Meet Betsy....

I've been on a hunt for a mannequin to display all my jewelry wares for a long time. My homemade one was falling apart and just wasn't working for me anymore. I've had my eyes especially on vintage ones. I  just love the beauty and charm of them even if to just display in the home. Last week I did find a beauty, it had the wire skirt a beige bodice and a dark green chest with an iron knob at the top. She was beautiful! I just wasn't sure if my jewelry would show up in photos because of the green color. Then I found this one. It's brand new and has a wooden leg. It's very plain except for the French print at the bottom. I bought a pretty vintage millinery flower and wide antique lace to dress her up when she needs it. I love the nuetral effect it has on the jewelry! I take my photos always outside to get the most light. Last night I left her on the porch and my daughter let me know it was starting to rain...so I quickly brought her in because I didn't want Betsy to be wetsy! Ha! Anyways, I just want to indroduce her to you because you will be seeing a lot of her in my jewelry photos!
 Thanks for stopping by today!
Tracy

Busy Morning at the Flea Market

I'm beat! Dropped off the kids first thing this morning to school and off I went to the Lakewood Flea Market held every 3rd weekend of the month here. It's been awhile since I've been.I love to go and look at everything and see if I can find a treasure! In most cases prices are too high and I do a lot better at garage sales. It's still fun though and definately a feast for your eyes. I fell in love with a couple of booths that are my style!Many of you might recognize this dress form. It's been on many blogs. It's from Jocelyn from The Painted Fern. She wouldn't budge on selling this beauty...I tried.Lol!If you read this Jocelyn you know where to find me now! She's also a Georgia gal!She had these wonderful vintage, pharmacy ledger papers too....I couldn't resist!

Thank you Jocelyn! I had fun chatting with you!Then I ran into two Georgia gals...Lauri and Lulu of Lulu redstar enterprises. They had a booth with vintage found objects,furniture and quilts.I loved their displays!

Whew......after that I found this shop with all the ribbons of every kind you can think of.......

Can you imagine? Wow!Eye candy for sure!!Then I saw some pretty bottles....

And last but not least...some jewels! There was plenty! I did buy some pieces that I will be making my necklaces with so you will have to wait and see! I didn't find too many bargains today or really neat furniture that I could fix up but there's always next time!I hope you enjoyed my fabulous finds!

Tracy