Springtime .... Time to Spread Your Wings!

Hey Chickie!

Time to fly the coop?

This morning I woke up and

1) felt good (health issues at bay)

2) was home (not that usual of late)

3) had nothing urgent on the calendar (hurray!)

4) realized I had not been to any sales this year

(the 4 Friends Preview doesn't count!)

So .... I did what any chick would do ...

Spread my wings!

Road Trip, Baby!

Well, not a REAL road trip involving overnight stay or driving more than 60 miles from home ... but enough of a road trip to energize my psyche and make for a fun day.

First Stop?

Harris Farms Spring Sale.

(they are open tomorrow, too!

Enjoyed the drive out of the city

and LOVED the items for sale.

Especially emjoyed

the spring florals touches ...

mmm mmm mmm!

Even though they are faux

don't you

LOVE

the moss and white tulips

in this set of bed springs?

While there I chatted with

Natalie - "Sparrow"

about

sales - what we were buying

soldering - she invited me over to practice

and SWEETS! 

She will be making some of her

luscious goodies

for Cindy's next barn sale!

I understand they sold out pretty fast at the last sale ...

I'm just sayin' ...

being an early bird to get one

of Natalie's mini-cakes

is MUCH better than

getting up for a worm!!

Next Stop?

IKEA!  Always good for a pick-me-up!

(Must have their frozen yogurt!)

Bought a Benno DVD cabinent for studio storage.

Hmmm ... Where Now?

M O N T I C E L L O !!

First up was Cindy's front window.

As only the Queen of Tarte

can do!

A little chippy ...

a little funky ...

And a whole lot of

glamour and FUN!

Headed to the side room with the

spring sale.

A bunch of chickies

were gabbing about the sale.

Lots of

HUMAN chickies, too!

I bought a frame from Julie

Kindred Roses

(she should just set up at MY HOUSE!!)

oops ... no pics!

As I meanered around I saw

so many of my faves ...

Randy, ... AF&A, ... and Aleta

She is one talented gal!

Around one corner I saw just what

I NEEDED!

Seriously!

The 2 perfect salad plates

in Rose Chintz

were REQUIRED to come

home with me.

They are my everyday china!

Then I fell in love.

This mini greenhouse

was calling my name.

I blew a kiss and walked away.

Time to head home when you

want a greenhouse for your

driveway!

Well ...

Seemed like enough fun

and it was getting late,

 so I didn't give into my wild child

and hit any Goodwill stores

and other thrifts on the way home.

When Mr. Sammy Girl came home

we headed out to dinner and

capped our evening with a bit of shopping at Nordy's.

Yes, the house is still a mess

and laundry needs to be done. 

But this chicky NEEDED today. 

I laughed,

I smiled,

visited with friends, 

shopped,

listened to Mr. Sammy Girls' stories ...

and feel rejuvenated!!

Hugs and here's to a day doing just what you want with people who encourage you to spread your wings!

SAMMY GIRL

Getting Ready for the 4 Friends Sale ...

Mmmm ....

Gotta love an old house .... on the National Historic Register and complete with original carriage house! And I LOVE the Carriage House at Historic Deepwood Estate. That's where my part of the 4 Friends Sale will be.

It's just yummy with big barn-size doors (on the front AND the back!)

They slid open wide to let carriages and cars drive in.

Big wide boards on the floor and the walls!

Such a nice setting for so many things ...

Weddings,

receptions,

and a "Paris Flea Market"!

Today we were busy organizing vintage clothing, and purses; yummy original artwork by Laurie May (Laurie's Charming Designs); hats and gloves; cups and saucers; ironstone; silver (including a set of engraved sterling brushes); crystal; mercury glass; antique children's garments; a couple of quilts; some old sewing notions; bird cages and bird houses; silver fox coats (TWO!) miscellaneous antiques, collectibles and goodies too many to mention.

*WHEW*

PROBLEM?

Well ... I forgot to take any pictures! But I promised to post everyday!

Pictures tomorrow, honest!

How can I make it up to you?

SHOPPER BONUSES!

The gardens at Historic Deepwood Estate are in fine fettle.

(What does that REALLY mean? And can something be in poor fettle?)

As you walk from the parking lot (12th and Lee Streets) you can soak up the beauty!

BONUS #1: The gardens are always open to the public (except during a private event) and great for photos. Based on my strictly non-scientific observations, I believe 85% of all graduating seniors have their pictures taken on the grounds or on the porch at Deepwood. You can too!

As you go on your travels to the 4 Friends, enjoy the beauty of the season and snap a few pictures. (Maybe pose with your "finds" and post the pictures on your blog!)

The house (Deepwood) will be open for guided tours on Saturday,

but I know everyone will be busy having fun attending

all four locations of the 4 Friends Sale. No problem!

BONUS #2: All shoppers will receive a two-for-one coupon for admission and guided tour so you can return and see the inside of this 1894 Queen Anne style home.

Who doesn't appreciate good manners?

My mom taught me to always say "thank you"

and I want to thank shoppers for coming out to Sammy Girl's first "official" sale.

BONUS #3: Thank you gift bags to the first 20 shoppers on Saturday.

Well ... I'd better get to my to-do list and start putting those thank-you bags together!

Hugs! and have a happy, healthy day!

Sammy Girl

4 Friends Sale at 4 locations! Historic Deepwood Estate, Silverton, Sublimity and Salem, Oregon 9 - 4 THIS SATURDAY!!

Time to Celebrate!

So many reasons to celebrate!

First -- I am back home, even if only temporarily. Good to see Mr. Sammy Girl and my friends.


Second -- Had a wonderful time in Montana (especially with the small fry who are happy and healthy). The work of getting a home ready to sell was worth it with seeing these smiling faces everyday!


Third -- Saw a pic of my work in Flea Market Style.

HONESTLY!

Bought a copy of the mag and eager to see the article on the Barn Boys. (Gee, their first sale seems like yesterday ... and forever ago at the same time!) Was starting to go through page by page ...and opened up to page 12 and saw my very own

WINE BOTTLE CHANDELIER!

I made it for Cindy's barn "occasionaly sale".

Cindy (Queen of Tarte)

is such a sweetie and lets me help her

when our schedules work out.

With all my busy-ness I haven't been to

ANY of her 2010 sales.

Be sure to check out her schedule for upcoming dates.

Fourth -- THIS SATURDAY IS THE 4 Friends Sale!!


Joy (Auntie Joy), Diane (Molly Mo) and Martha (Vintage Trifles) are pros (gosh, I first typed "prose" and that would be wrong, 'cause what these gals do is pure poetry!!

They are all so much fun and shopping at their events is a blast.

As the fourth friend I am in a "I can't believe I am doing this" .... but as good/crazy friends, they are right there encouraging me .... kinda holding hands and jump off the cliff together!

I have so many goodies (edible and non-edible!) in store .... but no time to talk about it now. Getting down to Salem (Historic Deepwood Estate) to set up!




Hugs to you all and hope you have a WONDERFUL and EXCITING week with lots to CELEBRATE!
Sammy Girl

ps ... for some reason the version of blogger that opened this morning for composing this post didn't have the icon to link to web pages. (What's with THAT??!!) (And now it's there, but very difficult wrangling pictures, so only two!!) No time to trouble shoot this morning, but will deal with later tonight and I PROMISE to post info, directions, pictures and MUCH MORE .... EVERY DAY this week!! HONEST!! Lotsa Hugs and have missed you all ... A LOT!

BOO-ti-ful Banner and That's What It's All About .. lol!

WELL NOW!

Halloween is almost upon us.

Just a couple of days away.

And WHAT?

Your house doesn't look exquisite  ...

LIKE THIS

Yes, I know I already showed you

Aleta's fabulouse place ....

But it LOOKS WONDERFUL!

Visit her blog The Silly Bear

  here to see more.

Don't have time to 

decorate the whole room?

Look close ...

the focal point is ...

A "BOO" banner.

Maybe you could make one?

There are lots of different styles ...

Banner above from 

Thoughts from Alice W.

Here's another one!

Tutorial for this banner at

Joli Paquet

here.

***

NOTE:

If you have NEVER

visited Joli Paquet ...

you MUST!

Lots of  free tutorials.

***

What if vertical fits your space?

NO PROB ...

Looky here!

Rosemary Olson at Rose Petite Maison

with a "how to do it" here!

See!

You 

can have a 

BOO-tiful focal point, too!

************

This just in ...

 e-mail from the fabulous and wonderful 

Miss Linda

aka Willow Nest

I had to share it with you.

In Memoriam  With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.   Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey", died peacefully at age 93.   The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.  They put his left leg in.  And then the trouble started.

Hugs and remembering "That's What It's All About"!

Sammy Girl

Pink Saturday - Celebrate Pink Style!

Pink is so much more than a color ....

It has come to symbolize youth ...

women's independence ...

femininity ...

and a call to action.

October is Breast Cancer Prevention Month

pink ribbon and events ...

What to do and where to start??

Begin with this:

a stunningly beautiful and touching post 

from The Bottom of the Ironing Basket

You simply MUST go see this post.

REALLY

NOW

please?

I'll wait.

Now ... go ahead and

do something to celebrate being alive!

feeling adventurous?

Maybe a pink jeep tour.

Something with your pals?

 

Perhaps host a pink tea?

Lots of pink tea pots to gush over at

Vintage Papers

who has

FABULOUS

PINK SATURDAYS!

How to host a pink tea?

No worries!

Directions right here, 

so no excuses, girlfriend!

Maybe just

kick up your heels!

(Couldn't you kick it up

in a dress like this??)

available on Etsy from Ouma

here

Celebrate pink-ness

and sisterhood with

a stroll through 

Pink Saturday blogs

hosted by dear Beverly

here

How Sweet the Sound.

Bottom line -

do SOMETHING "pink"!

***

If you sing a song ....

even if you begin by yourself ...

others will hear it

remember

the sounds of joy

and join in the celebration.

We can impact the world when we work together.

Hugs and Encouraging you to Celebrate Pink in your own style!

Sammy Girl

PS .... I'm celebrating this weekend! 

Pinkness ... junk ... and a good cause.  It just doesn't get any better!

Hats Off to Halloween!

How to "top off" your Halloween

ensemble or decor?

With a 

HAT

of course!

I know, I know ...

bad joke.

But hey, it's late!

Here's a

FANTASTIC

Witches' Hat

just in time for

The Witching Hour!

made by Rosemary Olson

at

Roses Petite Maison

So yummy you could eat it with a spoon!

Speaking of yummy, 

what if you were the

Queen of Treats? 

Perhaps 

Queen of Tricks

is a better fit?

both of these beauties

can be seen at

Thoughts from Alice W

WHAT?

MORE

than the Queen of Treats

or Queen of Tricks?

WELL

I guess that would make you the

Queen of Halloween!

Rosemary Olson

at

Roses Petite Maison

crafted the perfect crown!

And

you might need a

formal portrait!

This one mentioned on 

Flea Market Style

as seen at the Junk Bonanza.

And when you're not

granting royal decrees ....

nothing like a night out with Mr. Stein

(Frankie to his friends!)

But what to wear?

This, of course!

Spotted at mj ornaments

a Bethany Lowe Design ...

Hugs and here's to having a fantastic fall and classy chapeau!

Sammy Girl

note:  Roses Petite Maison and Thoughts from Alice W. blogs have tons of great stuff.  Also, mystery is afoot at mj ornaments .... so drop by any or all for a great time!

What Color is Halloween?

Black and orange!  Black and orange!

Traditional colors for Halloween,

and no one may do it better than

a fellow lover-of-pink

and fabulous bear artist

and all-around-nice-gal

Miss Aleta

at The Silly Bear.

re-linked this so please let me know if problems ...

I have a special spot in my heart for black and orange ....

Please don't tell me 

that this is no longer the mascot logo

for Oregon State ....

I know Benny has updated his look ...

but I prefer "Happy Benny" to

"Slick Benny"

Looks like Happy Benny

had a lot of fun

back in the day!

Anyhow ...

There is a lot you can do with the

traditional orange and black.

 Candy corn door decoration at BHG ... 

can make it with directions here

But is Halloween limited to black and orange?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Here's one of my favorite colors.

Didn't she just ROCK it?

Pat at Back Porch Musings

has some of the most incredible photos ...

and recipes ...

Well.  Just get yourself over and see!

And now, 

for all of the color rebels out there ...

the ULTIMATE 

in

HALLOWEEN FABULOUSNESS.

Courtesy of From My Cherry Heart

 

I bring you ....

wait for it ...

the PERFECT

*******

PINK 

PRINCESS

*******

HALLOWEEN

Nuff Said!

Well, other than today is her giveaway deadline for this:

Hugs and have a super day .... no matter HOW you color your world!

Sammy Girl 

Going Out - LONDON part 1

Two posts before leaving.

Didn't happen.

BUT

we did leave on schedule.

REALLY!

No worry about missing the plane.

We got out of town.

PDX

Portland International Airport

Home base for our travels.

They have FREE

WiFi

so everyone could check e-mail.

But no time to post.

Long layover in Philly.

Didn't take any pics.

One airport McDonald's looks like

every other one.

At Heathrow we saw

a gaggle of girlfriends

from Denmark

(or Sweden, I forget)

who had stolen away the

bride-to-be.

Tiara - check

pink sashes - check

weekend in London - check

lots of laughs and smiles

for this happy group.

Once checked into our room

I wanted to go out.

To the balcony.

The one off our room.

Breeze felt great!

Across the street was a

private park.

We could go as guests of the hotel.

(After a cash deposit for the key!)

The Pink Princess and I

headed down the stairs

and across the street.

A rose beckoned

over the iron fencing.

There were paths to wander down.

Hydrangeas in bloom

A lovely greenhouse.

With more hydrangeas.

And a tennis court where

two friends were spending

some time together.

This private park was the

PERFECT

URBAN OASIS.

Families playing and picnicing.

And off in a corner ....

Friends were setting up a table

that was exquisitely lovely.

To celebrate the

BIRTHDAY

of a friend.

PLEASE IMAGINE

it's a party for all of you.

My next post with be

# 50.

Hugs and here's to going out and having fun!

Sammy Girl

Note: no signature today as on a different computer. Here it's 9:30 and time for shower and bed -- no time to read posts.