Coffee, Me & the Flea

The girl had quite the weekend!!!

Most of you who follow know that I just love going to the flea with hubs

then seeing the sweet and talented Rose from the Tarnished Crown well

she had this old salvaged header which I fell in love with

it made into a new arrangement over my sofa...

then Rose surprised me with a handmade necklace that

she had made for my birthday

it was presented to me in that darling nest

and to add to my excitement of the flea

the other princess "K" designed these amazing cards

for me that have my bloggy web and my dealer space

at Country Roads so I felt extra special when I

could hand them out

she has a darling blog HERE 

"K"  also designs my blog for me

we had quite the family at the flea this past weekend

First up is Frank who is dealer # 13 at the STORE

Frank has an amazing space full of cowboy

very cool as he is, Frank was busy talking to pretty women

on Sunday so I had to interupt and get a photo op

then we have our charming Christina and her

hunky husband, he has a name but thats what I call him

Christina is dealer #64 and I love her coastal charm

and other wonders that she has.

She asked me how I had time to blog with all that

I have going on. Well I don't feed my family of course,

or clean. "Just teasing girls"  all these years of event planning

have truly given me the Master's in multi-tasking

then we had to stop by and see our friends

Ken and Irma from

COSAS BELLAS

the neat part is Irma is the cousin of the sweet Ana

from A petite cottage 

these ladies are truly a delight

Ken and Irma always have a wonderful display

at Irvine and the Rosebowl Flea

new arrivals this week in my dealer space

I filled this old fishing basket with shells

then I bumped into this handsome guy and

luckily he gave me a lift home!

have a lovely week ladies

The B Day girl's WINNER!!!

Hi Girls I wanted to thank each and everyone of you who entered

my birthday give away. The thoughts & wishes were so very precious!!

So many of you have been praying for my sweet mama who has cancer

in the advanced stages and I am so very grateful for that. She was having

a good day today so I decided she should pick our lucky winner!!!

and here she is....

congrats to Preppy Mama!!!!

she has the most darling blog, stop by and send her

some cheers on her exciting win...

and since mama and I were so HAPPY that

she has been having good days she

picked another lucky girl to win

a little gift card from me!!!

our runner up winner isVintage girl at heart

who also has the sweetest blog!

ok girls email me your address and I will

send out your packages to you

kkeesee@adelphia.net

Thank you again to everyone who entered

my love to all of you

THE BIRTHDAY GIRL'S GIVEAWAY

Hey girls it's GIVEAWAY time in celebration of my birthday!!!!

this made the birthday girl quite happy

an old industrial bookcase that hubs got for me

from a yard sale, perfect for my closet overflow

hubs knows I love a good deal

and this was a perfect recycle

ready for the weekend at Country Roads

still chalking!!!!

Now for the wonderful Birthday girl

GIVEAWAY!!!

this beautiful handmade ruffled tote

that is fully lined inside

it measures 17 X 21" inches

just leave me a comment

and for an extra entry share about

the GIVEAWAY  or let me know that

you are a follower of mine

by midnight Sunday and I will draw the

lucky winner!

My love to all of you

Good luck Ladies

CHALK BOARD FUN @ COUNTRY ROADS

My Gracie girl loves sidewalk chalk, she can draw for hours...

I decided to have some fun in my dealer space and bring some "Anthro"

I drew frames and flowers then

I hung up some sale items against the wall

I have been blessed by some regular customers

who stop by weekly to see what I have brought in...

hubs will be finishing my wall this week

I am leaving for a few days to have some R & R

with the BFF...

a few shoppers asked that I would let them know

when this amazing built in that I got from

Sue's Boy Bryce would be up for sale and I

finally tagged it today, she's a beauty!

COUNTRY ROADS looks so amazing all

of the dealers have been BUSY!!!!

Looking forward to the fall

on this day two years ago I married this guy...

after 23 years of friendship he decided I would make

a good wife! I knew that years ago but that's

another story and hubs hates that one:)

Happy Anniversary to my amazing hubby!!!

and my beautiful sis and brother in law

'

we both were married on the 26th of July

lots of celebrating for us, twelve years for them!

Have a wonderful week and a great

giveaway when I return...

All you need is LOVE

We have had some rough days mama and I,

she is suffering much from the cancer, but she still gives me her sweet smile

her role as a mother never stops, as long as she is able she goes with

me to "junk" and is my bff when she see's the treasure we have found

and her excitement for me overflows into love...

my mama has always been my cheerleader...

even twenty years ago when I had no money I wanted to

be an event planner she purchased all of my office equip,

business cards etc, till I made a name for myself

then when I got diagnosed with Lupus this year

she was right along side me cheering me on

when Sue's Boy Bryce offered me a dealer spot

at Country Roads back in March

this PLACE is my port in the storm where

all of my illness and mama's cancer has no room

this is where I dream, create

and meet people who touch my life and my soul

where I feel God's hand reminding me that

I am not alone

where I feel my best when the day is done

 we celebrated mama's birthday and

know this is probably the last one we will share

together with her and yet being so grateful

that we did...

then the post man brings me a box

full of love from Melanie at Pretties and Posies

you see I won her amazing giveaway...

Melanie is such a sweetheart and

has such a beautiful and inspiring blog

so the day ends with this

my cup runneth over...

I love you mama xoxo

"F" is for Flea & Friendship

This morning hubs surprised me with an impromptu trip to the Long Beach Flea...

I was so delighted when I stumbled upon a surprise that my dear friend ROSE

was selling today, you see Rose and I have this connection and well the rest

is just bliss. Hubs bought me three of her incredible pillows


 "the girl has got skills I tell you....

pure bliss...

then since July is my birthday month I got

extra spoiling

ROSE makes these adorable bags and I

am the lucky girl indeed

won't I be a stylish gal sporting this around

these beauties were flying out the door

this week at COUNTRY ROADS

I picked up these old display cases at a yard sale

and decided to use them for end tables

Then SUE'S Boy BRYCE

sold me this amazing built in from his space

it was perfect to hold the treasures

that I sell at COUNTRY ROADS

Have a beautiful week girls

A new LOVE for White

Remember when you find that new love?

the one that makes your heart go pitter patter...

that's what I found at the Irvine flea at my sweet friend

Rose's space she took the most rusty, chippy, all full of goodness

bird bath and placed it in a white urn filled with sand then topped

with beautiful sea shells, I knew then it had to come home with me

 that I would fill it with sea shells from my Gracie girl

and now this beauty has a place in my heart and my home

It will always remind me of my first day moving into Country Roads and how

Rose greeted me with her warmth and kindness

and that was the start of our friendship.

She has always been there to lend the supportive shoulder

as I spread my wings in this world where we " junk in love "

I " heart " you Rose

you can always find Rose and her beautiful wares at

the Irvine Flea, Rose bowl, and Urban Barn

I did this lamp today and added one of the pieces

of coral that Rose sells and a sea shell

yes I'm in love for sure

New arrivals for #31 at Country Roads

Have a beautiful week girls!!!

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of Kathleen's White Wednesday Post