Pretty in pink....

I was in Cali last week and we were driving down the 101 toward Santa Barbara when BEHOLD, a pink car up ahead!

I couldn't believe my eyes, so i said to Bryan "catch up"

We did and it was just as lovely in person!

So cool.






We found this antique birdcage at a wonderful antique shop in Summerland. From the late 1800's France.

I'll tell you, if i could afford it, i would have bought it on the spot and shipped it home, but $2400 was not in my vocabulary!

I am on the lookout for a lovely antique birdcage though....

I have been wanting one and fill it with Finches for the shop. I saw this at a lovely little shop in San Luis Obispo (thanks for the idea Kimberly).



And last but not least, this wonderful piece was full of my favorites, old apothecary bottles..........

What's new???

Key pendant
crown pendant
french script on back

Well, i just got back into town this morning, and have been dying to get to my computer to post!


I had all intentions of taking my laptop with me on my Holiday to California, but as I was about to walk out the door last Saturday, i decided last minute to leave it. What a good idea that was, since it truly was a lovely week off!


I have so much to share, but I will start off slowly.


My friend Lola (so funny, but i have to have "Lola" inspired item in the shop) designed these new pendants just for Lola B's! I love them, she did a fantastic job, and they are so pretty in person..

A day in the life.....

Oh my! This has been the scene in front of my shop for the last few days, as the workers tear up the area between the sidewalk and the street. Luckily, they left me a teeny tiny area for my customers to SQUEEZE thru!
Lola turns 6
and who doesn't love a homemade cake

with piped floral frosting?? If I had time, then

yes, it would be homemade, but alas, Costco to

the rescue!

This is my little guy Fin on the left, with his buds

Connor and Tyler.

...and of course the adults.....

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In other news, I am headed off to the lovely state of California on Saturday for some much needed R&R. My hubby and I are heading to San Simeon for a whole week where my parents have a house on the beach. (thanks mom and dad!)

We will be doing some wine tasting, some shopping in the lovely town of San Luis Obispo, some relaxing and ........

A window for Lola....

Everyone knows how i love taking an old window and
putting vintage sheet music, or vintage ephemera of any
kind, adding some Paris post cards, or my favorite, birds
and nest cards.

I happened across some vintage sheet music with the

title "Lolita", so once i found that, i knew a "Lola"

window was in the works.

I think this little blondie happens to resemble my Lola,

and then i stamped her name and birth date in vintage

market stamps that i sell here at the shop.

Last but not least, added a vintage scrabble letter, and a pearl

letter, with some vintage papers. And of course, a green bird hook

to hang one of her lovely dresses from.

Lola's birthday is this Saturday, though we are celebrating it tomorrow evening with all of her new friends. I think this will make a lovely birthday present!

Some shop shots......

I had Sara design a new postcard for the shop and she used a photo like this one right above. I love these pendants that Lola from The Lola Collection makes for me. How can I not have a Lola making lovely french inspired jewelry for "Lola B's"?

I have a secret.....

I really don't think i'm the only one that has a place that is totally unkept. I don't have a craft room, since my craft room is at the shop, and I have to keep the shop tidy, but I've seen plenty of craft rooms that are utterly as bad as my closet.

Yes, my secret lies in my closet. I have a wonderful large walk in closet and no matter how much I try, every week I tidy up only to find that it is once again a disaster.

I can find anything, mind you. I know where the clothes are that need to go to the dry cleaners, I know where my bathing suit hides, but really, It's a disaster.

I've been wanting to find a cute settee to put in the room, but in reality, it's just going to collect more clothes.

So, my fellow bloggers, I bid to you, that in one months time, I will have this room looking magazine sharp! I will , i promise, that one month from today, it will look Fabulous.

hmmmmm.

Can someone hold me to it?

Tea time, with a little salt n pepper.....

If it weren't for Anthropologie, then I wouldn't have such fun in my kitchen. Actually, if it weren't for Anthropologie, then I wouldn't have such fun clothes!

One of my really good customers (isn't it funny that she shops at Lola B's and I shop at Anthro?) happens to be part of the display team, so she let's me in on where she get's some of the props she uses for her displays, then I go and buy the props, and bring them home for my own use.

such fun.

The little measure cups are my favorite, who doesn't want to measure EVERYTHING when you have those to use?

I also LOVE, Love, love the kitchen towels that Anthro sells, they are like eye candy, and you hate to even use them. I yell at the kids when they get near them, saying "don't even think about it", and of course, they yell back "mom, they ARE TOWELS", and then me, getting angrier, says " BUT, THEY ARE FROM ANTHROPLOGIE"

................................then it gets quiet, and I go back to measuring with my cups..............