Off to Portland

It's time to pack the raincoat. Poopsie and I are headed to Portland this weekend to visit our daughter Emily. As you may know, Portland is "Thrift Store City" and I plan to hit them all! I just hope the airlines will let me check an extra bag because I plan to fill it.

So the next time I post I will share all my fun thrifting adventures from Portland.

Have a great weekend, I will.

Love, Kelly

Vintage Blankets

There's a chill in the air and you know what that means. Colder weather is on the way. Be prepared by stocking up on cozy vintage blankets. These are the blankets I found at the Abode Flea Market over the weekend. The colors and patterns are beautiful, are they not? Don't they remind you of your sweet grandmother's house?

So stock up on these snuggly beauties 'cause baby, it's cold outside!

Love, Kelly

Congratulations to last month's winner of our blog drawing! Linda De Acevedo is the lucky recipient of this adorable vintage tray. Linda has been busy tending her grandchildren so she hasn't had time to come in and claim her prize until now. She's such a good grandma. She really got into the South of the Border theme when we asked her to pose with her prize. She grapped a nearby blanket, donned a hat and Ole! That's what we love about Linda. She is such a good sport.

All blog followers are eligible for our monthly drawing. What's that? You haven't signed up to follow our blog yet? Well this month we are sweetening the pot. We will be awarding two prizes, one for a follower chosen at random and one for the follower who leaves the most comments. This is your big opportunity...you could win a fabulous prize that will change your life! So become a follower and leave a comment. It's fun! It's easy! What are you waiting for?

Love, Kelly

Crafty Ladies

It's fun to get out and check out what's new with the crafty ladies of SLC. Here are a few of the booths I found at Abode's Saturday Market last weekend.

This booth was a group effort and had a little bit of everything: cards, jewelry, picture frames, rhinestone t-shirts, knitted scarves, flower pins, magnets, Halloween witches and my favorite: aprons.

For information on any of these items, contact Kim Holmes at kcholmes@hotmail.com

Great stuff, ladies. Thanks for sharing!

This is Jill Hilton. Jill has a kiln. She makes this beautiful fused glass jewelry, coasters, and nightlights out of recycled glass.

I asked Jill how much wine she has to drink to keep up the supply of wine bottles and cork. She says her neighbors are kind enough to donate their empties. Sounds like a fun neighborhood!

You can contact Jill at: http://twinklesteindesigns.blogspot.com

Now, here's a clever idea. Vinyl chalkboards that can be applied to any surface like a sticker. They come it lots of cute shapes and sizes.

Give an ordinary space pizzazz with one of these chalkboard stickers. Or group them for even more drama.

For more information check out the Etsy sight:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6749410

Love, Kelly

Abode Flea Market

Today was the last Abode Flea market of the season. The Market has been plagued by inclement weather this summer. One month saw monsoon winds and rain and the next month, triple digit heat. But today's weather could not have been more perfect for the vendors over at Abode.

Here we find Stephanie setting up the cheap (and easy) table. And when I say Stephanie is "easy" I mean "easy like a Sunday morning". But look at her now...lay out the linens and she becomes a woman possessed! "Mine! Mine! Mine!"

Here's Delores with her fabulous vintage blankets. Check out the blankets at her feet. They are now in my shop. I bought them all.

Here's Elliot helping out his dad at his booth. What a fine fellow. I hardly recognized him with his new haircut!

Today is Kathy's wedding anniversary. Her gift to her husband is NOT to be a vendor in the Market. But she HAD to shop! Lucky husband!

Miriam...the brains behind Abode. Great Market today!

http://abode-abode.blogspot.com/

Love, Kelly