Curses

I'd give you sneak peeks of Christmas that's being worked on but...I realize, it's still the peak of Halloween...so it will have to wait just a little bit longer. 

I wanted to take a photo of all the antique/vintage/vintage florals and handmades being boxed up for the Acorn antique show Nov. 2-3rd...coming soon! (camera either needs the battery charged or I've busted another one, shhh don't tell,HE gets kind of irritated when I say words like broken camera, or I think I got the camera wet in my purse).

It's an exciting show...plan on spending several hours at the Weber county fair grounds 9:00 a.m. sat. my booth will be the christmas display on the left when you walk in and the booth next to it...shared with Heidi the event planner of acorn shows.

Will unveil the theme to our Christmas event within a week?

We are piling up at our homes all good things for a vintage inspired Christmas in decor and gifts.

The new issue of Where women create just arrived and it's so beautiful and inspiring...I love this issue and I love the kitchen table talk written by Jo Packham. She suggests we as women to support each other,  to pay attention to the needs of those around us which are abundant. That we don't always need to go out of the country as there are so many in our circle in need of us. Needfully and inspired to be written, thanks jo.

we're open at the shop this weekend and next week mon. thursday. friday. and saturday.  11-5:30

Mark NOVEMBER 15th  10:00 on your calendar.
That is when the shop will re-open for christmas.
we are closed oct. 27th.

Massage & Clinical Therapy Specials

Joel is the best massage therapist I have ever been to.
(meaning I never grit my teeth in pain, he can read your body for problem areas,
discusses with you what's going on etc.)

Joel Smith is the kindest person and sincerely cares about you.

Come into Just a Bed of Roses and pick up your flier. 
You don't want to miss out on this one as this is a BIG savings
and you MUST try him out!

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Massage & Clinical Therapy Specials

Joel Smith - LMT

Special Fall Pricing for Bodywork

           

     Two one hour sessions of Massage Therapy 
plus a complimentary Spa pass.

Fall Special Pricing:  $90

Regular Fee: $160

     Two one hour sessions of Manual Therapy 
plus a complimentary Spa pass.

Fall Special Pricing:  $120

Regular Fee: $200

Rejuvenate Your Mind & Body Special

     Rejuvenate yourself with four 60 minute massage 
therapy sessions, a 90 minute Hot Stone Massage & 
Receive a Complimentary Spa pass with each visit.

Fall Special Pricing:  $250

Regular Fee: $560

Or upgrade to a four 90 minute sessions for $330

Regular Fee: $680

Advanced Health Special

     Ten customized 90 minute sessions, utilizing Rolf’s
 method of Structural Integration, while 
incorporating Visceral Manipulation, 
Lymphatic Drainage Therapy, and CranioSacral Therapy.  
This selection also includes an additional 90 minute 
therapeutic massage plus a complimentary Month Spa pass.

Total Package:  $600

(Or 2 payments of $350)

Regular Fee: $1,440

Fall Special Pricing offers expire October 31, 2013

Packages must be used within 12 weeks of purchase..

There are no refunds after purchase & no compensation if gift certificate(s) expire.

And the linens go to the highest bidder...

 A recent out of state auction I attended my purchases seemed to be an abundance of orange boxes filled with vintage linens.....You could say "I scored!" Here are just a few of the fall designs coming in this week.

 In all reality... it wasn't that easy...I was the highest bidder when it came to the vintage linens, and there were some "not so happy" women bidding against me...but I knew I had to do it for just a bed of roses customers...I just had too! So opening each box has been a wonderful suprise as I dig deeper to the bottoms. 

I have spent a week just sorting into piles, colors, designs, this will sell here, this will sell there sort of thing. And ironing. This collector was one of the best, she made certain when she bought the hankies (did I say there are OVER 400 hankies?) doilies, tableclothes, bedspreads...they were in the best of conditions, meaning crisp and beautiful. 

If you'll hang in there with me...they will be out for your purchasing soon. The main bunch will be at our Christmas
Event...Nov. 16-23  at the shop. Theme is just about ready to unveil..brainstorming gets us everywhere!

I will also be selling at the Acorn Antique show at the Weber county fair grounds Opens: Nov.2 and 3rd. I will have the holiday display booth as you walk in and also just to your left. Most items have not been in the shop that will be for purchasing.

Still 30% off everything thru Oct. 26th...then we close to prepare for our Christmas Themed event Nov. 16th.

We will be open thru Christmas every day in December just in case your wondering. The shop will be ready for a new owner Jan 1 2014... OR...we may just hold once a month events, all depends on the offers coming in.

thru Oct. 26th...30% off everything

fall sale:

30% off everything
thru Oct. 26th

then we close to put up Christmas for
several weeks...

theme to be announced real soon!

 Now where was I...let's see, just several weeks ago we were enjoying yellowstone and island park...with our family.
I was happily sharing when interrupted by husbands back surgery and a hoarders auction I traveled to that I had waited 3 years for...so, I could not miss...besides I did it for YOU! (just wait until our Nov. EVENT...YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS! (I love hoarders, oh, how I love them). Husband is recovering well  and tagging vintage and Christmas as he watches all the oldies on tv...what more could a guy ask for?

 The springs is a fun place to walk, the water is warm, mossy in beautiful shades of green, it's shallow, crystal clear you can see the fish. Ducks swim and quack in groups for food, why of course there is a vending machine. This place is several miles from Robins roost convenience store. Look closely there is a tiny cabin in the background and a waterwheel house.  

This place has a bridge to walk,  almost like a fairy land.

There is a mama moose with her baby...can I say my son in law got a little toooooo close for one of those "Vacation photo's" and she started to charge us...I turned and ran for my life...not sure I have ever ran for my life before...you should try it, it's NOT SO EASY! (no one got hurt, but the camera/phone went flying and he had to go back).

Inside Yellowstone this giant Elk meandered into the famous
square filled with business' hotels, eateries and lots of tourists...they too began their vacation photo sessions, police arrived to set up barricades to keep them away while the moose simply laid there, probably just amused at all the attention he was getting. It's their territory! Got to love it.

Bear hugging in Idaho falls @ the falls, always a nice stop.

The "witch fairy" always comes to the grandchildren when they spend the night with grandma, never fails, anytime of the year. This event I centered around Halloween, since it's the "witch" fairy. 

This is when I am thankful for Pinterest...it blesses my life
every single day. This is ghost s'mores for the campfire.

This morning she gifted individual packs of caramel popcorn
found at the amish store in Willard. 

The first night the girls got "witch" pillowcases with smaller pillows for traveling. The boys got the Owls fabric.
We made paper chains of halloween paper, painted fingernails, told ghost stories around the camp fire and best of all my son was the funniest and I mean funniest fortune teller to everyone. I even learned how to gamble with dice for quarters...can I say I won..ALOT of quarters. 

Happy Owloween...thanks for letting me share.

I hope that your month of October will be extra fun...and if you get stuck on needing an idea you can always go to the shops pinterest boards, I try my best to pin away!

May  I...  jump on my soapbox:
okay Government...
let's get this job done.
 I just hate seeing our National Parks 
closed down, what a shame. People of every nationality were visiting the park. I've heard in Utah there are some unhappy travelers.

This is just dumb.

Just know you'll agree! 

I was going to do that...

We have 30% off most anything in the shop thru Oct. 26.

Not going to say..."hurry in" for the best of the best! 

The shop is still up for sale...in the mean time we carry on business as usual. I'll gladly entertain any offers while I wait on a few that are trying to work out their $ and plans. Money has a way of talking, doesn't it? 

The shop will CLOSE Oct. 28th thru Nov. 16.

During this time Joni, I and some others are working away on Vintage Christmas that will the whole week of Nov. 16, the
week before Thanksgiving...so save your $$$.

The shop will have all new vignettes, handmades and vintage Christmas. I also have a buying trip lined up. Fingers crossed it's a great one. Now Mr. Roses is retired I can keep him busy fixing up stuff ( oh darn, he had his back surgery a week ago...guess he will need to recover pretty darn fast, but he can tag stuff?).

Now you know!

Beauty BAR...when in New York

When in New York...you never know what you will find next door

 Beauty salon turned into a Martini's and Manicure

 Glittered. glitzy. sparkly. and filled with vintage beauty salon type products in abundance in cases.

 Martini menu...(must turn head sideways)...I'll have the Perm Please!

 Row of hair dryer chairs...to sip your martini's and be pampered.
 Someone was pretty creative.

 Place filled with nostalgia...gee I'd love to see all that vintage stuff...
I did hair from 1972-till hmmmm, well, it was a long long time.

 Shellie my daughter discovered this place after her bike ride at Central Park.
What's the chances of it being called Jeans...that's my middle name and nick name Jean!

 I'm sure while she sat there she had some de ja vu going on...I had a salon in our home.
The kids loved to play in there and hang out with the customers having their hair dried.

Hope you enjoyed some New York on line today...unless you just happen to be there!

got monkeys?

           
                   oh yes...some days are like that so are some weeks!

You'll want to fly in for awhile to shop our
sale...30% off everything this Monday. Thursday.
friday. saturday. This sale will go thru Oct. 25
          I know...yes, we are just too generous!

Although the shop is thinning down, there are still neat things you'll enjoy having in your home or gifting. Each week it will be added to. We want it thinned right down...to kind of start over for a November event. 

Joni and I have put together a "new" plan...for the
shop thru Christmas...,WE AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE... but staying at Just a bed of Roses and having tons of fun for the Holidays with YOU.
       (so no more tears okay, means us too!)

         Stay tuned for more exciting details!

I have a very large vintage buying trip ahead...so...stash lots of cash for November too!
(just in case you don't want your husband to know)

reminded me of today

Wake up to good news @ saving money at just a bed of roses

Pancakes anyone?
My husbands way to tease our 9 grandchildren for
breakfast last week...can you believe they asked for more!

giggles.

a win win situation here:

                                      30% off everything
                          (with a few exceptions but not much)
                           This coming Monday THRU Saturday
                                           11:00-5:30

There is alot of the shabby, dressy, tons of beautiful doilies, rustic/rusty stuff, vintage kitchen in reds, a bunch of vintage mens ties just in (great for halloween or a pinterest project, jars, old bottles, industrial, galvanized, wooden, windows, mirrors, ice cream table and chairs, iron chairs, furniture pieces one that is a Mormon pine with the painted grain finish which is a secretary/wardrobe. This has been in my personal collection for years. Bottom price 500.00  if I take it to the acorn antique show...it will be 800.00 it's a very old piece in wonderful condition.

The antique display counter may be up for sale...just need to double check with the potential buyers...it is 500.00  I used it in my first shop, oh dear, that was 20 years ago. It's a beauty.

come dig around...because vintage matters!

Window peeking the past

Virginia City, Montana...90 mins. from island park.
Old old mining town...gold fever. Walk the street and window peek into the past.a Dusty place. Patina everywhere. Neat old doors and windows, original. Old wood, a match could take this place down. Few museums of animal fur coats, barber and dentist chairs, cooks wagon, clothing of the time, photo's, ceilings of embossed painted metal. General store. antique tins. trunks. ice cream shop. blacksmith shop. again dusty. wondering what the "laboratory" meant in those days, maybe testing for the metals? 

If you were a photographer...it would be fascinating to capture. More photo's can be googled. these were mine. 
This place closes down sept 21. for the season. 

Faithful and OLD

Vintage photo of Old Faithful hangs in dining area at
the Old Faithful Inn. Do you remember when she blew
every 20 mins...I sure do. Now it's every 90 mins...but I love that she is still Faithful, and it's as if she is older not blowing the strength she once had. It's still a wonder.

Although a rainy day, not cold, this past weekend, she lacks not for an audience. People from all over the world still come to visit Yellowstone National Park. It's so beautiful this time of year, the nights turning crisp and nippy as you sit outside by the campfire. (and keeps you on your toes always watching that a bear doesn't decide to join you for S'mores!)

Her performance...that day, still something to be in awe of.
When your here you realize how good mother nature is to us and to the magnificent wildlife that roam the wilderness...excepting for the grizzly bear warnings and footprints next to the cabin we stayed at. We tried to stay at peace and enjoy natures gifts.(still...we wanted to return home with the same amount of adults and children)

The historical buildings are so well preserved. It's best to do some reading up to realize what a wonderful place you are visiting and the history behind it all. It still feels "the same" yet it changes as nature so naturally does.

 You want to see some bears? So did we, we found them in a natural setting (caged) in West Yellowstone (darn, cant remember the name but it's on the main road) The center had beautiful taxidermy bears and so much knowledge about grizzlies and black bears to learn about. Also the wolves. This is the bears finding their food, they hide it under big rocks and branches.

Not to forget the Great Horned Owl.

West Yellowstone has many places to stay and visit you may want to check it out. Most places up this way start their seasonal shut downs Sept. 21st. Then begins one of the largest places to snowmobile...and that's just not for me!

We stayed in a large rented cabin with my 4 children/partners and their 9 children at Island park. It was my first time there, very enjoyable. stayed away from tv. news. shop. work. phone...a real vacation! (okay there was dishes, cooking and plenty of noise, but not complaining.)

well I did complain once, but it got me into trouble.  

Carl and I took a day trip to Virginia city about an hour from island park...I did take some antique photo's to share. To a visiting  photographer...these places are a paradise of nature and lots of patina.

thanks for letting me share.