Party dress dreaming.................

I need to look for a party dress for an upcoming Christmas party, and for New Years Eve. I love vintage fashion, I have a lovely dressy black swing coat from the 1940s that I  often wear during this time of year, and I have often admired..... but have never purchased a vintage dress. I'll probably end up with just going to the mall, and getting something...but these gorgeous vintage dresses are certainly drool worthy!

WoW...this probably costs way too much.

vintage Valentino

I love this  romantic 1950's dress...from wearitagain on Etsy. 

 Another beauty from wearitagain on Etsy. This is so Madmen! Can't you just see Joan wearing this?

I absolutely adore this one!

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I thought this little evening bag would be a nice finishing touch, for any of the dresses.

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Now...I just need the shoes!



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Catching up!

I feel like I have been gone for a long time! I am finally catching up ater another very successful show on the weekend. The Waldorf Faire was fabulous, and featured some very talented artists. It was a 100% handmade show...which I just love! There were potters, painters, woodworkers, a lady that made fairy dolls, there were felted bags and hair accessories, leather cuffs, one of a kind hand embellished belt buckles,soaps and creams,funky handmade hats, homegrown tea, beautiful dyed silk scarves, and of course some fabulous jewelry.

I am now trying to catch up on my neglected housework!

Now that my Christmas shows are over with for the year, I am having a Christmas Sale, in my Etsy boutique. Everything is 15% off from now until Dec.10. Then I will close my shop up for the holidays, and reopen later in January. So if you are looking for Christmas gifts, there is still time to shop on line and have your purchases mailed out in time for holiday gift giving.

Deadlines for shipping from Canada:

 Overseas - Dec. 3 

 U.S.A - Dec. 14

Within Canada

Outside province- Dec. 17

Within Province- Dec.18

Local Delivery- Dec. 19

Here are a few pieces that are still waiting for good homes!

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A Shameless Plug !

I don't know how some people manage to do a show every weekend during the lead up to Christmas. I am preparing for my second show that takes place this Saturday, and I am feeling the pressure!  After a very successful weekend, at last weeks show, I have had to replenish the stock, and have been busy making a few additional pieces. On top of that, I am almost out of my little satin bags that I package my jewelry in at the point of sale, and I have to go out and hunt down some more before Saturday. Don't get me wrong, I love doing shows and meeting all the wonderful people that come and browse and shop in my booth, but I am looking forward, to taking it a bit easier next week!

On another note, my daughter, who lives out on Vancouver Island, is participating in her first craft show ever, this weekend!

She is a journeyman carpenter by trade, but is getting her crafty side out for the Kris Kringle Show in Parksville, B.C this weekend.  It is a huge 4 day event,  featuring more than 150 awesome artisans, entertainment,  food, and  even FREE carriage rides!

 She makes some great shabby chic/ cottage chic style furniture and accessories, by recycling and reworking old furniture into new designs, and then finishing them in the soft colors of Annie Sloan chalk paint for that trendy shabby style. If you are out that way this weekend, please be sure to pop by her tent. Here are just a couple of photos of some Christmas decor items that she recently made....but you have to see the other things she designs... they are awesome!

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Great show, second place and a bottle of wine!

Its been a crazy week, getting packed up and then setting up for my most recent show, on the weekend. It's a lot of work, hauling all the stuff for set up and display...glad to have the hubby along to help with the lifting and moving! However, its all worth while, when everything comes together, and you have a great weekend seeing loyal customers, and meeting new ones..... and getting great sales in the process. 

Here are a few photos of my booth.

The show also had a competition for best display, and I was thrilled to win second prize...and a bottle of wine!

I have a bit of down time today, but tomorrow I have to regroup and get ready for the next sale this Saturday. For all you local Hot Rocks fans, I will be at the Calgary Waldorf  Faire, this Saturday from 10-5. 

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Kananaskis Country Christmas

I have a super busy week ahead, with final preparations for Kananaskis Country Christmas! 
I'll be back to blogging in a week.

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Coal Miners Daughter

I wanted to share with you, the story behind one of my newest creations called,
Coal Miners Daughter.

At the entrance to every underground mine, there is a tag board. This is a board that is used to indicate who is in the mine. Each time a miner goes underground they must tag in, by placing a brass tag with their number stamped on it on the in side of the board. When the miners leave at the end of their shift, they are required to tag out, by moving their numbered tag to the out side of the board. Anybody approaching the entrance to the mine can then tell at a glance how many men are underground in the mine. This was also important at the end of the day to make sure that everybody was out of the mine.

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 The miners also carried their individual brass tags with their number, to hang on the coal cars that they would fill and send out to be weighed. That way, the weigh man knew whom to credit with the mined coal.

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This is a vintage brass miners tag, that I have set against a background of old lace, and set in resin, to create this piece of historic jewellery. I have also added a vintage skeleton key, and then suspended it all from a multi strand gunmetal chain...also vintage!

           Jewellery with a story to tell!

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My Caribbean Cruise

So life has to return to normal now, after being on a  cruise ship, for one fabulous week in the Caribbean. 

We were lucky we missed tropical storm Sandy, and had some great weather, with the exception of a day of rain in Jamaica. 

Here we are at our first port of call, in Key West, which was beautiful!

The next stop was Grand Cayman....WOW! 
White sand, turquoise water, nice people..and Stingray City!
We boarded a boat that took us  out to a sandbar, where we could swim, snorkel and interact with these magnificent creatures. It was so cool!

The last port, was Ocho Rios, Jamaica, where we had an excursion booked to climb Dunn's River Falls.

The weather was not so great that day, and was actually raining pretty hard. But...hey...we are going to get wet anyway..so  off we went. We had a guide lead us up the 600 foot waterfall, climbing over boulders, and walking through pools of water, which were at times waist deep!  At one point we had to crawl underneath a concrete bridge, and in total, took about an hour to complete the climb. I was actually at the front, up with the guide! 

My camera battery died that day, so I have no photos, of us actually going up the falls, but we did buy the video of our adventure up the falls. I found some photos on the internet, so you can see this gorgeous landmark. These photos only show a portion of the falls, which are actually a lot bigger than what these photos show.

So now its back to work. I have  lots to do to prepare  for 2 shows coming up later this month.Hope you enjoyed the photos!


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