine exit there by Thanksgiving Point and you will find it in a shopping center corner on the south side of road. I love how Dear Lizzies is quite girlie girlie and love how its displays are based in with antiques. Now I am more motivated to get the oranges coming in...and they will!

Each place inspired me in different ways...as a shop owner you are always curious of how your own shop fits into the picture of others, and helps me evaluate my strengths and weakness' we came home quite exhausted but well worth it!

Hope you can take some time to GET AWAY too and visit these fun shops. Check back this evening I will tell about day 2 in Brigham and Logan.

Back to School

Here are my grandchildren just leaving for first day of school. conner the oldest is going to have payback to his mother for not having the right pants for him...we think he grew 6 inches over the summer time and his pants were ready for a flood! They were so excited!

Here is Caprice...she is just boo-hooing because she is still a bit to young and needs to be potty trained before she can go to school too, broke our hearts to see those tears!

Remember the days of going back to school, the excitement of deciding which outfit to wear for the first day, meeting your friends again and new teachers, learning how to get from class to class on time and shoving things into your lockers. Checking out boys...and them checking out Us! New school supplies and the parents wondering where the money was coming from. I was the oldest of the 5 children, but no worries as I had my little tantrums to get what I needed too!
When I went to school we could not even wear Levis...and got sent to see the Principal once because I wore them one day in my senior year! Can you even imagine!! That was 1971.

Hope you mothers can take a moment to come in and rejuvinate looking at pretty things. We have Fairy Dust mineral baths in beautiful fragrances you may want to treat yourself to a relaxing bath.
We are having a back to school, celebrate birthdays and any excuse for a family get together this afternoon. I have many ideas, products and new business' to tell you about each day this week, cant wait to share with you.

Touch of Fall...

I tell you, fall is in the air...here is Trick or Treatin Kitty & Polka Dot Pumpkin!

This one is a bit FREAKY...it's the laptop...dont quite know how to navigate it yet!

Fun little white narrow table and the new fall Paprika colors, with some limey greens.

Oh, and Jayna has been bringing in Halloween altered art neclaces...to funny, you will laugh out loud when you seen and read them.

Newly painted red wooden shelf, its a heavy one, in fact my back is saying "ouch" today, too much lifting and bending painting furniture.

Okay...so your saying "where is the dress form picture?" Well, I took it...so where is it?

Darci will be selling CROWN items and jewelry, excluding altered art neclaces at 10% off on Wednesday,

so come in and visit with Darci, she's a neat gal, I love it when she can come into the shop.

I came home to 8 qts. of freshly bottled Hot sauce...mmmmmmm!

Enjoying Summer Days... so

My computer crashed again...some bug or the USER or something I will use the laptop. I wanted to show you a picture of the Florida Keys, when we were there last Feb. we went to Ernest Hemmingways home and there were 45 lazycats on the property, most had 6 toes on each foot, Hope they are all well with this Hurricane going through there and all the tourists who are on Cruises. That has to be alarming. Will show pictures one day when I find them!
Will take pictures today...of some Halloween Trick or Treatin kitties,pink/chocolate candy corn, metal pumpkins, paprika colored wooden totes & watering can. My nail gal Staci will know fall is in the air when she sees my Paprika colored nails tomorrow! Oh, and I did some Vintage Jewelry shopping...will take pictures of the fun shabby & fall pins.
In fact, Darci will be working Wednesdays for a month so we will have any jewelry(except consignment jewelry) 10% off on Wednesdays through September!
I loved my day off...I sat on the front porch a minute and just soaked in the feeling of summer, oh the lazy susans so bright and pretty, the hay being harvested, dog laying by my feet (we are dog sitting), perfect day to spray paint & do projects. Bacon & tomatoe sandwiches, you know what I mean!
Husbands birthday today and while I am keeping shop he will start his fall marathon of canning hot sauce.(dont tell him about golfing...he may want to do it instead of gardening, okay!) That means the garden is coming on now. Will be taking some tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, jalapenos into the shop to sell each day, a little version of "Farmers Market" right here in Farmington! See you soon!

Some Fall teasing...

Pretty brown feather wreaths...only 12.95 So pretty for fall decorating!

Purplish black bag great fall color and design...40.00 Love these!

Orange too, soooooo beautiful and eye catching...these are on order, available last week august.

Pink roses ribbon, very wide and so shabby chic! 9.00 a yard but worth it!

Crystal birds are so gorgeous...I ordered alot of them (well for now) so you can decorate a tree with them...your going to die when I tell you the price...ready? Only 2.25 each and I will discount them to 2.00 each when you buy 6 or more. They are a plastic, but very beautiful and look crystal. Can you see a tree with white mini lights and just these birds??? wow!

Last and you know not least...I acquired a standing dress form over the week-end, it will be out of the sidewalk for sale on Tuesday, the first 125.00 can take it, as you know, these babies are hard as heck to come by. Cant take a picture until Tuesday.